The girlfriend, of course.
In full agreement on the B.S. post. I view all of them as an attempt to
start some flame wars. Anyone who is actually trying to build a system will
usually post more precise questions. (i.e. one component vs. another).
This one was just some wanabe trying to yank an nonexistent chain.
"Skid" <> wrote in message
news:NJUgb.66090$%h1.45405@sccrnsc02...
| Is that a $400 pro to replace the girlfriend on the cruise or a $400 pro
to
| do the PC build? Be precise. One is a bargain, the other is not ;>)
|
| This post, like most similar, is probably just a wish list from somebody
| daydreaming about state-of-the-art hardware, or a rich kid who has figured
| out that Dell doesn't use the best components but hasn't found any of the
| custom builders who do and is wondering if he might be able to put it
| together himself.
|
| The list itself shows he has a bit more homework to do before he makes any
| of those decisions.
|
| "Jerry Polyak" <> wrote in message
| news:QKGgb.77484$ et...
| > Jeez, for $400 he should just get a pro and skip a weekend of hard work.
| >
| >
| > "ray hartman" <> wrote in message
| > news:...
| > | gh:
| > |
| > | You are tossing $$$ to the wind with little benefit. Avoid the 13375
| > | hardware pander. Why not buy "down" $400( = 98% performance ) and
take
| > | the best_gal for a cruise_ship weekend. Betcha your ROI will be
| > | infinitely greater.
| > |
| > | ray hartman
| > | *******************
| > |
| > | ghjghjghj wrote:
| > |
| > | > Nice box?...
| > | >
| > | > Motherboard:
| > | >
http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/sock...d/overview.htm
| > | > or
| > | >
http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/sock...d/overview.htm
| > | > or
| > | >
|
http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/...es=1&model=130
| > | >
| > | > CPU:
| > | > Intel Pentium 4 (3.2 Ghz) Extreme Edition
| > | >
http://www.intel.com/products/deskto...sors/pentium4/
| > | > or
| > | > AMD Athlon^(TM) 64 FX-51
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...5_9488,00.html
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Floppy drive:
| > | >
http://www.teac.com/DSPD/3_5_Floppy_RetailKit.htm
| > | >
| > | > Removable storage:
| > | > Zip 750MB drive
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.iomega.com/na/products/pr...Eprd_id=391607
| > | > Giga Vault^(TM) Portable Hard Disc Media and USB Adaptor
| > | >
http://www.sonystyle.com
| > | >
| > | > Case:
| > | >
http://www.aopen.com/products/housing/h700-series.htm
| > | >
| > | > 4 gb of DDR 400:
| > | >
http://www.crucial.com/store/listmfgr.asp?cat=RAM
| > | >
| > | > Video card:
| > | >
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/radeon9800pro/
| > | > or
| > | >
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=fx_5900
| > | >
| > | > Hard drives:
| > | > Maxtor 250gb (serial ATA)
| > | >
http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/ata/desktop/
| > | >
| > | > Maxtor 300gb (old ata)
| > | >
http://www.shareholder.com/maxtor/Re...leaseID=112098
| > | >
| > | > Maxtor OneTouch 300gb
| > | >
http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/ex...netouch_combo/
| > | >
| > | > Monitor:
| > | > Viewsonic 22" CRT (top of the line)
| > | >
http://www.viewsonic.com/products/crt_p225fb.htm
| > | >
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10328224
| > | > or
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.necmitsubishi.com/product...0&division=NEC
| > | >
| > | > DVD burner:
| > | > Plextor 8x
| > | >
http://www.plextor.com/english/
| > | >
| > | > CD-RW burner:
| > | > Plextor 52X CD-R, 32X CD-RW, 52X max CD-ROM
| > | >
http://www.plextor.com/english/products/Premium.html
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....5&type=product
| > | >
| > | > Printer/scanner/copier/fax:
| > | > HP psc 2510 photosmart all-in-one
| > | > HP color LaserJet
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.hp.com/united-states/cons...ifunction.html
| > | >
| > | > HP scanner
| > | >
http://www.hp.com/united-states/cons...ners_proj.html
| > | >
| > | > Sound card:
| > | > Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro
| > | >
http://www.soundblaster.com/products..._platinum_pro/
| > | >
| > | > Speakers:
| > | > Creative GigaWorks 7.1
| > | >
http://www.americas.creative.com/promo/gigaworks/
| > | >
| > | > Keyboard / Mouse:
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=013
| > | >
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10333522
| > | >
| > | > Wireless access point:
| > | >
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=538
| > | >
| > | > Cable modem:
| > | >
http://broadband.motorola.com/noflash/sb5100.html
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....oryId=cat01025
| > | > or
| > | >
http://www.toshiba.com/taisnpd/products/pcx2600.html
| > | >
| > | > Fax/Modem:
| > | >
http://www.usr.com/products/home/hom...p?sku=USR5686E
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....oryId=cat01025
| > | >
| > | > Network switch:
| > | > 3Com® OfficeConnect® Gigabit Switch 5
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/d...&sku=3C1670500
| > | >
| > | > Webcam:
| > | > QuickCam® Cordless
| > | >
| >
|
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?pa...9&languageid=1
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| >
| >
|
|