[quote author=“EdwinGearLive”][quote author=“plugg3d in”][quote author=“EdwinGearLive”][quote author=“plugg3d in”]ok, well i dont really care about heat, nor do i about weight.

Money, well how much more are we talkin about? like $100?

I need something that will last (without needing to upgrade much), and be fast.

1. you will care if its hot, cuase you can fry up your processor
2. if you’re still looking for a serious auido notebook: get a desktop 😛

any suggestions on a desktop? haha

I don’t really wanna build because I would be able to put it together.

If you can just say a model no. so i can search on eBay that’d be grrrreat!

i would assume that you meant that you cant put it together….
go to http://www.cybertronpc.com
get their number
and tell them that you want a tower like Edwin from Savvy Productions! the tower alone will set you back about 800 after shipping or something like that.

Do they ship to canada?
and

detail on the comp you have?  :?

WOW. They are overpriced.
  *  AMD Athlon 64 3000+
  * 512MB PC2700 DDR Memory 333 MHz
  * 120 GB Serial ATA 150 / 7200RPM / 8 MB
  * 8x DVD?RW Dual Format Black
  * Mitsumi 1.44 MB Floppy Drive Black
  * ATI Radeon 9200SE 128MB DDR W/Tv
  * Ac’97 Codec 3D Onboard Sound
  * 56 K V.90 Voice Fax Modem
  * 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit) NIC
  * X-Blade Multi-Function Lcd Panel
  * Blue X-Blade Gamer Case
  * 450 Watt Power Supply
  * Black Windows Keyboard
  * 3 Button Wheel Mouse PS/2 Black
  * Powered Stereo Speakers Set Black
  * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  * 1Year Warranty on Labor & Parts

900 + 50 shipping, they really are crazy.

XD, onboard sound and a 9200se for a gamer or audio guy? 512mb RAM. EXTREME GAMING!1!!1

Find a real company. They are overpriced, we could build that for $500 or $600…and with better parts.

ya, i just looked at the prices…that’s a nice overcharge there…its not total highway robbery, but its enough to make me say ‘not worth it’. there’s better out there.

plus, they look ugly, hahahaha.

anybody else have some ideas?

-=edit=-

My mom’s friend reccomended this site (he’s a computer engineer)

http://www.vastechcomputer.com

Go there, then click under desktops.

Any comments on that?

(oh yeah, those prices are in canadian $$$)

[quote author=“chaud”]WOW. They are overpriced.
  *  AMD Athlon 64 3000+
  * 512MB PC2700 DDR Memory 333 MHz
  * 120 GB Serial ATA 150 / 7200RPM / 8 MB
  * 8x DVD?RW Dual Format Black
  * Mitsumi 1.44 MB Floppy Drive Black
  * ATI Radeon 9200SE 128MB DDR W/Tv
  * Ac’97 Codec 3D Onboard Sound
  * 56 K V.90 Voice Fax Modem
  * 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit) NIC
  * X-Blade Multi-Function Lcd Panel
  * Blue X-Blade Gamer Case
  * 450 Watt Power Supply
  * Black Windows Keyboard
  * 3 Button Wheel Mouse PS/2 Black
  * Powered Stereo Speakers Set Black
  * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  * 1Year Warranty on Labor & Parts

900 + 50 shipping, they really are crazy.

XD, onboard sound and a 9200se for a gamer or audio guy? 512mb RAM. EXTREME GAMING!1!!1

Find a real company. They are overpriced, we could build that for $500 or $600…and with better parts.

they are not overpriced if you noticed i said CALL THEM! they told me they have no one to update their site right now so all the old prices are up. That why i said CALL THEM.  As a matter of fact, i’ll save you the time of scrolling back up:

i would assume that you meant that you cant put it together….
go to http://www.cybertronpc.com
get their number

