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System Name | UltraPC |
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Processor | E8500 Core 2 Duo, 1333Mhz FSB, 3.16Ghz @ 4.5GHz (got into Windows @ 4.75GHz) |
Motherboard | ASUS P5Q-e |
Cooling | CPU Cooler - TT V14 Pro, 2x120mm CM Blue LED fans, 1x90mm CM Blue LED fan |
Memory | G.Skill Pi 4GB (2x2GB) Dual Channel DDR2 PC8000 (1000MHz), 5-5-5-15 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire HD4850 512mb with ASUS EAH4850 BIOS |
Storage | 2x 500GB Seagate 7200.12 Raid 0 |
Display(s) | Acer AL1912, 19" LCD screen |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano Black ATX case |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard 7.1, Speakers - 5 + Sub + Monitor speakers |
Power Supply | Thermaltake 850W Toughpower Cable Management - Quad (2x18A and 2x30A) 12V rails |
Software | Win 7 Pro x64, MSN, CS:Source, etc etc |
im v. scared
i noticed on ebay that all old school parts, like my comp (AGP/478/DDR) has really boomed in price...so i decided to see how much it will cost me to upgrade (sell off this comp part by part and buy the other system part by part) and i noticed there was only like a $100 price difference! (this is using the completed listings on ebay, and the AVERAGE prices)
this is wat i did on MS excel:
Parts ---------Current Rig---------------------------Price-----Wanna be rig------Price
Motherboard------P4P800------------------------------200------????--------------250
GFX--------------X800 PRO flashed AGP----------------200------X850XT PCIe------150
RAM--------------1GB PC3200--------------------------200------1GB 667-----------150
CPU--------------3.0Ghz 478 HT-----------------------200-------E6400-------------270
PSU--------------400W crap---------------------------30--------Antec dual rail-----100
-----------------------------------------------------830--------------------------920
Difference - $90 bucks!!
Keepables
HDD------------------------250GIG SATAII
Disk drives------------------16x Samsung DVD dual layer
Am i smoking something or is this a what the! moment ?
BTW my prices are rounded off....like i saw the X800 go for 202 but without a silencer, and in some instances the CPU went for like 180....so this is like an estimation
i noticed on ebay that all old school parts, like my comp (AGP/478/DDR) has really boomed in price...so i decided to see how much it will cost me to upgrade (sell off this comp part by part and buy the other system part by part) and i noticed there was only like a $100 price difference! (this is using the completed listings on ebay, and the AVERAGE prices)
this is wat i did on MS excel:
Parts ---------Current Rig---------------------------Price-----Wanna be rig------Price
Motherboard------P4P800------------------------------200------????--------------250
GFX--------------X800 PRO flashed AGP----------------200------X850XT PCIe------150
RAM--------------1GB PC3200--------------------------200------1GB 667-----------150
CPU--------------3.0Ghz 478 HT-----------------------200-------E6400-------------270
PSU--------------400W crap---------------------------30--------Antec dual rail-----100
-----------------------------------------------------830--------------------------920
Difference - $90 bucks!!
Keepables
HDD------------------------250GIG SATAII
Disk drives------------------16x Samsung DVD dual layer
Am i smoking something or is this a what the! moment ?
BTW my prices are rounded off....like i saw the X800 go for 202 but without a silencer, and in some instances the CPU went for like 180....so this is like an estimation
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