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Subject: Good site for computer components
Posted by: Sludge
- [54692111] Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:04
I'm going to be building a computer for my son. He's 4 and doesn't need all the bells and whistles other than a sound card. What sites have you had good experiences with that sell the individual components? What sites have you had bad experiences with? What sites have you heard good things about? |
| 1 | RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 13:15
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http://www.pricewatch.com is a good spot to start to look for good prices. I've ordered various parts from various dealers, so I don't really have a preference.
Also might look at Frys Electronics (Outpost.com). This is the story I typically go shop at for parts and pieces. They always have some sweet deals going on MB/Processor combos and harddrives.
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| 2 | RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 15:19
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Fry's Weekly Specials
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| 3 | RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 15:21
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While I was looking around:
AMD Sempron 2400+ Boxed Processor with Motherboard for $59.99
I don't have a Sempron, but have a few Durons.
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| 4 | RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 15:30
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Heck:
GQ 6084 Athlon 2600+ Why pay huge dollars for a desktop, when you could get a fully functioning one at a fraction of the price! The GQ 6084 AMD® Athlon™ XP 2600+ Processor, 128MB DDR RAM, 40GB Hard Drive and 52x CD-RW drive is a great system for those upgrading from older technologies. Cheap than in the ad.
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| 5 | RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 15:31
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Forgot: $279.99
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| 6 | MadDOG
ID: 2210112822
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 15:46
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post 4 and 5,
Not enough RAM
No DVD
for sure a crappy video card, probably integrated
for sure a crappy sound card, probably integrated
for sure crappy speakers
for sure small power supply
No Monitor
and on and on......
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| 7 | RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 15:50
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Please slowly re-read post 0, reading for content and purpose.
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| 8 | RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 15:52
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Agreed on the RAM part though, as even on my kid's machines, I have no less than 512 MB (its cheap enough).
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| 9 | Perm Dude
Dude
ID: 030792616
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 16:04
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Thanks, RSF. PriceWatch has an Epson PictureMate cheaper than anywhere I've seen.
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| 10 | The Beezer
Leader
ID: 191202817
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 21:02
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I got the bulk of my parts from Newegg when I built my PC 18 months ago. Several of my friends also swear by them for components.
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| 11 | Sludge
ID: 48955820
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 21:03
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Yeah, friend of mine sent me to Newegg today.
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| 12 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 401054306
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 07:54
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I've used both newegg.com and zipzoomfly.com (formerly known as googlegear ... company name had to be changed for "legal" reasons). The latter offers competitive online prices, great selection, and free shipping on many items. (No sales tax is an added bonus, depending upon where you live.)
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| 13 | Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 041831612
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 23:30
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I've used 4allmemory before and have been very happy with the speed, quality, and prices. Oh, for memory. ;)
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| 14 | smiles
ID: 191092713
Wed, Dec 01, 2004, 00:11
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www.slickdeals.net
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| 15 | Code Cracker
ID: 20491621
Wed, Dec 01, 2004, 22:00
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I have to agree with RSF, pricewatch.com is an excellent place to buy components. You just have to read the entire description of the parts before you buy to ensure it is what you need. I have built two computers with components found on their site.
Another decent one is Computer Geeks. They also sell consumer electronics at decent prices too.
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| 16 | Reds88
ID: 18913214
Mon, Dec 06, 2004, 00:06
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256 RAM is pleanty to run Windows XP efficently
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| 17 | Ender
Donor
ID: 013443221
Tue, Dec 07, 2004, 15:41
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I'll second NewEgg. I built a new PC about 10 months ago had no problems with them at all. Parts shipped very quickly and work as described.
I didn't have to return anything, but from what I understand they handle returns extremely well with no hassle.
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| 18 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Dec 08, 2004, 14:47
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Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. As it turns out, a friend of ours has an older computer (~600 MHz, but she has a 1 GHz CPU somewhere that she's going to give us when she locates it) that she's selling to us cheap ("cheap" being a couple of pans of my wife's lasagna). All we have to do now is buy a few components for it. Of course, this makes me happy because we can now use the money we were planning on spending on that to upgrade our house to wireless internet.
