some really cool looking case, with lights and fans and stuff
425 watt power supply
I also bought a radeon 7000 but that was to put in my old computer...I put my 9800 pro in my new computer. Then gave my old computer to my girlfriend. She was happy. That should buy my alot of time to play EQ2 without her bitchin...I'll just say,"Honey...because of this game you now have a computer!"
oh...all said and done..with my new computer..and the parts for the old one..I spent almost exacly $1000 american.
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Everything born must die. All that is, will come to ruin. This is the essence of Doom. So sayeth the Doomsayer.
2. Add'l 512 MB to go to total 1 GB of memory - $160 incl. shipping
3. 350 Watt Power Supply to handle vid. card - $70
It's for EQ2, but now I have a computer which should last for quite a while. EQ2 looks awesome now, not to mention Im playing Rome Total War and that looks awesome now too.
Only thing I bought in expectation of the EQ2 release was:
PNY Geforce 6800 GT = $350.01
I have been using a G3 ti500 and although it meets the minimum specs I felt it was deffinitely time to upgrade. (If anyone wants a Asus G3 card let me know )
Ummm and all that other stuff you put in there: DVDrom, DVD-RW, Floppy, etc.
"We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true." ------- Desolation Guild Leader ----- Desolation Guild Website -------
Richard J. Cox "There were much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."
i hear everyone talking about all the different places that they bought there equipment online. They are some ok places, but from my experience normally not the cheapest. i find that 99.5% of the time www.pricewatch.com has the absolute lowest prices on the net. I mean I try to froogle/google I try everything and the prices on Pricewatch are either the same or most of the time better.
I am not affiliated with Pricewatch or anything like that. i just wanted to let you know of a good place to get your stuff cheap. Pretty much everything I get is either from e-bay or pricewatch.
The only thing I did was upgrade my cpu (to the best my mobo can run 333fsb) had a AMD XP 1700+ (1.4 ghz) ....now I have the AMD "Barton" XP 3000+ (2.1 ghz) and luv it! Was a nice boost
Purchased from www.newegg.com (as is 99% of ALL my computer needs) for $160
But I had a gift certificate for $30 (TY to my wife ) So my out of pocket cost was $130
My Comp stat's now are the following:
AMD XP 3000+Barton Shuttle AK37GT 1Gig PC2700 Kingston Stock AMD H/S and Fan (retail) ATI 9800 NP 128mb Omega Drivers 4.10 Beta 80GB Western Digital SE 8MB cache Lite On DVD-CDR Combo Burner Lite On 48x24x48 400w RaidMax PS Windows XP Pro 3dmark: '01 - 14,536/'03 - 4,957/'05 - 2,036
Thanks man...but PriceWatch will just show you the "lowest" price available from a whole host of companies. The lowest price doesn't guarantee high standards and quality customer service...issues that are very important when dealing with an online vendor IMO
I have used NewEgg for about 4 years now...built 8 computers and have "never" had any issue with merchandise or packaging or shipping problems. I prefer to stay with a tried and true business I trust...and who happen to have very competitive prices on all their products.
Most likely the item you saw was an OEM chip and not the retail version that ships with the Heatsink and fan, which I currently use and my temp w/load is 42 degrees (pretty good for a Barton w/stock h/s & Fan) IMO
But again...TY for your time and effort. Point well taken...but I am VERY happy with www.newegg.com for the majority of my computer needs
RA
ps - I checked your link and it is a listing for the OEM chip. The price reflects their "sale" price(normal price is the same as NewEgg's OEM price)...and your link is currently out of stock
Good points. The stuff that is cheaper on pricewatch is normally cause it is oem. As far as customer service goes you are right there too. You are not ordering through pricewatch just looking up prices from different companies, and ordering from them (the other companies). I haven't personally been screwed in an online order yet so I guess that is why I am so trusting; but I have read horror stories. It is a good price if you are a cheapo like me though and just want to save every nickle ya can.
