Yay for me!

[Mr. Anderson]

My grandpa said he's giving me 500 to 600 dollars to go buy a PC. I already have a monitor, and I would like a decent gaming PC. Where should I look? (And I can't build one myself, I'm not very talented with engineering.)

[magilacudy]

That's sort of like asking, I like air, where should I breathe it?

There's a bunch of sites all around the Internet selling computers. I recommend newegg.com, Dell, directron.com. I know there's a bunch more that custom build, but I've had good experiences with those stores.

[drunken_master]

I would be happy to build you a very good comp if you like. I would consider myseld a "tech head" and have built several comps. I wouldn't even charge you much for labor. Maybe 50 bucks? We could make it an e-bay deal just for peace of mind if you want. If you are inteirested than PM me o-mail me. Im allways looing for opertunities like this so tell your friends.

[magilacudy]

Good thinking drunken_master. I'm good with computers too, but I didn't think to offer my services. Maybe you're not too drunk after all :) Sorry, corny joke.

[drunken_master]

he needs to make sure to o-mail me

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks for the offer, but no. I would rather buy it from a reliable online store or better yet, a B&M here in Austin. I just need to know what I'm looking for. I have no idea, I'm very un-tech saavy.

[doraemonkerpal]

if you buy from dell, you can find a bunch of coupons on fatwallet. i got a few computers for like 300 (not for gaming) and a laptop for under 500 using the coupons.

[Mr. Anderson]

Woo, I'm tired. I've been searching for a decent gaming PC under a thousand greenbacks, and it's not possible unless you build your own. Argh!

[Mr. Anderson]

I have a question about the ATI Radeon 9800 SE. Is it a good card? Or I would be better off with a 9600 XT?

[drunken_master]

9800 is about the best damn card you can buy. The kicker is that it is expensive, about 300-350 for a pro. You can get a 256 9600 for around 100-150 though.

[drunken_master]

sweet. Mr. Aderson is giving me the opertunity to show him my "stuff". ill poast the specs of what ive colected after i finalize it

[drunken_master]

I also would like to thank Mr for giving me the idea the is my sig

[drunken_master]

heres what ive been looking at.


Soyo SY-KT600 DRAGON PLUS Socket A AMD (400FSB) DDR Motherboard (MB) $87.87

AMD Athlon XP 3000 (400 FSB) $181.95

Clear Acrylic ATX Case (Fully Translucent) w/ 3 UV fans $78.00

12x DVD Drive 40x CD Combo CDROM/DVD $23.88

IBM / Hitachi EIDE 120.0GB 7200RPM Ultra ATA/100. 8MB Buffer $78.00

Floppy Drive 1.44 MB 3.5 Inch Beigh Face Door OEM New Sealed Pack $7.00

SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 256MB DDR AGP8X w/ CRT, TVO, & DVI $96.00

CENDYNE 56K V.92 PCI DATA / FAX MODEM CONEXANT CHIPSET (82156004) $5.00

Thermaltake A1365 Volcano 9 Socket A/370 Copper base inserted Retail. P/N: A1365 $15.89

ST360:Thermal Resistance:<0.05 c-in2/w, Thermal Conductiuity:>5.0w/m-k Dielectric

Breakdown:>4.9ku ac Weight:1.5g(good for 3 CPU) Color:Silver grey $6.99

Thermaltake W0009R 420W P4 Dual Fan Power Supply MFN W0009R $43

KINGSTON PC3200 DDR400 256M CL3 $82.00


GARND TOTAL 706 + labor

[Mr. Anderson]

Hmm...thanks for doing all that DM, but my gramps is making me buy a certain PC. Maybe we'll do business one day.