desktop advice

[danielekfuj]

my dell is turning 8 or 9 years old next week, and i think its about time to replace it. However, I have no idea what to buy. I have been looking at options from cyberpower and they have been the most appealing. I would like a 17" monitor screen(what I have now), but a 19" flat panel would be awesome. This would be used mainly for some hardcore forum trolling, but it would be nice to play need for speed or FIFA once in a while. Budget is $1000 TOPS. I would like the new computer to last al long as this one has, or even longer. I have never built a computer before swapping hard drives is the most I've ever done.

Sparknotes:

-$1000 budget-reliable-5.1 audio?-dual core processor-19" monitor-DVD player/writer-I was also thinking about getting a graphics card with a TV out so that I can get wireless gamepads and play through the TV (so it would be like playstation but w/better graphics)(computer is around the corner from PC, so about 10 feet)

[240Knightrider]

For $1000 bucks I can build you a rock solid machine. With the specs you want and some, as far as reliable it comes with a Three year warranty.

[danielekfuj]

I sent you an email.

[honda_killer240]

i do this for a living. shot me an email. ill put u together a nice rig. might even be able to get ya in under 1000....maybe. [email protected]

[danielekfuj]

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Digital Cable Support MEMORY 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs HARD DRIVE 320GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache OPTICAL DRIVE Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability MONITORS 19 inch S199WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor with TrueLife* VIDEO CARD 128MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO SOUND CARD Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio KEYBOARD Dell USB Keyboard MOUSE Dell Optical USB Mouse FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive or Media Reader Included WI-FI AND MODEM 56K PCI Data Fax Modem

ADOBE ELEMENTS STUDIO Adobe Elements Studio for XPS™ 420

WARRANTY AND SERVICE Get $50 Dell Gift Card with 4Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Included 10GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Year

ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEMLabels Windows Vista™ Premium Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 Miscellaneous Warranty Special

All for $988 from Dell. Good buy?? I figure I'll add a DVD rom and a memory card reader/writer and some speakers and I'm set for under $1100.

[240Knightrider]

Dell is good, but stick with me. Ill take care of you .

The only thing different really with that rig and that one is its a little fast and has an extra gig of memory. But it falls way short from the video card you wanted. Ill mix these and the specs you send me and get a quote. Im thinking $800-900. Ill let you know.

[honda_killer240]

-ASUS M2N-E SLI AM2 NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

- AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor/2000fsb/2mb L2

-Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

- EVGA 512-P2-N738-LR GeForce 8400GS 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

- Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

- LG 20X DVD±R Super Multi DVD Burner Black ATAPI / E-IDE Model

- Linkworld 313G-C26 Black/ Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 430W Power Supply

- Acer AL2016WBbd Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor

- Microsoft 65X-00024 Black USB Wireless Standard Optical Desktop 700 Mouse Included

- Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium

$932.90 plus shipping.

[240Knightrider]

As per specs requested.

Acer AL2016WBBD 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 800:1, WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050, DVI 1

Ultra / ATX Mid-Tower Case with a 350 Watt Power Supply 1 withASUS P5GZ-MX Intel Socket 775 Ultra Lite-On Super-Multi LH20A1H Lightscribe OEM DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, Internal, Black-Beige 1 Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, SATA-300, OEM 1 Transcend 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory 2 x 2 Masscool 8WA741 / Socket 775 / Copper Core/Heatpipes / CPU Cooling Fan 1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Processor BX80557E6550 - 2.33GHz, 4MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Conroe , Dual-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan 1 ATI Radeon X1650 Pro Video Card Game Bundle - FREE Call of Juarez PC Game, 512MB GDDR2, PCI Express, CrossFire Ready, DVI, VGA, HDTV, Video Card 1

Logitech LX300 Cordless Desktop Keyboard & Mouse

$ 780.45 Includes Shipping

AUUUHHHH i messed up.. that doesnt include shipping. Add $40 shipping. Remember thought thats retail. My agent is slow some days
Modified by 240Knightrider at 4:53 PM 12/31/2007

[audtatious]

PRICE FIGHT!!!!!

[240Knightrider]

And thats retail, not nico pricing. Ill post that after Danielekfuj sees it first.

[danielekfuj]

PRICE FIGHT!!!!!

and that can only mean one thing, WIN!

