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{DR} Steel Claws
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CompUSA is supposed to have some good gear for Black Friday.
Cooler Master Elite 330 ATX Case - $9.99 - (normally 49.99)
Cooler Master 500 Watt ATX PS - 16.99 (normally 79.99)
Western Digital Caviar 500 Gb SATA HD 99.99 (normally 149.99)
HP Pavilion Computer w/AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ and 19" LCD - $729.98
HP Pavilion Computer w/AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core Processor 6000+ and 19" LCD -
Sony VAIO Notebook w/Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor / 1GB / 160GB - $549.99
Acer Intel Quad-Core Desktop + 24" LCD Monitor + ATI HD2500 512MB Graphics Card - $999.97
Zune 30 GB Brown MP3 Player - $99.99
Kingston 1GB USB Flash Drive - $7.99
SanDisk Cruzer Micro 2GB ReadyBoost USB Flash Drive - $14.99
Norton AntiVirus 2008 PC Software - $9.99
See more at http://www.blackfriday.info/ads/compusa-black-friday-ad.html
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Barb
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:55 am Post subject: |
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I just ordered my new system from newegg yesterday,
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor $119
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit $61.99
GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard $89
MSI NX8600GT-TD512EZ GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP $109
whole deal with next day delivery cost me $415
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Barb
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:57 am Post subject: |
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btw, once I get this system up and running, I'm sending the stuff given to me by Darkstar and Malicious Soul to Just Me so he should be back playing with us by the end of next weekend.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:25 am Post subject: |
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Figures....no CompUSA by me.  and I need a new PC! |
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{DR} Steel Claws
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Cool Barb.
Staples is listing a laptop for Black Friday as well. Don't know much other than its a Compaq/HP AMD dual core, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB HD, + a printer for $350. Think I'll check it out for traveling and my sons schooling.
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Barb
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| NetBurnZ wrote: | | Figures....no CompUSA by me. and I need a new PC! |
you can get stuff alot cheaper from www.newegg.com . That's where my stuff is coming from.
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Yeah Newegg is the place to go for components.
Netburnz, If you dont't want to build a box and are looking, if you have a Best Buy near by they have a HP system for $679 (normally 760 or so). All thats missing is the video card.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8542188&productCategoryId=abcat0501004&type=product&tab=2&id=1188559785233#productdetail
I'm getting real close to the start of my next build. Once you get yours together Barb you'll have to let me know if you like that MB cause thats one I'm looking at. I'm going with the Black Box Athlon 5000 though cause the multiplier is unlocked and its a 65 watt processor. I'll keep the multiplier at 13 till I get the system up and running then I'll play with it. Folks have taken it up to a mutilplier of 15.5 on air (or 3.1 GHz from its stock 2.6). That is roughly what a 6200 runs and its currently $129.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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$400 is what i got to spend, and have found a few specials going on sale friday.
like:
COMPAQ Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor E2140 Computer with HP 17" LCD Widescreen Monitor
and Canon All-in-One Printer
Windows Vista™ Home Premium, 1024MB memory, 250GB hard drive, reads and writes DVDs and CDs. 17" LCD Widescreen (SR5254X/W17E/MP210)
whatcha think for the budget minded? |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Model
Brand AMD
Processors Type Desktop
Series Athlon 64 X2
Model ADA5200CZBOX
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type Socket AM2
Tech Spec
Core Windsor <--------- best performing AMD X2 core to my understanding
Multi-Core Dual-Core
Name Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Operating Frequency 2.6GHz
HT 2000MHz
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache 2 x 1MB <----------------------------looky
Manufacturing Tech 90 nm <------------------
64 bit Support Yes
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
Virtualization Technology Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.30 V/1.35 V
Cooling Device Heatsink and Fan included <--- this was a factor as I was limited on money, I'll get a better aftermarket soon
Model
Brand AMD
Processors Type Desktop
Series Athlon 64 X2
Model ADO5000DSWOF
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type Socket AM2
Tech Spec
Core Brisbane
Multi-Core Dual-Core
Name Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Operating Frequency 2.6GHz
HT 2000MHz
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache 2 x 512KB <------------------ only half as much
Manufacturing Tech 65 nm <------------- you got me
64 bit Support Yes
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
Virtualization Technology Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.25/1.35V
Thermal Power 65W
Cooling Device Cooling device not included - Processor Only
I was looking at the 5000 at first, but then I saw the L2 cache
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:15 am Post subject: |
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4:15am wth am i doing up you ask?
shopping  |
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After a long hellish day, I got nothing! 
Anyway, I ended up oredering a pc online, which should be here by the 5th of Dec. So my gaming atm is on hold unless I am absolutely the last resort.
Heres what I got otw:
Inspiron 531,Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (2.60GHz, 512Kx2)
2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
17 in (17 in viewable) SE178WFPC, Flat Panel Display
320GB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Vista Home Premium Edition
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Integrated NIC card
56K PCI Data Fax Modem
Yeah I still need a graphics card but they were overpriced at dell, I can wait on that tho.
Not bad for $600 delivered.
And best of all? No more drifting BS w/my controller! |
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{DR} Steel Claws
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Well I've started ordering and buying components for a new build.
Picked up a Seagate 320 GB SATA 300 HD at Bestbuy Friday for $59. Should have bought 2 but I'm gonna get a smaller drive to serve as D drive (and future home of Vista Home Premium OEM builders addition when I dual boot it).
Also got a Cooler Master Centurion 5 ATX mid-tower case coming from Comp USA. They offered free shipping today (Cyber Moday). It was on sale $15 dollars and had a 30 mail-in rebate so I'm getting it for $18.04.
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=319347&pfp=nov26
I'm gonna wait a bit before I order the rest however. One reason being I'm waiting to see procing on the new AMD 7-series motherboards - specifically the 790X and 770X. Only have info on 1 790X board ATM.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128075
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