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I think I have found my best bet for my new computer (a.k.a. prosthetic brain).
Using a combination of Tom's Hardware, Price Grabber and the local Fry's electronics store I have found most of the componenets I will need to construct a powerful new prosthetic brain.
I will be sticking to the Biostar NF4ul-A9 mobo, looking at several review sites and user commentaries I found that the board is very well though of as well as being the cheapest Nforce 4 board I could find. It has a good feature set including but not limited to, 10/100/1000 NIC, 7.1 onboard surround sond, more USB 2.0 slots than I have decices, some Firewire, and some other stuff I'm forgetting at the moment. Price = $84 USD - $5 USD Rebate, Vendor = New Egg.
The number cruncher for my new brain will be a Athlon 64 3500+. Procs are considerably more expensive than I expected them to be but I decided that if I was going to fork out a fist of dough for my machine I might as well make a worth while upgrade. Price = $195 USD - $5 USD Rebate, Vendor = Monarch Computer.
I decided to scap my idea to upgrade my RAM and instead pick up a new video card when I learned that Biostar's XGP slot causes a 30-50% performance loss. I found a relatively sweet card at a low price. My new XFX GeForce 6600 256 MB should pump up my gaming experience. Price = $106 USD - $5 USD, Vendor = NT-Micro.
I have already invested in a new Western Digital 160 GB with 8 MB cache hard drive at Fry's this after noon. It was pricy but I'm impatient as life without prosthetic digital enhancement for my cognitive functions is driving me quite batty. Cost $97 USD - $30 & $20 USD Rebates, Vendor = Fry's Electronics.
Pricegrabber.com apparently gives $5 rebates to customers who buy items with no or few reviews and review their purchases. This meets with my approval as it will save me $15 bucks.
If any of you have done any comp shopping lately and have found better deals stop me quick because I'm buying all the components tonight or tomorrow.
Note: All prices include shipping and taxes applicable to the 98178 zip code.
Using a combination of Tom's Hardware, Price Grabber and the local Fry's electronics store I have found most of the componenets I will need to construct a powerful new prosthetic brain.
I will be sticking to the Biostar NF4ul-A9 mobo, looking at several review sites and user commentaries I found that the board is very well though of as well as being the cheapest Nforce 4 board I could find. It has a good feature set including but not limited to, 10/100/1000 NIC, 7.1 onboard surround sond, more USB 2.0 slots than I have decices, some Firewire, and some other stuff I'm forgetting at the moment. Price = $84 USD - $5 USD Rebate, Vendor = New Egg.
The number cruncher for my new brain will be a Athlon 64 3500+. Procs are considerably more expensive than I expected them to be but I decided that if I was going to fork out a fist of dough for my machine I might as well make a worth while upgrade. Price = $195 USD - $5 USD Rebate, Vendor = Monarch Computer.
I decided to scap my idea to upgrade my RAM and instead pick up a new video card when I learned that Biostar's XGP slot causes a 30-50% performance loss. I found a relatively sweet card at a low price. My new XFX GeForce 6600 256 MB should pump up my gaming experience. Price = $106 USD - $5 USD, Vendor = NT-Micro.
I have already invested in a new Western Digital 160 GB with 8 MB cache hard drive at Fry's this after noon. It was pricy but I'm impatient as life without prosthetic digital enhancement for my cognitive functions is driving me quite batty. Cost $97 USD - $30 & $20 USD Rebates, Vendor = Fry's Electronics.
Pricegrabber.com apparently gives $5 rebates to customers who buy items with no or few reviews and review their purchases. This meets with my approval as it will save me $15 bucks.
If any of you have done any comp shopping lately and have found better deals stop me quick because I'm buying all the components tonight or tomorrow.
Note: All prices include shipping and taxes applicable to the 98178 zip code.
3 Comments:
I'd also use pricewatch.com. It does the same thing as pricegrabber.com but the difference is it is devoted to computer parts. I use both when checking out things.
Hmm... a new machine... this sounds like it needs to be tested once it's put together...
For your purposes I'd suggest looking into the Jetway 939GT4-SLI mobo. Newegg has it for $134.98 but is has a few more features than the Biostar and some of the best performance benchmarks as tested by anandtech.com you'd be getting SLI capability if you decide to buy a twin for your vid card in the future and one of the best performing NF4 boards on the market.
Good luck!
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