Building Cheap?

[Orion126]

Re: Building Cheap?

Excellent post for all of us n00bs who buy from Dell and would like a more powerful computer at half the cost....thanks!

[imported_The_Revrend]

Re: Building Cheap?

Gah. . . F*ck Dell. for the price of one of their Upper Mid Range Gaming sysem at $1749

I'm building the following box a peice at a time.

*Indicates something I've Purchased already

Coolermast Ammo 533 Case*
Antec True 550W Powersupply*
Athlong 64 X2 4400 (1MB Cache) Toledo Core
Asus A8N-SLI*
2 x GeForce 7800 GT 256 in SLI
2 GB of PC3200 OCZ Ram (Expandable to 4GB)
1 74GB 10K RPM WD Raptor SATA
1 250GB WD Caviar SATA II Drive
Soundblaster Xi Fi Professional
LG Dual Layer DVD-RAM / DVD-RW+/- /DVD-R Drive

Rev

[imported_razor]

Re: Building Cheap?

i may get a dell gameing labtop, ownnss!!

[Flanker]

Re: Building Cheap?

Apex Case - $24.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811154017

ASRock Dual Mobo - $68.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ - $162.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535

Corsair ValueSelect 2GB - $179.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145579

250GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive - $104.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065

eVGA GeForce 7800GT - $304

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130247

CD/DVD Burner - $37.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101003

$878 without shipping or TAX (only in CA, TN, and NJ).

The_Revrend's build didn't include a Processor...thats like $200 right there which would bring his built to $1100 or so. So I got you a BETTER system WITH a processor for $28 more, proving once again that Newegg is the best.

You can go lower with getting an eVGA GeForce 6800GS - $199.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130258

Its like $100 less than the 7800GT and performs like a 6800GT. You can also go lower with going with 1GB RAM.

Shipping and Handling will probably be around $75?

[imported_The_Revrend]

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The_Revrend's build didn't include a Processor...thats like $200 right there which would bring his built to $1100 or so. So I got you a BETTER system WITH a processor for $28 more, proving once again that Newegg is the best.

Um, no, you are incorrect. My Build included at Athlon 64 3500. reading comprehension is a wonderful skill to develope. ;p newegg is good, and are my fallback for many things, but Pricewatch ist he Best resource for pricing, as well as reliability ratings for the sellers.

Rev

MB Combo ASROCK 939Dual-SATA2 ULI M1695/PCI-Express x16/ATA133/DDR400/SATA RAID/USB2.0/LAN/8-Channel Audio Socket 939 ATX MB + AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 939 Pin Rev. E OEM CPU W/Heatshink & Fan - $263.00