A Decent Computer for a Good Price

Tenko · Jul 30, 2006

Ok, good that helps trim down the price a bit!

Wow... I just noticed that I forgot to put a processor on my wish list...! All this time I thought it was gonna end up being affordable, but after tax and shipping with the processor. $1280... owch. Well now I toned down my monitor so its gettin back down there.
Also, do you think one 120mm fan will do the trick or will I need two?
And how much better is the 7600GT then the 7600GS?

Yay, down to around $1220...

KingCody · Jul 30, 2006

1. the nForce4-Ultra chipset is an nForce4-SLI chipset with the SLI function disabled. (source here) so it pretty much offers the same functionality minus the SLI.

If you're not planning the go with SLI, then save your money and get a mobo with the nForce4-Ultra chipset.

2. you would probably be fine with just a single 120mm fan. but fans are cheap, so why not get 2 of them if you've got the space?

3. the 7600GS is pretty much the same as the 7600GT, but with lower core and memory clocks, and at stock speeds the GS is quite a bit slower than the GT. .but the good news according to this review is the GS performs almost as well as the GT when overclocked.

the GTs are still pretty cheap, so I bought a gigabyte 7600GT silentpipeII because I wanted the faster speed with passive (silent) cooling.

:wave:

Tenko · Jul 30, 2006

Ok, well now im just waiting till Friday so my stuff is re-stocked

Can anyone tell me how to make my Wish List viewable to the public so you guys can see it?

Total w/ tax & shipping ~ $1225

KingCody · Jul 30, 2006

1. select all items in your temporary wish list

2. create a title and save your list.

3. click the "my saved wish lists" tab

4. check the box next to the wish list that you want to be public

5. click "share"

give it some time and your list should appear on the public wish lists section

:wave:

Tenko · Jul 30, 2006

I shared it about two days ago and its still not there, dunno why not.

KingCody · Jul 30, 2006

i don't know either

i had done it a while ago and I think it was up the next day.

nradmaker · Jul 31, 2006

emachines T6534

Any good or not? there are some good student deals on this now. I'm assuming one would chood the AMD chip over the Celeron D 356?

Tenko · Jul 31, 2006

Uhh, my suggestion would be to make a new thread about it, PM someone, or talk about it somewhere else...

Anyways, since you guys can't see my Wish List I'll just post everything here and you can take a look...

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103633
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103631

Well take a look and see how it looks

Rage_3K_Moiz · Jul 31, 2006

Nah I don't think it's worth the $20 more. Get the 2.0 GHz one IMO.

Tenko · Jul 31, 2006

Ok, thanks... Everything else looks good right?

KingCody · Jul 31, 2006

if you're going to leave it at default speeds, then I would say go for the 3800+, because it's only $20 more.

but... if you're going to overclock, you can easily get the 3500+ to 3800+ speeds and above.

:wave:

Rage_3K_Moiz · Jul 31, 2006

Yeah everything else is looking very good ATM.

Tenko · Jul 31, 2006

Well i'm not going to overclock because I have no experience and don't want to risk it on my new computer, especially since its the first computer im actually putting together. That's awesome that everything is looking good. I'm going to be ordering on Friday since thats when all my parts will be in stock.
Yay

agi_shi · Jul 31, 2006

Happiness

Tenko said:
Well i'm not going to overclock because I have no experience and don't want to risk it on my new computer, especially since its the first computer im actually putting together. That's awesome that everything is looking good. I'm going to be ordering on Friday since thats when all my parts will be in stock.
Yay

I feel your happiness, lol. I'm just about your age (14-ish) and I ordered my parts last monday, and I'm also a first-time-builder (no OCing for me yet).

In fact, our systems are a lot alike.
1) I chose the Radeon X850XT, which is a bit faster than the 7600GT, but has a bit less features (no SM3). In other words, it's pretty much the ATI alternative to the 7600GT.
2) I got the exact same ram.
3) You will get the single-core 3500+, right? I'm getting the X2 3800+ dual core since it's price dropped down all the way to $159.
4) I went with a similar Seagate, although it was 120GB and only Serial ATA 150.
5) Well, most of the other stuff is pretty general. I'm going to reuse my old monitor, keyboard and mouse, so all I'm getting is the box and it's components

.

All in total, for a good budget pc I spent around 715$... And I'll probably spend another 30 for a floppy drive and an after-market coolor for the graphics card... ATI Silencer 5 I'm thinking...

Also, you might want to go to your local tech store (Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc.) to buy the wrist wrap... It's a bit cheaper, plus you get to see it before you buy it. Well, atleast that's what I did

.

<random>I'm still waiting to recieve one of my packages, it was lost....

Oh well.</random>

Tenko · Jul 31, 2006

Yea, this computers going to be very good for the price (hopefully), and I think i'm going to get the wrist strap, mic, and outlet strip at Best Buy (easier, cheaper, no shipping

).
Also, I hope I don't have any lost packages

Tenko · Aug 3, 2006

Yay, all my parts are in stock!

