Wat do u all think should i buy or should i not??????

[jdmullet]

Ok wat do u all think of this computer should i buy

P4 3.06Ghz
Asus P4PE-AL MB
512 MB DDR Ram
128 MB GeForce4 AGP Video Card
120GB HD
19 inch Samsung Flat Screen
Millenium 6117 midi ATX Case with Front USB
Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard, Microsoft Optical Mouse
16x DVD-ROM
52x24x52x CDRWriter
32 Bit 3D Sterio Sound
Floppy Drive
Altec Lansing 300wat and Subwoofer
XP Home

all for 2775.000 Aus Dollars


so what do u all think

cheers

 

[Corporate Thug]

do u know how many american dollars that is? also, i would get a different mobo

 

[hjo3]

$2,775 AUD = $1,811.88 USD

Sounds rather overpriced to me.

 

[jdmullet]

Buy MOBO do u mean Motherboard...... if so does anyone no or recommend a certain motherboard........

oh $2775.0000 AUS converts to $1811.000 US

cheers

 

[mikecel79]

I would go with a P4C and an 875P or 865PE board instead. I don't like the Asus 875P boards but the Gigabyte ones (GA-8KNXP/GA-8IK1100) are very nice. This a prebuilt machine or you doing it yourself?

 

[jdmullet]

its a prebuilt machine........ im thinkin of droppin the dvd-rom cd-writer and 19 inch flatscreen..... because i allready have 17 inch moniter and cd-writer and dvd-rom

P.S does anybody no any good places to buy computer parts ONLINE....

cheers

 

[mikecel79]

Mwave is my personal favorite. Super fast shipping, good customer service, and pretty good prices too. I know Newegg is a personal favorite around here. Always have good prices. Another place I like it Googlegear.

 

[EeyoreX]

Mwave is my personal favorite. Super fast shipping, good customer service, and pretty good prices too. I know Newegg is a personal favorite around here. Always have good prices. Another place I like it Googlegear.

I think these are all great online shops, but I see a potential problem... I am assuming that since he asking about a system price in Australian dollars, that he is likely from Australia, and these places will not ship internationally. I have no answer however for good online shops that do ship or are located in Australia.

\Dan

 

[kylerhsm]

For a pre-built in A$ thats not too bad. As it is prebuilt you can't customise it too much unless you are actually specifying it yourself. Keep in mind that a 3.06 is about $800 when you could get a 2.6 for half that. Otherwise, go for a board with the 875p or 865pe chipset with one of the new P4c processors. Much more efficient power/money ratio.
Like I mentioned, a 2.6 will cost you $400 less, money which could be used to grab some high quality ram or a vid card upgrade for much better performance.

Depending on your location is Aus try www.umart.com.au for very good pricing. As for an online Aus site, damn! I am still trying to find one...

 

[jdmullet]

so want any of those placees ship 2 Australia

 

[mikecel79]

Doh! My bad. I didn't realize you were in Australia. Sorry mate!

 

[jdmullet]

kylerhsm
do u live in Australia, and does anyone no where i can buy ONLINE(if they ship 2 australia) lights for computers like cathody ETC....

cheers

p.s kylerhsm,
i was wondering if u could find out the best system i could get for the money i would spend on the P4 3.06

cheers

 

[kylerhsm]

This is what I would propose for that amount of A$

Since yours is prebuilt you may not be able to get the same prices.


P4 ASUS P4P800 Deluxe Intel 865PE Motherboard $288.00
P4 Gigabyte 8IG1000Pro Intel 865G Motherboard $249.00
or any decent brand name 865 board.

Intel S478 Pentium 4 2.6GHZ 800MHZ FSB CPU $413.00

DDR 512MB TWINX-3200 (400MHz) DDR RAM Corsair $295.00

Radeon 9500 128M Pro Powered By ATI $387.00
Winfast Geforce4 DDR 128MB 8XAGP Ti4200 $290.00

That makes approx. $1300 (averaging the ones where I provide 2 options)

Monitor $400 approx
Keyboard and Mouse $100
DVD $70
Burner $100
XP Home $350
HD $200
Case $100
Floppy $30
Sound built in to Motherboard
Speakers $60

Total: $2700

Note that this does not include installation. If you want to save money go for
17 inch monitor at $250
Kingmax RAM at 2 * 256 = $160 (make sure you get 2 rams to support dual channel)
Cheaper Vid Card at $200
Pentium 2.4c at $340


All this should make a very capable gaming machine for what you are spending (almost identical to the one I am purchasing soon). People feel free to comment or add/remove suggestions...

 

[CrackityJones]

There is a guy named dan somewhere in AUS that runs a pretty good tech site called dansdata.com he's always preaching some company for parts for all you aussies/new zealanders.

 

[Sid59]

i'd also get a P4 C

 

[kylerhsm]

Heh just went to www.dansdata.com. Not to bad at all, think he's a bit crazy but hey who cares But the main thing was the Aus site he links to which is good as I have been looking for an Australian supplier for a while! jdmullet... go to dansdata.com and follow the links to AusPC Market. Decent prices, decent selection (well for Australians anyway)