-GoBengals- Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I like these folks, thier feedback is mostly positive, all negative seems to come from people not reading auctions... [url="http://stores.ebay.com/suntechpc"]http://stores.ebay.com/suntechpc[/url] so my questions ARE... AMD or P4? should i get a system with 512 ram and buy more or go with the gig from them? they use all pc3200. should i get the 80 gig hardd rive and just toss my external in there for a total of 160 or just get the 160 from them.. i will most deffinetly need the room either way. any other palces to recommend. im working with a total of about $900 but i want to get some extra ram for the dell server i got and a LCD monitor (or two) so really looking around $500-600... so i could buy one fo these and toss on the upgrades i want.. or go with something else.. for some reason i love those grey cases.. dunno why. help GEEKS UNITE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I've heard from several of my friends that know more about this shit than I do that building your own PC is the only way to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals_12th_Man Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 AMD is the way for me. It does almost as good with processes etc, and blows intel out of the gaming water... Get the bigger hard drive since you use so much space anyways, the price difference shouldnt be that muuch really. I just priced them myself last month and a 80 gig WD 8mb cachee was 70 bucks, 120 gig WD 8mb cache was 100 with a 40$ rebate... If you use alot of space, go with the bigger one.. The thing about installing the extra memory yourself is that the company will void the warranty if they know youve tinkered on the insides... If you feel saucy, install it yourself. But if you need to return it for repairs etc, make sure it doesnt get there with more stuff than ordered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted March 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 [quote name='Bengals_12th_Man' date='Mar 9 2005, 12:29 AM']AMD is the way for me. It does almost as good with processes etc, and blows intel out of the gaming water... Get the bigger hard drive since you use so much space anyways, the price difference shouldnt be that muuch really. I just priced them myself last month and a 80 gig WD 8mb cachee was 70 bucks, 120 gig WD 8mb cache was 100 with a 40$ rebate... If you use alot of space, go with the bigger one.. The thing about installing the extra memory yourself is that the company will void the warranty if they know youve tinkered on the insides... If you feel saucy, install it yourself. But if you need to return it for repairs etc, make sure it doesnt get there with more stuff than ordered... [right][post="58998"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] amd was always good to me. . i find servuys that speak for both. with the hard drive, i have a 80 gig sitting here, so if i pay for the 160, i will really ahve 240... so basically difference between having two 80's or 1 160 in there.. i have build systems before, installing ram and such is no issue, this place custom builds so warranty not a problem. the question of the decade is ADM Vs P4 for graphics and internet apps. and is a AMD 3000+ equal to a P4 3.0 ghz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BengalsOwn Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I will never buy a PC built by someone else unless it was an absolute steal, and if it wasn't for me. Just do it yourself, get a cool looking case, a nice 400-550 watt power supply, dvd burner, dvd rom drive, gig of ram, 64 bit AMD along with a nice motherboard that has support for PCI-Express, a large hard drive (160 gig is enough, since you have the external), and a newer ATI AGP video card (such as 9600 XT or 9700 pro), and you'll have a nice pc. I have 2 80 GB hard drives, and I have about 4 GB total left right now. It goes fast if you download a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodey319 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 someone on here recommended these guys to me and i order one a week or so ago and got it yesterday and i love it. [url="http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/"]http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/[/url] You customize everything from the actual box to monitor and speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mongoloido Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I'm not sure how much power you're looking for out of your machine, but I might shy away from the AMDs (dunno enough about Intels to have an opinion). While the CPUs listed can still get the job done, they are 2-3 year old CPUs. None of them look to be 64 bit CPUs... Just my first impression. Again though, not sure how vital the big dog CPUs are for what you do. My 2800 cpu still runs all the software of today just fine. I just know it's gonna have issues with the next generation so I'm upgrading and giving my brother this computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mongoloido Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 [quote name='whodey319' date='Mar 9 2005, 09:33 AM']someone on here recommended these guys to me and i order one a week or so ago and got it yesterday and i love it. [url="http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/"]http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/[/url] You customize everything from the actual box to monitor and speakers. [right][post="59071"][/post][/right][/quote] Oh good! I was happy with the one they built for me a couple years ago and hoped you would like yours too. I just worry a little about giving the advice that people spend $$$ on. If things go poorly, I feel like a real jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 [quote name='whodey319' date='Mar 9 2005, 08:33 AM']someone on here recommended these guys to me and i order one a week or so ago and got it yesterday and i love it. [url="http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/"]http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/[/url] You customize everything from the actual box to monitor and speakers. [right][post="59071"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] [img]http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/intelconfig_pcie.jpg[/img] thats probably the coolest shit i have ever seen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodey319 Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 this is the system i got but i couldnt help myself, i upgraded to dvd burner and all kinds of shit and got a 19" lcd monitor. Ended up costing about 950 bucks. For what i got in the system it would have cost a fortune from dell or somwhere like that. [img]http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/images/cs/xbladesil_500x400.jpg[/img] -Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 3.0GHz 800 FSB -I865PE Chipset 800FSB 8X AGP MB -512MB Dual Channel DDR400 RAM -80GB 7200 RPM ATA 100 HD -ATI Radeon 9250 128MB AGP 8X -52x32x52x CD-RW -AC97 3D Wave Surround Sound -600Watt Subwoofer Speakers -X-Blade Medium Tower 450W Power -Build-in LCD Temperature Display $609 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mongoloido Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 [quote name='GoBengals' date='Mar 9 2005, 11:39 PM'][img]http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/intelconfig_pcie.jpg[/img] thats probably the coolest shit i have ever seen... [right][post="59661"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] That's the case I'm currently building my new pc in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatScratchFever Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 [quote name='GoBengals' date='Mar 9 2005, 11:39 PM'][img]http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/intelconfig_pcie.jpg[/img] thats probably the coolest shit i have ever seen... [right][post="59661"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] That is SAWEET! Looks like it has jet fighter air intakes... You should get one of these... [url="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7138876/"]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7138876/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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