Is This A Good Buy

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11-29-2003, 10:16 PM
NeoTheOne

Available Expansion Bays
2
Available Expansion Slots
1 x 3.5"
Cache
512 KB L2 On-Die Cache
CPU Speed
2.13GHz
CPU Type
AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Disk Drive
3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive
Fax/Modem
56K V.90 Modem
Graphic Card
nVidia GeForce MX440 128MB Graphics Card
Hard Drive
120 GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
I/O Ports
6 USB 2.0
Included Software
MS Works 7.0, Money 2003, RecordNow
Monitor Included?
Monitor Not Included
Network Card
10/100 Ethernet
Optical Drives
40X 10X 40X CD-RW & 16X DVD-ROM Drives
Other Control Devices
No
Preloaded Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
RAM
512MB PC 2100 DDR (exp. to 1.0GB)
Removable Storage
No
Sound Card
Integrated Sound Card
Speakers
No
System Bus
266 MHz
Warranty
90 Day OCE

is this a good buy i need your opnion
11-29-2003, 11:15 PM
SingaBoiy

How much are you paying for it?
11-29-2003, 11:18 PM
3rd gen noob

Quote:

Originally posted by neotheone@29 November 2003 - 21:16
Graphic Card
nVidia GeForce MX440 128MB Graphics Card
Hard Drive
120 GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
Monitor Included?
Monitor Not Included
RAM
512MB PC 2100 DDR (exp. to 1.0GB)
Warranty
90 Day OCE

the graphics card is pretty weak, the hard drive is slow (hardly anyone uses 5400RPM hdd's any more), there isn't a monitor included (though you could use your current one), the ram is slow and the warranty is very short

the most important question is how much does it cost?
11-29-2003, 11:31 PM
SingaBoiy

I would pay no more then 800 tops.
11-30-2003, 12:51 AM
reignking

is it overclocked? the 2600 amd chips i don't believe have speeds that high... i would spend no more than 400 bucks on this system. it needs a lot of work.
11-30-2003, 12:54 AM
SingaBoiy

yea, i was being very generous when i was adding it up in my head
I wouldnt buy that anyways :P
11-30-2003, 12:56 AM
3rd gen noob

Quote:

Originally posted by reignking@29 November 2003 - 23:51
is it overclocked? the 2600 amd chips i don't believe have speeds that high...

2.1GHz is the right speed for a standard athlon 2600+ cpu :)
11-30-2003, 01:32 AM
clocker

Quote:

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@29 November 2003 - 17:56

2.1GHz is the right speed for a standard athlon 2600+ cpu :)

True enough, but they will run quite happily at 2.3GHz with decent memory.
11-30-2003, 01:55 AM
_John_Lennon_

Quote:

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@29 November 2003 - 18:18

the graphics card is pretty weak,

Watch your mouth, I have that card! :angry:

And hey, it runs halo fine, which is mostly what I need it for, that and UT 2k3, and Age Of Conquerors.
11-30-2003, 04:19 AM
bob_the_alien

Quote:

Originally posted by _John_Lennon_@29 November 2003 - 19:55

And hey, it runs halo fine, which is mostly what I need it for, that and UT 2k3, and Age Of Conquerors.

I have the same card. I haven't play Halo yet, I was actually wondering if It would play it at a good resolution.