Is this a good deal?

[gsiener]

Not sure if this post belongs here, but I saw this posting for a computer, and it seems like a really nice deal for a complete system. I was thinking about making myself a new nforce2/barton 2500+ system, but this seems pretty good.

My only concern is how upgradable this system is. I asked the guy about the ram speed, but I assume it will be pc2100. Otherwise, is this a good board for OCing? How easily could I drop a barton into this board and OC?

Thanks for your help,
Graham

 

[Twista]

doesnt say what speed ram it is. For all you know it could be ddr1600 or ddr2100. Seems like a ok/great deal to me.

 

[MrRobercik]

Good deal, what's the catch ?$20 case w/ PSU included ?

 

[Mloot]

Perhaps it's one of the older Athlon boards. If I read it correctly, it looks like it has SDRAM and not DDR RAM. How much of a bottleneck would SDRAM be for an Athlon 2600?

 

[Ionizer86]

A7N8X-DX. It's DDR. Either 2100 or 2700, depending on which version 2600+ he/she has.

BTW, holy junk! That's tons of software for $1000!

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
A7N8X-DX. It's DDR. Either 2100 or 2700, depending on which version 2600+ he/she has.

BTW, holy junk! That's tons of software for $1000!

I'm sure it's all perfectly legal installations of it too.

 

[Zepper]

A7N8X is nforce mobo - none of which can even use regular SDRAM. Has to mean DDR SDRAM.
. Sounds like a pretty good setup for a grand. Particularly with the 18" LCD monitor. But you'll miss the fun of picking out the parts yourself, assembling them, followed by the adrenaline rush of the "smoke test"...
.bh.

 

[randumb]

WOW! The software alone is worth >$1000!

 

[gsiener]

Thanks for the advice guys. I've built plenty of systems, don't even know if I will get this, but I thought it looked like a good deal. Maybe I will convince a friend to get it...

 

[rivan]

*nod* what everyone else has said - the software is certainly not legit... whether or not you care is your own concern...

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

If the software is legit (which I'm doubting it is), then that's a steal.

 

[bendixG15]

looks like the software is installed, does not say you get the CDs