My New PC

[.Joe.]

I just bought a new computer so I can use it for my own personal needs, as it'll be placed in my house as a desktop.

It has;

Intel Viiv
Duo Core Processor
250GB Space Hardrive
1GB DDR RAM
350MB Graphics Card
19" LCD Flat Panel
Windows XP (Vista compatable)
All-in-one printer. (Scanner, copier, printer)
Spy Sweeper & Norton Anti Virus installed.
Everything Is Heward Packard (HP) [Hardrive, Monitor, mouse, keyboard, printer]
& alot more stuff!

For $1,500 (roughly) do you guys think this was a good deal? And, I have a mail-in rebate of $100.
It was on a special display at BestBuy.

[Matsta]

Very nice, can you run OSX on it lol. Nah put linux on it and your sweet.

[Eoz]

If i had machine like this, i would buy at least 500gb hard drive :O
And Norton Antivirus is not the best software in this category ;) (especially not with price :rolleyes2 )

[themoose]

Very nice, can you run OSX on it lol. Nah put linux on it and your sweet.

You can run OSX on AMD chips now too ;)

http://www.profit42.com/index.php/2006/05/13/osx-1046-on-your-windows-computer/

[Matsta]

its illegal though...

[themoose]

its illegal though...


Very nice, can you run OSX on it lol. Nah put linux on it and your sweet.

...                 

[Matsta]

oh ooops got the can and the you round the wrong way. My bad engrish :D

[.Joe.]

If i had machine like this, i would buy at least 500gb hard drive :O
And Norton Antivirus is not the best software in this category ;) (especially not with price :rolleyes2 )

I don't need that much space even 80GB would be efficient for me. It's not like I'll be downloading alot alot of stuff.

And, I just need the basic sweeps and anti-viruses just to keep my PC clean. I won't be visiting porno sites :P and downloading warez and such so it should be clean.

[Keagle]

Of course you wont be Chief :)

[themoose]

I don't need that much space even 80GB would be efficient for me. It's not like I'll be downloading alot alot of stuff.

And, I just need the basic sweeps and anti-viruses just to keep my PC clean. I won't be visiting porno sites :P and downloading warez and such so it should be clean.

It's good to have the freedom of a big hard drive, so you won't ever worry about filling it up.

[Bruce]

What processor and video card is it exactly? It doesn't seem like that great of a deal, really.

I just picked up this for $429:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
1GB DDR2
80GB SATA II
16x DL DVD+-RW
GeForce 7300LE

I picked up a 7900GS for $160 and I'll throw another gig of RAM in there eventually.

[AvailNetworks]

And, I just need the basic sweeps and anti-viruses just to keep my PC clean. I won't be visiting porno sites :P and downloading warez and such so it should be clean.

what the hell else is there to do on a computer?

[Keagle]

what the hell else is there to do on a computer?
Lmao!!

[Matsta]

lol thats pretty funny lmao!

[.Joe.]

Sorry I made a mistake;

- 2GB DDR RAM
- Graphics Media Accerlator 3000
- Intel Viiv 2 Duo Core Processor

:)

[Matsta]

Sorry I made a mistake;

- 2GB DDR RAM
- Graphics Media Accerlator 3000
- Intel Viiv 2 Duo Core Processor

:)
So its a built in Grahpic card :(

[BrandonTheG]

Sorry I made a mistake;

- 2GB DDR RAM
- Graphics Media Accerlator 3000
- Intel Viiv 2 Duo Core Processor

:)

Man that gfx card is robbing your ramm...you should get a real one:beer:

[Keagle]

Agreed ^^

[.Joe.]

I won't be playing hardcore games on this PC either, it'll basically just to surf, buy things online, etc. etc. May play a few games here and then. But, I don't think it's going to be a major problem.

[utcrazy]

First of all, you spent $1500 on that computer? And second, you need 2GB of RAM to surf the internet? Man you got taken.

[.Joe.]

What I mean is right now, I might later on put to bigger use. But for a few months, I'll just be surfing, etc. Later on I might do something more with it.

And, I actually didn't pay really anything :P

I had 1,000$ worth in gift cards :P, so really only the $450 I paid, and I get the 100$ rebate, so really 350$.

And, the sales rep. there was telling me this was what I should get and right for my needs.

[Bruce]

And, the sales rep. there was telling me this was what I should get and right for my needs.