To everyone else sorry for getting off topic. Back to the funny MC commercial like spoofs
I have a 3 yo P4 1.5Ghz using 512MB Rimms with a soundblaster live! and a Geforce 5200. HDD 40Gb ( 20Gb Wind Xp Prof 20GB Linux KDE 8.1 )
I reformated my Windows partition recently getting rdy for eq2, installed new drivers, directx 9.c, etc.. Norton Antivirus and Firewall.. and pretty much nothing else.
Still waiting for the game.. but i think and hope it will be enough for eq2 without lag.
I got my new pc back in august just for lineage 2 and other upcoming mmorpg's e.g eq 2 and matrix online etc! Its obviously not the best but plays all game ive thrown at it with no problem except for the minor lag i get in lineage 2 cos i live in the u.k. The specs are as follows:-
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ @2.17 GHz 1024 mb ddr RAM GeForce FX 5700 LE 256 mb Windows XP home edition 120 gig hard drive (some rubbish cheap hd >.<)
And it came with neon lights all over it in a Zorro case lol
A sweet enhanced latency OCZ DDR400 ram kit (1GB/2 512s)= $275 A Senheiser headset for voice recognition= $55 to my PC with Athlon XP 2800+ Win XP Home ATI Radeon 9700 The original Audigy
Spent 65$ on 512mb ram. That's about it, working on cpu+mobo, prob 3.2ghz for $200 or so
I build PCs :P I've seen cheaper pricing than what most said here and was suprised. I plan to build two PCs for users on EQ2, so far so good. Oh, my PM box is open :P
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Pcs are easy to build now adays... if I had 1200 bucks I could build a comp ready for eq2 :P... atm I am running a pretty old system.. from like 3 years ago... 600 bucks then... and like 200 since.. haha...
amd athlon 2400+ geforce fx 5900 512 megs of ddr ram...(over a gig virtual to be added to it :O ) some pretty crappy soundcard... dont even know its name.. has 5.1 channel audio though :O 80 gig hard drive.. 20 gig hard drive.. 6 gigs for virtual memory.. and 13.??? gigs for my downlaods :O 80 watt speaker system..
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Hehe i had to buy 2 new towers for the wife and me so i think we spent around 2800.00Cdn
Not to bad we were just going to upgrade mine but hers crapped out on the weekend.
And i aggree cant take money with ya so might as well have fun spending some of it.:)
Bought:
2.2 GHZ AMD 64 Proc
1 gig of ddr400 ram (like pci 3200 or something)
Windows XP
80 gig Raptor HD 10k-rpm
some bitchin mobo
some really cool looking case, with lights and fans and stuff
425 watt power supply
I also bought a radeon 7000 but that was to put in my old computer...I put my 9800 pro in my new computer. Then gave my old computer to my girlfriend. She was happy. That should buy my alot of time to play EQ2 without her bitchin...I'll just say,"Honey...because of this game you now have a computer!"
oh...all said and done..with my new computer..and the parts for the old one..I spent almost exacly $1000 american.
Everything born must die. All that is, will come to ruin. This is the essence of Doom. So sayeth the Doomsayer.
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Everything born must die. All that is, will come to ruin. This is the essence of Doom. So sayeth the Doomsayer.
P4 3.0c @ 3.8
Abit IC7-MAX3
2x512 Corsair XMSPRO DDR500
BFG 6800 Ultra w/WaterBlock
74gig WD Raptor (main) 80gig WD sata
Audigy 2 with Logitech z-680 5.1
Enermax 550w PSU
Koolance Exos Al
CoolerMaster WaveMaster case
Dell 2001 FP LCD MX700 mouse keyboard combo
I added the koolance and the vid card recently oh and the monitor but not just for EQ2 but It's gonna help all i need is another gig of ram.
Think i spent around 3500.00 3Dmark 05 score 5305
EQ2 is gonna be AWESOME!!!
I upgraded my computer once I played EQ2 beta and decided I was getting it instead of WoW... my upgrades are:
1. NVidia GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB - $380 incl. shipping
2. Add'l 512 MB to go to total 1 GB of memory - $160 incl. shipping
3. 350 Watt Power Supply to handle vid. card - $70
It's for EQ2, but now I have a computer which should last for quite a while. EQ2 looks awesome now, not to mention Im playing Rome Total War and that looks awesome now too.
