[ripken204]

also with the Asus P5GD2 Motherboard i am guessing that i can only use DDR2, is that right?

[Astalavista]

how old are you?

i suggest that u create a spread sheet using Excel

one colume is your buget, another is your target, another is dell

list the prices and compare

if your on a budget dell makes a better choice.

if you hv unlimited funds that is a different story.

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[ripken204]

i am actually almost done with an exel sheet now, i think all i need is the video card

[Astalavista]

I attached a simple shread sheet

to my last post.

u dont need any brains to use it

fill in the blanks make sure u compare apples to apples, oranges to oranges

your price for that case of your was 800 dollars

the price of the dell is 1203 w/ monitor with video, with hard drives, with dvd burner. doesn't take a genius to figure out that the 800 dollar
deal is not really a deal but a rip off.

[ripken204]

Asus P5GD2 Premium Motherboard 180
Samsung 16X DVD±RW, Model TS-H552B/WRCH Black, Retail 68.5
Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor 198
Intel Socket 775 CPU Cooling Fan 30
PowerUp 400 Watt Dual Fan Power Supply 19
ANTEC Performance Plus Metallic Gray SOHO File Server Case 69
Western Digital / Caviar SE / 200GB / 7200 / 8MB / ATA-100 / EIDE Hard Drive 89.99
Bitmap ATI All-In-Wonder X600 PRO / 256MB / PCI Express / Video Card
204
512mb ddr2 115.99

974.48










this is what ive done so far, nething i need to/shuld add?

[ripken204]

well after just reading a post under the win xp forum, i just remembered i need a sound card



and i dont rly dont know anything about sound cards at all

[Astalavista]

ripken204, on Feb 3 2005, 09:18 AM, said:

Asus P5GD2 Premium Motherboard 180
Samsung 16X DVD±RW, Model TS-H552B/WRCH Black, Retail 68.5
Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor 198
Intel Socket 775 CPU Cooling Fan 30
PowerUp 400 Watt Dual Fan Power Supply 19
ANTEC Performance Plus Metallic Gray SOHO File Server Case 69
Western Digital / Caviar SE / 200GB / 7200 / 8MB / ATA-100 / EIDE Hard Drive 89.99
Bitmap ATI All-In-Wonder X600 PRO / 256MB / PCI Express / Video Card
204
512mb ddr2  115.99

974.48










this is what ive done so far, nething i need to/shuld add?

one 200 GB ATA???

why dont u get a Seagate 200GB SATA
Where is your monitor? LCD?
512 MB Memory? The min now a days is 1 GB not 512 MB

if u are going to buy a dvd-write i suggest that u go to http://www.cdfreaks.com

so u will know what u should get they have a comparison chart.

which drives can copy what protected DVDs and CDs

[ripken204]

http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/s...na/indetail.asp

that looks like a good sound card to me^^
-i already have a 17" lcd
-another 512 ram for ddr2 is another 150$ unless u can find a good site to buy it

[Astalavista]

what are u talking about... i get my ddr2 for less than 100 dollars.

[ripken204]

where????

[ripken204]

and where do u get ddr2 for that cheap?!!!LINK FOR MY COMP

[Astalavista]

dude u really have to know what you are buying.

which P5GD2 are u getting their are 3 models

ordinary, deluxe and premium?

did u even bother to check the specs of your Asus motherboard?

all 3 models come with gigabit LAN and built in Sound.


High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound system on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions and multi-streaming technology that simultaneously sends different audio streams to different destinations. You can now talk to your partners on the headphone while playing a multi-channel network games. All of these are done on one computer. The Dolby Digital Live technology from Dolby Lab encodes the multi-channel audio source into AC-3 bit-stream and outputs it to S/PDIF port in real time.

Dual Gigabit LAN
The integrated dual Gigabit LAN design allows a PC to serve as a network gateway for managing traffic between two separate networks. This capability ensures rapid transfer of data from WAN to LAN without any added arbitration or latency. No more bottleneck to handle large amounts of data such as video, audio, and voice.

Number 1 Rule know what you are buying.

[ripken204]

wow ur right, i forgot about all that stuff

[Astalavista]

Let me tell you now I know for a fact that your price will be more than that
of dell. No matter what you do it will be more expensive.

bec. u are getting a budget PC. and Dell has the buying power to buy hardware at a massive discount.

When u add up all your shipping and taxes you'll see.

I live in the philippines so i can get stuff cheap. Bec. people import directly
from China or Taiwan here. At times i get stuff like my 19' LCD from
the States but for memory i get them here.


Lets compare your specs to mine shall we

Dimension 8400 Desktop P4 540 3.2Ghz 1GB DDR2/533 Memory/250GB Serial ATA HD, 16x DVD-ROM, 16x Dual Layer DVD Writer, 2001FP 20in Dell Digital LCD, 256MB PCI Express x800 XT Video card, Audigy 2 ZS Sound card, $1510.80 shipped free.

If u remove the LCD it is less than 1000.00

u need to learn to compare. i made the spread sheet to help u but u didn't even
download it. funny.

your just going to waste your money and time.

[ripken204]

motherboard-Asus P5GD2 Premium Motherboard-$180
cd/dvd drive-Samsung 16X DVD±RW, Model TS-H552B/WRCH Black, Retail-$68.5
processor-Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor-$198
fan-Intel Socket 775 CPU Cooling Fan-$30
power supply-PowerUp 400 Watt Dual Fan Power Supply-$19
case-ANTEC Performance Plus Metallic Gray SOHO File Server Case-$69
hard drive-Seagate 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3200822AS-$126
video card-ATI All-In-Wonder X600 PRO / 256MB / PCI Express / Video Card-$204
memory-512mb ddr2 -$115.99



1010.49

[ripken204]

all i rly want to know now is if im missing anything?

[ripken204]

Astalavista, on Feb 2 2005, 08:03 PM, said:

which P5GD2 are u getting their are 3 models

ordinary, deluxe and premium?

premium

[Astalavista]

Dimension XPS Generation 3 Desktop P4 550 3.4Ghz, 1GB DDR2-533 Memory/250GB Serial ATA HD, 16x DVD, 16x Dual Layer DVD Writer, ATI X300 PCI Express video card, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, XP Home SP2, 3 yr warranty = $1196 shipped free.

LMAO

[ripken204]

also i did dload ur sheet and i did use it

[Astalavista]

I forgot to add a colume for shipping and taxes.

EAX800XT /2DT/256
EAX800XL /2DTV
EAX800/2D TV

there are also 3 models for X800 with TV tuner. which one ???

i think your price is greater than the dells i hv posted.


I forgot to mention that if i buy a dell unit in China like Xiamen or Beijing it is so much
cheaper compared to the United States.