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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: What kinda comp u got??? | ||||
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| hornygoatweed I've Got A Vagina With Teeth. G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Dragoon Battalion My friends call me Weed | posted on 12-06-2001 @ 2:20 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01  | quote: There are pros and cons to both options. My opinion : If youre fairly adept and handling/installing/configuring/troubleshooting hardare and software, I would say go for the custom build - you'll probably spend less and feel a lot better about the system since you put what you want in it. However, your warranties are limited to the warranty of each individual component, so if something should break down, it becomes your responsibility (and sometimes some more of your cash) to get a replacement and/or a resolution. When you buy a system aside from paying for the name, you're also buying a warranty on the system as a whole at the time of purchase - even if you pay a litlt more of a 3-yr extended deal. If you're not too comfortable handling parts and installing/troubleshooting things, I would go this route. When I got my PC 3 years ago, I knew shit about computers - I barely knew Windows, and my main concern was "how do I play games?". I bought a Dell, and honestly it has been a joy. Sure a few things broke down (had the MoBo replaced recently, the CD-Rom drive died, etc.) but it was under warranty, so they not only replaced the parts, but they came to the house to do it for me. Rather than just let them in, let them do their thing and leave, I always watched them to learn how to do it myself in the event it hapenned again - plus in talking to people (much like here on the board) I have learned a hell of a lot about computers, so I feel I'm more comfortable in building a new one for myself. Prices are so low onmost machines these days, its almost silly not to buy a new one - the smart way to do it is buy a bare bones special - like a $799 Dell or something, and get all the extras you want on the side - this way when the computer comes, its under warranty, and you can install all the goodies you like - and chances are it would be cheaper than if you bought the PC with all the goodies from the company direct. Will they cover your warranty? If you put something in and it screws up the machine, you can always say "I don't know what hapenned" and remove whatever caused the problem and they'll take care of it for you (so I have heard ;)) My comp is smoking except for the vid card, but I'm working on that - I'd buy another Dell if I had the available cash (to start a snall home network), but I would do the bare-bones deal since I know a lot more about installing hardware and apps and I could put them on whenever I felt like - plus most OEM hardware do not include a lot of options and aspects that an aftermarket product might (like an OEM vid card vs. an aftermarket card bundled with games, stable overclockability, etc.)  You can reach me through AIM or email. Don't be shy, drop a line and say Hi! | ||||
| PeterDragon | posted on 12-06-2001 @ 8:41 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | While I've never put together a system from scratch, I have changed almost all components. The PIII I'm using now was a computer that was lying around work, because they said it was fried. I took out everything except the motherboard and re-installed my old components. It turned out the video card was shot, and the power supply fan didn't always go on. I enjoy updating components, but I don't know if It's worth the potential hours of debugging the conflicts that it might take me. that's why it takes me forever to make up my mind :)  | ||||
| Justin | posted on 12-15-2001 @ 5:27 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Dec. 01 | Evil Dead here are some good video card deals: Hercules 3D Prophet II MX Dual-Display video Card - 32MB - AGP Was $169 - Now on clearance for $59....seems like a good deal to me http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004W62J VISIONTEK Xtasy 5632 GEFORCE2 GTS-V 4X/2X 32MB AGP - OEM This VGA card offers high performance based on the GeForce2 GTS-V chipset and 32mb 256 bit DDR memory. Visiontek is the only Nvidia board partner to offer this card. Part# 72440.0 Fedex Saver Shipping $5.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=VGA | ||||
| Justin | posted on 12-15-2001 @ 5:34 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Dec. 01 | BTW if you're shopping online keep your eye on pricewatch.com ~ | ||||
| hornygoatweed I've Got A Vagina With Teeth. G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Dragoon Battalion My friends call me Weed | posted on 12-17-2001 @ 2:57 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | I just wanted to update that I picked up an Xstacy GeForce3 Ti500 over the weekend at a comp fair (paid $280 after haggling with the guy), and this card is absoilutely amazing! Yeah, its bare bones and doesn't come with any games, but I've got enough (and will have more soon). My games have never moved this fluid - and though it gets a little hot, the fan/heatsink combo on the card keep it cool enough that you can tough it (My GF2 MX card used to get super hot - never locked up on me though). If you've got the green I highly recommend this board - if not, the Ti200 is the way to go. You can reach me through AIM or email. Don't be shy, drop a line and say Hi! | ||||
| Shelle Bink True star of the celebrity softball game: the redhead in section 101. | posted on 12-27-2001 @ 2:33 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jul. 01 | quote: Simple question, simple answer: A shitty one.  | ||||
| weirdnj | posted on 12-27-2001 @ 3:36 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: AM, can you explain what you're emulating? I'm led to believe it has something to do with the internet. AMD Athlon 1.0 overclocked to 1.17 a round gold heatsink and fan, forgot the brand 400 Watt power supply ASUS A7V mobo 512MB PC133 ram ATI Radeon 64MB DDR AGP video card w/TV in/out Sound Blaster Live! Platinum w/ front audio inputs Cambridge Soundworks 2200 5.1 speakers 2x 30 Gig hard drives 8x CDRW, DVD 17" Monitor Cordless keyboard/ mouse combo Graphite tablet, UPS power surge, Hammerhead gaming pad, Win2K Pro | ||||
