Best place to buy bare bones sys?

Blackadar · 05-11-2003, 06:41 AM

We've had a lot of discussions on where to buy new 'puter systems. However, I don't need a brand new system.

I already have a GForce 4200, a SoundBlaster Live!, mouse, keyboard, ethenet card, monitor, speakers, Win XP, hard drives, CD burner, ect...

All I want is the case, memory, chip, fans and heatsinks. It's that simple. And I don't want to have to pay for extras I'm not going to use. But I don't want to have to put that together. So where's the best place to get that at a reasonable price?

Here's the specs I'm thinking of:

AMD 2200
Motherboard (DDR 400)
512K DDR 400 RAM
Good, solid case with lots of fans

FBPro · 05-11-2003, 07:28 AM

http://www.tigerdirect.com or http://www.pricewatch.com

Samdari · 05-11-2003, 09:36 AM

Let me say one thing here Blackie - avoid OCSystems like the plague. They will overclock an XP1700+ to the clock levels of a 2200+ and sell it to you as a 2200+. They are especially bad with this about memory.

sabotai · 05-11-2003, 11:23 AM

I bought mine from United Micro

Dutch · 05-11-2003, 11:24 AM

I've been putting machines together through TigerDirect.com since I have been living in Turkey. I have purchased 3 motherboards, 2 processors, a lot of memory, hard drives, video cards including a VisionTek Radeon 9800, cd drives, writers, keyboards, mice, and even cases and accessories.

They aren't the best place to go, alot of their stuff is refurbished, but I have only had the displeasure of returning one item, a really bad Pentium 4 ZFX motherboard that was incompatable with my Sound Blaster Audigy and Geforce card. And that was ZFX's problem, not TigerDirect.

I have also gotten some great deals by patiently playing the Ebay game.

Good luck in whatever you decide to do.

05-11-2003, 07:28 AM	#2
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05-11-2003, 09:36 AM	#3
Samdari Roster Filler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cicero	Let me say one thing here Blackie - avoid OCSystems like the plague. They will overclock an XP1700+ to the clock levels of a 2200+ and sell it to you as a 2200+. They are especially bad with this about memory. __________________ http://www.nateandellie.net Now featuring twice the babies for the same low price!

05-11-2003, 11:23 AM	#4
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	I bought mine from United Micro

05-11-2003, 11:24 AM	#5
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	I've been putting machines together through TigerDirect.com since I have been living in Turkey. I have purchased 3 motherboards, 2 processors, a lot of memory, hard drives, video cards including a VisionTek Radeon 9800, cd drives, writers, keyboards, mice, and even cases and accessories. They aren't the best place to go, alot of their stuff is refurbished, but I have only had the displeasure of returning one item, a really bad Pentium 4 ZFX motherboard that was incompatable with my Sound Blaster Audigy and Geforce card. And that was ZFX's problem, not TigerDirect. I have also gotten some great deals by patiently playing the Ebay game. Good luck in whatever you decide to do.

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