Tiger Direct Question - (Barbone PC kits) |
 Mar 7 2009, 10:15 AM
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 Tick tock, Bill  Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948  |
I was reading up on the barebone stuff and it seems like you get more for your money, as far as hardware is concerned. The optimist in me says it's similar (ok, not the same, but theoretically...) like buying furniture and putting the pieces together. I get that I'm grossly oversimplifying, but I'm wondering if that's the general concept.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/ca...lc.asp?CatId=31 (for reference) I'm looking into getting something different, something more graphic saavy as my computer is going on 5 years now and since my son needs a new computer, I figure why not buy a new one for me and give him my old system. Yes, I am a mean mom. haha |
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Mar 7 2009, 08:31 PM
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 /人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
Well it's only March. NVIDIA still has a few months to release something badass.
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Mar 9 2009, 04:04 PM
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QUOTE(9001 @ Mar 7 2009, 09:31 PM)  Well it's only March. NVIDIA still has a few months to release something badass. Heh, not likely. NVidia just keeps ramping up the DIE size on their cards. It will only take them so far. ATI took a different route, and a successful one at that. Investing in an entirely new GPU architechture. However, NVidia still has the most powerful card on the market, the 295. The $500+ graphics card is worse than a paired 4870s ($400+) in a xFire configuration. A complete waste of money if you ask me. Seeing as how the 4850 can play just about any game on the market (Crysis aside) on maximum in some of the highest resolutions for only $130.00... I used to play NVidia, but I'm not a fan boy. I just buy from the best manufaturer. Now, I shop ATI because they're the best. |
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superstitious Tiger Direct Question - (Barbone PC kits) Mar 7 2009, 10:15 AM
Deospeon I'll suggest you to just build a PC Yourself.
... Mar 7 2009, 12:38 PM 9001 Processor Information:
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... Mar 7 2009, 12:43 PM Deospeon 9001 is right,
go for 9800GTX or Geforce GTX 295 i... Mar 7 2009, 01:50 PM mipadi I'm no expert, but a lot of those kits actuall... Mar 7 2009, 06:16 PM illmortal Didn't read the thread nor the OP, just read, ... Mar 7 2009, 06:26 PM
9001 QUOTE(illmortal @ Mar 7 2009, 05:26 PM) D... Mar 7 2009, 06:31 PM Insurmountable Actually, the ATI 4850 is considered to be the bes... Mar 7 2009, 08:25 PM |
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