Purchasing Computer - need YOUR assistance.

[Xenon14]

I know what I want... an Athlon DDR System.. w/ my own chosen componants. I'm probably gonna put the system together on mwave.com and make them build it. But since they are sold out of their GF3's, i was wondering if I could still put a system together w/out the video card... and they test it and send it to me. Also, what other hardware sites are good for purchasing personalized computers and computer parts??

 

[MustPost]

you should ask them if they will do that. my dad has actually done that before with a local store. They tested it with there own video card and monitor.

 

[CrimsonWolf]

Gamepc is another good site for customized systems.

 

[MrHelpful]

Why not get the parts shipped to you and build it yourself? You could just try it out with a friend's unused video card or something like that.

 

[MrHelpful]

I'd like to know your budget anyway, in case you want to build it yourself. I could spec it out. 😀

 

[Xenon14]

Roughly $1000 not counting monitor, keyboard, and mouse. This is what I'm currently looking at mwave.com:

AMD DDR SYSTEMS
1.44MB FDD
(MSI K7T266 PRO-Specs; AMD T-BIRD 1333(266MHZ);
256MB NON-ECC PC2100; CD 6016L-P4-Specs) - $427.00
ELSA GLADIAC 920 64MB AGP GEFORCE3 W/TV OUT - $367.00
MAXTOR 20.0GB ST0152000H EIDE ULTRA-DMA/100 7200RPM - $101.00
AOPEN MULTIMEDIA KIT-DVD BUNDLE: 12X DVD,YAMAHA
CHIPSET 3D SOUND CARD & 3 PCS SUBWOOFER SPEAKER SYSTEM - $85.00


Total plus $5 call/pick up S&H - $985.00

 

[darkcity]

MMTB

 

[MrHelpful]

From Newegg.com

AMD Thunderbird 1.33GHz 266MHz FSB OEM - $149 + $10 shipping
EPoX EP-8K7A - $130 + $5 shipping
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus60 20GB 7200RPM - $82 + $10 shipping
AOpen 12X40X DVD-ROM - $41 + $10 shipping
VisionTEK Geforce3 64MB DDR retail box - $348 + $7 shipping
Mitsumi 1.44MB FDD - $9 + $6 shipping

From Crucial.com/webpromo

PC2100 256MB DDR SDRAM - $56 + free 2nd shipping

From Mwave.com

Turtle Beach Santa Cruz - $70 + ~$5 shipping

Total - $923

 

[pay]

Xenon14

I'd stay away from the MSI K7T266, the VIA KT266 chipset is extremly buggy at this stage. I would lean toward the AMD 761 boards.