Unless they cut them by 100-200….NAH.
Case (  Raidmax 268 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/350W Power Supply Silver )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 6-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Beige )
Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue )
Power Supply ( [$30 Mail-In-Rebate NOW !!!] Ultra X-Connect 500W ATX PS w/2 80mm Fans - Titanium Blue w/UV Orange(ULT31564) )
Processor ( AMD? Athlon-64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology )
Free Software/Game ( Free Napster Download Coupon Free Napster download coupon with purchase of AMD-64 based systems )
Free Software/Game ( Free Half Life 2 Download Coupon Free Half Life 2 download coupon with purchase of AMD-64 based systems )
Operation System 〈 None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only 〉
Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra 3-Color LED Light Case Fans )
Motherboard ( GigaByte K8NS nForce-3 250 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, LAN, USB 2.0 8x AGP Motherboard )
Case Round Cable ( None )
USB Port ( Build-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Memory ( 1024 MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Geil or Major Brand )
Video Card ( Nvidia Geforce-FX 5700LE 128MB w/DVI + TV Out 8x AGP Video )
IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
Hard Drive ( 120 GB HARD DRIVES [S-ATA] Western Digital 120 GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
TV Tuner ( None )
Raid Controller ( None )
Raid Configuration ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( None )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM + 52x32x52 CD-RW Combo Drive Beige )
Headset ( None )
Printer ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System 〈 Cintre RW-6510 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers + Subwoofer 〉
Printer Cable ( None )
Fax Modem ( Creative Labs V.92 56K Fax/Modem w/Voice )
Network Card ( D-Link PCI 32 Bit 10/100 Network CARD )
Floppy Drive ( Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive Beige )
Zip Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( PS/2 104 Key Windows 98 Keyboard Beige )
Mouse ( Microsoft Optical Intelli-Mouse 5-Button Beige )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )
Total:  USD $968.00
Take that.
:lol:

^^ hehe… gotta love newegg :lol:

couldn’t you get an extra 40gb on the HDD, though? i thought they had some really cheap 160gb models?  :think:

[quote author=“plugg3d in”]anybody else have some ideas?

-=edit=-

My mom’s friend reccomended this site (he’s a computer engineer)

(oh yeah, those prices are in canadian $$$)

for the record once more chaud, “if you call them they will build it”

i have a better system then the one listed and throw in a a 120GB Firewire/usb 2 drive for audio storage for 200 less than that price sooooo…. when you build relationships with peeps you can get whatever… did i mention free 2 day shipping!?

😛

[quote author=“EdwinGearLive”]for the record once more chaud, “if you call them they will build it”

i have a better system then the one listed and throw in a a 120GB Firewire/usb 2 drive for audio storage for 200 less than that price sooooo…. when you build relationships with peeps you can get whatever… did i mention free 2 day shipping!?

😛

Field of dreams or w/e that movie is “if you build it, they will come”:-P

K, so I phone them up, tell them that Edwin from (Savvy productions or savvy recordings?) referred me to them and I would like the same comp as him?

[quote author=“plugg3d in”][quote author=“EdwinGearLive”]for the record once more chaud, “if you call them they will build it”

i have a better system then the one listed and throw in a a 120GB Firewire/usb 2 drive for audio storage for 200 less than that price sooooo…. when you build relationships with peeps you can get whatever… did i mention free 2 day shipping!?

😛

Field of dreams or w/e that movie is “if you build it, they will come”:-P

K, so I phone them up, tell them that Edwin from (Savvy productions or savvy recordings?) referred me to them and I would like the same comp as him?

Go Kevin Costner! Savvy Productions. Tell them to give you my specs, you will like… you will pay about 7-800 or so.

Just modify it however else you may need!

so, i guess the title of this thread should be “Decided to get a desktop” now huh 😛

[quote author=“antman22”]so, i guess the title of this thread should be “Decided to get a desktop” now huh 😛

happy?  :lol:

hahaha, sweet :D

Ok, so I can spend about $850 US (not including monitor)

I can’t find any good places to buy parts that ship to Canada, so I’m thinking of buying a customized pre-built.

I was thinking from iBuyPower.com but I dunno.

ABS is great.

a little pricy considering it doesn’t come with monitor or speakers..

any other suggestions?

so,

is ibuypower.com the best bang for my buck?

I’d like to spend $850 shipped, but I can go to $920 shipped

Here’s what I’m thinking of getting from ibuypower:

Raidmax 268 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/350W Power Supply —-> Black
[Socket-775] Intel? Pentium-4 Processor 640 [3.2GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, 64-Bit + HT Ready]
Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra Case Fans
[DDR/DDR2] Gigabyte 8I915P DUO-A i915 Chipset w/LAN, 7.1 Sound, USB 2.0 PCI-E/AGP Motherboard
512 MB Dual Channel [256MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module —-> Geil or Major Brand
[PCI-Express 16x] ATI Radeon X300 128 MB w/DVI + TV Out Video
[S-ATA] Seagate 80 GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive
52x32x52 CD-RW Drive
Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy-2 ZS 7.1
**<< iBUYPOWER Recommended >>** Blue Lighting Translucent Gaming Speakers
D-Link PCI 32 Bit 10/100 Network CARD
Build-in USB 2.0 Ports  

NO OS
NO KEYBOARD
NO MOUSE
NO FLASH MEDIA CARD READER
NO MONITOR

SHIPPED TO CANADA

TOTAL: $902 USD
———————————————————————————————

what u think?

