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Dec 9, 2008View in Crawl 4
while in the past i almost always built desktops from random parts, creating somewhat temperamental frankenputers that usually did the job, just recently when i wanted to get a new desktop i found a local shop that would allow me to pick out all the parts and then they would put it together and warranty the whole thing for 2 years. the small amount of a premium i ended up paying (about $50 more than if i had bought the same parts on newegg) is more than made up for in my mind by having an actual storefront that i can take the thing to should anything go wrong. i'd recommend a similar route to anybody who knows exactly what they want (so would normally build the computer from parts) but has had pains in the ass dealing with online manufacturers before
Still a s**tty build a core2 quad would be better and you would of got a much better motherboard have you built it yourself and you only have one PCI Express x16 slot on that which means you cant go sli or crossfire. And that 350 watt power supply is way to low you could get put together alot nicer system with the same money and it will last alot longer then what you bought plus pre built computers suck ass all the bundled s**t software they put on those things are a joke and can bog down your system. And seriously that gpu you got with that system is s**t.I am not a brand hound but its much better to go with Intel this time around that build just sucks because your so locked into that system you don't have much more room to upgrade.
infernoxDec 10, 2008
I'd tell her to buy the parts and have someone else build it for her.
rowjimmyDec 10, 2008
while in the past i almost always built desktops from random parts, creating somewhat temperamental frankenputers that usually did the job, just recently when i wanted to get a new desktop i found a local shop that would allow me to pick out all the parts and then they would put it together and warranty the whole thing for 2 years. the small amount of a premium i ended up paying (about $50 more than if i had bought the same parts on newegg) is more than made up for in my mind by having an actual storefront that i can take the thing to should anything go wrong. i'd recommend a similar route to anybody who knows exactly what they want (so would normally build the computer from parts) but has had pains in the ass dealing with online manufacturers before
Closed AccountDec 10, 2008
what you said is bulls**t
darksoulDec 11, 2008
Still a s**tty build a core2 quad would be better and you would of got a much better motherboard have you built it yourself and you only have one PCI Express x16 slot on that which means you cant go sli or crossfire. And that 350 watt power supply is way to low you could get put together alot nicer system with the same money and it will last alot longer then what you bought plus pre built computers suck ass all the bundled s**t software they put on those things are a joke and can bog down your system. And seriously that gpu you got with that system is s**t.I am not a brand hound but its much better to go with Intel this time around that build just sucks because your so locked into that system you don't have much more room to upgrade.
lucian303Dec 11, 2008
there is a huge diff between upgrading desktops/towers and laptops... this is all ambiguous
gregsawDec 15, 2008
It was a laptop. And I asked one of their customer service people and they said 2GB total.