Dell or a self build

[lcplsickoll]

Re: Dell or a self build

You can build a computer that'll run everything on High at 1280x960 with 2/4 AA for about 1000-1200 w/o keyboar/mouse, speakers, or monitor. You can probably go +/- one or two hundered dollars depending on what specific hardware brands you want, and whether you want a faster processor. Case, PSU, cooling, 2gigs PC3200, Athlon 64 3000+ Venice, X800XL PCI-E,Audigy 2 ZS, Asus A8N-E. For Nvidia a 6800GT and the A8N-SLI would be my recommendations.

[wolverine77]

Re: Dell or a self build

try www.newegg.com

[harout01]

Re: Dell or a self build

dell i have XPS 5

[djstubbs]

Re: Dell or a self build

Well I have 2 choices, a Dell or a self build. I can get 40% off the Dell which means Ill get a 6800 256MB, 1GB RAM, P4 3.0GHz for a little under $1000 and the rest of the computer. I dont know what to get if I do a self build any help or ideas?

I'll sell you the same pc Dell wants to sell you for under $1000 with a monitor.

Go here for full specs:

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25326&highlight=selling+a+pc

[Flares]

Re: Dell or a self build

The last time I bought a new off the shelf PC was in 1996, a P133, and I only just got rid of the original case/keyboard and mouse... :)

Ever since I've upgraded/self built.

The latest:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (Venice Core) £110
2GB (2x1GB) Corsair Select PC3200 DDR400 £120
MSI K8T Neo2-F MoBo £60
80gb Maxtor ATA133 HD £35
Gigabyte Turbo Ed. 6600GT@525/1160 (Purchased two months ago £115)
Tagan 420-U01 PSU £50
Soundblaster Live! 5.1 (Purchased new a few years ago £40)
Creative Soundworks 2.1 Speakers/Subwoofer (Purchased new a few years ago £40)
Coolermaster Cavalier 3 case £60
Samsung DVD ROM £15
Lite On CDRW (Purchased a couple of years ago £35)
Microsoft keyboard and optical mouse (Purchased new 18 months ago £20)
Hansol 710P 17" CRT Monitor (Purchased new a few years ago £150)

£565/$1017 for the new stuff. Bear in mind Stateside prices are cheaper than here in the UK, so you should save a couple of hundred $ on that price for the same parts or get some better kit like a 6800GT/Ultra.

If you already have decent peripherals, then in the long run it will be cheaper to self build. Keep the bits you don't need and eventually you'll have a useable second PC like so:

AMD 2500+
1.25GB PC3200 RAM
KT7A rev 2 Mobo
Gigabyte Geforce 5700 TurboForce Ed.
40GB HD
48xCDROM
Midi Case
15" LCD monitor (gift :) )
Wireless Keyboard & Mouse (gift :) )

In the conservatory, connected to the net/lan via wireless.

Go for self built. :)

[Cicchetti]

Re: Dell or a self build

self build