Only thing I bought in expectation of the EQ2 release was:
PNY Geforce 6800 GT = $350.01
I have been using a G3 ti500 and although it meets the minimum specs I felt it was deffinitely time to upgrade. (If anyone wants a Asus G3 card let me know
)
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I forget the exact cost, most parts came from Newegg tho, so fairly cheap:
AMD 64 3400+
2GB Kingston HyperX Low Latency PC3200 Ram
eVGA 6800 Ultra
2x 180GB HDDs in Raid-0 Setup
ASUS K8VN Deluxe Mobo
22" Viewsonic Perfectflat Monitor
500w Ultra PSU
CoolerMaster Praetorian Case
Ummm and all that other stuff you put in there: DVDrom, DVD-RW, Floppy, etc.
------- Desolation Guild Leader ----- Desolation Guild Website -------
Richard J. Cox
"There were much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."
1780 dollars, now im broke =P
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haha built the comp. while playin Eq1 when i first read the article in Pc gamer bout the development. of eqII
spent 2500 on the system.
300 for the wireless system
30+ a month for cable modem
171 for the wireless 180gig
all im sayin is this shit better be good. cuase ive worked my ass off i school so i can devote most of my time to playin eqII.
Just my 2cp.
i hear everyone talking about all the different places that they bought there equipment online. They are some ok places, but from my experience normally not the cheapest. i find that 99.5% of the time www.pricewatch.com has the absolute lowest prices on the net. I mean I try to froogle/google I try everything and the prices on Pricewatch are either the same or most of the time better.
I am not affiliated with Pricewatch or anything like that. i just wanted to let you know of a good place to get your stuff cheap. Pretty much everything I get is either from e-bay or pricewatch.
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G
The only thing I did was upgrade my cpu (to the best my mobo can run 333fsb) had a AMD XP 1700+ (1.4 ghz) ....now I have the AMD "Barton" XP 3000+ (2.1 ghz) and luv it! Was a nice boost
Purchased from www.newegg.com (as is 99% of ALL my computer needs) for $160
But I had a gift certificate for $30 (TY to my wife
) So my out of pocket cost was $130
My Comp stat's now are the following:
AMD XP 3000+Barton
Shuttle AK37GT
1Gig PC2700 Kingston
Stock AMD H/S and Fan (retail)
ATI 9800 NP 128mb Omega Drivers 4.10 Beta
80GB Western Digital SE 8MB cache
Lite On DVD-CDR Combo Burner
Lite On 48x24x48
400w RaidMax PS
Windows XP Pro
3dmark: '01 - 14,536/'03 - 4,957/'05 - 2,036
"It'll be dark soon."
"Aye...that it will."
AMD Athlon XP 3000 2.167GHz 3D NOW! (Socket-A) 333FSB.
http://castle.pricewatch.com/search/search.idq?qc="AMD"*+AND+"BARTON"*+AND+"XP"*+AND+"3000+"*&cr=AMD+"Barton"+XP+3000+
$102 with free shipping on pricewatch
Again just my 2cp, but wanted to prove a point.
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Thanks man...but PriceWatch will just show you the "lowest" price available from a whole host of companies. The lowest price doesn't guarantee high standards and quality customer service...issues that are very important when dealing with an online vendor IMO
I have used NewEgg for about 4 years now...built 8 computers and have "never" had any issue with merchandise or packaging or shipping problems. I prefer to stay with a tried and true business I trust...and who happen to have very competitive prices on all their products.
Most likely the item you saw was an OEM chip and not the retail version that ships with the Heatsink and fan, which I currently use and my temp w/load is 42 degrees (pretty good for a Barton w/stock h/s & Fan) IMO
But again...TY for your time and effort. Point well taken...but I am VERY happy with www.newegg.com for the majority of my computer needs
RA
ps - I checked your link and it is a listing for the OEM chip. The price reflects their "sale" price(normal price is the same as NewEgg's OEM price)...and your link is currently out of stock
"It'll be dark soon."
"Aye...that it will."
