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About two years ago I did something similar to what you're wanting to do. I spec'd out what I needed and ended up going the bare-bones route. I had new-ish parts I wanted to keep from my old system. It saved some time since the power supply, MB, memory and HD were already installed and tested. I bought mine from TigerDirect and saved some money going that route rather than starting over (and got exactly what I wanted). Just my 2 cents. Oh, and after I received my system I got offers from TigerDirect for some ridiculously cheap memory. It was high quality 1GB sticks for $9.99 w/free shipping.
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I'll definitely seek out the CPers expertise when I build a desktop for my flight simulator.
I want it to kick much ass.
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No problem. You can go to mwave, tigerdirect or newegg and look at their motherboard\cpu\memory bundles or any of their bare-bone kits.
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08-12-2010, 03:13 PM | #19 |
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Out of curiosity, what are bare-bone kits?
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08-12-2010, 07:14 PM | #20 |
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Can someone compare the build that Dirk posted compared to the one that TBG had done a few days ago? Trying to figure out if I should go with something like what he posted or just basically copy TBG's build.
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There's 30 dollars in mail in rebates with that so your total with shipping would be 653.61 - 30 for a grand total of 623.61 out of your pocket.
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08-12-2010, 08:23 PM | #22 |
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Thanks for posting that TBG. I already have a copy of Windows 7, so that would be $100 off that price. So, it would basically be the same price as the build that Dirk posted for me. I would love for someone to look at the parts that Dirk posted earlier in this thread compared to the parts that TBG used to build his, and let me know what the differences would be. Also, would either of these builds work with the hard drive and DVD burner that I already have?
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That is pretty good rig TBG. And to answer your question about barebones. You basically get a case, PS, motherboard\cpu, RAM and depending on the bundle maybe a hard drive or video card. They make sure it all works with each other so you know you have the correct components when you buy it.
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You need a case as well right?
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So they basically build your rig for you and test all the parts to make sure it works. Is that more expensive than piecing it together yourself? I hope you keep replying to me because I could look at your avatar all day.
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08-12-2010, 08:40 PM | #26 |
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Comparing the parts is something I'm completely in the dark about.
Hopefully, with this build, I won't need a computer for a long, long time.
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so the budget have done?
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