If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
PC Mall Athlon 64
PC Mall is selling an Athlon64 system for $1,199 (Cybertron #443255 page 75)
Has anyone here purchased this PC or do you all build your own systems? Is it any good? Who manufactures the motherboard? I called the 800 number to ask but the lady who answered didn't know what a motherboard was. Thanks.. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:14:24 -0700, Eric Fagan wrote:
PC Mall is selling an Athlon64 system for $1,199 (Cybertron #443255 page 75) Has anyone here purchased this PC or do you all build your own systems? Is it any good? Who manufactures the motherboard? I called the 800 number to ask but the lady who answered didn't know what a motherboard was. I would never, and I repeat never, buy a PC that didn't list the major components. But then again, I always build my own. -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
"Eric Fagan" wrote in message news:EDySc.31946$Uh.7593@fed1read02... | PC Mall is selling an Athlon64 system for $1,199 (Cybertron #443255 page 75) | Has anyone here purchased this PC or do you all build your own systems? | Is it any good? Who manufactures the motherboard? I called the 800 number to | ask | but the lady who answered didn't know what a motherboard was. | | Thanks.. | | | I found the URL for the system and the motherboard is a MSI K8T NEO-FSR http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/de...sp?dpno=443255 |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
"Eric Fagan" wrote in message news:EDySc.31946$Uh.7593@fed1read02... | PC Mall is selling an Athlon64 system for $1,199 (Cybertron #443255 page 75) | Has anyone here purchased this PC or do you all build your own systems? | Is it any good? Who manufactures the motherboard? I called the 800 number to | ask | but the lady who answered didn't know what a motherboard was. | It is clearly listed on their site as an MSI board. And yes I build my own systems . FWIW, the price looks a bit high to me for what's in it. I spent a couple minutes configuring that exact system at newegg and it came to about $830. Find someone local that custom builds systems and you should be able to get one like it for cheaper. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:40:40 -0700, Eric Fagan wrote:
| PC Mall is selling an Athlon64 system for $1,199 (Cybertron #443255 page 75) | Has anyone here purchased this PC or do you all build your own systems? | Is it any good? Who manufactures the motherboard? I called the 800 number to | ask | but the lady who answered didn't know what a motherboard was. | I found the URL for the system and the motherboard is a MSI K8T NEO-FSR http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/de...sp?dpno=443255 You can build this (with better components) for about $600, not to mention that it only comes with PC2700 ram and it should have PC3200 Minimum. In short, run. It's not a good buy. -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
"Jason Cothran" wrote in message ... "Eric Fagan" wrote in message news:EDySc.31946$Uh.7593@fed1read02... | PC Mall is selling an Athlon64 system for $1,199 (Cybertron #443255 page 75) | Has anyone here purchased this PC or do you all build your own systems? | Is it any good? Who manufactures the motherboard? I called the 800 number to | ask | but the lady who answered didn't know what a motherboard was. | It is clearly listed on their site as an MSI board. And yes I build my own systems . FWIW, the price looks a bit high to me for what's in it. I spent a couple minutes configuring that exact system at newegg and it came to about $830. Find someone local that custom builds systems and you should be able to get one like it for cheaper. The thing most people forget to add in is the 100$ (or so) for the OS and then the time that the other company has spent installing the OS and Software.. If your on a dialup connection then it's probably worth the extra money as you'll probably be online for about 3 months to JUST get the inital service packs . |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
"rstlne" wrote in message ... | | "Jason Cothran" wrote in message | ... | | "Eric Fagan" wrote in message | news:EDySc.31946$Uh.7593@fed1read02... | | PC Mall is selling an Athlon64 system for $1,199 (Cybertron #443255 page | 75) | | Has anyone here purchased this PC or do you all build your own systems? | | Is it any good? Who manufactures the motherboard? I called the 800 | number | to | | ask | | but the lady who answered didn't know what a motherboard was. | | | | It is clearly listed on their site as an MSI board. And yes I build my own | systems . FWIW, the price looks a bit high to me for what's in it. I | spent | a couple minutes configuring that exact system at newegg and it came to | about $830. Find someone local that custom builds systems and you should | be | able to get one like it for cheaper. | | | | The thing most people forget to add in is the 100$ (or so) for the OS and | then the time that the other company has spent installing the OS and | Software.. Actually I included the OS in that price. I saved it to a wish list on new egg. It actaully came to about 850 instead of 830 after I found they did in fact cary the exact same case. The computer was identical, except perhaps drive brand since that wasn't listed. All other components/ brands/ models were the same. 30 minutes installing an OS is definately not worth $350. I wouldn't be broke if I tried to charge people that much for an OS install and system assembly. | | If your on a dialup connection then it's probably worth the extra money as | you'll probably be online for about 3 months to JUST get the inital service | packs . | Slipstream service pack 2 ... There are a grand total of 3 small updates (one of which is just NET) when installing XP with SP2 slipstreamed. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Yeah, it's a "gamer system" yet it has all the wrong componets for gaming...
Gefore FX 5200 (256MB but who cares... GPU is too slow) 512MB 333MHz memory? For modern gaming 1GB 400MHz would be much better.. Not a horrible system to be sure... But some how I think the marketing is off Carlo "Eric Fagan" wrote in message news:NhESc.32030$Uh.12139@fed1read02... "Eric Fagan" wrote in message news:EDySc.31946$Uh.7593@fed1read02... | PC Mall is selling an Athlon64 system for $1,199 (Cybertron #443255 page 75) | Has anyone here purchased this PC or do you all build your own systems? | Is it any good? Who manufactures the motherboard? I called the 800 number to | ask | but the lady who answered didn't know what a motherboard was. | | Thanks.. | | | I found the URL for the system and the motherboard is a MSI K8T NEO-FSR http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/de...sp?dpno=443255 |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Pentium 4 vs. Athlon XP vs. Athlon 64's | MarkW | General | 2 | October 10th 06 12:11 PM |
Mobile athlon onto normal board | Gareth Tuckwell | General | 5 | October 18th 04 06:31 PM |
athlon pro 2800+ vs athlon xp 2800+ | Serge Lacombe | Overclocking AMD Processors | 3 | February 6th 04 12:57 AM |
Slowest Athlon 64 humbles fastest P4 in gaming | Tone-EQ | Overclocking AMD Processors | 1 | December 15th 03 05:09 PM |
AMD Athlon 64FX first impressions | Chris | General | 14 | September 29th 03 02:22 PM |