what would you do?

[thePh@r@oh]

ok i've mentioned these people before. they wanted me to build a system for them then they figured that HELL i mean Dell was the way to go. Cause of the warranty. I told them that i could get a waranty through newegg that would cover for a year just like Dell. Now they are swaying back and forth unsure of what they want. So you guys tell me...heres my comparison i worked up. what would you do????
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A little compare and contrast
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Dell specs:

CPU: P4 2.2Ghz
Sound: Integrated (unknown type)
RAM: 512 mb RAM
Hard Drive: 40Gb 5400rpm
CD drive: 48X CDR drive
Mouse: basic mouse
Keyboard: multimedia keyboard
Monitor: 15" LCD
Video: integrated video( non-upgradable)
Speakers: basic speakers
modem: 56k
ethernet adapter: 10/100 pci adapter
OS: windows XP
warranty: 1 year parts
price b4 shipping: $1,167
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My specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Sound: Integrated (ALC650 6 Channel Audio) *supports surround sound*
RAM: 512MB PC-2100 DDR266
Hard Drive: WESTERN DIGITAL WD400EB 40GB 5400RPM
CD drive: Optorite 48x24x48 CDRW
Mouse: basic mouse
Keyboard: multimedia keyboard
monitor: 15" LCD
video: Nvidia Geforce2MX400 64mb sdr RAM
speakers: basic speakers
modem: 56k modem
ethernet adapter: 10/100 pci adapter
OS: windows XP
warranty: 1 year parts(through newegg)
price b4 shipping $783.53
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I'm only gonna add about $100 to assemble it so its still cheaper. let me know.

don't bother with the dell. especially with the integrated sound and video. what a waste that is. Most of your hardware will have a warranty outside of newegg from the manufacture.

now that i read over your post who is "they"? and what will they be doing with this machine? gaming word proccesing? If you build it yourself you will have to support it. and im telling you this will get old fast if they keep messing things up. If you get them a dell they will call dell and ask for there help. not you which is nice.

Jason

[Telexen]

$783 for that stuff? I would think it would be less. What kind of motherboard were you planning on for that?

The Pentium 4 will make a lot less noise to cool than the 2000+

[thePh@r@oh]

they are using it mostly for internet and word processing. light gaming. using this board the the LCD is one of the things that jacks the price up. that and the case which is a fancy case that they thought "looked cool" its nice ohh...and i have to get Win XP full version not just upgrade. they have no other os to install.

[thePh@r@oh]

sound isn't a problem.....

[thePh@r@oh]

If you build it yourself you will have to support it. and im telling you this will get old fast if they keep messing things up.

they have an HP now and i fix it whenever they mess it up now anyway. they rarely do anything there comp now has a 30gb hard drive and they haven't even used 10Gb's yet. they never download or install anythign cause they think it will use all the hard drive space.
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forgot to mention with dell they wont even ship it out till the 20th with me they'll be using it by that night.

[Shawn711]

Just my opinion, but I would make the hard drive a 7200 rpm so data can be accessed a little quicker......a little better performance for a small amount of cash difference......

Shawn

[thePh@r@oh]

i agree i just did that so it would match the DELL as best i could so these people could see what was going on..they dont care though data speed isnt a problem for them as i said they are only doing word processing and internet the games played are usually net based. Hearts, chess,....POGO stuff.

[JPMiller]

Mobo...Gigabyte GA-7N400-L1, nForce2 ...$61
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Retail ....$65
512MB PC2700 DDR....$85
Maxtor 40GB 7200RPM.....$62
Optorite 48x24x48 CDRW...$33
Logitech Deluxe Desktop combo...$19
I believe this is the card you were referring to....
ASUS V7100 PRO 32MB GeForce 2 MX-400....$30
Vison 15" LCD built-in Spkrs
ENCORE PCI 56K V.92 (NetoDragon)...$12
MS Windows XP Home - OEM....$97
Total...$704 including shipping
Case & PSU?

[Darthgary]

Dell is a damn rip off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As much as I hate saying this, they are better off getting a Emachine.