Is this a good Pc deal?
 

Ok this guy I know says he will uild me something like this for 750$, this is just the computer I already have everything else.

2.8ghz
512m RAM
128m Video Card
40 gig hard drive

Can I get a system like this cheaper anywhere?

Also I get a one year warrenty and I can take it to his shop myself, which is like 3 miles from my house.

It will be 750$ for the PC, already built and ready to run when I get it home.

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":2d648][/quote:2d648]

Where could I do better?

depends on what the video card is. its seems like its kind of expensive for what your getting... no motherboard? check newegg.com and compare the prices.

and is it a intel celeron processor or intel p4?

are you getting XP with it?

does it come with a sound card/speakers?

Im looking for a good, cheap computer as well and those are all the ?'s i usually ask myself.

[quote="9mm BeRetTa":0afe5]and is it a intel celeron processor or intel p4?

are you getting XP with it?

does it come with a sound card/speakers?

Im looking for a good, cheap computer as well and those are all the ?'s i usually ask myself.[/quote:0afe5]

It's a P4, and nope I don't get speakers, but I do get a soundcard. XP would be an extra 100$.

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":29240]It's a P4, and nope I don't get speakers, but I do get a soundcard. XP would be an extra 100$.[/quote:29240]

yea, thats what sucks right there, xp = $100

i thought i was getting an amazing deal somewhere, about ready to buy then realized it was average when i factored in XP and decent speakers.

believe it or [url="not...http://www.compaq.com"]not...http://www.compaq.com[/url] has some decent prices with AMD processors, some even cheaper than if you were to order from no-name companies online. but if you were looking for speed in upwards of 2.8ghz, definatetly try to go elsewhere.

sell your current one and dont buy another pc, just buy a bed or something, to save me from reading your threads sleeping:

I wish you'd follow your own advice. dance:

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":aa345]I wish you'd follow your own advice. dance:[/quote:aa345]

follow my advice of stfuing

[quote=elstatec]follow my advice of stfuing[/quote:6bac1]

Nein. hake:

hello

Hello. eek:

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":7963c]Hello. eek:[/quote:7963c]

My topic?

How about building my own? Im not to sure how, but I have a friend who could help me, and I think we could figure it out. Thought Im not sure what to buy so it will all work together.

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":d3ea4][quote="Mr.Buttocks":d3ea4]Hello. eek:[/quote:d3ea4]

My topic?

How about building my own? Im not to sure how, but I have a friend who could help me, and I think we could figure it out. Thought Im not sure what to buy so it will all work together.[/quote:d3ea4]Build your own rock:

Build your own. For 750$, you could make a really nice XP system with a
9800 Pro.

or worst comes to worst buy the parts and most local comp shops charge 80 bucks, since it takes less then an hour to assemble.

[quote="Short Hand":b7113]or worst comes to worst buy the parts and most local comp shops charge 80 bucks, since it takes less then an hour to assemble.[/quote:b7113]

Where can I buy parts for a PC that will work together good? I really do not want to spend over 600$.

What about this deal?

[url="http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4078802"]http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4078802[/url]

Is celeron really crap?

very.

Never buy a computer that doesnt come with software included. ( Operating system) If you have to format your screwed.

The guys are right. Build your own!!!

....if you dont have a operating system then you have nothing to format anyway sleeping:

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":91e32][quote="Short Hand":91e32]or worst comes to worst buy the parts and most local comp shops charge 80 bucks, since it takes less then an hour to assemble.[/quote:91e32]

Where can I buy parts for a PC that will work together good? I really do not want to spend over 600$.

What about this deal?

[url="http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4078802"]http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4078802[/url]

Is celeron really crap?[/quote:91e32]wtf is with you and having shit that "works together good" stupid: Just get the freakin' sockets and brands and shit right and it will work fine

newegg.com, or get a barebones from tigerdirect

either way, i would go to forums.devhardware.com and ask this question, much more help will be found.

wtf?Devhardware sucks,they are all nubs oOo: He wants either

http://www.xtremesystems.org/
OR
http://insanetek.com/forums/

Shame on you for mentioning devshits annoy:

There are a lot of newbs, but there is lots of information there if you ask the right questions.

plus very few assholes rolleyes:

all your shitty forums <hardforum.com their is nothing on the net that comes even close to this one.

Celerons are other-name processors that didn't quite make the cut so they
become re-labelled and underclocked so as to be stable. They work fine for
what they do, but don't try to do number crunching or overclocking with it...

welcome to the internet. its not that hard to get software for free these days, operating systems being a prime example oOo:

Would it be ok for playing games though?

Put it this way, when I build systems for people, the price usually comes to around 700.00 without the monitor. Now this system usually includes:

P4 3.0 ghz or AMD equivelant
Asus/Abit motherboard with built-in audio and LAN card, SATA AGP 8x etc..
512MB DDR400 RAM such as Geil or Kingston
120GB 8mb cache HD or 10k SATA Raptor drive plus IDE equivelant
ATI 9800 pro (used to be 9600 pro before the price drop)
NEC 8x DVD-R/DVD+R
Average Case with decent power supply

Now that doesn't include labor, but you get the point. You can get a better system for that kind of money.

Your right. buy whatever is the cheapest piece of crap you can find and download all your software. Then youll be as smart as this asshat!!!
Or you can buy a good system that comes with all the software needed. Itll cost you more but youll be a lot happier with the result.

I ment if it has an operating system and you need to format your done.I was talking about the cd. But thanks for another useless post. Any thing for a post count huh???

oOo:

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":3ae2d]Would it be ok for playing games though?[/quote:3ae2d]NO.Cellerons suck at everything.When he says they work fine for what they do hes talking about all the old granys who want to download the interweb and email.Download the interweb oOo:

Most expensive parts should be video card, processor and monitor. If you blow $700 on a pc that doesnt have a monitor it better be P4 and a radeon 9800.