I should be ordering soon..!

Anyways, my friend is gonna buy a PC from Best Buy (I dont know what kind... like a Gateway, eMachine, or something like that) and he's wondering what parts he will have to replace to make it run reliably. He already knows he needs a new video card and PSU so yeah...
Well he looked at parts and this is what he wants...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...oductCategoryId=cat01173&id=pcmprd58900050004
w/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103937
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130283
Do you think that would be reliable for him? He doesn't wanna make a custom one like me because he doesn't wanna put it together and go thru all that hassle... Also, he says he might get extra fans too...

agi_shi · Aug 3, 2006

Hmmm...

Tenko said:
Yay, all my parts are in stock! I should be ordering soon..!

Anyways, my friend is gonna buy a PC from Best Buy (I dont know what kind... like a Gateway, eMachine, or something like that) and he's wondering what parts he will have to replace to make it run reliably. He already knows he needs a new video card and PSU so yeah...
Well he looked at parts and this is what he wants...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...oductCategoryId=cat01173&id=pcmprd58900050004
w/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103937
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130283
Do you think that would be reliable for him? He doesn't wanna make a custom one like me because he doesn't wanna put it together and go thru all that hassle... Also, he says he might get extra fans too...

The power-supply seems fine...

But I can't find the specs for the motherboard in there. Make sure the motherboard has a PCI-Express x16 slot because that's what kind the graphics card he chose it.

Tenko · Aug 3, 2006

"Total Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DIMM"
Yeah, it has a PCI-E x16 slot... Do you think that thing will be reliable? Like the PSU and mobo won't die right away?

KingCody · Aug 3, 2006

Tenko said:
Do you think that thing will be reliable? Like the PSU and mobo won't die right away?

it's an HP, it should be plenty reliable. (emachines are the ones that are famous for their garbage PSUs and mobos, not HP

)

i don't think the mobo or the PSU will die anytime soon, but he might have to upgrade the PSU in if he gets a high end (or even medium end) graphics card.

also, adding fans is never a bad idea either. OEM PCs are usually designed to be quiet, as a result some of them tend to get pretty hot.

:wave:

Tenko · Aug 3, 2006

Yeah, i thought so about the eMachine thing but I remember someone saying that most PC's from Best Buy or more casual stores and not PC only stores tend to be not-so-reliable... Well I told my friend about this and hes happy haha... I'm starting to think its a good idea to get that instead haha... I'd save like $100 total and it would have basically the same specs except 50GB less on the HD... Also, as of now i would still have to save like $50 for the other computer but if i got this one I could get it now and also not have to worry about assembly. Is there anything besides the extra 50GB that my computer would be better for? Would it be super noticably better or would it be basically the same?

There's also this computer...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...oductCategoryId=cat01173&id=pcmprd58100050008
Not much of a difference from the other one except the 50 extra GB and the option to get a 19" Monitor for $50 more

Cyber · Aug 4, 2006

I would suggest that you stay with you current build that u have been planning.... besides i dun think pc's off the shelf are that gud... (my past experiance).... besides by building you own system u will be learning a lot and i am sure u will go through a hell of a adventure.. like i did on my first build...lol =D.... anyways good luck... nd have fun....

Cyber

Tenko · Aug 4, 2006

Yeah, I know but as of right now I am only 14 so I have plenty of time to build my own PC. Right now I just want to have a good PC that works, and I am really tight on money and I also have to save for a car soon. So is there gonna be a noticable performance boost between the two? Or would the cheaper one work good enough?

agi_shi · Aug 4, 2006

Well...

Tenko said:
Yeah, I know but as of right now I am only 14 so I have plenty of time to build my own PC. Right now I just want to have a good PC that works, and I am really tight on money and I also have to save for a car soon. So is there gonna be a noticable performance boost between the two? Or would the cheaper one work good enough?

The HP's processor is socket 939 which is as good as dead... No one is making any more socket 939 processors and there will not be any more support for them.

While the processor you chose is Socket AM2, which is future-proof.

Same thing with the ram - DDR2 is the way to go - DDR1 prices are only going up up up.

Also, are you going to upgrade your video card from some integrated crap to that sleek 7600GT, too? Otherwise you'll probably have horrible, horrible, video performace (unless all you'll use the pc for is documents and the web).

I have no idea what motherboard that hp uses also, so it might not be as reliable...

I'll see if theres something else that should be noted and I'll edit my post if so.

Tenko · Aug 4, 2006

I was going to upgrade the video card yeah. I guess I should just stick with mine haha... After all you guys do know best

Argh, now to save up some more money

haha
Why is there always a catch on the cheaper stuff?

I guess you get what you pay for

Tenko · Aug 4, 2006

Well, I got my wrist strap and my headset haha, and I should be ordering the rest of my stuff tonight.
My mobo ->http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131024
is compatible with my video card (GDDR3) ->
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130283
right?

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