should i buy a new pc or upgrade? - Page 2

TechZ · April 2nd, 2005, 07:36 AM

He can also get a Sempron images/smilies/wink.gif

Intel says the Celeron line is over, so I wouldnt go there.

As far as mobos go, Asus+Intel, MSI+AMD64. Its the best combination.

You can get great prices, if you go for package deals, CPU+MB+RAM or CPU+MB.

26y · April 2nd, 2005, 08:36 AM

if buying a new computer; first check the usual suspects to compare prices.

www.pricewatch.com
www.newegg.com
www.savesome.net
www.gottadeal.com
www.outpost.com

If you have a fry's electronics store near you; they usually have deals for a p4 3.2 w/ mobo (dunno brand) for around $189. the outpost link above is their internet store.

hokiethang · April 2nd, 2005, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 26y

if buying a new computer; first check the usual suspects to compare prices.

www.pricewatch.com
www.newegg.com
www.savesome.net
www.gottadeal.com
www.outpost.com

If you have a fry's electronics store near you; they usually have deals for a p4 3.2 w/ mobo (dunno brand) for around $189. the outpost link above is their internet store.

Jason is in Hong Kong, so there's likely no fry's nearby. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

and many of those sites won't ship internationally (newegg might though).

Fry's is a nice store though (I have been to the one outside Atlanta, unfortunately thats the closest one to where I live, about 500 miles away) images/smilies/sad.gif

jasonchiu · April 2nd, 2005, 02:30 PM

the stuff on the site is very over priced compared to hong kong stuff. today i bought 512 ram ddr 400mhz for only 320 hkd. calculate it u be amazed 42usd

for 256ram its only frickin 160 hkd 21usd.

jasonchiu · April 2nd, 2005, 02:36 PM

yeah well, today we went out to get a new pc and we got a custom built one for $2800.

the specs are

2400 sempon chip

really cool msi MB. its got built in graphics card, lan (internet card) 5.1 sound thingy, usb 2.0

160gb hd 2mb cahce

DVD burner. 2.4x duel layer. now thinkin bout it should have given like 40 bucks more for a 4x one.

his old pc we sold for 462HKD. asus mother board with a 1ghz centrino chip and 256mb SD ram. good deal when compared to the books and other buyers.

from the old pc we putin the HD (its only 20.5GB but spins at 72K, ibm deskstar. really amazing how its in there dont u think, this pc is quite old. must have cost him alot when he got it coz its such a fast spinner lol

and lill bits like the usb 2.0 card we put back in,

theres no floppy, though the specs say it should. but then the pc looks better with out the floppy so who gives. we can pic one up for like 1.5 usd if we need it but we gonna get a flash drive or just burn on to cd's

overall great bargin. want more details just say :>:> so happy bout the deal.

hokiethang · April 2nd, 2005, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonchiu

the stuff on the site is very over priced compared to hong kong stuff. today i bought 512 ram ddr 400mhz for only 320 hkd. calculate it u be amazed 42usd

for 256ram its only frickin 160 hkd 21usd.

I actually just bought 512 MB of PC 3200 (which is DDR 400Mhz RAM) from newegg for 47USD. (im kind of building myself a new computer, ordered all the parts last night images/smilies/biggrin.gif

)

jasonchiu · April 2nd, 2005, 04:26 PM

yeah thats more than mine lol! images/smilies/bangin.gif

good for u! i want to get a new pc as well. but then there are other things worth spending on at my age like clothes and drinks lol images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

hokiethang · April 2nd, 2005, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonchiu

yeah thats more than mine lol! images/smilies/bangin.gif

good for u! i want to get a new pc as well. but then there are other things worth spending on at my age like clothes and drinks lol images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Yeah I am only building a new one because the machine I currently use for a file server on my home network is getting close to dying.

