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Started by l3lueMage, Oct 22 2005 08:56 AM

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#1 l3lueMage

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 08:56 AM

Okay, So I saw this commercial where they were trying to sell Dell computers and showing off all its cool stuff, and they were like look, it plays 3 movies and no lag, Well I went to try it and My computer is 4 years old, check out the results :P

http://img488.images.../desktop5mb.jpg

Computers getting cheaper? or they just trying to rip people off with computers that cost the same as the ones 4 years ago but cost more, the one they were showing had exact same stuff as mine but 512MB of ram instead of 1GB like mine, and they were selling it for $400.00 more...4 years later...I was like :) and yes mine is dell also :D

Edited by l3lueMage, 22 October 2005 - 08:56 AM.

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 09:24 AM

6:30 am??
got up early today ? ^_^ ;)

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 09:31 AM

Avalanche, on Oct 22 2005, 07:24 AM, said:

6:30 am??
got up early today ? ^_^ ;)
You could say that... ;)

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 11:56 AM

I myself will never in myl ife by a pre-built computer, I like to dream about owning an Alienware, but thats not worth the cost. I'd rather build it myself with EVERYthing I want in it. The price increase may be a result of upgraded hardware quality.

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 12:09 PM

Jeepinator, on Oct 22 2005, 12:56 PM, said:

I myself will never in myl ife by a pre-built computer, I like to dream about owning an Alienware, but thats not worth the cost. I'd rather build it myself with EVERYthing I want in it. The price increase may be a result of upgraded hardware quality.
I completely agree with you. I would never see myself buying a pre-built either. Why not custom build it the way you want it and have some fun in the process. :)

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 12:20 PM

Yeah I have noticed that too. Here are my PC stats:

Pentium® 4 Processor 670 with HT Technology (3.80GHz, 800 FSB)
Dual 256MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX with SLI Technology
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
1TB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 500GB SATA II HDDs)
CD drive 1: Dual Drives: 48x CD-RW Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ double layer write capable
CD Drive 2: 500GB Serial ATA2 Hard Drive (7200RPM)
13 in 1 Media Card Reader and 3.5 in Floppy Drive
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D), w/Dolby® Digital 5.1
24 inch UltraSharp™ 2405FPW Widescreen Digital Flat Panel

I love my computer. It's the Dell XPS 600

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 02:39 PM

l3lueMage, on Oct 22 2005, 06:56 AM, said:

Okay, So I saw this commercial where they were trying to sell Dell computers and showing off all its cool stuff, and they were like look, it plays 3 movies and no lag, Well I went to try it and My computer is 4 years old, check out the results :)

http://img488.images.../desktop5mb.jpg

Computers getting cheaper? or they just trying to rip people off with computers that cost the same as the ones 4 years ago but cost more, the one they were showing had exact same stuff as mine but 512MB of ram instead of 1GB like mine, and they were selling it for $400.00 more...4 years later...I was like ;) and yes mine is dell also :P
omg is that ff7 advent children??? <3 <3 <3

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 03:02 PM

yes it is, and then ffx2 intro movie, ff12 wallpaper,

Final Fantasy :)

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 03:11 PM

I should buy myself more RAM... :ph34r:

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 03:14 PM

adam123, on Oct 22 2005, 04:11 PM, said:

I should buy myself more RAM... :ph34r:
how much do u have at the moment?

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 03:26 PM

Nice!! I smell warez ff7 advent childeren dl :ph34r:. Well i just updated my system... Fully gaming comptible again (with the newest games)

Asus A8V Deluxe ddr400 duall channel.
AMD 64 3700+ Chicago ( dunno what one thought chicago thingie)
1,75 GB DDR 400 Duall channel RAM
ATI radeon 9600 XT 128 MB pro
Zalman EP 7000 cooler
SoundBlaster (dunno what one anymore hehe)
10/100 mbit network card.

cu,
Xander

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 03:38 PM

Xanderdude, on Oct 22 2005, 09:26 PM, said:

Nice!! I smell warez ff7 advent childeren dl
This ends here :ph34r:

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 10:12 PM

I will never buy myself a Prebee, unless it's a laptop.
I don't have much money, so I build what I can. I'm gonna upgrade my mobo to a newer ASUS (with PCI-E so I can use my new nVidia 8100 [Got in on it. Gotta test the crap out of it]). My current specs are:

Intel P4 3.2 GHz Socket T (LGA 775) CPU
PC2700 DDR ValuRam
ASUS P5P800 motherboard
3xSeagate Barracuda 80GB HDD's
LITEON 52x24x52x CD-R
Toshiba 4x DVD-RW
XFX nVidia GeForce FX 5700LE (256 mb)
and some off-brand 17" monitor

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Posted 23 October 2005 - 03:10 AM

i gotta upgrade my graphics card and get some more RAM

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Posted 24 October 2005 - 01:12 AM

I'll build my own Desktop but I'll probably screw it up.

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Posted 24 October 2005 - 02:24 AM

Get somebody to build it but dont buy pre made.
Not back on topic cos this is kinda going into a PC Details topic
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