Jonathan Bones
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Greetings; I am in talks to purchase the following used system, and would be very appreciative of your opinions.
CPU: AMD 3200+ (939, Venice)
Mobo: Chaintech VNF4 Ultra Zenith VE (link)
GPU: XFX Geforce 7800GT
RAM: 2x Crucial 512MB pc3200
Sound: Audigy 2 ZS
HDD: 160GB Samsung + 80GB Maxtor (both 7200RPM IDE)
Optical: NEC 16x DVD-RW (ND-3520A)
Case: Cooler Master Cavalier
PSU: Thermaltake Silent PurePower 420W
OS: XP Home
Bonus: TES: Oblivion Collector's Edition, Call of Duty 2 (latter came with videocard)
Price is $900 USD total, which includes shipping. All the important stuff comes with original materials and accessories.
What do you think? The system was built at the beginning of this year, and has received only light use. Is it good value?
Here's a little more about me, my situation, and what I'd be using the computer for:
- My current machine is a P4 1.5GHz, ATI 9800, 512MB SDR system. This is not much of a game-playing machine anymore, obviously. I like computers, and I do some gaming, but I'm nothing more than a casual hobbyist. I don't overclock (though I might try to push the CPU up a bit on this system, as I hear the Venices OC real well).
- I've been wanting to build a new computer for some time, but I've been waiting for AM2 and BTX, and now Vista and DX10. But I've come to realize that I probably wouldn't be able to build an affordable, stable system with all that until well into 2007 anyway, if not 2008. The P4 1.5GHz is not going to hold me over until 2008, not if I want to do any gaming.
- As well as all the usual stuff and some gaming, I also use my PC for viewing DVDs and watching television-- I use my computer as my TV. I've got a silly MSI TV tuner card in my current system, but I'll likely be getting a slick Hauppauge card down the road.
If you think I can do better for my money, I really want to hear it. One note: I'm not in the U.S., I'm in Canada. So while I do have decent sources for parts, I don't have Newegg. Feel free to use it as a reference, but I wouldn't be able to get deals quite that good were I to build my own system from the ground up.
Thank you very much!
CPU: AMD 3200+ (939, Venice)
Mobo: Chaintech VNF4 Ultra Zenith VE (link)
GPU: XFX Geforce 7800GT
RAM: 2x Crucial 512MB pc3200
Sound: Audigy 2 ZS
HDD: 160GB Samsung + 80GB Maxtor (both 7200RPM IDE)
Optical: NEC 16x DVD-RW (ND-3520A)
Case: Cooler Master Cavalier
PSU: Thermaltake Silent PurePower 420W
OS: XP Home
Bonus: TES: Oblivion Collector's Edition, Call of Duty 2 (latter came with videocard)
Price is $900 USD total, which includes shipping. All the important stuff comes with original materials and accessories.
What do you think? The system was built at the beginning of this year, and has received only light use. Is it good value?
Here's a little more about me, my situation, and what I'd be using the computer for:
- My current machine is a P4 1.5GHz, ATI 9800, 512MB SDR system. This is not much of a game-playing machine anymore, obviously. I like computers, and I do some gaming, but I'm nothing more than a casual hobbyist. I don't overclock (though I might try to push the CPU up a bit on this system, as I hear the Venices OC real well).
- I've been wanting to build a new computer for some time, but I've been waiting for AM2 and BTX, and now Vista and DX10. But I've come to realize that I probably wouldn't be able to build an affordable, stable system with all that until well into 2007 anyway, if not 2008. The P4 1.5GHz is not going to hold me over until 2008, not if I want to do any gaming.
- As well as all the usual stuff and some gaming, I also use my PC for viewing DVDs and watching television-- I use my computer as my TV. I've got a silly MSI TV tuner card in my current system, but I'll likely be getting a slick Hauppauge card down the road.
If you think I can do better for my money, I really want to hear it. One note: I'm not in the U.S., I'm in Canada. So while I do have decent sources for parts, I don't have Newegg. Feel free to use it as a reference, but I wouldn't be able to get deals quite that good were I to build my own system from the ground up.
Thank you very much!