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General Discussion => General Discussion Boards => Technology and Gaming => Topic started by: bubble sunglasses on January 19, 2008, 10:38:04 am
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What does that mean? A friend said he had a friend who could build one for $450
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Presume it means one with high specs? lol
Like 3ghz+
a few gbs of ram
200 gb + hard drive
256mb+ graphics
sounds really cheap!
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I think he means $4500 =D
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lol. Intel Core 2 Duo Quad Core costs more than $450 and that's just the processor LOL.
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What does that mean? A friend said he had a friend who could build one for $450
With what? parts imported from China xD,
Jokes.
But he definitely cannot build a computer with those specs at that price xD
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A friend said he had a friend who could build one for $450
I'd say your friend has a friend who is going to jail :D
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With what? parts imported from China xD,
Jokes.
Taiwan*
There are so many fucking dodgy computer shops/builders/part suppliers in Australia it is unbelievable.
http://www.itestate.com.au/products_detail.asp?code=PD00003904
Look at that. Noway you can legitimately build that for $599 +- 100.
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rofl $450 top spec, probably top spec back in 1990
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http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_720h2c?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19
ROFL ROFL ROFL 4GB Memory 2.75 TB Hard disk space 7.1 CH Surround Sound
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What exactly consitutes a "dodgy" Aussie computer dealer?
Because that IT estate system is dirt cheap!
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Don't trust multicore processors, I have one at work with 4 cores, and at any one time (even if you are not actually doing anything) there are at least 2 of the cores at 100% usage :|
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Huh? I think you may be running heaps of background apps. I also thought that the cores are linked to each other. ?? (for example full 100% CPU usage would distribute the task(s) equally to all cores, showing max usage on all cores not individual ones)
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No, I wasn't running anything (It was a clean machine, I had only just installed the OS on the computer so it was fresh)
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LoL, well heaps of programs out there right now don't utilise all the cores, cause they aren't multi-threaded. Thats why programmers have had to change the way they do things of late so now more and more programs will now support 4 cores!
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The operating system is also at fault.
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With what? parts imported from China xD,
Jokes.
Taiwan*
There are so many fucking dodgy computer shops/builders/part suppliers in Australia it is unbelievable.
http://www.itestate.com.au/products_detail.asp?code=PD00003904
Look at that. Noway you can legitimately build that for $599 +- 100.
Actually that PC can be built for the price stated. Using centrecom.com.au as a reference, I worked out that:
Processor -AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ S940 - $80
Mainboard -GA-M52S-S3P - $100
Memory -2GB(2x1024MB)DDR2 PC6400 800Mhz RAM - $65
HDD -250GB SATA-300 Hard disk drive 7200rpm - $95
Video Card -nVidia 8600GT 512MB DirectX 10(VGA/DVI port) - $140
Optical Drive-20x Dual Layer DVD-Buner drive (Black) - $40
ATX case -Gaming Case (250mm Fan on side) with 500W Power Supply - $75
6 x USB 2.0 Port (MAX)
^ I'm assuming they're using generic brands for the RAM, VGA card, optical drive and case
With Windows Vista Home itself costing over $300, I doubt your friend could build it for that cheap, you'd need to invest at least $2000 for a 'top spec' computer.
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With what? parts imported from China xD,
Jokes.
Taiwan*
There are so many fucking dodgy computer shops/builders/part suppliers in Australia it is unbelievable.
http://www.itestate.com.au/products_detail.asp?code=PD00003904
Look at that. Noway you can legitimately build that for $599 +- 100.
Actually that PC can be built for the price stated. Using centrecom.com.au as a reference, I worked out that:
Processor -AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ S940 - $80
Mainboard -GA-M52S-S3P - $100
Memory -2GB(2x1024MB)DDR2 PC6400 800Mhz RAM - $65
HDD -250GB SATA-300 Hard disk drive 7200rpm - $95
Video Card -nVidia 8600GT 512MB DirectX 10(VGA/DVI port) - $140
Optical Drive-20x Dual Layer DVD-Buner drive (Black) - $40
ATX case -Gaming Case (250mm Fan on side) with 500W Power Supply - $75
6 x USB 2.0 Port (MAX)
^ I'm assuming they're using generic brands for the RAM, VGA card, optical drive and case
With Windows Vista Home itself costing over $300, I doubt your friend could build it for that cheap, you'd need to invest at least $2000 for a 'top spec' computer.
get something better than a AMD 3800X2, their fairly old cpu's.