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I am going to be getting a computer within the next three weeks and hoping
for something around $600 or less. Currently I have an emachines T1090 900
MHz Celeron/128 MB SDRAM/20 GB HD/Windows XP® Home Edition. Not a bad
machine, though I use a lot of programs at once and want something a bit
faster and with a lot more RAM.
The new PC should have an Athlon and either 512 MB or 1 GB RAM and
preferably ~60 GB on the HD, though I would settle for less if the tower can
hold at least one or two additional HDs. I have no need of a CD-RW as I
already had a Firewire one, and I might forego putting in a DVD ROM since I
hope to get an external DVD-RW as soon as the price drops a bit more.
I live close to http://www.cdeus.com and the owner of that place wants to
build me an Athlon 2200+ for $599 with 256 MB RAM and will charge $40 for
the next 256 SDRAM or $100 for DDR. This includes a Western Digital 40 GB
7200 rpm HD, a 48x CD-ROM, Integrated NVIDIA GeForce2 graphics, Integrated
LAN and Audio System and 56K v.90 Modem & DSL port and Windows XP Home.
He would charge me $15 more for v.92, I think, which is what I want. In
total a bit over $600 and with only 512 MB SDRAM (unless I wanted to pay
even more). He also says that his price on the HD might go up and he wanted
me to make a downpayment on the system to lock in the price.
I have Fry's Electronics ad from yesterday and they have:
Antec SX-835-II Workstation Tower $90
AMD Athlon XP 2200+ processor and SOYO MoBo $245
Maxtor 60 GB UDMA133 $79
Radeon 7000 32 MB AGP $40
DDR 512 MB PC 2100 $110
for a grand total of $569 or I could get up to 1 GB of PC133 SDRAM (4 256 MB
PC133 SDRAM @ 19.99) for $80, changing the price to $539 or 512 MB PC SDRAM
(2 256 MB PC133 SDRAM @ 19.99) for $40 (Total cost $499).
This does not include the CD, modem, audio card or OS. The cde guy will
sell me an OEM version for $99 if I buy a HD from him, but I don't know
where Fry's sells OEM versions of Windows. He claims his memory is better
than Fry's... That he uses German, Japanese or American made, such as
Siemens or something higher quality and that Fry's will sell me something
made in China.
I can drop the speed of the Athlon if necessary to get within my price
range. Should I let him do it, or go with the Fry's solution? Is there a
certain brand of memory I should avoid? Is the DDR memory worth it or
should I get SDRAM to save money and if so, how much?
My main problem right now is my computer often runs in virtual memory when I
get a lot of apps going at once, so I figure even SDRAM should produce an
increase in speed.
BTW, any recommendations on a Firewire card?
Thanks
-John
John Seeliger Limited but increasing content
jseelige@yahoo.com <http://www.freewebz.com/hudathunkett/>
jseelige@aaahawk.com
for something around $600 or less. Currently I have an emachines T1090 900
MHz Celeron/128 MB SDRAM/20 GB HD/Windows XP® Home Edition. Not a bad
machine, though I use a lot of programs at once and want something a bit
faster and with a lot more RAM.
The new PC should have an Athlon and either 512 MB or 1 GB RAM and
preferably ~60 GB on the HD, though I would settle for less if the tower can
hold at least one or two additional HDs. I have no need of a CD-RW as I
already had a Firewire one, and I might forego putting in a DVD ROM since I
hope to get an external DVD-RW as soon as the price drops a bit more.
I live close to http://www.cdeus.com and the owner of that place wants to
build me an Athlon 2200+ for $599 with 256 MB RAM and will charge $40 for
the next 256 SDRAM or $100 for DDR. This includes a Western Digital 40 GB
7200 rpm HD, a 48x CD-ROM, Integrated NVIDIA GeForce2 graphics, Integrated
LAN and Audio System and 56K v.90 Modem & DSL port and Windows XP Home.
He would charge me $15 more for v.92, I think, which is what I want. In
total a bit over $600 and with only 512 MB SDRAM (unless I wanted to pay
even more). He also says that his price on the HD might go up and he wanted
me to make a downpayment on the system to lock in the price.
I have Fry's Electronics ad from yesterday and they have:
Antec SX-835-II Workstation Tower $90
AMD Athlon XP 2200+ processor and SOYO MoBo $245
Maxtor 60 GB UDMA133 $79
Radeon 7000 32 MB AGP $40
DDR 512 MB PC 2100 $110
for a grand total of $569 or I could get up to 1 GB of PC133 SDRAM (4 256 MB
PC133 SDRAM @ 19.99) for $80, changing the price to $539 or 512 MB PC SDRAM
(2 256 MB PC133 SDRAM @ 19.99) for $40 (Total cost $499).
This does not include the CD, modem, audio card or OS. The cde guy will
sell me an OEM version for $99 if I buy a HD from him, but I don't know
where Fry's sells OEM versions of Windows. He claims his memory is better
than Fry's... That he uses German, Japanese or American made, such as
Siemens or something higher quality and that Fry's will sell me something
made in China.
I can drop the speed of the Athlon if necessary to get within my price
range. Should I let him do it, or go with the Fry's solution? Is there a
certain brand of memory I should avoid? Is the DDR memory worth it or
should I get SDRAM to save money and if so, how much?
My main problem right now is my computer often runs in virtual memory when I
get a lot of apps going at once, so I figure even SDRAM should produce an
increase in speed.
BTW, any recommendations on a Firewire card?
Thanks
-John
John Seeliger Limited but increasing content
jseelige@yahoo.com <http://www.freewebz.com/hudathunkett/>
jseelige@aaahawk.com
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