Æ° Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 I could build something a lot better for half the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 like what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unconscience Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Originally posted by Æ° I could build something a lot better for half the price. be expecting an e-mail from me soon.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 http://www.brown.edu/webmaster/images/convo_04.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOOGLE? Posted August 16, 2003 Share Posted August 16, 2003 ok Kr430n5_666 it was funny until you posted the pic of my grandma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unconscience Posted August 16, 2003 Share Posted August 16, 2003 ok Kr430n5_666 it was funny until you posted the pic of my grandma. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoink Posted August 16, 2003 Share Posted August 16, 2003 Originally posted by Kilo7- http://a772.g.akamai.net/7/772/51/62d6fc71785167/www.apple.com/powermac/images/indexhandles06232003.jpg'> siht wonk ! Hell YES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted August 16, 2003 Share Posted August 16, 2003 ^^looks like a cheese grater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willy.wonka Posted August 16, 2003 Share Posted August 16, 2003 you can always steal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted August 16, 2003 Share Posted August 16, 2003 Originally posted by MOOGLE? ok Kr430n5_666 it was funny until you posted the pic of my grandma. HAHAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 CPU - $269 Motherboard (with onboard LAN) - $80 Memory - $166 Video card - $400 HDD - $111 DVD - $25 CDRW - $40 FDD - $8 Sound card - $63 XP Professional - Free $1,162 total Now that's without the monitor, speakers, and the pretty case with the neon lights. Those flat panel monitors suck for playing games anyway. 19" monitor for around $150 isn't hard to find and you can get a decent speaker system for a couple hundred bucks. So at most you would need to add an extra $400 onto that total I came up with. And the prices are for the same exact product that is in that Alienware system. Now, what to do with that extra $1,500? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 Well considering that the onboard lan would not have the capabilities of a purchased one. And he's not getting a flat screen monitor, he's buying a flat CRT, similar to my 22" flat CRT that I'm staring at. And that 64$ sound card would be no where near the quality of the Audigy 2. Simply put. What processor would you be putting in for $269? Why not just go with a Barton XP 3000+ for $255? And what $80 motherboard? But as I've said, it is a name you're paying for. My desktop system(as of now): Crappy ECS K7S6A Motherboard - $75 Thoroughbred Athlon XP 1800+ CPU - $60 Two PNY 512 MB PC2100 DDR RAM sticks - $170 Memorex 52x24x52 CD-RW - $99 Pioneer DVD-Rom 8x - Don't Remember Case with 400W PS - $50 GeForce 3 Ti400 - Dont Remember Western Digital 40&60 GB 7200 RPM HDD - Don't Remember Soundblaster Surround Sound Audio Card - Don't Remember Lan Card - Don't Remember 22" MAG Flat CRT monitor - I Don't Remember Basically I built this computer like a year and a half almost two years ago. And the prices on there are as of now. It's still just as good as any Dell put out now. Laptop System: Processor Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+ Memory 512 MB DDR (PC2100) Hard Drive 40 GB Display 15.4" Widescreen TFT LCD DVD/CD-RW Combo (CD-read 24x; CD-write 24x; CD-rewrite 10x; DVD-read 8x) Video ATI RADEON IGP 320M 64 MB Sound PC2001 Compliant AC '97 Audio Built-in Stereo Speakers Modem 56K* ITU v.92 Ready Fax/Modem Network Integrated 802.11g Wireless LAN, 10/100Mbps Built-in Ethernet Card Ports / Other 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 IEEE 1394, 1 VGA external connector, 1 S–Video Out, Microphone In, Line Out, PCMCIA Slots (Card Bus type I and type II) Pointing Device Touchpad with vertical Scroll Zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 fuck alienware duke. build your own shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 The onboard LAN has the same capabilities as the card. The processor I'm talking about is the 400 MHz front side bus. The one you are talking about is 266 MHz and actually costs $239. Those flat panel monitors suck ass unless you are working in an office and don't play video games. Sound card is the same one that is in the Alienware system. The $80 motherboard is the same one that is in the Alienware system plus onboard LAN. All the shit I priced out is the exact same shit that is in the Alienware system. I did forget to put a case and power supply in there though, but with an extra $1,500 left over you might be able to manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neskoner Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 interesting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 Originally posted by Æ° The one you are talking about is 266 MHz and actually costs $239. It's actually 333FSB and it costs about $257.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Broke Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 Damn... lotta money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 You are right, I was wrong about the bus speed. But... http://www.fatcap.co.uk/host/files/cpu.JPG'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 All depends on the site I was on tigerdirect, and you were on pricewatch. I've dealt exclusively with tigerdirect and give them 62,000 thumbs up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sectorTVA Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 alienware makes nice systems, but id rather build one myself....all together i put in about 1,800 into mine over a year, hopefully i wont have to upgrade again for another year....runs the games i play at highest resoloutions no problem....the good thing about the system that you bought is you probably wont have to upgrade for a minute, plus alienware doesnt package a bunch of useless bloatware....if i had to buy a manufactured pc, id probably get an alienware.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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