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Default Buying a new computer *LOOK* - 03-23-2005, 05:34 PM

I get $500 (CDN) off any computer I want from the company that I work for, Im looking for a very fast and good computer allready put together, but not too expensive.

anyone know any good places to buy a computer?, are the Dell XPS computers any good?
im looking at this pc so far.

Dell Dimension XPS Series - Gen 4 Pentium® 4 Processor 650 with HT Technology (3.40GHz, 800 FSB

Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz (2x512M)

Monitors FREE 19 1905FP Dell UltraSharp Flat Panel Display

Video Card 256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800

Hard Drive 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ Native Command Queuing

CD or DVD Drive Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable

Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy™2 (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, and IEEE 1394 capability


TOTAL: $2,348.00
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 05:34 PM

neg dell
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 05:36 PM

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neg dell
they are very quiet though, no noise at all
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 05:40 PM

Good specs but personally it looks abit expensive
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 05:41 PM

build it, thats pretty much what I have but for half that price


  
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Default 03-23-2005, 05:46 PM

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build it, thats pretty much what I have but for half that price
i cant, i have to get a pc allready put together to get the $500 off
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 06:06 PM

yeah, its good enough. dell is better than most others imo.
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 06:10 PM

[quote="Jin-Roh":a1efb]yeah, its good enough. dell is better than most others imo.[/quote:a1efb]

true

or get an alienware rock:
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 06:11 PM

Over priced, but a good system even though it isn't an A64.


  
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Default 03-23-2005, 06:13 PM

You can buy any computer and buy 30$ worth of ultra quiet fans and you have a quiet computer.
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 06:17 PM

[quote="Sergeant_Scrotum":f6a00]buy 30$ worth of ultra quiet fans and you have a quiet computer.[/quote:f6a00]
How ironic... I just spent $32 on new silent fans for my computer...


  
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Default 03-23-2005, 06:20 PM

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build it, thats pretty much what I have but for half that price
i cant, i have to get a pc allready put together to get the $500 off
He's saying it will cost you half the price. That's more than $1150. You still worried about $500 off? oOo:
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 06:20 PM

[quote=HeadUp]
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yeah, its good enough. dell is better than most others imo.
get an alienware rock:[/quote:450cd] beer:
  
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Default 03-23-2005, 06:34 PM

Good spec, even though if it is anal rape on the price. ed:




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Default 03-23-2005, 06:35 PM

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