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Sat, 17 April 2004 20:10   |
abakshi
Messages: 50 Registered: June 2003
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SirRetro | P4 2.6Ghz
Rad 9600Xt 256Mb
1024Mb DRRAM
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i could see it under 500 or only a tad over on ubid.com probebly. I got my sony VERY good computer (1300$ if u buy it bran new) refurnished looks and works bran new though.
2.6 Ghz P4
512 MB RAM
120 GIG HDD
VERY kick ass sony speakers
All for 513 dollars, like 600 with tax i think it was on christmas i ordered it.
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What kind of video card? What speed RAM and HDD?
The issue with buying pre-built ones is that you don't have control over what kind of parts are put it - they just tell you what you want to know - P4 blah-blah Ghz, ___ MB RAM, ___ GB HDD, etc. What you don't know is the performance of the other components - motherboard, the kind of RAM, etc. Plus the graphics cards that come on the Sony desktops (except for the very expensive models) are usually low-end cards.
If you don't want to buy all the components but want control over what's in your system, go on eBay:
http://computers.listings.ebay.com/Desktop-PCs_W0QQfromZR4QQsacategoryZ3736QQsocmdZListingItemList
On the left side, enter your specs (CPU speed, etc. - put Any for brand).
You'll get a listing - many of the systems on eBay are made by small shops - some of them have great deals.
A friend of mine got a P4 2.8 (800FSB), Asus P4P800-D, 2x256 DDR400, 120GB 7200RPM 8MB, ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 9800 Pro, DVD+-RW, XP Pro - all for $800 I think - which is pretty decent....
His system is pretty nice - he got it from this guy's eBay Store:
http://stores.ebay.com/eCollegePC
Anyway - so there are a number of ways to go - just gotta do some research depending on what you want and how much you want to spend.
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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