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33388 2002-01-29 12:51:00 Hi bob,

RE: your specs above

32MB GeForce 2 MX200 >>Ditch that<<they are not a very good card, a MX400 is the minumum you want on a P4 and that will still be a bottleneck.

The other important thing to consider is the brands of components 'especially the motherboard!!'
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33389 2002-01-29 13:25:00 lmao.......heheheheheahhahahaha ;-)

i had a quick look at the pccompany site.....what a joke!

power pc....comes with soundblaster live value 5.1....oops they don't make those...live value is only 4 channel.

tried the customiseing thing....it has a geforce2mx listed as the only vid card, so much for the geforce3ti200 its ment to have. also without changing any optoins i hit the update price button and found that the pc just went up $500. lololololol
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33390 2002-01-30 06:34:00 Hi Bob

Here are a few links for you to browse. In most cases the systems are categorized, so you should get to the 'gaming' rigs without too much trouble.

Three grand buys more than it used to - even taking the rapid pace of change into account.

These are straight out of my favourites - I'm going through the same process as you, but I haven't bought my system yet, so I can't endorse any of these companies.

(Tip: Cut and paste this list into MS-Word so the links become hyperlinks)

http://www.geniuscomputers.mirrorz.com/

http://www.compulink.co.nz

www.computerdirect.co.nz

www.ap.dell.com

http://www.digicom.co.nz

http://www.dtconline.co.nz

http://www.edencomputer.co.nz

http://www.internetcity.net.nz

www.pbtech.co.nz

http://www.tls.co.nz/

www.samcor.co.nz
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33391 2002-01-30 06:43:00 Okay I have just got back from Inhouse Computers(Palmerston North)These are the specs and price
P4 1.6Ghz 400Mhz FSB Process
40GB ATA100 7200 H.D.
Via P147 DDR P4 ATA100 4X AGP
Motherboard
512MB DDR PC2100(Memory 2X256)
ATX Minitower 300 watt supply
64MB GeForce2 Titanium DDR
4XAGP 2D/3D display card
17' AOC Monitor
3.5 Floppy
52x CDROM
Richo 40/20/10 Int.CD Writer
Intergrated Digital Audio
300watt Mains Speakers
56K Int. Modem
Micro Intelli Optical Mouse
XP Home
Multi Media K.Board
Nort. Anti. 2001
1 Year etc.
$3375.
I can drop the Monitor and save $335
Upgrade to a Asus P4B266 Intel845 Chipset DDR motherboard $235
How does it look so far??
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33392 2002-01-30 08:05:00 Hi Bob, do you have any particular reason for wanting an Intel P4, because the AMD XP would be much better value for money.

JM
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33393 2002-01-30 09:14:00 yes an amd would be cheaper and faster ;-)

also onboard sound sucks. live value minimum. the asus mobo are really nice. nice vid card :)
things to watch however...what psu and case. nothing worse than an unstable system due to cheap heatsink,case and psu.

i'd be inclined to get a cheaper slower cd writer and get a decent sound card.
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33394 2002-01-30 12:49:00 Thanks for the help guys I know no which way to go..Regards..Bob ;-) Guest (0)
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