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BigG
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5/29/2001
14:03:37
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Looking for a PC computer...... yea that's right a PC computer. Pentium 4 with 1 gig or higher medium size hard drive and a CD/DVD drive.
I don't want a piece of shit , all I need is the computer... I have a good moniter, burner, keyboard, speakers, scaner, etc.
But I do want a good quality box with decent components to last...... But I don't want to spend a million dollars.
: )
2001, 3.9, 2wd, Auto, Club Cab, SLT Plus, Sport Suspension
Autolite 3923's, Borg Warner Brass Cap & Rotor, Flowmaster Delta Flow 50 Cut In
Long Island, New York
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Mark
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5/29/2001
16:30:21
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I would advise against the Pentium 4. You would be much better off with an athlon thunderbird, and as luck would have it, they are also less expensive.
-Mark Hryckiewicz
1993 Sport RC SB 5.2L Auto
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y22man
Dodge Dakota
5/29/2001
16:34:26
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I would stay away from amd. They are running hot! Go for the pIII celeron. The prices droped today. But if you want a p4 go with it.
Jay
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BigG
Gen III
5/30/2001
09:46:12
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mmm That's a confict of opinions....
OK how about this , I'll build one, anyone know a good site or source for quility cheap parts.
I'll need:
Motherboard
Power Source
Processor
Hard Drive - 40 or better
DVD drive
possible drivers, sound card & graphics
I have a couple of mechines I can start from, but I will need a motherboard, thiers are too small, and a fresh power source, the 333's may not be enough. My sound card is a Thunder Pro, I may want the Sound Blaster Live.
Basically I run mp3 music, connected to my sterio, pictures, and internet access...AOL :( . I have an old 133 and a 333 celeron the celeron is loaded to the max with 3 drives and a bunch of external stuff, scanner, burner, etc. (way too slow)
I do appreciate all your help.
Thanks
2001, 3.9, 2wd, Auto, Club Cab, SLT Plus, Sport Suspension
Autolite 3923's, Borg Warner Brass Cap & Rotor, Flowmaster Delta Flow 50 Cut In
Long Island, New York
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kraw
Dodge Dakota
5/30/2001
09:52:46
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Pricewatch.com that is where I built mine from. I ordered all the parts from diff places and got THE best prices I could find.
www.pricewatch.com
www.krawdaddy.net
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Mark
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5/30/2001
14:18:58
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Pricewatch.com is definitely a place to look. We are in agreement there. I never got anything through there but they are a great service. A lot of my friends use them. Have you tried any computer shows? Sometimes you can get good deals at them. On Saturday I picked up a 256MB Micron Cas2 memory chip for $79. They had generic 256MBs for $42 and 128's for $23. For a Hard Drive I would look at a Comp USA. They have deals with rebates are hard to compete with. I saw a 20GB maxtor drive there on Monday for $49. Some other components you can get for free after waiting a month or so for the rebate.
-Mark Hryckiewicz
1993 Sport RC SB 5.2L Auto
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y22man
Dodge Dakota
5/30/2001
15:30:40
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www.windrivers.com
www.cnet.com
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smartDakowner
Dodge Dakota
5/30/2001
20:16:02
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Take it from someone who has built (as a hobby) more then 70 machines and is still building, if you use ANYTHING other then an ASUS or ABIT motherboard sooner or later you will have compatability issues with add-in components. Everone I talk to says FIC boards got there names because they are Freakin In-Compatable.
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kraw
Dodge Dakota
5/31/2001
12:19:27
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Abit zmx6 here. I heard nothing but good so I spent a little extra for it.
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DAK2
Gen III
6/01/2001
10:16:59
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I have always used GIGABYTE M Boards.Other people I know have tried other boards but have also switched to Gigabyte. As far as compatability issues with add in cards that is more of a BIOS issue.Gigabyte uses AMI Bios
used to be Award.I have never had add in card
issues.
Y2K DAK 3.9L 5 Spd OS/2 Keeps going&going&going
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Jay
Dodge Dakota
6/01/2001
14:09:46
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Stay away from maxtor HDs. Spend a few more bucks and get a Western Digital or IBM. They will last alot longer.
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smartDakowner
Dodge Dakota
6/01/2001
20:57:26
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yer right about GIGABITE mobo's they are also pretty good but rank in my personal second tier as I had problems with them 3-4 years ago altho that seems to be a problem they solved, And yes most were bios issues but Chipset controllers create more problems then BIOS does and that is where I had my prblems was with the specific chipsets. Only Abit and ASUS have not to my knowledge ever used the chipsets that created the problems I was having with them. Jay I agree whole heartedly with you on WD hard drives my oldest boy is a network guru ad University of Dayton (a network with iver 12.000 pc's on it) and he see's a lot of HD failures. fewest are by WD, but I don't know if that is because of better reliablity or if so many more of the other, cheaper hard drives are installed by the makers and have saturated the net at his school. I have a raid w/3 WD 30 gigs on this Abit BE6-2 mobo that I wrote this on (the raid controller is on the mobo). I am using it as both a firewall and a server for my home net and as an every day PC. It has been on and running without reboot for 1937 hrs and no failures or lock -ups.
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Bernd
Gen III
6/21/2001
00:02:19
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Hmmmm....AMD runs hot?!? Not with the correct fan installed. As for the Maxtor drives, yeah...they do like failing prematurely. I run Seagate SCSI (Server) and IBM Deskstar in my workstations.
As for uptime, my Windows2000 Advanced Server has been up for over 6 months without failure. (AMD Processor) ;)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged @ 10#
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Dano
Dodge Dakota
7/09/2001
17:54:41
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If you use cakewalk and that SB live dont go with the Athlon.
Dano
CCNA,MCP,A+,NET+,I-NET+,BICSI
01 Dak CC 4x4 magnum
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Mark
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7/10/2001
23:17:01
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This site has been running on an athlon since 8PM on December 31, 2000. The only time the machine has been off is when doing upgrades. Never had a failure.
-Mark Hryckiewicz
1993 Sport RC SB 5.2L Auto
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Dante
Dodge Dakota
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12/23/2003
17:56:43
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IF YOU WANT A COMPUTER STAY WITH AMD PROCESSOR I HAD EXPIERIENCES WITH PENTIUM FOR THEY ARE CRAP THEY GET EXTREMLY HOT AND OVER PRICED ATHLONS ARE NICE AND COOL FAST AND RELIABLE.FOR MOTHERBOARD STAY WITH ASUS A7N8X-X THATS A REALLY GOOD ONE TO START WITH AND ALSO NOT EXPENSIVE IF YOU BUY A CASE FOR YOUR COMPUTER FIND ONE WITH A POWER SUPPLY THAT WILL SAVE YOU ALOT OF CASH. FOR MEMORY GET DDR ITS GOOD ALSO CHEAP RELIABLE.THEN YOU GOT THE REST. YOU ARE EXACTLY LIKE ME WHEN I FIRST WANTED A COMP . I HAD THE BURNER AND EVERYTHING OFF THE OLD ONE AND PUT IT IN THE NEW ONE I GOT MY STERIO HOOKED UP WITH A GEFORCE FX 5200 128 VID CARD ITS A REALLY COOL THING BASICLY ITS THE BEST THING!
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Uh
Dodge Dakota
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12/23/2003
18:54:50
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Do you realize this thread is over two years old?
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Father Time
Dodge Dakota
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12/23/2003
20:06:18
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Yea, all those people are dead now.
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Cupid
Dodge Dakota
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12/24/2003
15:16:40
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I like men
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