The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

THanks GM ill keep that in mind.


im looking at some small mobo and such. hows this here look,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128338 $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116052 $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034 $57($30 mir)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003 $70 ($15 mir)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262 $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 $54

$366 before $45 MIR


ididnt realise this mobo had built on video. i dont need a gpu for this.

 

you could also get a 780g board an an athlon x2. it might be slower than an e2180 but it will be plenty fast for internet and email. it is also nice because of the built in graphics. and you dont need to spend that much on a psu for a cheap build. an antec earthwatts would be great.

mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186141
cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103257
psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371005

 

Good finds there ddp.

I repeated because Rob is sometimes a little hard of reading and he's hardheaded too. It did produce something tho.

...gm

add:
krj brings up a good point RedRob and that's the route I was thinking if going with a "new" build for the parentals. You can go either AMD or Intel.... which ever produces the better product for the money.

 

Looks like everythings been ID'd and a fix/upgrade has been started for Robs in-laws (you fix the in-laws machine? I'm figuring out how to inject viruses into mine...LOL) This might be a little late but for next time try the Belarc Advisor if you need mobo ID'd or other information about the guts of a computer.

 

Deadrum it's never to late to help. I always forget about that little progie. It's great and tells you everything you want to know about your setup.

Try it RedRob and see what it says. lol. I'm curious....

.....gm

 

cincyrob,

Hell, get them an AMD 5200+ brisbane Dual Core for $67 and a $50 Biostar MB complete with very good nVidia 6150 graphics. Memory don't get no cheaper either, DDR2/800! For less than $160 they've got a much faster computer. Much better deal for the Folks! Easier on the old Wallet, too!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Mobo $55
CPU $70
MEM $57($30 mir)
PSU $30
Hdd $54
Case $60

$326 before $30 MIR
$296 after MIR

i think i might be able to get them to do this here.

with that being a small mobo. i could put it in there case they have now and save another $60 that take it down to $266 before MIR

 

might give this RAM a look too.

...gm

 

if i have one main sata hard drive and i plug in another one to be used for extra space. will the 2nd sata hard drive be picked up as slave on its own by the computer?

 

I thought they got rid of the whole master/slave business when they came out with SATA.

 

redice,

There is no Master/Slave with S-ata drives. It will read the boot drive as the "C" drive, and the others will be assigned their own drive letters. The additional drives can be used with different operating systems, except for Vista which as far as I'm concerned M$ can shove where the sun don't shine! Who in their right mind would want an OS that isn't compatible with a lot of older software, and is slower than XP-Pro, to boot! I would have to replace most of my existing programs that work perfectly fine with XP because more often than not it's not compatible with Vista! UGH!!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

ok thanks Russ

 

Anybody ever heard of these HDD: Fantom GreenDrive 1TB USB 2.0 and eSATA External Hard Drive - 2 Year Warranty! - GD1000EU
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=208503758&adid=17070&dcaid=17070
Seems like a helluva deal
List Price: $219.95
Our Price: $169.99
Price After Rebate(s): $149.99
Shipping: FREE

 

i replaced xp with vista 64 13 mtonhs ago, no problems here.

 

I know this is off topic, but are any of you guys good at math?

 

I cant figure number 9 out. I don't understand what I'm supposed to do or what the E after X stands for.

 

rick5446,

Here's a better deal yet!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822204069
$139 after $20 MIR! Pretty much the same thing. I know their twin drives use Hitachi drives because they say so on their website, but i haven't found out what these are yet. 2 years is pretty good for an external drive. The WD my friend Gina was looking at was only a one year warranty!

Happy Computering,
Russ

 

spamual,

Forget that it's slower than XP-Pro SP3, and I would have to replace about 30 or 40 programs that I need, that don't run on Vista! Installing a new hard drive wasn't a pleasant experience either what with all the security BS!

I'm glad that you have had no problems, but it would become very expensive for me to switch!

Happy Computering,
Russ