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AdmiralAckbar · 01-23-2010, 11:34 PM

Hey guys, I'm back with more PC-buying/building questions.

I was searching TigerDirect for prebuilt PC's, if nothing else out of boredom. I came across this, and I had a few questions about it:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...263&CatId=4928

Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal for $540? It seems so to me, but I am a novice at that sort of thing.

The things that stood out to me:

- The 4 gigs of RAM
- The video card
- The OS (windows 7 home) that comes with it

The only things that I question are the mobo and the CPU. Are they any good? For this price, are they worth it?

Overall, is this a good deal? Or would I be better off buying it all seperate and putting it together myself?

Abubakr · 01-23-2010, 11:41 PM

If you can I would build it your self. You can get better parts for the money.

XGrave · 01-24-2010, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abubakr

If you can I would build it your self. You can get better parts for the money.

agreed- made this for another thread and it includes a monitor without the monitor you could probably get a quad core and a 1gb graphics card

Linkworld B319-89WU Gray / Silver ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $19.99

Maxtor MaXLine II HDD-5A320J0-NDW-R 320GB 5400 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 3.5 -$20.00 Instant=$59.99>$39.99

Hanns·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail -$15.00 Instant=$129.99>$114.99

MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE Micro ATX AMD Motherboard=$49.99

SAPPHIRE 100264HDMI Radeon HD 4350 512MB 64-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Low Profile Ready Video Card-$3.00 Instant=$39.99>$36.99

AMD Gift Battleforge Game Coupon-$29.99 Saving=$29.99>$0.00

DYNAPOWER USA EP-50X.C866 500W Power Supply -$5.00 Instant=$29.99>$24.99

APEVIA KIS-COMBO-SV Silver/Black PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard Scroll Mouse and Dual Speaker Combo Set=$22.99

Nippon Labs Internal Card Reader 3.5-$9.00 Instant=$19.99>10.99

Arctic Silver Alumina AATA-5G Thermal Adhesive=$6.99

AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX245OCGQBOX=$62.00

A-DATA G series 4GB (2 x 2G 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1B16KG=$85.99

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler-$18.00 Instant=$36.98>$18.98

Subtotal: Approx~$494.88- straight off of newegg

SnOwBunZz · 01-24-2010, 02:39 AM

CPU is rather old (newer dualcore model though).
GPU is low end.

AM3 socket mobo, which is good, it doesn't support DDR3 RAM, which is bad for futureproofing. (there are hybrid DDR2 and 3 mobos, like mine, but the DDR3 support is weak and you cannot mix DDR2 with DDR3)

I'd skip on this one.

XGrave · 01-24-2010, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnOwBunZz

CPU is rather old (newer dualcore model though).
GPU is low end.

AM3 socket mobo, which is good, it doesn't support DDR3 RAM, which is bad for futureproofing. (there are hybrid DDR2 and 3 mobos, like mine, but the DDR3 support is weak and you cannot mix DDR2 with DDR3)

I'd skip on this one.

were you talking about the build i made the one he found or both O.o

SnOwBunZz · 01-24-2010, 02:44 AM

The one he found.

XGrave · 01-24-2010, 02:48 AM

oh well mine doesn't support ddr3 either so.....

SnOwBunZz · 01-24-2010, 02:58 AM

I pretty much skimmed your build since it's 5am here. xd

XGrave · 01-24-2010, 03:24 AM

i just through together what was cheap lol

Sakumo · 01-24-2010, 04:40 AM

It's not a good deal, I built a better computer for around $620 including monitor and OS. Minus about $130(for the monitor) and it comes out $510.

01-23-2010, 11:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
AdmiralAckbar Pikachu's Flea Collar Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Punxsutani, Pennsylvania Posts: 57 Reputation: 10	Good Deal? Hey guys, I'm back with more PC-buying/building questions. I was searching TigerDirect for prebuilt PC's, if nothing else out of boredom. I came across this, and I had a few questions about it: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...263&CatId=4928 Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal for $540? It seems so to me, but I am a novice at that sort of thing. The things that stood out to me: - The 4 gigs of RAM - The video card - The OS (windows 7 home) that comes with it The only things that I question are the mobo and the CPU. Are they any good? For this price, are they worth it? Overall, is this a good deal? Or would I be better off buying it all seperate and putting it together myself? __________________ Currently playing: Nothing

01-23-2010, 11:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Abubakr Game Journalist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,324 Reputation: 36	If you can I would build it your self. You can get better parts for the money. __________________

01-24-2010, 02:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
SnOwBunZz Nyan nyan ni hao nyan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Flanders Posts: 8,017 Reputation: 319	CPU is rather old (newer dualcore model though). GPU is low end. AM3 socket mobo, which is good, it doesn't support DDR3 RAM, which is bad for futureproofing. (there are hybrid DDR2 and 3 mobos, like mine, but the DDR3 support is weak and you cannot mix DDR2 with DDR3) I'd skip on this one. __________________ [My Anime List] \| [last.fm] \| [xfire] \| [Steam] If anyone would like me to build a rig, I'd prefer it to be in a thread in the tech section rather than PM. Thank you.

01-24-2010, 02:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
SnOwBunZz Nyan nyan ni hao nyan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Flanders Posts: 8,017 Reputation: 319	The one he found. __________________ [My Anime List] \| [last.fm] \| [xfire] \| [Steam] If anyone would like me to build a rig, I'd prefer it to be in a thread in the tech section rather than PM. Thank you.

01-24-2010, 02:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
XGrave Eriond's Egotist Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,777 Reputation: 18	oh well mine doesn't support ddr3 either so..... __________________ You Sir Are Wrong, And If You Are Not Wrong, You Sir, Are Still Wrong

01-24-2010, 02:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
SnOwBunZz Nyan nyan ni hao nyan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Flanders Posts: 8,017 Reputation: 319	I pretty much skimmed your build since it's 5am here. xd __________________ [My Anime List] \| [last.fm] \| [xfire] \| [Steam] If anyone would like me to build a rig, I'd prefer it to be in a thread in the tech section rather than PM. Thank you.

01-24-2010, 03:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
XGrave Eriond's Egotist Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,777 Reputation: 18	i just through together what was cheap lol __________________ You Sir Are Wrong, And If You Are Not Wrong, You Sir, Are Still Wrong

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