[240Knightrider]

Add

$15 for a 320GB instead of 160GB$30 for 400GB instead of 160GB$60 for 500GB instead of 160GB$118 for 750GB instead of 160GB$239 for 1TB instaed of 160 GB

[audtatious]

Even that rate is pretty good. I have an "old" HP Pavillion (P4 2.53GHz, 1.5GB memory) that has been a true workhorse with no issues so I have been looking at another Pavillion replacement. Your price is better than theirs for sure:

• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)• Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor E6550 (2.33GHz)• 4GB DDR2-667MHz dual channel SDRAM (4x1024)• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT, TV-out, DVI-I, HDMI• No Modem• 320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, 1394, video, audio• ATSC-NTSC TV tuner with PVR, FM tuner, remote• Integrated 7.1 channel sound w/front audio ports• Norton Internet Security(TM) 2007 - 15 Months• Microsoft(R) Works 8.0• HP 20-inch LCD Wide Flat Panel Monitor• HP keyboard and HP scroller mouseAccessories

$1269.99

[240Knightrider]

I forgot the card reader:

Add 14.65 for the internal card reader. phew...I believe thats it.

[honda_killer240]

i replied to ur email but ill put it here to. same thing i listed earlier but replace the amd mobo and cpu with the intel and it comes down to $903. personally i think its more bang for ur buck. 120 bux more and u get a lot more for ur money.

[240Knightrider]

Even that rate is pretty good. I have an "old" HP Pavillion (P4 2.53GHz, 1.5GB memory) that has been a true workhorse with no issues so I have been looking at another Pavillion replacement. Your price is better than theirs for sure:

• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)• Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor E6550 (2.33GHz)• 4GB DDR2-667MHz dual channel SDRAM (4x1024)• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT, TV-out, DVI-I, HDMI• No Modem• 320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, 1394, video, audio• ATSC-NTSC TV tuner with PVR, FM tuner, remote• Integrated 7.1 channel sound w/front audio ports• Norton Internet Security(TM) 2007 - 15 Months• Microsoft(R) Works 8.0• HP 20-inch LCD Wide Flat Panel Monitor• HP keyboard and HP scroller mouseAccessories

$1269.99

Exact Specs comes to $1001.82

[240Knightrider]

i replied to ur email but ill put it here to. same thing i listed earlier but replace the amd mobo and cpu with the intel and it comes down to $903. personally i think its more bang for ur buck. 120 bux more and u get a lot more for ur money.

havent gotten the email yet. Mine had the Intel mobo....

[240Knightrider]

I think you will like this one better:

20" Monitor, Quad Core P4 Q6600, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD SATA, 512mb Graphics, DVD-RW +/- w/Lightscribe, Internal All-in-one flash memory reader

-Acer AL2016WBBD 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 800:1, WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050, DVI-Ultra Black Defender ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB Ports and 400 Watt XVS Modular Power Supply-Asus P5B-MX Motherboard CPU -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz-Masscool 8WA741 / Socket 775 / Copper Core/Heatpipes / CPU Cooling Fan -Transcend 4GB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory -Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 320GB Hard Drive - 16MB, SATA-300, OEM-ATI Radeon X1650 Pro Video Card Game Bundle - FREE Call of Juarez PC Game, 512MB GDDR2, PCI Express, CrossFire Ready, DVI, VGA, HDTV, Video Card-Lite-On Super-Multi LH20A1H Lightscribe OEM DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, Internal, Bla-Sabrent Internal 64-in-1 Multi Flash Media Card Reader - USB 2.0, Black, 3.5", Self Powered, SDHC Support, Vista Ready

$998.21 built, and shipped 3-year warranty.

[audtatious]

So....what would a price be for.....

mini-tower --- connections: (front) 2ea USB and 1 FireWire (can be optional as long as one is on the back) --- connections: (back) 4 USB + printer --- Minimum of 2ea CD/DVD slots for burnersGraphics-quality video card (I don't do gaming)Decent sound card (On-board 7.1 would probably be fine too)Quality motherboard w/minimum Intel core 2 processor (optional quad)4GB ram (must be as fast as processor speed, no 533MHz or less with 1066/1600 FSB processors)300GB+ SATANO DVD/CD drives (I have two new ones)NO monitorNO modemGigabit Ethernet portOptional card readerWindows XP (Vista optional)

System is primarily for web design and graphics processing. Some video conversions as well.

Also, I need a card for my P4 as I will be connecting it to my home entertainment system (HP Pavillion 754n) thus it will need HDMI and audio outputs.

You can eMail me with pricing if you like (see profile). I probably won't purchase anything for at least a few weeks (gotta pay off my new TV first )

[240Knightrider]

So....what would a price be for.....

mini-tower --- connections: (front) 2ea USB and 1 FireWire (can be optional as long as one is on the back) --- connections: (back) 4 USB + printer --- Minimum of 2ea CD/DVD slots for burnersGraphics-quality video card (I don't do gaming)Decent sound card (On-board 7.1 would probably be fine too)Quality motherboard w/minimum Intel core 2 processor (optional quad)4GB ram (must be as fast as processor speed, no 533MHz or less with 1066/1600 FSB processors)300GB+ SATANO DVD/CD drives (I have two new ones)NO monitorNO modemOptional card readerWindows XP (Vista optional)

System is primarily for web design and graphics processing. Some video conversions as well.

