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LaptiNek
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Posted: 29/August/2006 at 7:43am |
Also,
[H]ard OCP has done a VERY indept review of almost ALL "boutique" PC companies and system builders. They have a nice report and conclusion about them.
cyberpower and ibuypower didn't do so hot
Some GOOD system builders that won't pwn your wallet:
ABS
Velocity Micro
Vicious Gaming
Monarch Computer
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MadDawg
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Posted: 01/September/2006 at 8:37pm |
Well I talked to a few people and read ALOT of reviews on it. It sounds good and TRxSmoke just got his computer from the site and says it works amazing. So I took the risk and just bought my first computer in 6 years.
XG GAMING THUNDER 4000 (NO MONITOR)
XGT4000Z, www.buyxg.com/system/XGT4000.asp?v=d
- *BASE_PRICE: [+1085]
- CAS: Hot New! X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control [+5] (Black Color)
- CASUPGRADE: NONE
- CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 CPU @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 2x2MB L2 Cache [+100]
- CD: LiteOn SHM-165H6S 16X Double Layer DVD+-RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology [+17] (Black Color)
- CD2: NONE [-14]
- CABLE: None
- FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (BLACK COLOR)
- FLASHMEDIA: None
- FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS [+9]
- HDD: Gaming Hard Drive (10,000RPM SATA150) [+30] (SATA150 - Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000RPM 16MB Cache WD1500ADFD [+184])
- HDD2: NONE
- IEEE_CARD: NONE
- KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 104 PS/2 Keyboard (Black Color)
- MOUSE: Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse (BLACK COLOR)
- MONITOR: NONE
- MONITOR2: NONE
- MOTHERBOARD: Intel D975XBX I975X Express CrossFire Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio [+84]
- MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory [+116] (Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader [+40])
- MODEM: NONE [-7]
- NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
- OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2 [+46]
- PPU: NONE
- PRO_WIRING: None
- PRINTER: None
- PRINTER_CABLE: None
- POWERSUPPLY: Thermaltake Purepower 680 Watt Power Supply - SLI Ready [+146]
- RAID: NONE
- RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
- SERVICE: Standard Warranty: 1-Year Limited Warranty Plus 24/7 Life-Time Technical Support
- SOUND: Creative Labs SB Audigy SE [+30]
- SPEAKERS: NONE [-47]
- TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
- TVRC: None
- UPS: None
- USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
- USBHD: NONE
- VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
- VIDEO: ATI Radeon X1900XT PCI-E x16 512MB VIDEO CARD [+99]
- VIDEO2: NONE
- WNC: NONE
- WAP: NONE
- ZIP: NONE
There she is, hope it is worth the money. This will be my final computer until I have kids and they need something like a 20core processor to play games haha.
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Preach
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Posted: 01/September/2006 at 9:02pm |
$1900+ seems like a lot of money to spend for what you are getting there. You could have built it yourself with better components for less.
I hope it works out for you though. Keep us updated.
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Xenetic
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Posted: 02/September/2006 at 3:35am |
You ordered a Wheel mouse?
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MadDawg
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Posted: 02/September/2006 at 9:44am |
Originally posted by XeneticYou ordered a Wheel mouse?
I already have a MX510 and I have a good keyboard as well.
And to Preach, I would have ordered the components on my own and put it together but I dunno, i've never put a whole computer together. I've done bits and pieces here and there, so I just figured it would be safer this way.
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delive
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Posted: 02/September/2006 at 1:35pm |
Originally posted by Preach
Keep us updated.
Yeah, please do. If all goes well I might just have to buy myself a new pc
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Goffin
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Posted: 03/September/2006 at 8:15am |
Originally posted by MadDawg
So this site is legit right? I'm not gonna order my computer and never get it right? Cause if it is legit i'm ordering tomorrow....
Feed back ASAP please! Thanks gentlemen.
That site is a shadow company of Yahoo and yes it's legit. I ordered my first pc from that site cause they had the best prices for everything at the time.
word to your mother
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MadDawg
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Posted: 03/September/2006 at 9:02am |
No Goffin, word to your mother.
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LaptiNek
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Posted: 04/September/2006 at 6:02pm |
Mad,
Yes! Please keep us informed. I got charged too much on my property taxes and got a NICE refund from the old gov'mt. I've been looking at system builders daily (built the last 2 myself). I definitely want to upgrade to a core2 duo system with SLI potential.
For the guru's out there ...do you think it's a good move to save a few hundred $$'s and get x1 7950 GTX instead of x2 7900 GTX in SLI mode?
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Preach
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Posted: 04/September/2006 at 6:19pm |
Do you do anything that would need SLI? I think SLI is overkill IMHO.
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