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- Mad - 03-16-2004
Yes and get a 3 year warranty too.
I was pricing out a DELL XPS last night and it would cost me $3300, that does include the 17" LCD/TV monitor, DVD burner and some other stuff, but overall I'd go for it.
The XPS is a nice system because you can go in and add or change things without having uber technical skills..
- Weird NJ - 03-16-2004
Yes. From what I have heard, Dell's XPS series is great for gaming.
- Kid Afrika - 03-16-2004
Don't buy the Dell. Quit being lazy and just build your own machine. It's very rewarding and allows the most flexibility.
- Keyser Soze - 03-16-2004
I can't possibly build that machine for that price.
- Kid Afrika - 03-16-2004
Why not? What makes you think that Dell can? Which Radeon 9800 card are they giving you? The 128MB or the 256MB? Is it the Pro version? What kind of sound card does the machine have? Does it support more than a gig of RAM? Why do you need "dual DVD RW" drives? I saw a 250 GB drive for like $159 after rebate at Best Buy yesterday.
At the end of the day, the reason why you can't build the machine for the same price as the Dell machine is that you're not going to use el cheapo components like they will. Sure, they give you a Radeon 9800 card, but I guarantee you that it's not the same one that you'd get at Retail, it's an OEM version.
It's a cop-out to buy a Dell machine. Finally, do you really want an LCD monitor? IMO the picture quality just isn't there yet compared to CRT monitors.
- QuickStop - 03-16-2004
LCD is not worth it yet, unless your just trying to impress people who dont know shit. they dont refresh fast enough and games still get that ghosting effect. Just get a 21" Flat CRT for the same price. i still say build your own. i plan on ordering all my components within the next few days. just gotta check everything over another 100 times
- Keyser Soze - 03-17-2004
Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology 3.2GHz w/800MHz FSB $289.00
1GB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 400MHz $169.00
19 in 1901FP Dell Ultrasharp™ Digital Flat Panel Display $694.00
128MB DDR ATI RADEON™ 9800 Pro Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI $208.00
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) $194.00
Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + FREE UPGRADE! 8x DVD+RW Drive $19 and $89.99
Sound Blaster Audigy™2 (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, and IEEE 1394 capability $49
Cooler Master Wave Master Case $152.00
Micro-Star International K8T Neo-FIS2R Motherboard $124.00
$1987.99
I guess you're right, it can be done, and at an even lower price.
- QuickStop - 03-17-2004
Quote:128MB DDR ATI RADEON™ 9800 Pro Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI $158.00you are adding shit up wrong cause you cant get any version of that card for under $200. and again...cut the shit with the flat panel. its silly. go 21" CRT....sexyness
- Goatweed - 03-17-2004
that is a really sexy monitor.
- QuickStop - 03-17-2004
you bet your ass it is
- Keyser Soze - 03-17-2004
id rather have the flat panel, i found that card on pricewatch for that price here
- QuickStop - 03-17-2004
thats the 9800SE (read: 9800 crap)
- Keyser Soze - 03-17-2004
sorry, $208 then.
- QuickStop - 03-17-2004
and about that flat panel....seriously....cut the crap
- Keyser Soze - 03-17-2004
no, sorry, i want the flat panel, and im willing to pay for it.
- QuickStop - 03-17-2004
but they arent as good. that is a fact
- Kid Afrika - 03-17-2004
Ever since I got my first monitor with a Trinitron tube, everything else just lacks brightness and true color. I'd take a refurbed Trinitron over that "true-flat" monitor any day of the week.
- Keyser Soze - 03-17-2004
it is better, but this is a personal preferance. i want a 19" flat screen.
- QuickStop - 03-17-2004
once im aloud to throw 2 people in the cell...your gonna be one of them due to your foolish choices.
- Keyser Soze - 03-17-2004
i can't wait to see the inside of the cell from my new 19" flatscreen!