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Is this computer worth it?
Posted: 2003-06-29 01:48am
by Gandalf
This is a computer I'm looking at getting, when my finances allow it.
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor up to 2.40GHz and Celeron® Processors up to 2.4 GHz.
Memory: 128MB to 1GB shared1 DDR SDRAM for excellent performance.
Storage: Ultra ATA EIDE Hard drives up to 80GB2 to meet your storage needs.
Drive Bay Options: Dual optical drive bays with your choice of CD-ROM, CD-Burner, DVD-ROM3, and/or CD-RW/DVD-ROM combination drive, and DVD+RW/+R4 drives to meet your mulit-media needs, and a 3.5-inch bay for floppy drive.
Video Graphics: Integrated Intel® Extreme 3D Graphics.
Convenient Ports Dimension 2400: Includes 6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front & 4 back ports), one serial port and one parallel port.
Monitors: Large monitors - up to 21" (19.8" viewable) CRT displays and 18" (18" viewable) Flat Panel displays provide easy viewing.
Sound: Integrated AC97 Audio
From what I recall, it costs AUS $1700, which I think is US $1100.
Do you think it's worth it?
Posted: 2003-06-29 02:15am
by Seggybop
up to 2.40GHz
128MB to 1GB
up to 80GB
up to 21"
So what exactly are they giving you?
"Video Graphics: Integrated Intel® Extreme 3D Graphics."
sucks horribly
Posted: 2003-06-29 02:17am
by Glocksman
I just built a computer for my union.
For a grand total of US$424.49, I was able to build a machine with the following:
Antec SLK1600 with 300 watt Antec PS $53.99
Celeron 2.0 Ghz Retail w/Heatsink $69.50
Intel D845 GEBV2 motherboard w/Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics and Integrated Sound MAX audio $100.00
256 MB PC2700 Kingston DDR $36.00
40 GB Western Digital 5400 rpm hard drive $50.00
40x TDK VeloCD CDRW $64.00
Floppy: $7.00
Shipping: $30.00
All from newegg.com.
If I'd spent $160 more, I could have gotten a P4 2.4 Ghz 533 Mhz bus instead of the Celeron, 512 MB DDR, and a nice 60GB 7200 rpm HD.
Toss in another $300 for a decent 19' monitor, and you've spent approx. US$890. Add $40 for a Pioneer DVD ROM, and you're up to $930 or so.
You can still build your own cheaper.
Posted: 2003-06-29 02:20am
by Brother-Captain Gaius
Yeah, integrated chipsets fucking suck ass. Once you upgrade to a decent card (say, nVIDIA GeForce4 64 MB Ti4200), you're getting close to the $1500 USD that my machine cost... (P4 2.53 GHz, 512 MB DDR RAM)
Posted: 2003-06-29 02:32am
by Gandalf
Thanks for the help guys, I have my own plans for building my own, I plan to have a P4 3ghz beast.
Posted: 2003-06-29 08:58am
by Hethrir
Have you considered AMD? They have better bang for buck.
Posted: 2003-06-30 07:12pm
by Arthur_Tuxedo
Yeah, and they cut their prices recently, less than $100 for the 2500+ Barton at Newegg.
Posted: 2003-06-30 07:20pm
by phongn
For even cheaper processors, "Thorton" should be coming out soon (Barton w/ 256K L2 rather than 512K)