Rate my New System Purchase

Jadow

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CPU AMD|A64 X2 4600+ 65W AM2 2.4G R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$129.00)

MB ASUS M2N-E NF570ULTRA AM2 - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$92.99)

HD 250G|ST 7K 16M SATA2 ST3250620AS - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$74.99)

DVD_BURN SAMSUNG|SH-S183L LS SATA % - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$39.99)

S/W MS WIN VISTA 32BT HMPRE 1P DVD% - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$119.99)

VGA ASUS N EN7600GS SILENT/HTD/512M - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$126.99)

MEM 1Gx2|CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400 R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$195.00)

Total, 789 shipped.

I have a case and PSU that I got from Outpost.com a couple months ago.

It's replacing a 4 year old XP2500+ with 1gig of ram and Radeon 9800Pro.


EDIT, OK I pulled the Trigger today.

CPU AMD X2 4600+ - $125
Ram 2gb OCZ DDR2 - $140
MOBO - MSI K9N Neo Nforce 550 - $73
HD - WD Caviar 400gb - $99
DVD - Samsung SATA Burner - $40
Video - El Cheapo Geforce 6200LE - $30 (this will tide me over a couple months)
Vista Home Premium - $120

I saved $55 on the ram, and decided I didn't need 2 ethernet ports which is about the only benefit of the Nforce 570 vs 550. And saved 20 bucks there. I did spent 20 more for a 400gb HD instead of 250. Might as well spend the $ where I'll notice it. The cpu went down $3.50 too!

I am really happy to get an AMD X2 4600+ for $125, that is insane!
 

Jadow

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cool, I'll take a 9. It's been a LONG time since I've followed pc hardware. I had to do a fair bit of research lately.

This is a long way from my first 12mhz 286! Or the first PC I built, a Pentium 166.
 

PClark99

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I would say 8.5/10, you could do better on the video card, especially if you hit the FS/FT forum.

 
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Originally posted by: PClark99
I would say 8.5/10, you could do better on the video card, especially if you hit the FS/FT forum.

Yeah, if you're going to be doing some gaming you really needed to bump up the video card.
 

jkresh

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you can get an x1950 for about $30 more then the 7600gt asus x1950
the x1950 pro beats a 7900gs (which is way ahead of the 7600) so if you care about gaiming then that would be a reasonable upgrade
 

Jadow

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Newegg

I CANCELLED THE ORDER! Newegg was good about it and accepted the cancellation. I'm going to sit tight a LITTLE longer till DX10 cards come out.
 

Boyo

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You would get an 8/10, but you need to get a better video card than that. I'm glad you decided to wait it out until more DX10 cards ship out. It's only a matter of weeks at this point.