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Potato-VS- · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:56 pm Post subject: w00h00!

Okay, before I start let me say that my mom recently got a new job at a local college teaching some ealy childhood stuff. She gets some bonuses - more pay (+$2000 per year onto her paycheque), two months off work, etc. The best one, however, is: she can choose to purchase a computer up to $5000 CND and the college will pay for it - she has to pay them back in 5 years without interest! Anywho, so Im going to design a kick ass custom PC thats about $2000 - $2500 CND, using http://www.ncix.com/pcbuilder/index.php?action=config&id=1167077&platformid=1001 as a base. Whats the best combo that you guys can come up with on there? I know JD and I made one up a couple of months back but Ive lost the config unfortunatly

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So? Whats your best config? Something powerful and stable thats stylish and upgradeable? (The type that I want).

Potato-VS- · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 5:01 pm Post subject:

THe base for what Im looking for thus far:

ANTEC SLK3700BQE ATX QUIET CASE BLACK 4X5.25 7X3.5 ATX12V 350W $111.72

Processor INTEL PENTIUM 4 P4 3.06GHZ 512K NORTHWOOD 533FSB S478 RETAIL BOX $402.01

Motherboard ASUS P4P800 DELUXE I865PE S478 DUAL DDR AGP 5PCI SATA 1394 SOUND 1000LAN $181.93

Memory OCZ DUAL CHANNEL OPTIMIZED PLATINUM 2X256MB DDR PC3200 CAS2 HEAT SPREADER $210.52

IDE Hard Drives SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.7 80GB HD ATA/100 8.5MS 7200 OEM $97.01

Video Card SAPPHIRE RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB AGP VGA DVI-I TV OUT RETAIL BOX $516.32

Sound Card CREATIVE SOUNBLASTER AUDIGY X-GAMER 24BIT RETAIL $109.40

DVD-ROM SONY 16X DVD / 4 #alien

CD-ROM DDU1621 INT IDE W/O SW OEM $49.30

Operating System MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION OEM (WITH SYSTEM ONLY) $127.44

TOT: $1,855.66 W/O GST and PST
TOT: $2134

Azrael · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 5:25 pm Post subject:

where's the monitor? You figure if she's got 5 years to pay it off, you might as well get her a decent flat screen

If she thinks that might be pushing it, just tell her that the improved viewability will make working at home alot easier on her eyes, thus helping to keep her eyeglass prescription where it's at! See, modern day medicine can help get you a new computer!!
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Stevo · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 6:38 pm Post subject:

Potato-VS- · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:06 pm Post subject:

Hmm that is true Az... Though we already have a monitor - not flat screen... Prehaps Ill look into it.

Yea its really a "new-age" kind of drive speed isnt it?

Potato-VS- · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:10 pm Post subject:

What type of monitor is best? I know a flat screen - 17" - monitor is what she'd probably be happy with, is a ViewSonic good? They have them at my school but I dont know if they have good quality/worth the price... I know absolitly nothing about monitors BTW.

`RaphX · Registered User Joined: 24 Mar 2002 Posts: 1556

Given that it's only a few extra $$$ per month, rather than a big one-off payment - go for 22" or something really great like that...you are going for a $500+ graphics card, after all.

powdermilkman · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:08 pm Post subject:

viewsonic is the best for the money...i have a 17 incher and it is fantastic. Plus the customer support is bloody fantastic. Something happened to mine i called them up and they said send it to us we will fix it for free take in account the warranty had gone out as well. They sent me back a monitor within 5 days of originally sending, but instead of sending mine back they gave me a brand new one.

Powder

Potato-VS- · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 4:00 pm Post subject:

I changed the card down to save money and add in the possibility of a monitor... Though I dont know anything ABOUT monitors, so does anyone know whats good/bad? What I should get / shouldnt get?

SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT 256MB DDR DVI-I W/ TV OUT OEM $259.90

VIEWSONIC E70 17IN 16VIS 0.27MM 1280X1024 MPRII $173.78