Building a computer this week

[Martin]

And another one of these threads. We need a new forum for them .
Anyway, first off, unless someone finds me a 25% off coupon, I'm not buying a Mac.

Alright, the system I'm looking at right now (well, parts really) has the following in it:

XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128 mb
Chaintech VNF4 nForce4 motherboard
AMD64 3200+ processor
2 x 512mb Dual Channel Corsair PC3200 RAM
Maxtor 160GB 7200rpm/8mb cache HD
Hyundai L70N 17" LCD
Case and 400W PSU
Samsung DVD +/- RW

Right now, with some mail in rebates, it prices in at $1250 before tax. All of the prices are through tigerdirect.ca

Help me out here. The only real requirement is that it's an nVidia video card. Sorry ATI, maybe it's time to write some Linux drivers.

[StarGateSG-1]

Thats a nice computer i wish I had one like that except i would change a few custom things for myself. I would go with pentium because i like them better and I know more about them.

[Martin]

Yeah, I wouldn't mind a Pentium processor, but at this price range, the AMD one is just faster. Also, with Windows XP 64 bit edition *supposedly* around the corner, this would give a nice speed boost in the near future. Finally, although buggy, 64 bit linux is nice too.

[Tony]

Martin wrote:

And another one of these threads. We need a new forum for them

No we don't. I mean we do. But Dan will delete it. He doesn't like such things.

[Martin]

It's okay, I already fired Dan I think. Dan, are you still fired?

[Blade]

I'm getting a new one too.

- DFI LANPARTY NF4 SLI-DR MOTHERBOARD ATX S939 NFORCE4 SLI DDR 2PCI-E16 PCI-E4 PCI-E1 2PCI SATA
- SAMSUNG 193P 19IN LCD MONITOR 1280X1024 0.294MM 800:1 20MS SILVER ANALOG&DIGITAL
- PIONEER DVR-109 DVD-RW 16X6X16 DVD+RW 16X8X16 DUAL LAYER+-R 6X CDRW 40X24X40 INT IDE NO SW OEM
- AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ PROCESSOR S939
- eVGA E-GEFORCE 6800GT 256M TV-OUT & DVI PCI-E VIDEO CARD
- OCZ POWERSTREAM 520 WATT LOW NOISE POWER SUPPLY
- WD CAVIAR SE 250GB HARD DRIVE SATA HARD DRIVE 7200RPM 8MB CACHE
- OCZ DUAL CHANNEL OPTIMIZED PLATINUM 2X512MB DDR PC3200 HEAT SPREADER REV.2 CL 2-2-2-5

it came to roughly 3500$

no, i'm not rich, i'm workin my ass off in the CF(canadian forces, good money) right now, and i'm living at home so all the cash i get is 100% disposible

[Martin]

3500? Where're you getting it from?

[Blade]

most of my stuff iam getting from a place in london, ontario.. the stuff i cant get from there iam ordering off of ncix.com

[Blade]

k i just looked back at it and it came to exactly 3,163. but like i said, roughly, and at the time it was alittle more expensive for the stuff i was getting. waiting can benefit you in some areas

[rizzix]

Martin wrote:

Anyway, first off, unless someone finds me a 25% off coupon, I'm not buying a Mac.

ooh wait wait... i have one.. darn it.. shoot it expired four years ago..

[Martin]

So umm, nobody sees anything that I'm missing or could do better with this one?

[jamonathin]

Speakers in your chair?

[Martin]

I've already got speakers and a mouse/keyboard.

[MyPistolsIn3D]

Go to a 19" monitor?

[Martin]

I thought about that, but that's $200 more and you're getting the same resolution. For the extra $200, I'd rather get a nicer video card. In any case, out of my budget.