Looking for a great computer deal
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[quote name='coldwine']Yup, the title says it all. Prefer not to spend more than $600, but would love to match the price of my original emachines 2.6GHz, which cost me $200.
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this is actualy the same computer ill probly buy with my tax refund
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=543478&N=321+10324&An=browse
super cheap after rebate... as well as it having a 17 in lcd makes it a steal imo
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this is actualy the same computer ill probly buy with my tax refund
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=543478&N=321+10324&An=browse
super cheap after rebate... as well as it having a 17 in lcd makes it a steal imo
Dude, build your own. You can make a quite nice gaming rig for under $500 if you know what you are doing. I'm sure there are tons of people here who can give good advice, and who have experience in that area. I happen to be one of them....
Building a PC is not hard at all. There are tons of walkthroughs available on the Internet. For the parts, two great sites are newegg.com and pricewatch.com. Newegg is an actual retailer, while Pricewatch is a site that tells you where you can get the best prices across the Internet the parts you are looking for. I also like streetprices.com, but you will need the actual model number of what you are looking for to get anywhere on that site. HOpe this helps!
Building a PC is not hard at all. There are tons of walkthroughs available on the Internet. For the parts, two great sites are newegg.com and pricewatch.com. Newegg is an actual retailer, while Pricewatch is a site that tells you where you can get the best prices across the Internet the parts you are looking for. I also like streetprices.com, but you will need the actual model number of what you are looking for to get anywhere on that site. HOpe this helps!
I work at Staples, the Vaio VCG-RB40 just went on clearance from $800 to $450, it's decent and has a PCI Express mobo. This is the most detailed specs I could find on it: http://auctions.overstock.com/sm-so...ktop-pc--pg-PRODDET_pi-19995029_ti-82087.html
As you can see (on eBay as well) it auctions higher used/refurbed than its current Staples price new.
For about $200 more you could get a second stick of 512MB RAM and a PCIE GeForce 6800 GS... for $650 you'd have an awesome machine.
If you have Staples near you and you're interested let me know, I'll get the SKU for you. With that you can call a store and they can search your entire district's inventory.
As you can see (on eBay as well) it auctions higher used/refurbed than its current Staples price new.
For about $200 more you could get a second stick of 512MB RAM and a PCIE GeForce 6800 GS... for $650 you'd have an awesome machine.
If you have Staples near you and you're interested let me know, I'll get the SKU for you. With that you can call a store and they can search your entire district's inventory.
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actaully, is that Vaio's power supply enough for future upgrades?
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www.monarchcomputer.com
Everything really depends on what the hell you're going to use the machine for. You could settle for a Sempron and won't feel the difference from that and an A64 until you load up Battlefield 2. This applies to RAM, motherboard specifications, audio, etc.
www.zipzoomfly.com
www.monarchcomputer.com
Everything really depends on what the hell you're going to use the machine for. You could settle for a Sempron and won't feel the difference from that and an A64 until you load up Battlefield 2. This applies to RAM, motherboard specifications, audio, etc.
It's 607770, and I work at store 1339, Seattle. We sold our last boxed one today, so I bought the demo. Floor models are an additional 10% off, so it was just $405.
Two things that suprised me a bit, the PSU is only 300w and the RAM is actually two sticks of (Samsung) 256, not a single stick of 512. Still a great deal if you can find one, about half the stores in my district still have 'em.
Two things that suprised me a bit, the PSU is only 300w and the RAM is actually two sticks of (Samsung) 256, not a single stick of 512. Still a great deal if you can find one, about half the stores in my district still have 'em.
Yea, I forgot to talk about that. If you already have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc., then building is probably the way to go. However, if you have nothing at all, then going with a Dell might be better. You simply can't beat their package prices, especially if you aren't looking for a workhorse gaming PC. They often run a deal that has a low-level PC, flat screen monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and a printer for around $299. Can't beat it.
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