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I hate PC prices, although i've only just started building PCs I wouldn't mind making a few for money, selling them onto friends..etc but you can buy them so cheaply now it's not really worth it.
Looking through magazine and accross some favourite websites i've been looking at P4 2.4Ghz PCs for about £6-700, you could probably build it for a hundred less if you know the right people if not your stuck.
I finally got round to buying all my componants and i'm on a very tight budget :D
my budget = £360
I was going to just add a few pieces to my 150Mhz box but I already had an ATX case and decided for a few extra £s I could have a 1Ghz machine, might not seem like much but it's a big improvment on a 150 and i'm only going to use it for scripting.
Anyway, i've spent £341.93
specs:
Duron 1.2Ghz
256Mb SDram
128Mb DDR Ram
40Gb hdd (IBM)
14" viewable monitor
5.1 Creative Soundcard
RadeonVE APG 32MbDDR with tv-Output
10/100 NIC
16x dvd 48x cd
40x12x48x Burnproof CDRW
I think this is a fair buy but I saw a:
2100XP
512Mb DDR ram
40Gb hdd (not IBM) *waits for cheers*
15" monitor
5.1 Creative Soundcard
GE4 4200MX
10/100 NIC
56k Modem
dvd/CDRW combo
£500....bah.
before I finish, I put round cables in my PC but they actually cost less than the ribbon cables :)
anyway, i'm not bored anymore so I WILL finish, anyone else care to say anything?
It's good that the prices have dropped so much but if I was to sell them on i'd have to pay extra for the OS (people expect WinXP) £80+ plus all the other stuff like MS Office and in the end I wouldn't make much profit.
Any point?
Looking through magazine and accross some favourite websites i've been looking at P4 2.4Ghz PCs for about £6-700, you could probably build it for a hundred less if you know the right people if not your stuck.
I finally got round to buying all my componants and i'm on a very tight budget :D
my budget = £360
I was going to just add a few pieces to my 150Mhz box but I already had an ATX case and decided for a few extra £s I could have a 1Ghz machine, might not seem like much but it's a big improvment on a 150 and i'm only going to use it for scripting.
Anyway, i've spent £341.93
specs:
Duron 1.2Ghz
256Mb SDram
128Mb DDR Ram
40Gb hdd (IBM)
14" viewable monitor
5.1 Creative Soundcard
RadeonVE APG 32MbDDR with tv-Output
10/100 NIC
16x dvd 48x cd
40x12x48x Burnproof CDRW
I think this is a fair buy but I saw a:
2100XP
512Mb DDR ram
40Gb hdd (not IBM) *waits for cheers*
15" monitor
5.1 Creative Soundcard
GE4 4200MX
10/100 NIC
56k Modem
dvd/CDRW combo
£500....bah.
before I finish, I put round cables in my PC but they actually cost less than the ribbon cables :)
anyway, i'm not bored anymore so I WILL finish, anyone else care to say anything?
It's good that the prices have dropped so much but if I was to sell them on i'd have to pay extra for the OS (people expect WinXP) £80+ plus all the other stuff like MS Office and in the end I wouldn't make much profit.
Any point?
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"GE4 4200MX "
That card doesn't exist, I'm sure.
Anyway, don't forget that machine will be made with really low quality components, and everything that isn't named will be really, really cheap. Home-made PCs always run faster, last longer and are more stable. They're also rarely more expensive, in a value for money kind of way. Manufactured machines of the same spec will seem cheaper but they're not as good.
That card doesn't exist, I'm sure.
Anyway, don't forget that machine will be made with really low quality components, and everything that isn't named will be really, really cheap. Home-made PCs always run faster, last longer and are more stable. They're also rarely more expensive, in a value for money kind of way. Manufactured machines of the same spec will seem cheaper but they're not as good.
The differance in you buying the parts and building a pc is that a bigger company will buy components in bulk and get money off for this, also they don't have a massive markup on there pc's but they sell a lot of them so it all adds up, were did you get the prices for all that was it www.ebu***.com i didnt write the actuall name as they are far more cheaper than here and that would be unfair.
c.b.
c.b.
I hate PC prices, although i've only just started building PCs I wouldn't mind making a few for money, selling them onto friends..etc but you can buy them so cheaply now it's not really worth it.
Looking through magazine and accross some favourite websites i've been looking at P4 2.4Ghz PCs for about £6-700, you could probably build it for a hundred less if you know the right people if not your stuck.
I finally got round to buying all my componants and i'm on a very tight budget :D
my budget = £360
I was going to just add a few pieces to my 150Mhz box but I already had an ATX case and decided for a few extra £s I could have a 1Ghz machine, might not seem like much but it's a big improvment on a 150 and i'm only going to use it for scripting.
Anyway, i've spent £341.93
specs:
Duron 1.2Ghz
256Mb SDram
128Mb DDR Ram
40Gb hdd (IBM)
14" viewable monitor
5.1 Creative Soundcard
RadeonVE APG 32MbDDR with tv-Output
10/100 NIC
16x dvd 48x cd
40x12x48x Burnproof CDRW
I think this is a fair buy but I saw a:
2100XP
512Mb DDR ram
40Gb hdd (not IBM) *waits for cheers*
15" monitor
5.1 Creative Soundcard
GE4 4200MX
10/100 NIC
56k Modem
dvd/CDRW combo
£500....bah.
before I finish, I put round cables in my PC but they actually cost less than the ribbon cables :)
anyway, i'm not bored anymore so I WILL finish, anyone else care to say anything?
It's good that the prices have dropped so much but if I was to sell them on i'd have to pay extra for the OS (people expect WinXP) £80+ plus all the other stuff like MS Office and in the end I wouldn't make much profit.
Any point?
Looking through magazine and accross some favourite websites i've been looking at P4 2.4Ghz PCs for about £6-700, you could probably build it for a hundred less if you know the right people if not your stuck.
I finally got round to buying all my componants and i'm on a very tight budget :D
my budget = £360
I was going to just add a few pieces to my 150Mhz box but I already had an ATX case and decided for a few extra £s I could have a 1Ghz machine, might not seem like much but it's a big improvment on a 150 and i'm only going to use it for scripting.
Anyway, i've spent £341.93
specs:
Duron 1.2Ghz
256Mb SDram
128Mb DDR Ram
40Gb hdd (IBM)
14" viewable monitor
5.1 Creative Soundcard
RadeonVE APG 32MbDDR with tv-Output
10/100 NIC
16x dvd 48x cd
40x12x48x Burnproof CDRW
I think this is a fair buy but I saw a:
2100XP
512Mb DDR ram
40Gb hdd (not IBM) *waits for cheers*
15" monitor
5.1 Creative Soundcard
GE4 4200MX
10/100 NIC
56k Modem
dvd/CDRW combo
£500....bah.
before I finish, I put round cables in my PC but they actually cost less than the ribbon cables :)
anyway, i'm not bored anymore so I WILL finish, anyone else care to say anything?
It's good that the prices have dropped so much but if I was to sell them on i'd have to pay extra for the OS (people expect WinXP) £80+ plus all the other stuff like MS Office and in the end I wouldn't make much profit.
Any point?
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