dodgy computer store questions (1 Viewer)

[ae]

a pretty good MB is ASUS P4P800 Deluxe, cost $195, great value.

Gigacube > Excalibur
but Gigacube itself is shit brand.

Gigabyte is ok.
there are many better one out there, like Hercules, Sapphire.

 

[Frigid]

mildly expensive, but these are alright:
www.emagen.com.au (went work experience here - support!)
www.auspcmarket.com.au

 

[MrMiK]

Originally posted by ae
ASUS P4P800 Deluxe, cost $195, great value.

eek $195!
ah soz. i was gona proove u wrong.. but i didnt see "deluxe"
.. lol the P4P800board is like $98 :S even RRP is only $119?
anyways ill just show...

ASUS P4S800 M/Board Sis648FX chipset FBS800, AGP 8X, S/P DIF outport on back I/O, DDR400 RAM up to 3Gb, USB2.0, 6-channel audio

Personally id go up to the P4P800S for SATA.. but thats just me.

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Lexicographer
Why not? A decent dealer will tell you when they plan on putting it together and offer to let you watch.

Tell me when you do find a decent dealer, most computer shops are all shabby trust me!!

my friends work at DIY computers like around a few minutes away from MSY, and i have heard they're stories for both stores, i just laugh, if you don't know most of their practices are all illegal, but just hidden, and for MSY, reason why they're so cheap is because i think do the importing themselves and stuff.. if forgot, but a friend wanted to price match out comp store with MSY, and failed because the comp store said it was impossible to match their prices, coz they brought their parts directly.

 

[MrMiK]

hmmm. i duno.
they'd have to buy direct from a warehouse or somthing.
its about what a dealer price usually at any other decent shop.
just thought id mention

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by MrMiK
hmmm. i duno.
they'd have to buy direct from a warehouse or somthing.
its about what a dealer price usually at any other decent shop.
just thought id mention

or they could b what is says on the msy website- "HOT".

 

[MrMiK]

LoL NICE...
nar im not goin thru MSY personally. i got other contacts.
and the site makes me a lil shakey botu buying things cuz its kinda dodgy lookn.
Dun wury.. wen i gets mi warehouse set up.. ill sell cheap to many ppl at dealer prices.. yep.. thats the plan...
hmm. im sposed to have money to do that ey... hmmm
well wen i work out wot money is. ill get bak to you.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by MrMiK
...well wen i work out wot money is. ill get bak to you.

well it won't b in the near future will it?

 

[Newbie]

hehehe winston, i dont really care if its got illegal business practices.thats the tax office's problem..... as long as its cheap prices and it works, its good enough

Originally posted by freaking_out

yeah, if u want a reliable store try: www.arc.com.au, i think they r cheap as well

thats where the vid card that blew up came from. no going back there


"ASUS P4 800 FSB - $195"

ok i was thinking about that one too
2 questions: does have it have onboard sound? cuz i dont want that
and if its DDR400 ram, can i still use 333mhz ones?

cheers

 

[MrMiK]

freaking out: depends.. everyone is free to give me contributions..

i still thing $195 is a lil RICH for a mobo
i guess it has got firewire and sata.. but u can usually get them on $150 boards..
ah.. do wot u want.. they gota make a living some how

 

[ae]

MrMik, P4P800's has different chipset.
The one i was talking about is I865PE, they are more expensive than SiS 648FX and I848.
Firewire and SATA is proably only $10 difference, the different of price is all on the chipset.

Anyway Newbie, onboard sound in ASUS MB is SoundStorm 5, they are pretty good, comparable to SBLive!5.1 , im currently using it.
if you dont wanna use it, you can disable, or u can use two sound ports

and DDR333 does work with P4P800 and P4C800.. but i recommend DDR400 if you getting P4 800FSB, to match the FSB speed of 200... eaiser to overclock.

 

[MrMiK]

well i appologise for my ramblings

 

[Newbie]

what would be a reasonable price for:

ASUS P4P800 Deluxe 1865PE,1394,1GLan

Intel P4 3.0C(800FSB)

512MB PC2700 DDR333 (Kingston) x 2

Creative Live Audigy oem

80G 7200rpm Seagate

128M GIGA-BYTE ATI 9800 Pro DVI W/TV

16x LG DVD W/ Free DVD Software

52x52x24x LG CD RW Kit

MS 5 button Optical Wheel

Microsoft Multi-Media PS2 K/B

Altec Lansing AVS 500 4.1

17 Philips 107S(Black) .25dp(Pure FLAT)

AOPEN 600B Midi (300w+usb2)

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Newbie
hehehe winston, i dont really care if its got illegal business practices.thats the tax office's problem..... as long as its cheap prices and it works, its good enough



thats where the vid card that blew up came from. no going back there


"ASUS P4 800 FSB - $195"

ok i was thinking about that one too
2 questions: does have it have onboard sound? cuz i dont want that
and if its DDR400 ram, can i still use 333mhz ones?

cheers

DONT EVER GO TO ARC, they do something to their CPU's omg it was a shocking story, ... the dickheads hold ram sticks and walk on carpet and say "HMMM I COULD OF SWORN THIS STICK WAS WORKING JUST THEN"

IDDDDDIIIIOTS!

 

[Newbie]

tell the story!

 

[Frigid]

Originally posted by Winston
DONT EVER GO TO ARC, they do something to their CPU's omg it was a shocking story, ... the dickheads hold ram sticks and walk on carpet and say "HMMM I COULD OF SWORN THIS STICK WAS WORKING JUST THEN"

IDDDDDIIIIOTS!

and they wouldn't hire me those assholes! assholes i say!

 

[Newbie]

where did you people buy your respective computers from?

 

[Frigid]

Peripherals Plus...

December 2000
AMD Athlon 900,
256MB (2*128) PC133 RAM
MSI KT7 Pro2A
IBM 'DeathStar' 20GB
Jaton 32MB GF2 MX
Pioneer DVD
Aopen 12X10X32X CDRW
Aopen HX45A
Microsoft Standard Keyboard and Mouse
SoundBlaster Live! DE 5.1
Altec Lansing 45.1 speakers
17" Samsung SyncMaster 750s
Windows ME OEM

for $3500 at the time... yes i know expensive... i was n00b then...

 

[tonberry_kun]

Originally posted by Winston
DONT EVER GO TO ARC, they do something to their CPU's omg it was a shocking story, ... the dickheads hold ram sticks and walk on carpet and say "HMMM I COULD OF SWORN THIS STICK WAS WORKING JUST THEN"

IDDDDDIIIIOTS!

hahahahaa yeh i've had bad experiences wif em too
back in yr 7 or so... i asked them to replace my powersupply box cuz i blew it up when i flipped the voltage switch in the wrong direction

they just left it there on the table with the case open at the front of the shop, when i came in these kids were prodding my comp!!

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Newbie
where did you people buy your respective computers from?

Newbie dammit wait till my hsc is over, then i can do some research for ya