Vista Ultimate.....

[runninkyle17]

Just bought a combo deal off eBay. A little suprised at the price I got on it.

The package included the following:

- Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
- Intel DG965WH motherboard
- Windows Vista RC1 (seller will ship the final release of Vista Ultimate when it comes out)

After looking in what is included in Vista Ultimate this looks like a pretty good deal since I only payed $315 shipped for the whole package.

Was this a good move on my part?

I am mainly interested in the Vista Media Center since I will be using the CPU and mobo for my new HTPC.

 

[mchammer]

Ultimate is what you want, as long as you are sure it's not pirated. The price seems very good.

 

[runninkyle17]

I know it is not pirated. The guy will ship me the official version of Vista Ultimate once he gets it from MS.

 

[stash]

Could still be a not for resale copy, I'd be wary.

 

[Monyet]

waw... Where can you get that? :-/

 

[runninkyle17]

It was an auction on ebay. It is the Intel Retail Edge program.

Take a look at this thread: http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/642057/

I got really lucky b/c there are about twenty or so different auctions for the same package and their average price was around $400. I was willing to pay up to $350, but like I said I got really lucky.

 

[Monyet]

wew... is it a good board?

Intel® Desktop Board DG965WH

 

[runninkyle17]

It is a decent board. Not great for overclocking, but I really didn't buy the package for the mobo. I have read a few reviews of the board and I think it is one of the better Intel 965 boards on the market right now.

I already have an Intel Bad Axe. I will just put the DG965 board on ebay or maybe up on Anandtech's for sale thread. The same board is $130 at newegg, so I would be happy to get $85-$100 out of it. If I get around that much out of it, then I would have bought an Intel E6300 and Vista Ultimate for around $200.

Since Vista Ultimate is supposed to have a retail of $399 that seems like a pretty decent deal to me.

 

[runninkyle17]

Here is the newegg link for the motherboard. There are plenty of customer reviews. Seems like a solid board if you are not looking to overclock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...21052&name=Item-%23%3A-N82E16813121052