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hatpin7
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PostPosted: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:25:08    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Yea very true, What card would you replace it with?
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PostPosted: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:35:27    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

hatpin7 wrote:
Yea very true, What card would you replace it with?


None right now. It's good enough for the near term, specially considering it has 128mb of dedicated RAM. Would upgrade to a DirectX10 card when needed at a later date.
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PostPosted: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:03:06    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Dr. EvilCheeze wrote:
The problem with most of the really cheap ones is they lack memory (like they have 512MB with Vista installed) has been one of my major problems.


Memory is so cheap though... You can be to two GB for next to nothing these days.
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PostPosted: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:06:41    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Doctor Feelgood wrote:
Dr. EvilCheeze wrote:
The problem with most of the really cheap ones is they lack memory (like they have 512MB with Vista installed) has been one of my major problems.


Memory is so cheap though... You can be to two GB for next to nothing these days.


Yep, and when they had the $199.99 deals on BF I was more than willing to upgrade the RAM.

Unfortunately right now I'm just not able to find a system that the spec's in general are good enough to justify the price against that system.

However... if you know of anything Grin
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PostPosted: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:27:34    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

You can't beat some of those deals, better than a garage sale, but you could use the situaion as a nice opportunity for yourself.

Having a top of the line computer is tough because "better" components get released monthly. My wife hates when I spend money on my expensive toys. Best way to trick the wife is to give your current computer to the kids, then buy yourself a new rig.

My kids always destroy the file system. Partition the drive in half, Install all their games and backup to the second partition. Then you can just copy the entire partition over without trying to diagnose how they made various parts of windows cease working.

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PostPosted: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:13:59    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

I agree, buy it.
I say this mainly for the one option I find most important when it comes to my kids computers......................."The RESTORE DISK" or in my case, the lack there of. I eventually began using Acronis True Image to back up a clean install of their computers, but if I had a restore disk it would have been easier and saved me a lot of time.

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PostPosted: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:42:41    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Saw these deasl for about what you mentioned at Best Buy...

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$650 shipped free from HP:

Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz)
2GB DDR2-667MHz dual channel SDRAM (2x1024)
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS, DVI-I, TV-out, HDMI
320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, 1394, video, audio
ATSC-NTSC TV tuner with PVR, FM tuner, remote
Integrated 7.1 channel sound w/front audio ports
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
Norton Internet Security 2007 - 15 Months

http://slickdeals.net/?permadeal=10952#direct_deal_10952


Or maybe even better:

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$499 shipped free from Dell:

Intel Core2 Duo Proc E4500 (2.20GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800FSB)
Genuine Windows XP Home Edition or Windows Vista Home Basic
Dell 20 inch Widescreen E207WFP Flat Panel Display W/ DVI
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz - 2DIMMs
80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
Single Drive: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
1 Year Ltd Warranty with Next Business Day On-Site Service

http://slickdeals.net/?permadeal=10949#direct_deal_10949
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PostPosted: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:35:47    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Thanks Doc... I did some changing around because we need a monitor, a Wireless NIC, just the standard dual core CPU and a 19" monitor comes to $796 shipped (with tax).

Also since they have that Magic Desktop software, I added that too.
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PostPosted: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:40:00    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

The Dell or HP?

Did you see the second one I just added to the post above? 20 inch monitor included!
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PostPosted: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:04:44    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

That was for the HP.

Just saw the Dell one... and I dunno... It's not bad, it's really a business machine, but... That can be changed. I like the XP option, but once I put in a wireless card it requires Vista again. UGH.

And it's hard to really tell right now on the Dell... their website is all F'baged under both IE and FF.
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