Compaq's suck Zach [img]tongue.gif[/img] lol [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] They make a lot of their stuff on board and the MB's they use make it very expensive to upgrade in keeping the same board and all. my buddy Anthony's Compaq MB has no PCI slots so we couldn't upgrade his video card lol It came with a crappy onboard 64mb video card, you would think 64's not bad but it really is bad lol We CAN upgrade his video card its just about 50+ more bucks for a video card that will read in the regular slots lol

[ February 22, 2004, 06:16 PM: Message edited by: boominZ24 ]

 

Yeah some name brand systems suck, I got a Dell Dimension 8300 and you can do whatever you want to it aside from overclocking.... I haven't yet had a problem with my DELL... Except the operator "ME" I am always trying new programs and ****...if you want anything good for around 1G$ your looking basically clone system which is better anyway.

 

you can buy mine!

-P3 450 mHz
-Aopen ax6bc board
-1x128mb + 64mb pc100 ram + 128mb pc133 ram (320 total)
-ATI Radeon 8500 64mb vid ram
-Combined HD space of 44 gigs (1x14.4 IBM, 1x 30 Maxtor)
-Diamond monster MX300 sound card (will support 3d sound)
-Generic CD drive
-Plextor 8/4/32 CD-RW drive
-Startech 10/100 NIC

As a bonus, I'll throw in Win2k Pro "blue" edition


500$! Quite the deal, isn't it? [img]graemlins/deal4u.gif[/img]

Steven

 

To those of you who didn't get it, the preceding post was a joke. I don't yet have the money to buy that G5 I've been drooling all over. [img]graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img]

Please PLEASE let's not start a Mac vs. PC war. I'm sick and tired of debating about it. [img]graemlins/jack.gif[/img]

Steven

 

Ummm, all brand name consumer based PC's suck and have limited expandability, not just CPQ.

Cicero is remanufactured poo.

Win2K Pro "blue" edition? [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Actually for a n00b like you, an entry level brand name might just do for you. [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

[ February 23, 2004, 10:04 AM: Message edited by: Chadxton ]

 

Here is a sight to build your own, this will help you gauge what is and is not important by acknowledging price points as you upgrade (how much is 200 MB or ram worth) (how much is 100Gig of HD worth etc.).

http://www.idotpc.com/

 

That url is missing an "I" [img]tongue.gif[/img]

 

Please please don't bring it up and you won't get flamed. [img]graemlins/deal4u.gif[/img]

 

Yeah, I know this now. I bought an ATi Radeon 9200 for my pc, only to find out it doesnt hav e an AGP slot..so my dad got it.

I have been checking for pc parts, and www.newegg.com has some good prices, cept its american and shipping. I plan on building a pc for my car this summer. mp3 keg. [img]smile.gif[/img]