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| 19 | Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 41831612
Wed, Dec 08, 2004, 14:52
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You sure you want wireless? Might be a good topic for another day.....
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| 20 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Dec 08, 2004, 14:59
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Yes. I understand the the steps needed to secure it. Although WEP isn't invulnerable, it still takes someone who would take advantage of your wireless network a bit of time to find your key. I plan on changing it quite often. Further, someone who would leech your bandwidth or hack your network is more likely to do so to those whose wireless networks are unsecured. Why steal the car whose doors are locked when there's one just like it two spaces down with the keys in it?
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| 21 | Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 41831612
Wed, Dec 08, 2004, 15:04
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If indeed you are one of the minority who really keep things sealed, no worries. ;)
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| 22 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Dec 08, 2004, 15:58
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Are you kidding? The first two things installed on all of my computers (after Windows, of course) is a virus scanner and a firewall, in that order. Then I update Windows. Preferably all offline if I have the software handy.
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| 23 | biliruben
ID: 3110231016
Wed, Dec 08, 2004, 16:02
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I just rehabbed a friend's computer that had been crippled by porn (I am guessing - all that remained was the BSOD). I also installed firewall, virus scanner and patch to XP (old one that I had lying around from a previous foray).
I, however, was frustrated by the inability to install SP-2 without going online. I was forced to roll the dice and hook this vulnerable (sorta) computer to my network to install it. Is there a way to do this offline that I am missing?
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| 24 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Dec 08, 2004, 16:02
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In fact, I'm so anal, I'm still debating whether I want to use DHCP or not. I don't think it really matters, truth be told, because they can easily snoop the IP if they have your WEP key even if you don't use DHCP.
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| 25 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Dec 08, 2004, 16:08
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I haven't gone through all the steps to order the CD, bili, but apparently Microsoft will send you the CD free of charge.
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Click on the "Order a CD" link under "Get Windows XP Service Pack 2".
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| 26 | biliruben
ID: 3110231016
Wed, Dec 08, 2004, 16:19
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Yeah, saw that option, but I promised to get him his computer back in a few days, and that would have draggged it out unnecessarily. Also, even though his copy of XP is a legal, EOM copy, I am not sure he has any of the docs to prove it, and I assumed MS would demand he do so.
At least they did for me when I found my office2k scratched. Greedy bastards looking for any excuse make me spend another couple hundy. And they wonder why they have a problem with pirates.
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| 27 | Challenger
Donor
ID: 481126818
Thu, Dec 09, 2004, 08:15
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I ordered the CD for SP2, rec'd it in 2 weeks. There's no requirement for proof of ownership to install from it. In fact, on the CD it does indicate you can share it with anyone.
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| 28 | biliruben
ID: 21551150
Thu, Dec 09, 2004, 11:06
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Nice. Good to know, Challenger. I'd heard they were checking your id against a list of known pirated copies, which I found to be pretty short-sighted given that this is security, and one insecure computer infects others.
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| 29 | Sludge
ID: 571125720
Tue, Dec 14, 2004, 05:08
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I have to say this wireless is awesome. Setting everything up was infinitely easier than I expected it to be (although a bit of preparation and advance reading contributed to that, I'm sure). One thing that disappointed me, however, was the lack of detail on setting up WEP and the other security measures in the quick installation guide (it's Linksys 54GS all the way around). I would have thought they would have put that information first and foremost with big red exclamation marks even in the simplified quick install guides. After installing the wireless adapter in my laptop, I see that there are two other wireless networks in my neighborhood, one of which is wide open. Tsk, tsk...
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| 30 | biliruben
ID: 599422311
Tue, Dec 14, 2004, 13:14
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Sounds like you should send everything back and tap in free o' charge!
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| 31 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Tue, Dec 14, 2004, 14:42
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I think seeing a computer named "surleslap" connected to their network might be a dead giveaway. Not that I necessarily think they'd be observant enough to notice, but still. And then there's the whole rigmarole of changing the computer name to something less obvious, and I'm generally too lazy to click a couple of buttons and type a few letters that I don't really have to. Plus the signal is pretty weak.
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