| adolescentmasturbator | posted on 12-27-2001 @ 6:00 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Well in everyone DirecTV receiver there is a card. This card tells you what programs to get, etc. Well Hackers found a way to have you get all the programs. But DirecTV from time to time is able to scramble the cards so I use a emulator(which sends the satelite info to the card which is connected to a reader on my computer) and a wire going to the satelite reciever. It makes an exact image of it and DirecTV can't scramble it all. And I just got a 900 Mhz T-Bird, 128 megs of ram, and a 40 gig hd. It has onboard video but I'm not using it that much so not bad.  Resident Board Socialist IM me at stickysituation2 | ||||
| FrigginAnT | posted on 01-18-2002 @ 2:22 AM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 02 | Gateway GP7-500 ( UPGRADED TO A PIII 800 ) 384mb ram 60gb,18gb and 9gb hdd's 64mb GeForce 2 SBLive w/ 8 speaker surround 10X CDRW Win XP pro / Office XP Pro Gateway GX-450XL Dual PII 450 Xeon's ( yes i added the second chip ) 512mb ram 3) 18gb scsi drives Riva TnT 32mb vid card SB Audio PCI w/ shitty speakers Win 2k Server Gateway Solo 9300 laptop 15" TFT Screen PII 400 256mb ram 10gb hdd win XP pro and im gonna build a P4 1800 this week can ya tell i work for Gateway hahaha Visit this Website AnT's Page of Useless Info Visit this Website Philly Street Racing | ||||
| FoundryMusicHummercash | posted on 01-18-2002 @ 2:38 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 00 | quote: thats too bad... gateway products blow. GO DOWNLOAD MY WTC TRIBUTE MOVIE!!! You can also download my SCREENSAVER. | ||||
| FrigginAnT | posted on 01-19-2002 @ 6:10 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 02 | so YOU say.....ive sold over $7 million in computers over 4 years.....so they cant be that bed....right?? bahahahaa Visit this Website AnT's Page of Useless Info Visit this Website Philly Street Racing | ||||
| FoundryMusicHummercash | posted on 01-20-2002 @ 2:01 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 00 | yeah, u sell them to tools who know JACK SHIT about computers... i bet the majority of ur sales were to schools and the average consumer who is retarded when it comes to computers. gateway isn't the worst company to buy a computer from... in fact, they all suck xcept for Dell who provides ok quality for a rather high price. and wtf is up w/ that GAY 'restore' program whenever u boot up... i HATE those. GO DOWNLOAD MY WTC TRIBUTE MOVIE!!! You can also download my SCREENSAVER. | ||||
| FrigginAnT | posted on 01-20-2002 @ 10:35 AM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 02 | quote: errrr um ok lets get the facts straight... #1 - although the majority of my sales are to first or even second time computer buyers..i do sell alot to the corporate world..and yes even some techie geeks buy gateways.... #2 - i have sold to some schools....but not as much as i would like #3 - dell? your kidding right? granted..the hardware you would find in a dell is 99% exact to the hardware you would find in a gateway...but a high price???? have you seen any ad's with that f'in annoying assF kid??? dell is taking hits on their profit margins to gain market share...which in the short term makes them look good...but in the long term? blah their fucked... now if i said i worked for compaq or HP..then you would have an argument about quality... oh and by the way...the RESTORE program was kinda lame...but it actually worked when ya used it...but its all gone now cause windows XP has that feature built in..  Visit this Website AnT's Page of Useless Info Visit this Website Philly Street Racing | ||||
| Jon Benet Norton G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. GTA3 Criminal Activity Specialist | posted on 01-20-2002 @ 11:03 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Dec. 00 | I'm a Gateway user and am far from being someone who knows jack shit. Granted I don't as much as some of you, but I know enough to do more than just get by. FrigginAnt, gateway still uses that 2 year upgrade program right? Cause I get to upgrade in October if they still have that feature. I thinkin about building my own system, but at the time i wasn't as proficient as I am now. But as of now, I'll stick with Gateway cause now I am too lazy to build my own system. :) Click here to check out my band "The saddest thing in life is wasted talent" -Machiavelli- | ||||
| FrigginAnT | posted on 01-21-2002 @ 9:24 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 02 | yeah they do...but....the value the blue book gives ya isnt work S........better off just keeping the system as a backup or something Visit this Website AnT's Page of Useless Info Visit this Website Philly Street Racing | ||||
| Jon Benet Norton G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. GTA3 Criminal Activity Specialist | posted on 01-22-2002 @ 1:44 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Dec. 00 | So basically I am better off just upgrading the different parts myself instead of having them do it? Because they really didn't explain how their 2 year upgrade policy works. Click here to check out my band "The saddest thing in life is wasted talent" -Machiavelli- | ||||
| Militaristic | posted on 01-22-2002 @ 9:53 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 01 | my rig is as follows; amd xp 1900+ chip abit kr7 raid mobo 512mb 2100 ddr 2 30gb wd's 7200rpm raid 0 pny geforce 3 64dd 24x plextor burner 16x sony dvd audigy plat int. intel 10/100 nic 10 bay full tower with 450watt ps 7 fans and 4 port usb front mounted hub 19" sceptre dragon eye 2 pulse 424 2.1 speaker sets ms optic mouse and ms kb dual booting 98se and xp pro find me playing ut on low grav sniper servers and at nthz.com my clans website my name is Militaristic everywhere I go. | ||||
| FrigginAnT | posted on 01-22-2002 @ 10:00 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 02 | quote: exactly....thats what i did to a few of my comps..and it doesnt suprise me that they didnt explain it correctly... Visit this Website AnT's Page of Useless Info Visit this Website Philly Street Racing | ||||
| RandomNY | posted on 02-08-2002 @ 8:29 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 00 | 2 year upgrade policy.. That is gateways way of getting a bunch of cash up front so in 2 years they tell you to buy a new computer becasue your old one is too old to upgrade. :) I'm in middle of fully upgrading again so I'llpost my machine when I'm done.. Waiting on GF4 Ti 4600 to come out next month. :) | ||||
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