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Old 03-15-2008, 10:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I want to buy this Barebone PC kit but i need to know what i would need to buy separately that isnt included.

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Am i just missing that Harddrive and DVD drive.
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Old 03-15-2008, 10:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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www.cyberpowerpc.com has some good deals, check it out

or, www.donatetokrayzie94.com
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Old 03-15-2008, 10:27 PM   #3 (permalink)
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yeah just a dvd drive and hard drive
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Old 03-15-2008, 10:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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k then i might just go with that.
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Old 03-15-2008, 10:36 PM   #5 (permalink)
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just a suggestion, socket lga 775 (intel) is a bit better than am2 (amd) the core 2s are much faster
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Old 03-15-2008, 10:37 PM   #6 (permalink)
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It's powered by an AMD. I wouldn't buy it. Try to go intel...
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Old 03-15-2008, 11:26 PM   #7 (permalink)
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why don't u build your own. it much cheaper.
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Old 03-15-2008, 11:27 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Well, a Hard Drive, CD drives, and Graphics card if you want to look at pictures and stuff
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Old 03-15-2008, 11:28 PM   #9 (permalink)
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that card reader is wicked!!
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Old 03-15-2008, 11:30 PM   #10 (permalink)
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GO INTEL C2D, trust me.!!!!
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Old 03-15-2008, 11:31 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Well, a Hard Drive, CD drives, and Graphics card if you want to look at pictures and stuff
it has onboard graphics
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Old 03-15-2008, 11:37 PM   #12 (permalink)
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onboard graphics? what can you do with that?
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Old 03-15-2008, 11:40 PM   #13 (permalink)
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www.newegg.com
They have tons M8
I can build you a custom system
gimmie Specs
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Old 03-15-2008, 11:44 PM   #14 (permalink)
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the links i setup yesterday are better than that barebone price wise too

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130130 < Motherboard 50$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116063 < Processor 85$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136074 < Hard Drive 75$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134216 < Memory (Ram) 23$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811153069 < Case + PowerSupply 61$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106228 < DVD burner 24$

Processor 2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache Dual Core
1Gb DDR2 667 Ram
Case with 350W power supply
320 GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
Onboard NVIDIA GeForce 7050 Graphics

Total Cost 318$
a little cheaper than the bestbuy one
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just a suggestion, socket lga 775 (intel) is a bit better than am2 (amd) the core 2s are much faster
core 2's are intel, so lga775 is the better one.
also yeah, just build your own, barebone kits are a waste
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Old 03-16-2008, 05:40 AM   #16 (permalink)
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It's not horrible, although Intel would be much nicer. Also, I've heard a LOT of bad things about the case in the display picture (if that's what you actually get). Apparently the front USB ports are known to break and there were a few other cons that i forgot about. All the best!
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Old 03-16-2008, 07:36 AM   #17 (permalink)
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i dont think there is a cpu fan/heatsink included in the op's tiger direct link
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Old 03-28-2008, 11:01 PM   #19 (permalink)
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i think it will fit all of those thing.
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Old 03-28-2008, 11:02 PM   #20 (permalink)
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kool i think i might order this tomorrow.
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