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Ryno
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do these specs sound good for 999CDN price tag

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Board Genuine Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR
CPU Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.0GHZ w/ 533MHZ Front Side Bus
Memory 512 MB DIMM Memory
Case Stealth Vision Case w/Neon Light
Floppy Drive 3.5' Internal Floppy Drive
Modem 56K US Robotics Softmodem PCI
Video Card Intel Extreme 3D Graphics Adapter
Sound Card Intel 3D Sound Adapter
Network Card 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Hard Drive 160GB Western Digital Hard Drive 7200 RPM w/8MB Cache
CD-Rom DVD-RW Drive 4x4x4x24
Warranty MDG Standard Warranty: 1 Year Parts, 1 Year Labour.
Monitor Not Included
Keyboard Not Included
Mouse Not Included
Operating System Not Included
Software Not Included
Speakers Not Included
Printer Not Included
Ports Up to 6 USB 2.0 Ports
Serial Port
Parallel Port
2 IDE Interfaces w/ UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 Support
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports
Up to 3 PCI Add-In Card Connectors


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Jan 16 2005 11:46AM
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Ryno
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btw any word on how an Intel D processor works? is it new shit (after the intel 4) or what
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ellermann -> i hope you realize you just threw yourselves a birthday party online. just think about that for a little while



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Jan 16 2005 11:48AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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It sounds like an okay deal but then it doesnt come with anything. You'll need to buy windows and stuff.

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Jan 16 2005 11:51AM
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Ryno
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yeah i know that, the package is actually 1547CDn and comes with a dvd burner, ATI Raedon 9200 Graphics card 128mb or free upgrade to GRAPHIC MEDIA ACCELERTOR 900, 19' .24dpi CRT monitor, 5.1 audio, microsoft keyboard, optical mouse, Microsoft windows XP media centre edition 2005
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A view on the downfall of the US by 221: 'godzilla man. he's gonna show up and shit will hit the fan.'



ellermann -> i hope you realize you just threw yourselves a birthday party online. just think about that for a little while



Ryan V.G



~~Phunkin Phatt Phreerider~~

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Jan 16 2005 11:55AM
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Soups
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Its an ok deal. Idk what that equates to in US$ but its not tooooooo bad really. The only problems I can see about it is the Front side bus. 500's are low. For good performance try and get that to like the 700s to 800 range. Also get yourself a better video card, Idk if you explained that already, and definitely look for more RAM. 512 is nice, but if you want to play any sort of good games like Doom3 or HalfLife2 you might want to get a gig of ram because it will drain it uber fast. so if your looking to surf NS and go on AIM thats a fine computer, but the second you want to do more with it your gonna be an SOL













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Jan 16 2005 12:06PM
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rocktheLPs
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i have an old Digital laptop, it has skifree on it, thats all i need
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Jan 16 2005 1:24PM
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TwinTipWonder
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Not a good deal. You could build one about twice as good as that (Even tho thats a good machine) for cheaper. Look on the DELL homepage, or even Ebay to look for local pickups.
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Jan 16 2005 1:26PM
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Ryno
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i know i could build one cheaper but i havent the slightest clue how to go about doing that
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A view on the downfall of the US by 221: 'godzilla man. he's gonna show up and shit will hit the fan.'



ellermann -> i hope you realize you just threw yourselves a birthday party online. just think about that for a little while



Ryan V.G



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Jan 16 2005 4:10PM
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fattyskier
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well id say get rid of the floppy and neon light, floppys arent used much anymore, get an extra USB port on it and just use a usb drive, neon light is all show and it uses more power and requiers your fans to do more work
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Jan 16 2005 4:51PM
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proZach
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every person i know that has a dell thinks they suck and break easily. they arent very good with computers though.
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Jan 16 2005 5:55PM
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fahrvergcougar
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it really all depends on what you plan on doing with your computer. if all it is is school work, then you really dont need all much in a computer. the brand i would go with would have to be either a gateway or a voodoo. but your best option would be to build your own.

here is the name of a really good custom building website www.abyteabove.com
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Jan 16 2005 6:29PM
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thewavebb
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Building one is not that hard. Hell, you could probably pay somebody to do it for pretty cheap. I like AMD cpu's myself because they are cheaper and competitive
Jan 16 2005 7:47PM
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Ryno
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this setup is a package from MDG Canada


www.mdg.ca


i could fiqure out how to buy it all if i wanted to build one but the wires and shit would lose me


and yes it would be for schoolwork (university).
maybe running programs like ArcView and AutoCAD
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A view on the downfall of the US by 221: 'godzilla man. he's gonna show up and shit will hit the fan.'



ellermann -> i hope you realize you just threw yourselves a birthday party online. just think about that for a little while



Ryan V.G



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Jan 16 2005 9:58PM
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fahrvergcougar
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damn, you need a real fast computer to run any kind of CAD program
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Jan 16 2005 10:30PM
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danbrown
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i got a 499 usd dell and at first it sucked shit after two months and stopped working and went slow as anything, but then i put in the system restore disk and loaded everything back on and i haven't had a problem since, it runs great.


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Jan 16 2005 10:33PM
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Ryno
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not totaly true with the CAD thing. at my co-op i run it using this monster slow computer...cept if i have to select a lot of shit at once it freezes
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A view on the downfall of the US by 221: 'godzilla man. he's gonna show up and shit will hit the fan.'



ellermann -> i hope you realize you just threw yourselves a birthday party online. just think about that for a little while



Ryan V.G



~~Phunkin Phatt Phreerider~~

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Jan 17 2005 7:46AM
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Ryno
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so im told its not the best setup but i hear this is a decent one for the price and performance

http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_desktop4?c=ca&cs=CADHS1&l=en&s=dhs

anyone have experiences with Dell they would like to share
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A view on the downfall of the US by 221: 'godzilla man. he's gonna show up and shit will hit the fan.'



ellermann -> i hope you realize you just threw yourselves a birthday party online. just think about that for a little while



Ryan V.G



~~Phunkin Phatt Phreerider~~

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Jan 17 2005 9:35AM
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