I broke something~ Help please :/

[tkdromeo]

Would i be able to manage that...is it recommended? If so, then i could go with new egg if you guys help me pick out all the parts out of there that i need.

I could spend up to 2k if necessary. Just make sure it's easy upkeep and minimum maintenance after it's put together. Remember my knowledge is limited in this.

 

[MonKENy]

sure. we can start pricing parts at the least and see which will be more managable. start a thread in comp help with the specs of what you are looking for and state you have never done it before and we can go from there.

 

[MonKENy]

and heres a good case to start with http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...o=2765147&sku=ULT40069

 

[tkdromeo]

I just put together a dream system at DELL, obviously this is probably an overkill, but how much would something like that cost me and would i be able to put that together myself, or is it way to complicated to do?
Maybe something NOT as expensive? But close in specs so i won't have to upgrade for a few years?

XPS 720 - Black

$4,437
From $4,437
Now from
$4,437
As low as $134/month
XPS 720 Black:
Intel® Core?2 Extreme QX6850 (8MB,3.33GHz Factory overclocked) MBQ685H [223-3738]
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs 4GB84 [311-7249]
750GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache 750S [341-4832]
750GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache 750SB [341-4852]
Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable VCM6DVR [313-5446][420-6464]
512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 5NV88 [320-6190]
AGEIA® PhysX® physics accelerator PHYSX [320-4785]
Sound Blaster® X-Fi? XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card VXFI [313-5450]
Windows Vista? Premium VPD [310-8626] 750
Bose Companion 3 Series II Multimedia Speaker System BOSE21 [313-5699]
Norton Internet Security 2007 15-months VNIS15M [412-0959]
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 DVHS [420-6585]

I didn't see an ethernet card in there, just wireless and i don't like wireless...i like broadband! Maybe i'm confused.

I could also settle for the Core 2 Quad 6600 2.4 GHz each, and HDD could be just 500$ I could always get an external one some time later. I'd prefer dual drives, no clue on the sound card, the RAM i could settle for 3GB i think but 4GB would probably be best.

 

[tkdromeo]

Originally posted by: MonKENy
sure. we can start pricing parts at the least and see which will be more managable. start a thread in comp help with the specs of what you are looking for and state you have never done it before and we can go from there.

Sounds good

 

[MonKENy]

Originally posted by: Pez D Spencer
I'm not trying to be an ass, but it looks like Helen Keller put that computer together. Can someone say wire management? How can anything breathe in there? That is hands down the crappiest assembly job I've ever witnessed. Amazing. Simply amazing. They're charging 1200 bucks for that? I hope you have insurance 'cause that thing is liable to burst into flames.

I say take the whole PC back and get a refund. Then read a book and build your own. You'd save hundreds and run a much smaller chance of burning down your house. I know this probably doesn't help matters but I'm blown away and couldn't resist commenting.

It's one thing to mark a computer up 75% - 100%, but another to charge so much and produce such poor workmanship. Sorry to keep going on and on, but I'm totally in awe at the unbelieveably shitty job HP did. Alienware might overcharge for their PC's but at least they don't produce crap like that.

Here's what my PC looks like inside:

http://i21.tinypic.com/30a6h47.jpg
http://i23.tinypic.com/2itli5l.jpg
http://i21.tinypic.com/33wlag3.jpg

this is the case in action. I like his setup

 

[AzN]

Just make sure you have restore CD DVD so whenever something doesn't work you can always set it back to default.

 

[MonKENy]

Originally posted by: tkdromeo

Intel® Core?2 Extreme QX6850 (8MB,3.33GHz Factory overclocked) MBQ685H
price (holy shit its expensive)
http://www.intel.com/buy/deskt...U=BX80557X6800&fmlid=0

WOW what a difference
http://www.intel.com/buy/deskt...U=BX80562Q6600&fmlid=2

4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz
http://pcclub.com/product_details.cfm?itemno=A4351502 (get 2 kits)

750GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16822148134 (get as many as you want)

Dual drive dvd/rw
http://pcclub.com/product_details.cfm?itemno=A1546468 (get 2)

GeForce 8800 GT
http://www.nvidia.com/object/b...results.html?id=8800GT

700 watt PSU

Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2 http://www.intel.com/products/...ard/d975xbx2/index.htm

Prices
http://www.intel.com/buy/deskt...=BOXD975XBX2KR&fmlid=1

Windows Vista? Premium VPD [310-8626] 750 (i would say get XP but its your call of course)

I could also settle for the Core 2 Quad 6600 2.4 GHz each, and HDD could be just 500$ I could always get an external one some time later. I'd prefer dual drives, no clue on the sound card, the RAM i could settle for 3GB i think but 4GB would probably be best.

all told that about 2510 in total price (but thats not shopping around either) and there are little things you may need. like cords and cables and whatnot. (if the stuff doesnt supply it)
and I didnt price vista. so id post this in another thread asking for ideas and pricing help.

 

[tkdromeo]

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