The Great "Beat the Amber Hardware Issues to Death" Thread (split)

[Netami]

Did you know AMD has acquired ATI?  I forsee good things.

Monopolies are never good for the consumer. 

Case looks nice, it's a good looking thing for that price considering the fan placement and large size. Newegg has my nerd blessing as well. Azlan's reccomendation may not be so bad... But yeah, definitely figure out yer costs for the whole thing and if you've got cash to spare then boost the case.

They'll probably go for a cheap name-brand HD, so I doubt giving our reccomendations on that will help. I assume they're already using stuff like http://www.pricegrabber.com/ to find the lowest cost on parts. Right, guys? 

[Gornemant]

The case I want is over $200, a full ATX tower.  Obviously not what you need, it's just something I want someday.    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119103

http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/Middle_Tower/Classical_Plus_S/M_C_PS_PC-7plus.htm
simple, nice looking, perfect finish and all aluminum, though it was pretty costy, but it was worth eeeeet! D:

They'll probably go for a cheap name-brand HD, so I doubt giving our reccomendations on that will help. I assume they're already using stuff like http://www.pricegrabber.com/ to find the lowest cost on parts. Right, guys? 

of course, but it's all the more fun to lose time this way 

[Aridas]

Did you know AMD has acquired ATI? I forsee good things.

I hope that means that they'll stop falling behind...

[Cvstos]

I hope that means their drivers will improve.  nVIDIA beats them hands-down on that front, as far as I'm concerned.

[Nex]

In every Next-Gen war between ATI and nVIDIA, the end result is usually a tie. Last time it was a close win for nVIDIA, but it was very close.

My honest-to-god opinion about everything? final recommendations? go to the home site for HP computers and get a premade comp, then do with it what you wish. It'll probably be the cheapest in the long run, last you a while, and you won't have to put up with the crud of trying to find the one thing that went wrong after building it from scratch. Plus you get warranty too, which is a huge bonus.

[Netami]

As an accomplished nerd, I feel it is my duty to tell you that X brand is better than HP.

CONSOLE WARZ     

[Nex]

As an accomplished nerd, I feel it is my duty to tell you that X brand is better than HP.

CONSOLE WARZ     

oh god, don't even start one of those. For all we know, we could have trollers who will beat this to death.

Set up the fortresses! Prepare out armies! The invasion of trolls must be stopped!

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

... where X stands for "almost anything reputable but dell, unless something special is going on"


*grin* *duck* *run*

[Nex]

it's already started...


Flee while you can!

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I thought I already had? :-)

[Netami]

Dude, I had a Dell for the longest time. Modified SD400 or some such that I found off slickdeals for like 400 bucks. T'was a great gaming machine. GO DELL WOO! PROPRIETARY BS AND CLAMSHELL DESIGNS HORRRRGGHHHHHGGRHRGRHR. 

[Nex]

No, you just ran. Fleeing is completely different.

Netami, my IQ just dropped. congrats.

And I don't see what's wrong with HP computers. They're a very solid brand and they make their computers right. Compaq, HP, and Alienware are the 3 computer companies I trust for pre-built computers. They all have advantages and none of them slack off.

[Netami]

Dude.... Alienware charges you out the ASS for parts you could buy for much, much cheaper. They're as bad as  Voodoo! Sheesh... ibuypower is a much better choice if you want high-endish stuff done for you.

HP, Emachines... They're nothing to shout about as far as specs go, but they'll last forever. Foreveeeeer.

[Nex]

Exactly. They're built to LAST, which is what Amber might be lookin for.

[Netami]

NO WAY MAN, IT IS HP MAN! YOU GOTTA GO FOR X BRAND!

[Nex]

[insert ravageous comments here]

Like I said: HP is a solid brand, and you can't argue with their warranty. I'm not saying HP is the best, I'm just saying it's a good choice.

[bill]

Is this a good time to mention the utter ownage of vintage HP calculators?


Kicks ass. Owns TI and their stupid equals buttons.

[Netami]

Dude... Don't diss TI! 

And Nex... They've decided on what they're gonna do. All these reccomendations and speculations are just going to be ignored and possibly laughed at.

[Nex]

Then why is this topic still going?

[bill]

I can diss TI if I want, I'm the only kid in the school that doesnt have a TI grapher. HP49G+ FTWizzle!

[Cvstos]

Actually, with any given machine that's halfway decent I can part out something and build it myself far cheaper than ordering from HP, Dell, and the like.  It's only the stupid cheap (and slow) computers where they have an advantage.  Once the computer starts getting good, it's a lot cheaper to hit NewEgg.com and build it yourself.  You'll also likely wind up with a better computer overall.

[Netami]

Then why is this topic still going?

So you don't dredge it into other threads, heh. It is to sate your primal thirst for the NERRRRD.

And Mister Bucker, all I have to say to that is: 80085!

[Aridas]

They already decided on what to do? then why isn't it in here? >_>

[Netami]

It's up there. They're gonna get a case, so they're either gonna salvage the old parts or get all new pieces. Either way, ordering a computer system from a brand name company is out of the question. They've got pricegrabber, they don't need to hear our crap anymore. 

[Aridas]

Well, I did recently link to a lot of very new parts that (seemingly) come out to almost half price. I don't care what anyone says, amber needs my deal >.>

[Nex]

Aridas, that's being selfish. Amber technically doesnt have to listen to all the crap we're spouting out. We're giving advice, not what she has to go by.

[Amber Williams]

Ok you monkeys...heres the list he sent me.  Have at ye.

Memory   CORSAIR XMS2 1GB(2 x 512MB) DDR2 801
CPU   AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Hard Drive 1   Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160812AS 160GB 7200 RPM
Hard Drive 2   Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160812AS 160GB 7200 RPM
Mother Borad   ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra
Power Supply   Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply
DVD Burner   NEC Black IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM
Case   Rosewill R6AS5-BK Black
CRT Monitor   N/A  (I'm buying this separate)
Video Card (opt 1)    XFX PV-T71G-UDE7 GeForce 7900 GT EXTREME

Unless there is some horribly gaping flaw in this strategy, I'm gonna see if Mat can get this started and ordered this time tomorrow so I can hopefully get a compy sometime before I go insane from lack of comp.

[Paladin Sheppard]

Oh VERY nice Amber...

[Aridas]

Aridas, that's being selfish. Amber technically doesnt have to listen to all the crap we're spouting out. We're giving advice, not what she has to go by.

Hey, first of all, I'm only joking. (see the >.> face? no, I guess you don't.) Second, I'm still kinda concerned about the issue of pricing, since more savings = more room for other upgrades, like a bigass monitor and all that. a few bits of equipment in my link seems to be better than that stuff in some cases (other cases it's not specific enough to compare), the rest are pretty much equal, though one o' those things is definitely better. Oh, how specific I am... Er... Anyway, that's all. Just mostly interested/concerned in the compypower-to-money ratio there. I'm kinda rabid when it comes to big differences in two numbers.

[Damaris]

I think those specs are similar to what our tech person put together recently (after a thunderstorm fried Darkmoon's CPU).  We actually managed to build two of them for the check that they gave us for his.  Really, one of the few differences is the dual hard drive.

And, frankly, they kick mucho butt.  *pets 'puter*