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Where is the best place to buy computer parts?
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20. November 2004 @ 20:24 |
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athlon xp 2800+ oc to 2.2ghz
gigabyte 3d cooler pro max speed (4400rpm)
artic silver 5
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20. November 2004 @ 20:36 |
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20. November 2004 @ 20:50 |
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*drowns in his own drool*
To bad its on backorder :(
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20. November 2004 @ 21:25 |
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From what I've read PNY makes good cards. I'd definitely pick it over the Asus.
The PNY has twice the memory and it's superfast GDDR3 not the plain jane DDR that the Asus uses. The PNY's memory is clocked higher than the Asus as well :)
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21. November 2004 @ 06:41 |
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Yeah I would go with the 256MB card myself too...
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dyinman
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23. November 2004 @ 07:54 |
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You should really checkout this search engine:
http://www.pricewatch.com
It searches loads of retailers for computer parts. You'll find the cheapest deals out there, guarenteed. Newegg seems like a rip off after this deal...
From here, i managed to get a nice IWill motherboard (any of you heard of it yet? It's not well known, but in my opinion, solid as a rock)... AthlonXP 2600+ processor, 512mb DDR3200 ram, 40gb maxtor 7200rpm, and a nice little case, a GeForceFX series (256mb video ram), all for just over $300.
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23. November 2004 @ 08:58 |
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dyinman,
I just used everything you have listed there at Newegg except the MoBO I had to use Ausus because they dont carry that brand. Anyway it all came to $310 You may find cheapr prices out there (noy usually, but there is an exception) As far as service, quality, and support go I don't believe you find a better company than Newegg out there. I have bought literally thousands of computer parts off line from 10 to 20 different retailers and Newegg is at the very top of my list. Have you ever ordered anything from Newegg before. I bet if you did you would feel just like I do now. Also most everything at Newegg is free shipping you need to take that into account when buying your hardware. Needless to say i only shop at one place now when I buy computer hardware and thats Newegg.
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Xian
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23. November 2004 @ 09:10 |
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I recently started using ZipZoomFly instead of NewEgg. NewEgg started charging sales tax in my state since they opened a warehouse here. I also noticed that a lot of things that they used to ship for free have a shipping charge now. So far I am happy with ZZF, they have free shipping and no sales tax for me. I would say that they are a very good alternative to NewEgg. Of course the real test of a vendor is when you have to return something to them and I haven't had to do that with ZZF yet.
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23. November 2004 @ 09:18 |
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Xian,
I will have to check them out. I am always looking for the best deal.. :-)
I was jus commenting on what I have experience with and Newegg always did good by me. I hope they don't open a warehouse around here ;-)
Good Luck all and Happy Thanksgiving :-)
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wild77
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23. November 2004 @ 19:14 |
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dyinman
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25. November 2004 @ 21:33 |
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I have actually found newegg to be very dissatisfying as far as prices for quality in the past. Also, in pricewatch u learn to look out for certain retailers (as being better than the rest) and most of them now offer free shipping or they say what shipping is right on the search engine pages. It also helps to know exactly what you are looking for instead of just browsing through the categories. Have you used pricewatch before?
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26. November 2004 @ 13:01 |
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I'm not sure who you are asking, but yes I use Pricewatch all the time. I have also spent over 10's of thousands of dollars buying computer parts in the last 5 years from online retailers, and I have found NewEgg to be the best service, quality, customer satasfaction, and usually the best price. My question to you would be have you ever bought from NewEgg before? I'm not saying there arent other good retailers out there but NewEgg is good and I'm sure if you asked 90% of the people here would agree.
Have a Nice Day :-)
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26. November 2004 @ 16:32 |
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While pricewatch is very handy I'd rather pay a bit more from newegg if I have to in order to get the peace of mind knowing it's going to be delivered on time, it's what I ordered and I won't be hassled if I need to return it :)
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28. November 2004 @ 17:12 |
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I was thinking (just wondering actually) would it be beneficial to water cool the system instead of with fans?
How is the noise on water cooled systems?
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28. November 2004 @ 17:23 |
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Low noise is definitely one of the big pluses of water cooling. I've thought about it myself many times but I always come back to one though - "you got water in your case, man!" But then again I'm a wuss when it comes to overclocking, water cooling and all that fancy youngster kinda stuff :P
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28. November 2004 @ 17:25 |
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lol, i have never over clocked anything nor do i plan too.
I was just wondering because i hate all the noise my fans make when i am doing heavy gaming/encoding.
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28. November 2004 @ 17:36 |
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Well, water cooling would definitely cut down on the noise. Most have a couple fans to cool the radiator but I believe Zalman makes one called the Reserator that is totally passive meaning no fans of any sort :)
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28. November 2004 @ 17:49 |
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k, would i need a total different setup (i.e. a new MoBo, RAM Chips, etc.) if i go with water cooling?
I found a water coolable 6800 that comes with a power supply.
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28. November 2004 @ 20:23 |
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No need for a special motherboard. The only thing you do different is to run hoses to a water block that attatches to the CPU instead of a traditional HSF :)
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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28. November 2004 @ 20:39 |
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Well you might need a PSU if you run a more exotic unit ... like the ones ive shown u from time to time :P
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1. December 2004 @ 17:24 |
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Hehe, with the card in my sig coming out soon, I maybe able to get the X800 XT i want(ed) (as it will be a bit cheaper!) They want $550 for the card in my sig :O
EDIT: By looking further @ this card, it supports 2 Outputs (to monitors or similar) and it will take up two slots :( Maybe thats a bad choice.
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1. December 2004 @ 17:52 |
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on second thought, check this out :) This is awesome news for Nvidia :).
In a test conducted by Hothardware.com, the Nvidia 6800GT was EQUAL to the ATI Card in my sig (X850 XT Platinum Edition PCI-Express) when they tested it on Doom 3 (which is optimized for Nvidia card)
http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?page=18&articleid=610&cid=2
check that out. It makes me think twice (in a good way) about getting the 6800GT.
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3. December 2004 @ 18:03 |
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:) Post edited, picture now gone from sig.
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28. December 2004 @ 20:00 |
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Hey, after a bit of hardware trouble, (i am taking my computer in to the shop tomorrow) i decided to post my specs.
Case: Thermaltake Xaser V8000 (w. Window)
http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase/WinGo/v8000a.htm
CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (939 Socket)
RAM: Kingston Hyper X 1GB (pc3200)
Mobo: Gigabyte K8NS Ultra-939
Video Card: Gigabyte 6800GT
Hard Drive: 250GB 7200RPMs (Dad said I could add dual 74GB Raptors in a few months)
Power Supply: Antec 430W Power Supply (is that suffice if i add dual Raptors?)
Burner:Micro Advantage (YUCK!, lol) DVD+\-R(W) Dual Layer.
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 (on the CD)
7 Fans (one on back, two on windowed side that have lights in them, one on top of case, haven't installed the rest).
2 Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light Kits (4 tubes total)
any thoughts? Comments? etc.
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28. December 2004 @ 20:55 |
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Looks like you have a winner there. Slap those Raptors in and you'll be smokin' fast :)
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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