They love people like you. ;)

[Matsta]

sure do :P

[Dini]

get rid of Norton and you'll have a very nice PC going on there ;)

[Keagle]

Don't get Zonealarm either. Pops up a stupid box every time you try to do something -.-

[Matt8]

I think it is a solid computer. It was pricey, but if it works for you than by all means.

Is it at least Norton 07? If you have 06, take it back to best buy and trade it out for 2007.

[utcrazy]

By all means its an excellent computer, but for $1500 you can get the top of the line core 2 duo's with more HD, more RAM, better video etc.

[Amaresh]

Yeah, you should have done a bit more research before buying that rig. Also, get rid of Norton, and get AVG/Kaspersky/NOD32.

[AvailNetworks]

first order of business if you buy a 'brand name' computer: blow their dirtbag software off there with a nice clean format and install of windows

[Tree]

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD
UPGRADE TO WINDOWS VISTA Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
MONITORS 19 inch E197FP Analog Flat Panel
VIDEO CARD 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache
SOUND CARD Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card
PRINTER Dell Photo 924 - Print, Copy, Scan
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Komen USB Keyboard and Mouse Bundle

Price: $1,563
That's a Dell XPS 410

I also despise HP products anymore. They've got so many things preinstalled on there, it's horrible. And so many rebates, it's a nightmare.

I used to say HP was wonderful, I bought my 2nd and 3rd PCs from them. An early Pavilion and a Vectra. Both were fantastic. But HP's a lot different now.

[Megaphile]

Nice Computer

[Tree]

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD
UPGRADE TO WINDOWS VISTA Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
MONITORS 19 inch E197FP Analog Flat Panel
VIDEO CARD 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache
SOUND CARD Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card
PRINTER Dell Photo 924 - Print, Copy, Scan
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Komen USB Keyboard and Mouse Bundle

Price: $1,563
That's a Dell XPS 410

I also despise HP products anymore. They've got so many things preinstalled on there, it's horrible. And so many rebates, it's a nightmare.

I used to say HP was wonderful, I bought my 2nd and 3rd PCs from them. An early Pavilion and a Vectra. Both were fantastic. But HP's a lot different now.


Nice Computer

The one I posted, or Chief's?

[XeonGX]

mine is
AMD Athlone 64 3400+ on 2.4GHz
Ram 1GB kingston
Video Card ATI 9600XT 256MB
17" LCD screen
200GB hard drive
DVD-RW 16X

all of these for about 1000USD
i bought it couple of months ago

[themoose]

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD
UPGRADE TO WINDOWS VISTA Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
MONITORS 19 inch E197FP Analog Flat Panel
VIDEO CARD 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache
SOUND CARD Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card
PRINTER Dell Photo 924 - Print, Copy, Scan
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Komen USB Keyboard and Mouse Bundle

Price: $1,563
That's a Dell XPS 410

I also despise HP products anymore. They've got so many things preinstalled on there, it's horrible. And so many rebates, it's a nightmare.

Then uninstall them..?

lol, an IT guy saying he "despises" something... that reminds me of someone :p

[Bruce]

mine is
AMD Athlone 64 3400+ on 2.4GHz
Ram 1GB kingston
Video Card ATI 9600XT 256MB
17" LCD screen
200GB hard drive
DVD-RW 16X

all of these for about 1000USD
i bought it couple of months agoThat's about $500 too much.

[utcrazy]

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD
UPGRADE TO WINDOWS VISTA Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
MONITORS 19 inch E197FP Analog Flat Panel
VIDEO CARD 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache
SOUND CARD Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card
PRINTER Dell Photo 924 - Print, Copy, Scan
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Komen USB Keyboard and Mouse Bundle

Price: $1,563
That's a Dell XPS 410

I also despise HP products anymore. They've got so many things preinstalled on there, it's horrible. And so many rebates, it's a nightmare.

I used to say HP was wonderful, I bought my 2nd and 3rd PCs from them. An early Pavilion and a Vectra. Both were fantastic. But HP's a lot different now.

HP was also known for sending a homing signal with their keyboards, with everything that the user had typed, the person responsible apparently had good intentions, only to see if specific task keys were being used, but it has made me never trust HP again.

[Megaphile]

The one I posted, or Chief's?
The Dell you posted

[Dark Matter]

Nice set of specs there :) Great! mine is

50gb HD
512mb Ram
Intel Core Duo 2GHZ
MACBOOK!! I LOVE OS X :D :D
£900