or am i behind the times? i was pricing out a system for a friend by adding parts on newegg.
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM $76
Samsung Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model SFD321B/LBL1, OEM Drive Only $8.25
Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.7 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3160023AS, OEM $106
Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - OEM
$157
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail $164
ATI AIW RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, FM/TV/AV In/AV Out, 8X AGP, Model "ALL-IN-WONDER 9600XT" w/ REMOTE -RETAIL $182
and an Asus K8V SE Deluxe Motherboard $99
Total so far:
$792.25
and I'm still missing keyboard, mouse, case, power supply, and monitor.
Then I mosey on over to Dell and find this:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&kc=6V590&l=en&oc=D84SO&s=dhs
Configure it to around the same thing (single dvd burner, floppy drive, X300 SE PCI express video card, logitech mouse, etc. etc.), and then toss in a nice flat panel, which is $379 extra, and the fucking thing comes out to $1348 only. So even if I knocked off the monitor completely (subtract $429) it would only be $919. I wouldn't be able to get that price for the whole system, AND I'm already going AMD.
What the hell, when did Dell get so fucking cheap!?? I mean yeah, granted, the vidcard I selected is an ATI AIW card that can capture video, but adding a separate card to do that shit isn't that much more...
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM $76
Samsung Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model SFD321B/LBL1, OEM Drive Only $8.25
Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.7 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3160023AS, OEM $106
Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - OEM
$157
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail $164
ATI AIW RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, FM/TV/AV In/AV Out, 8X AGP, Model "ALL-IN-WONDER 9600XT" w/ REMOTE -RETAIL $182
and an Asus K8V SE Deluxe Motherboard $99
Total so far:
$792.25
and I'm still missing keyboard, mouse, case, power supply, and monitor.
Then I mosey on over to Dell and find this:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&kc=6V590&l=en&oc=D84SO&s=dhs
Configure it to around the same thing (single dvd burner, floppy drive, X300 SE PCI express video card, logitech mouse, etc. etc.), and then toss in a nice flat panel, which is $379 extra, and the fucking thing comes out to $1348 only. So even if I knocked off the monitor completely (subtract $429) it would only be $919. I wouldn't be able to get that price for the whole system, AND I'm already going AMD.
What the hell, when did Dell get so fucking cheap!?? I mean yeah, granted, the vidcard I selected is an ATI AIW card that can capture video, but adding a separate card to do that shit isn't that much more...