[quote author=“plugg3d in”]so,

is ibuypower.com the best bang for my buck?

I’d like to spend $850 shipped, but I can go to $920 shipped

Here’s what I’m thinking of getting from ibuypower:

Raidmax 268 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/350W Power Supply —-> Black
[Socket-775] Intel? Pentium-4 Processor 640 [3.2GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, 64-Bit + HT Ready]
Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra Case Fans
[DDR/DDR2] Gigabyte 8I915P DUO-A i915 Chipset w/LAN, 7.1 Sound, USB 2.0 PCI-E/AGP Motherboard
512 MB Dual Channel [256MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module —-> Geil or Major Brand
[PCI-Express 16x] ATI Radeon X300 128 MB w/DVI + TV Out Video
[S-ATA] Seagate 80 GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive
52x32x52 CD-RW Drive
Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy-2 ZS 7.1
**<< iBUYPOWER Recommended >>** Blue Lighting Translucent Gaming Speakers
D-Link PCI 32 Bit 10/100 Network CARD
Build-in USB 2.0 Ports  

NO OS
NO KEYBOARD
NO MOUSE
NO FLASH MEDIA CARD READER
NO MONITOR

SHIPPED TO CANADA

TOTAL: $902 USD
———————————————————————————————

what u think?

sounds high…

oh, and if you have the choice, get one 512 stick instead of 2x256 for RAM… better when you upgrade 😉

[quote author=“benplaut”][quote author=“plugg3d in”]so,

is ibuypower.com the best bang for my buck?

I’d like to spend $850 shipped, but I can go to $920 shipped

Here’s what I’m thinking of getting from ibuypower:

Raidmax 268 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/350W Power Supply —-> Black
[Socket-775] Intel? Pentium-4 Processor 640 [3.2GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, 64-Bit + HT Ready]
Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra Case Fans
[DDR/DDR2] Gigabyte 8I915P DUO-A i915 Chipset w/LAN, 7.1 Sound, USB 2.0 PCI-E/AGP Motherboard
512 MB Dual Channel [256MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module —-> Geil or Major Brand
[PCI-Express 16x] ATI Radeon X300 128 MB w/DVI + TV Out Video
[S-ATA] Seagate 80 GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive
52x32x52 CD-RW Drive
Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy-2 ZS 7.1
**<< iBUYPOWER Recommended >>** Blue Lighting Translucent Gaming Speakers
D-Link PCI 32 Bit 10/100 Network CARD
Build-in USB 2.0 Ports  

NO OS
NO KEYBOARD
NO MOUSE
NO FLASH MEDIA CARD READER
NO MONITOR

SHIPPED TO CANADA

TOTAL: $902 USD
———————————————————————————————

what u think?

sounds high…

oh, and if you have the choice, get one 512 stick instead of 2x256 for RAM… better when you upgrade 😉

I don’t have the choice for the 1 stick :(

and i think the reason it sounds high is cuz shipping is $95 USD ??

still a bit high…

oh, is that total in canadian dollars?

no, it’s in USD :(

You think you could find me a site with a comp like that for cheaper? I need to save some of my cash for a monitor

[quote author=“plugg3d in”]no, it’s in USD :(

You think you could find me a site with a comp like that for cheaper? I need to save some of my cash for a monitor

i hate to sound like half of GL, but building one can save you tons of $$$. Or, find some local kid to build you one… i’m sure you can find one 😉

I dunno exactly what to look for when I’m building, there are no local kids :i know: that would build one, and there aren’t any good computer parts sites that ship internationally without a billion dollars in shipping charges

anybody have some dell coupons?

I might consider dell, downgrade to the 3.0 ghz with 2 mb cache, get put together some 37gig 10k rpm raptors and have RAID

Dell deals usually come with monitor, thats why I’m lookin at them