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what to get for $200 or less...
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:15 pm
by b-man1
my current rig:
(dell 8300 desktop)
p4 2.8 800fsb
768mb ddr
dvd-rom
4x dvd-rw
9700pro
120gb hd
60gb hd
19" samsung lcd
a couple usb 2.0 external hd's
logitech z-540's
what would you get for up to $200? it's a gift from someone and i just need to pick it out...but can't think of anything i am missing or "need" to upgrade. kinda sad...but everything works perfectly and i am having trouble coming up with any ideas!
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:41 pm
by dadx2mj
What kind of case do you have?
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:44 pm
by b-man1
it's a dell 8300...so upgrading components is not much of an option...
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:54 pm
by DoPeY5007
DVD Dual layer RW for under $100
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:03 pm
by xsiled
^^^
and a new mobo.
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:42 pm
by nitro237
$200 should get you a nice case and mobo
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:57 pm
by d_b
Beer?
A crt monitor. dual monitors!
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:18 am
by canton_kid
I have about the same problem here
Is a happy birthday in order perhaps? Mine is coming up soon also, nothing left to drop hints for, geuss instead of computer stuff I will have to drop hints for new auto tools.
Hey there ya go, case modding tools! You could do wonders with a torch or plasma cutter
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:01 am
by marscheese
Originally posted by d_b
dual monitors!
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:12 am
by Cantankerous
I'd pick up a new case and mobo. You don't even need a high quality case but get a high quality mobo. Get a $50 case and a cheaper 875 mobo.
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:06 pm
by nexus_7
spend the $200 on blank dvd's best gift around.
Greg
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:05 pm
by b-man1
well...i ended up ordering a 74gb raptor 10k rpm drive. i talked myself out of everything else because of the following:
--upgrade case/mobo...since it's a dell i would have needed a different (or wanted i should say) power supply too. that got expensive quick...and wouldn't leave much room for upgrading later anyway (from a p4 2.8 to maybe a 3.4?...not enough of a difference to me)
--dvd burner. i still have tons of 2.4x blanks and a faster one won't do me much good for now. i'll just skip to the blue drives eventually.
--10k sata drive. figured this would be the biggest bottleneck breaker in my current rig. i'll install the OS and common apps to it to take advantage of its access speed. i'll keep the other drives for data storage and ghost images, etc.
one question is will the built-in sata and IDE controllers play nicey-nice with each other or is it one or the other? i haven't looked in the BIOS yet, but i assume they can all be used at once.
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:49 pm
by DoPeY5007
yes you can use both @ one time, you NEED to for now ( not many CD-Rom drives are SATA )