Good points. The stuff that is cheaper on pricewatch is normally cause it is oem. As far as customer service goes you are right there too. You are not ordering through pricewatch just looking up prices from different companies, and ordering from them (the other companies). I haven't personally been screwed in an online order yet so I guess that is why I am so trusting; but I have read horror stories. It is a good price if you are a cheapo like me though and just want to save every nickle ya can.
To everyone else sorry for getting off topic. Back to the funny MC commercial like spoofs
G
G
i spend $299 2 years ago for mine.. and had to make my husband some brownies for doing the 'unrepairable damage' to my comp.
gotta love service plans.
"I don't even know what street Canada is on."
-Al Capone
1800 $ US
14.99
My Gundam mouse sucked, so I bought a cheapo one instead. The rest I put in for... Hm, what was the game...? Yes, City of Heroes Beta.
Only game I wait for right now: Imperator.
Go Mythic!
"This is not a game to be tossed aside lightly.
It should be thrown with great force"
wow i never would have expected this thread to be such a hit haha. kickass
see u guys in norrath
Joined 2004 - I can't believe I've been a MMORPG.com member for 20 years! Get off my lawn!
1500 dollars, I need a new computer to play it.
EQ2 Qeynos Guild- http://www.imperium-arcanum.com
So far.. nothing.
I have a 3 yo P4 1.5Ghz using 512MB Rimms with a soundblaster live! and a Geforce 5200. HDD 40Gb ( 20Gb Wind Xp Prof 20GB Linux KDE 8.1 )
I reformated my Windows partition recently getting rdy for eq2, installed new drivers, directx 9.c, etc.. Norton Antivirus and Firewall.. and pretty much nothing else.
Still waiting for the game.. but i think and hope it will be enough for eq2 without lag.
Anyway Xtmas coming.. and a new pc too
<> Death Before Dishonnor <>
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ @2.17 GHz
1024 mb ddr RAM
GeForce FX 5700 LE 256 mb
Windows XP home edition
120 gig hard drive (some rubbish cheap hd >.<)
And it came with neon lights all over it in a Zorro case lol
A sweet enhanced latency OCZ DDR400 ram kit (1GB/2 512s)= $275
A Senheiser headset for voice recognition= $55
to my PC with
Athlon XP 2800+
Win XP Home
ATI Radeon 9700
The original Audigy
Ummm... check out my EQ2 dude!
http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/imersion/XerifWeb.jpg
Ummm... check out my EQ2 dude!
http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/imersion/XerifWeb.jpg
PC When I started following EQ2 (1 1/2 years ago)
P4 3.0ghz 512fsb, 9800 pro 128mb, 1024 mb ram.
PC Now (I keep my comp uptodate, so I would have had this comp regardless of EQ2, it just worked in the right way)
P4 3.4ghz 800fsb HT Extreme Edition, eVGA 6800 Ultra, Kingston HyperX 1024mb PC3200 Ram, Audigy 2 Platinum, Zalman Reserator 1 Watercooling System.
= $2300
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Evil Kerra Scout
Member of Mystere
www.mystereguild.com
Spent 65$ on 512mb ram. That's about it, working on cpu+mobo, prob 3.2ghz for $200 or so
I build PCs :P I've seen cheaper pricing than what most said here and was suprised. I plan to build two PCs for users on EQ2, so far so good. Oh, my PM box is open :P
New Vision Hosting
Reliable Web Hosting
Reasonable Rates
www.nvisionhost.com
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Reliable Web Hosting
Reasonable Rates
www.nvisionhost.com
Pcs are easy to build now adays... if I had 1200 bucks I could build a comp ready for eq2 :P... atm I am running a pretty old system.. from like 3 years ago... 600 bucks then... and like 200 since.. haha...
amd athlon 2400+
geforce fx 5900
512 megs of ddr ram...(over a gig virtual to be added to it :O )
some pretty crappy soundcard... dont even know its name.. has 5.1 channel audio though :O
80 gig hard drive..
20 gig hard drive.. 6 gigs for virtual memory.. and 13.??? gigs for my downlaods :O
80 watt speaker system..