Www.ibuypower.com <--i'm Buying One

[gungrave]

good luck

[Secret Squirrel]

Ok yah im still building that new comp, but can u guys help find the BEST ONE?

go to www.ibuypower.com and have a look @ all there computer on the main page and that little promo thingy that pops up, what do u think is the best one?

[Rip The Jacker]

3 threads on just about the same thing... merged them all together.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by Secret Squirrel@14 April 2004 - 01:03

I have a budget of &#036;1000 US Dollars

1. 2.6 P4 Intel < --- > and up (preferably 2.8 with P4 Intel)
2. 512 Ram < ---&#62; and up if you can
3. Harddrive should be decent (None of this 10 gig and less crap )
4. I want a decent graphics card that can attain like 100 FPS in cs and can play smokes


5. Ok im not that into hardware so anything else u guys can add that will make it L337 thx

i can prob do that for less than 600. cuz the case is max &#036;50. mobo, if ur not ocing, maybe &#036;40-60. cpu: less than &#036;200. hdd: less than &#036;100. vdcard: &#036;100. other stuff: &#036;100. &#036;600 will do

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power+14 April 2004 - 21:32--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (abu_has_the_power @ 14 April 2004 - 21:32)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Secret Squirrel@14 April 2004 - 01:03

I have a budget of &#036;1000 US Dollars

1. 2.6 P4 Intel <&nbsp; --- > and up (preferably 2.8 with P4 Intel)
2. 512 Ram < ---&#62; and up if you can
3. Harddrive should be decent (None of this 10 gig and less crap )
4. I want a decent graphics card that can attain like 100 FPS in cs and can play smokes


5. Ok im not that into hardware so anything else u guys can add that will make it L337 thx

i can prob do that for less than 600. cuz the case is max &#036;50. mobo, if ur not ocing, maybe &#036;40-60. cpu: less than &#036;200. hdd: less than &#036;100. vdcard: &#036;100. other stuff: &#036;100. &#036;600 will do [/b][/quote]
L337&#33;&#33; thx abu, i pmed u, hopefully i&#39;ll be able to build this bitch of a comp but just in case can u guys :


go to www.ibuypower.com and have a look @ all there computer on the main page and that little promo thingy that pops up, what do u think is the best one?

[tesco]

Originally posted by Secret Squirrel+15 April 2004 - 21:18--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Secret Squirrel @ 15 April 2004 - 21:18)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@14 April 2004 - 21:32
<!--QuoteBegin-Secret Squirrel

@14 April 2004 - 01:03

I have a budget of &#036;1000 US Dollars

1. 2.6 P4 Intel <&nbsp; --- > and up (preferably 2.8 with P4 Intel)
2. 512 Ram < ---&#62; and up if you can
3. Harddrive should be decent (None of this 10 gig and less crap )
4. I want a decent graphics card that can attain like 100 FPS in cs and can play smokes


5. Ok im not that into hardware so anything else u guys can add that will make it L337 thx

i can prob do that for less than 600. cuz the case is max &#036;50. mobo, if ur not ocing, maybe &#036;40-60. cpu: less than &#036;200. hdd: less than &#036;100. vdcard: &#036;100. other stuff: &#036;100. &#036;600 will do

L337&#33;&#33; thx abu, i pmed u, hopefully i&#39;ll be able to build this bitch of a comp but just in case can u guys :


go to www.ibuypower.com and have a look @ all there computer on the main page and that little promo thingy that pops up, what do u think is the best one? [/b][/quote]
none of them are good, but if i had to pick id go for either the first one or the last one. but if u can then add more ram, make it atleast 512mb, and change the vid card to atleast an fx5200&#092;radeon 9200 at the bare minimum.

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@16 April 2004 - 02:21
none of them are good, but if i had to pick id go for either the first one or the last one. but if u can then add more ram, make it atleast 512mb, and change the vid card to atleast an fx5200&#092;radeon 9200 at the bare minimum.

lol, thx for your input mate, but sorry but can u be clearer?

first one or the last one.

[Secret Squirrel]

WOW LOOK @ THIS ALREADY (Can u also tell me if its compatible):


PRICE IS 184.00 US DOLLARS

ASUS 875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "P4C800-E DELUXE" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket 478 Pentium 4(HT)/Celeron Processors
Chipset: Intel 875P + ICH5R
FSB: 800/533/400MHz
RAM: 4x DIMM support DDR400/333/266 Max 4GB
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 100, 1x UltraDMA 133(from Promise 20378) up to 6 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP Pro/8X, 5x PCI, 1x Wi-Fi
Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,1xSPDIF Out,1xLAN,2x1394(Rear 1),8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: AD1985 6-Channel Codec
Onboard LAN: Intel 82547EI GbE
Onboard SATA/RAID: ICH5R, 2x SATA, RAID 0/1; Promise 20378, 2x SATA, RAID 0/1/0+1/Multiple RAID
Onboard 1394: VIA 1394 chip


and



PRICE IS 227.00 US DOLLARS

Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail
Specification
Model: Intel Pentium 4 3.0C w/ Hyper Threading
Core: Northwood
Operating Frequency: 3.0GHz
FSB: 800MHz
Cache: L1/12K+8K; L2/512K
Voltage: 1.525V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket 478
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2
Warranty: 3-year MFG
Packaging: Retail box (with Heatsink and Fan)

THE TOTAL SO FAR:

&#036; 411.00


(BTW, this isn&#39;t confirmed with abu so far so i dunno, hehe abu ur my chief on this computer building thingy )
ahaha, u think i&#39;ll be able to keep costs under 1000 after this and adding ram, video card, all that stuff?