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| Thread ID: 89587 | 2008-05-05 05:17:00 | This 1 yr old computer good deal? | whitts (5961) | Press F1 |
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| 666132 | 2008-05-05 05:17:00 | This computer is a year old and im looking buying it: intel pentium 4 processor 519K - 3.06GHz, 1 MB L2 cache, EM64T, Execute Disable Bit, 533MHz FSB 512 MB - 400MHz DDR SDRAM memory 160GB - 7200RPM serial ATA hard drive nVIDEO Ge Force 6200 - 3D PCI Express Graphics with TV out port and DVI capabilities, and Turbo Cache supporting up to 256 MB memory Lightscribe Double Layer - 16x DVD+- RW/+-R Drive Is this a good deal, i would upgrade the ram to about 2gb. I could buy it for $340 for just this as i have a screen and everything else also i have a os. Is this a good deal? |
whitts (5961) | ||
| 666133 | 2008-05-05 05:25:00 | Sounds ok to me, just make sure you see it working, before you buy it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 666134 | 2008-05-05 05:37:00 | P4 CPU, mixed with 400Mhz ram. I guess its ok for web browsing and email, but that's about it. Its an ok deal, if a little expensive. There are new ones for $500 and have better components, an old pc could be damaged in some way. | SPARTAN 860 (2618) | ||
| 666135 | 2008-05-05 06:09:00 | This is what you can buy new for $500. ~$500 Intel $68.00 CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400 2x1GB DDR2 800MHZ CL5 $112.00 XFX MG-630I-7109 nForce 630i MCP/GeForce 7100i INTEL LGA775 $103.00 Intel Pentium E2180, 2.0GHz (OC up to 3.2GHz) $75.00 Asus ATX Case w/ 350w PSU $41.00 Pioneer DVR-212 Dual Layer Serial-ATA DVD Writer review $74.00 Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 8MB NCQ 3.5" SATAII = $473.00 Total inc gst, ex shipping AMD $68.00 CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400 2x1GB DDR2 800MHZ CL5 $137.00 Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2+ Phenom/ AM2 Athlon 64 AMD 780G review, review $94.00 2.1GHz 4000+ w/hsf (OC up to 2.8GHz) $75.00 Asus ATX Case w/ 350w PSU $41.00 Pioneer DVR-212 Dual Layer Serial-ATA DVD Writer review $74.00 Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 8MB NCQ 3.5" SATAII = $489.00 Total inc gst, ex shipping :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 666136 | 2008-05-05 06:10:00 | Firstly I doubt that computer is 1 year old, P4 has not been manufactured for several years (maybe old stock when sold) Its not great value as mentioned above. Quick example, this Core 2 Duo "type" 2.0gig architecture will easily outperform that old p4 3gig in most situations even running only single thread apps, and being a dual core any multi threaded apps even better of course. Example (ish $$) $68.00 CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400 2x1GB DDR2 800MHZ CL5 $112.00 XFX MG-630I-7109 nForce 630i MCP/GeForce 7100i INTEL LGA775 $103.00 Intel Pentium E2180, 2.0GHz (OC up to 3.2GHz) $75.00 Asus ATX Case w/ 350w PSU $41.00 Pioneer DVR-212 Dual Layer Serial-ATA DVD Writer review $74.00 Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 8MB NCQ 3.5" SATAII = $473.00 Total inc gst, ex shipping Of course you would have a warranty being new, and already have 2 gig with a larger hard drive. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 666137 | 2008-05-05 06:11:00 | lol snap | Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 666138 | 2008-05-05 06:37:00 | P4 CPU, mixed with 400Mhz ram. I guess its ok for web browsing and email, but that's about it.. Nothing wrong with P4's and DDR400 ram. Ive got 2 here with DDR 400. Both can do what any other computer can do |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 666139 | 2008-05-05 06:50:00 | Nothing wrong with P4's and DDR400 ram . Ive got 2 here with DDR 400 . Both can do what any other computer can do Yea but is a poor deal for $340 , when you can buy a faster new rig with double the ram, larger hard drive and warranty for around $480 (parts only of course) . Hardware is cheaper than it has ever been, buyer beware . |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 666140 | 2008-05-05 07:50:00 | Well lets see from C1 Shopping Mall (cant be bothered with pricespy for individual part prices) $359 including Delivery & GST gets you the following: ATHLON64 X2 4600+ 2.4GHZ WINDSOR ($97.65) Western Digital CAVIAR SE 160GB HDD ($69.45) spend $1 more for a seagate Transcend JETRAM DDR2 2GB PC2-5300 ($57.15) ASUS M2A-VM Motherboard ($94.75) Liteon DH-20A3S DVD Writer ($40.15) The motherboard has an integrated ATI graphics with DVI output so there u go almost as good as the turbocache Ge Force 6200. Or if your happy to spend a little more, you could swap the M2A-VM for a M2N-MX SE PLUS mobo save $18 then for $48 (or $30 difference) you can get a ASUS EN7200GS/HTD/256M (dedicated ram, passive cooled). All of the above could be made slightly cheaper by looking around pricespy e.g. the hdd price is easy to beat. |
razzarphenix (2626) | ||
| 666141 | 2008-05-05 07:55:00 | Why do most of you assume everyone wants the biggest and fastest machine around some of us never ever game. | gary67 (56) | ||
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