TechZ · April 2nd, 2005, 09:04 PM

Quote:

its got built in graphics card

Thats gonna come back to haunt you. If he want to even "consider" playing games, get a dedicated vga card.
Recommended decent gamers card on a budget, ati 9600xt 256mb.

jeffy777 · April 3rd, 2005, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechZ

Quote:

its got built in graphics card

Thats gonna come back to haunt you. If he want to even "consider" playing games, get a dedicated vga card.
Recommended decent gamers card on a budget, ati 9600xt 256mb.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

andyhui01 · April 3rd, 2005, 07:27 AM

don't ever go with built in graphics card, I have one and I never used it... I couldn't even get more than 30fps in counterstrike on local servers images/smilies/lol.gif

jasonchiu · April 3rd, 2005, 07:29 AM

yeah i know its gonna haunt him. its not that bad thoguh he can play cs lol.

hes saving for a graphics card how, and another stick of 512 ram

Raheel · April 3rd, 2005, 08:09 AM

I would suggest he busy an nVidia 6 series graphics card. they have Sli technology which doubles the performace of the graphics, but it only runs on 8X AGP slots..

Vette Boss · April 3rd, 2005, 11:20 AM

Actually, SLi is for PCI-E and it doesn't give you "double the graphic performance", it gives about a 70% performance increase. Of course, the CPU will always be the bottle-neck of the SLi setup, you need an extremely strong PSU to power both cards.

All of this, when cards basically double in performance every year or so. SLi, IMO doesn't really add-up if you're on a budget, even if you aren't it's not too smart.

One of the best buys for video cards right now, if you're going PCI-E is the ATI Radeon X800XL, it has 16 pipelines just like the X800XT and it can be overclocked to X800XT levels with good cooling, it doesn't cost too much, either.

TechZ · April 3rd, 2005, 11:38 AM

why does he need such a highend card? If he plays games casually, then a good 9800pro should do it for him.

Andrew911tt · April 3rd, 2005, 12:42 PM

does anyone else think that for $2800 he sould have gotton much much more

or am i just not thinking correct right now

TechZ · April 3rd, 2005, 01:08 PM

I think thats HK$ 2800, if its US$, I'm gonna jump...

jasonchiu · April 3rd, 2005, 03:29 PM

hkd lol. he only has 4x agp slots

hokiethang · April 3rd, 2005, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew911tt

does anyone else think that for $2800 he sould have gotton much much more

or am i just not thinking correct right now

According to xe.com the machine costs $359.066 USD.

Andrew911tt · April 3rd, 2005, 07:32 PM

oooooooooo
ok then never mind

my bad

April 2nd, 2005, 07:36 AM	#21
TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: 06:29 PM Location: Bahrain Age: 24 Posts: 2,425 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 164	He can also get a Sempron Intel says the Celeron line is over, so I wouldnt go there. As far as mobos go, Asus+Intel, MSI+AMD64. Its the best combination. You can get great prices, if you go for package deals, CPU+MB+RAM or CPU+MB. __________________ techzonline.net

April 2nd, 2005, 04:26 PM	#27
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	yeah thats more than mine lol! good for u! i want to get a new pc as well. but then there are other things worth spending on at my age like clothes and drinks lol

April 3rd, 2005, 07:27 AM	#31
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: 12:53 PM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,513 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	don't ever go with built in graphics card, I have one and I never used it... I couldn't even get more than 30fps in counterstrike on local servers __________________

April 3rd, 2005, 08:09 AM	#33
Raheel Photoshop Mod Joined: Mar 21st, 2005 Last Online: 06:12 PM Location: London UK, (Pakistani National) Age: 23 Posts: 1,505 Car: Local Busses and Trains Rep Power: 17	I would suggest he busy an nVidia 6 series graphics card. they have Sli technology which doubles the performace of the graphics, but it only runs on 8X AGP slots.. __________________ 3aba7ech5hah: City University Racing

