Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - Hardware/Software - Need you guy's help.
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Sukasa
Posts: 1478/1981 |
3 discs and you have both of my drives...
I'm just saving up for a couple of new parts, since I can get all the parts I need that I'd need to replace for aout $400, and just re-use the rest of them (SB Live!, latest cases, latest PSU). Muuuuuch better than my P200 mhz. |
DarkSlaya
Posts: 3908/4249 |
Originally posted by Xeo-88
Yeah, DVD burning is awesome. 4GB per disc ... it's sad, get 10 of those and you're holding my entire hardrive. 
Cut 10 in half and you get my HD (or close to it) |
Xeolord
Posts: 2922/3418 |
Yeah, DVD burning is awesome. 4GB per disc ... it's sad, get 10 of those and you're holding my entire hardrive. |
DarkSlaya
Posts: 3906/4249 |
Originally posted by Xeolord
Originally posted by ||bass
But heck, by then people might be talking about their Terrabyte HD's. 
If I somehow have more money than expected, I'm probably gonna buy something like this.
Or something. I want to have lots of space (lots of DVD rips are gonna be there. Then again, I just have to burn them)
Xeolord
Posts: 2902/3418 |
Originally posted by ||bass
How are you paying $300 for a 250gb hard drive?! That's WAY too high. You got RIPPED BIG TIME. You can get a 400gb drive for less then $250 easy.
You serious?
We have a total of 50GB on this machine (Primary Drive 40, Secondary 10. 50 is NOTHING), and I could seriously use a new HD.
400GB though? Freaking jeeze.
Still though, I'd rather just wait and get my own machine (I'm talking about the family computer here).
I'm suspecting I'll be getting a very nice computer in time. My goal is to put at least $700-$1000 into it, basically like DarkSlaya here. Thing is though, I'm saving up for a car first, and that's until October. My point? By the time I actually have the money, all these new things will probably be out, and good hardware and software will probably be even cheaper.
But heck, by then people might be talking about their Terrabyte HD's. |
HyperLamer
Posts: 6032/8210 |
A) December '04 or so
B) My dad bought it knowing nothing about computers
C)Originally posted by HyperHacker
bought at Future Shop
I'd never have paid that much, but hey, I didn't buy it. |
||bass
Posts: 674/817 |
How are you paying $300 for a 250gb hard drive?! That's WAY too high. You got RIPPED BIG TIME. You can get a 400gb drive for less then $250 easy. |
HyperLamer
Posts: 5994/8210 |
This is the one I'm trying to buy right now, if I could find people who sell the parts. 
- Chaintech nForce2 Ultra 400 DDR ATX Motherboard
- AMD Sempron 2500+ 1.8ghz
- 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz RAM
- 250GB 7200RPM Western Digital hard drive (which I already have )
- Some kind of good CD/DVD burner (though I'm not buying anything until after the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war)
Excluding the HD (since I already have it) and burner (not buying it just yet) that's a decent system for $250 Canadian (~$200 US), if you shop around a bit.  Now the problem is finding a place that sells these parts and doesn't suck... (Haven't tried ZipZoomFly yet, gotta wait for some stuff to be back in stock.  I'm a bit wary of their look, though... they spelled motherboard wrong.  ) For $800-1000 you could probably get a really nice system... 64-bit CPU, craploads of RAM, etc. Hard drives will really run you though. Mine was $300 (but it was a Christmas present  ). Of course, when it was bought it was probably the biggest, fastest HD you could buy, and bought at Future Shop, so yeah. (Well aside from ridiculously-priced ones that are like 500000RPM and 50TB. )
[edit] $100 US for shipping? I think we can cross this one off the list of sources. Which now brings the list down to a whopping zero. |
||bass
Posts: 671/817 |
Yea, the reason why that machine has no dvd drive drive is because Lenina already has an external USB2 dvdRW drive. There's no real point in getting another one. |
DarkSlaya
Posts: 3881/4249 |
Originally posted by ||bass
USD of cource. Those are the newegg prices too, which you probably won't be able to get since newegg ONLY ships within the US.
Won't be that much of a problem, I'll get someone in the US to do the order for me.
Or actually try to find the hardware somewhere around here |
FreeDOS
Posts: 1534/1657 |
Hmm... that's not a bad deal, I think I should get it too
But I'll probably add $100 for a DVD±RW drive ... |
||bass
Posts: 669/817 |
USD of cource. Those are the newegg prices too, which you probably won't be able to get since newegg ONLY ships within the US. |
DarkSlaya
Posts: 3878/4249 |
Thanks, I've looked up the items and it looks nice (will add a DVD burner/player to this setup, and tweak a few things).
Just a question, is the mentioned retail price in USD or CND? |
||bass
Posts: 668/817 |
Go by this example as a basic idea. These are the specs on the machine that Lenina is building for herself. It's chock full of awesome for only $720.
1x AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail ($190.00)
1x ASUS A8V DELUXE Socket 939 VIA K8T800 Pro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail ($117.00)
^ Sound Included
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2x Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 (2x $42.55)
1x Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD2000JD, OEM Drive Only ($108.50)
1x Chaintech nVIDIA GeForce 6600 Video Card, 256MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, AGP 8X, Model "SA6600" ($139.00)
1x Logitech Cordless Desktop Optical Keyboard & Mouse ($33.00)
1x SONY Beige 1.44MB 3.5Inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model MPF920 ($8.00)
1x POWMAX 702 MATRIX CP702-7 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail ($37.50)
Total Cost: $718.10 |
DarkSlaya
Posts: 3877/4249 |
I'd like to have a custom built computer, but have no clue about where to start. If anyone could recommend some setup, between $800-$1000 (CND), I'd appreciate it.
I'm tired of my 5 years old computer.
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I want to play games on it (newer games) ,so yeah (I can go in higher price ranges that what I said, just want to keep it low) if you got a good computer setup to give me....
Thanks in advance (Note, I'm asking this here, because some of you have the ability to find good Perfomance for a rather low price) |
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