Also, I need a card for my P4 as I will be connecting it to my home entertainment system (HP Pavillion 754n) thus it will need HDMI and audio outputs.

You can eMail me with pricing if you like (see profile). I probably won't purchase anything for at least a few weeks (gotta pay off my new TV first )

Do you have AIM or anything like that?? I have AIM, yahoo, Myspace IM, windows live messenger..

[audtatious]

I'm on AIM now...look at my profile. Realize I'm "invisible"

[danielekfuj]

I think you will like this one better:

20" Monitor, Quad Core P4 Q6600, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD SATA, 512mb Graphics, DVD-RW +/- w/Lightscribe, Internal All-in-one flash memory reader

-Acer AL2016WBBD 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 800:1, WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050, DVI-Ultra Black Defender ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB Ports and 400 Watt XVS Modular Power Supply-Asus P5B-MX Motherboard CPU -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz-Masscool 8WA741 / Socket 775 / Copper Core/Heatpipes / CPU Cooling Fan -Transcend 4GB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory -Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 320GB Hard Drive - 16MB, SATA-300, OEM-ATI Radeon X1650 Pro Video Card Game Bundle - FREE Call of Juarez PC Game, 512MB GDDR2, PCI Express, CrossFire Ready, DVI, VGA, HDTV, Video Card-Lite-On Super-Multi LH20A1H Lightscribe OEM DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, Internal, Bla-Sabrent Internal 64-in-1 Multi Flash Media Card Reader - USB 2.0, Black, 3.5", Self Powered, SDHC Support, Vista Ready

$998.21 built, and shipped 3-year warranty.

I like. Is this retail price or danielekfuj price?

[240Knightrider]

I like. Is this retail price or danielekfuj price?

Retail. Nico price should be a nice amount less. I believe my agent is on vacation with it being new years I normally have a call or email within 10 minutes of my request.

[Omegamerc]

Retail. Nico price should be a nice amount less. I believe my agent is on vacation with it being new years I normally have a call or email within 10 minutes of my request.

Would you be able to quote me on a mobo + processor + ram in 2-3 months? I'm looking to jump ship to 45nm Intel w/mobo and ram.

[240Knightrider]

yeah you can make a thread and ill find it or email me at [email protected].

[240Knightrider]

Here is the total I got it down to: Everything was already on sale so I couldnt reduce it at much as originally thought. But here is the price:

20" Monitor, Quad Core P4 Q6600, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD SATA, 512mb Graphics, DVD-RW +/- w/Lightscribe, Internal All-in-one flash memory reader

-Acer AL2016WBBD 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 800:1, WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050, DVI-Ultra Black Defender ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB Ports and 400 Watt XVS Modular Power Supply-Asus P5B-MX Motherboard CPU -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz-Masscool 8WA741 / Socket 775 / Copper Core/Heatpipes / CPU Cooling Fan -Transcend 4GB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory -Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 320GB Hard Drive - 16MB, SATA-300, OEM-ATI Radeon X1650 Pro Video Card Game Bundle - FREE Call of Juarez PC Game, 512MB GDDR2, PCI Express, CrossFire Ready, DVI, VGA, HDTV, Video Card-Lite-On Super-Multi LH20A1H Lightscribe OEM DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, Internal, Bla-Sabrent Internal 64-in-1 Multi Flash Media Card Reader - USB 2.0, Black, 3.5", Self Powered, SDHC Support, Vista Ready

$975.45 built, and shipped 3-year warranty.

[danielekfuj]

what does the warranty cover? is it comprehensive? If a part fails, do I send it to you and get a replacement?

[240Knightrider]

Since you are installing XP it wont cover any software.

But it will cover every single part on that tower. I will send you the warranty information and you send it back to me. Which I submit to the company stating I built it and I will do any repairs if necessary.

Since you are in IL and im in SC. If a part fails, i will walk you though the steps of removal then I will send you a label so you DO NOT have to pay for shipping, and you will ship it to me. Yor wait time if you go down would be 1-2 days.

The only thing that would void the warranty are obvious signs of water damage, or if there is damage because of tampering.

To add, the Power supply, tower and memory will come with a limited Lifetime warranty. Pretty much if it fails you get a new one.

[danielekfuj]

Few more questions:

Do you take paypal? What kind of prices can you get on keyboards and speakers? For example, I am interested in these things in addition to what you have listed:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...26015

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...35147

[danielekfuj]

Also, is the shipping insured and trackable?