April 3rd, 2005, 11:20 AM	#34
Vette Boss Joined: Nov 14th, 2004 Last Online: 02:38 PM Location: United States, Britain, in time Age: 23 Posts: 3,023 Car: Nissan Altima 3.5-litre SE Rep Power: 36	Actually, SLi is for PCI-E and it doesn't give you "double the graphic performance", it gives about a 70% performance increase. Of course, the CPU will always be the bottle-neck of the SLi setup, you need an extremely strong PSU to power both cards. All of this, when cards basically double in performance every year or so. SLi, IMO doesn't really add-up if you're on a budget, even if you aren't it's not too smart. One of the best buys for video cards right now, if you're going PCI-E is the ATI Radeon X800XL, it has 16 pipelines just like the X800XT and it can be overclocked to X800XT levels with good cooling, it doesn't cost too much, either. __________________ 2003 Nissan Altima 3.5SE SHIFT_the future

April 2nd, 2005, 08:36 AM	#22
26y Joined: Mar 23rd, 2005 Last Online: July 11th, 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	if buying a new computer; first check the usual suspects to compare prices. www.pricewatch.com www.newegg.com www.savesome.net www.gottadeal.com www.outpost.com If you have a fry's electronics store near you; they usually have deals for a p4 3.2 w/ mobo (dunno brand) for around $189. the outpost link above is their internet store.

April 2nd, 2005, 02:30 PM	#24
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	the stuff on the site is very over priced compared to hong kong stuff. today i bought 512 ram ddr 400mhz for only 320 hkd. calculate it u be amazed 42usd for 256ram its only frickin 160 hkd 21usd.

April 2nd, 2005, 02:36 PM	#25
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	yeah well, today we went out to get a new pc and we got a custom built one for $2800. the specs are 2400 sempon chip really cool msi MB. its got built in graphics card, lan (internet card) 5.1 sound thingy, usb 2.0 160gb hd 2mb cahce DVD burner. 2.4x duel layer. now thinkin bout it should have given like 40 bucks more for a 4x one. his old pc we sold for 462HKD. asus mother board with a 1ghz centrino chip and 256mb SD ram. good deal when compared to the books and other buyers. from the old pc we putin the HD (its only 20.5GB but spins at 72K, ibm deskstar. really amazing how its in there dont u think, this pc is quite old. must have cost him alot when he got it coz its such a fast spinner lol and lill bits like the usb 2.0 card we put back in, theres no floppy, though the specs say it should. but then the pc looks better with out the floppy so who gives. we can pic one up for like 1.5 usd if we need it but we gonna get a flash drive or just burn on to cd's overall great bargin. want more details just say :>:> so happy bout the deal.

April 3rd, 2005, 07:29 AM	#32
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	yeah i know its gonna haunt him. its not that bad thoguh he can play cs lol. hes saving for a graphics card how, and another stick of 512 ram

April 3rd, 2005, 11:38 AM	#35
TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: 06:29 PM Location: Bahrain Age: 24 Posts: 2,425 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 164	why does he need such a highend card? If he plays games casually, then a good 9800pro should do it for him. __________________ techzonline.net

April 3rd, 2005, 12:42 PM	#36
Andrew911tt Joined: Feb 2nd, 2004 Last Online: 09:53 AM Location: San Diego Age: 23 Posts: 421 Car: 2008 MazdaSpeed3 GT Rep Power: 24	does anyone else think that for $2800 he sould have gotton much much more or am i just not thinking correct right now __________________ Nothing better than a Porsche except a better one!! 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

April 3rd, 2005, 01:08 PM	#37
TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: 06:29 PM Location: Bahrain Age: 24 Posts: 2,425 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 164	I think thats HK$ 2800, if its US$, I'm gonna jump... __________________ techzonline.net

April 3rd, 2005, 03:29 PM	#38
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	hkd lol. he only has 4x agp slots

April 3rd, 2005, 07:32 PM	#40
Andrew911tt Joined: Feb 2nd, 2004 Last Online: 09:53 AM Location: San Diego Age: 23 Posts: 421 Car: 2008 MazdaSpeed3 GT Rep Power: 24	oooooooooo ok then never mind my bad __________________ Nothing better than a Porsche except a better one!! 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

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