Bargain or swindle

[370forlife]

Re: Bargain or swindle

Pshhhh....


Here:

Asus M2N MX SE plus mobo-32.17 Euro
AMD Athlon X2 2.3ghz dual core-27.38 Euro
4GB OCZ DDR2800-40.39 Euro
Rosewill RCX-Z940-12.32 Euro
WDC 160GB Sata 2-28.75 Euro
LG 22x DVD-RAM/lighscribe Sata 2 drive-19.85 Euro
Asus TA-982 case w/350W psu-34.23 Euro

195.09 Euro. Nuff said.

[willawake]

Re: Bargain or swindle

hmm amd is better choice for the price
i would reduce the ram expenditure and throw that on the psu
but obviously you are going for vista

[370forlife]

Re: Bargain or swindle

psh, probalby have to put xp pro 64 bit on it due to only a integraded 6100. Awww well, I have Corporate editions of 64 or 32 bit xp pro, and 64 bit and 32 bit versions of vista buisness.

[linuxguru]

Re: Bargain or swindle

Go with the M2A-MX SE instead of the M2N-MX. The ATI/AMD chipset of the M2A is far more reliable than the NVidia 6100 on the M2N. The solder-bump/underfill problems with NVidia are across the board, though the failures were first seen on the mobile 8400 etc.

I have the M2A-MX SE with the Athlon 64 X2 2.4 GHz (4600+) and it is an excellent value combo. Even better value is the Sempron LE1200 (45W), single-core without HW virtualization - so it's probably useful mainly for HTPC/entertainment rigs.

[Gianni]

Re: Bargain or swindle

Albatron PMG31 34.99
Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 / 1,6 GHz 40
Transcend Ram 1GB DDR2 DIMM PC2 6400-800 (JM) 13.26
Asus TA-891 Black Case 24.5
Chieftec 450W 24pin 40
Seagate 160GB HDD (8MB Cache, 7200.10, Sata 2, ST3160815AS) 34
NEC 7203 DVDRW +/- Black (IDE, Label Flash, Bulk) 19

total 205.75 euro

Very good price for a new PC
I did an exercise based on your previous suggestion, the one at 258€, and searching on the shop I can use, I was able to build a closest configuration for 300~320€ because I didn't find the same parts.
I have recently started to use this shop www.primestore.it, can you tell me if their prices are good respect your vendors?
I think in Italy price are higher than most of European states.

Gianni

[willawake]

Re: Bargain or swindle

you can compare via
http://www.plaisio.gr/
http://www.multirama.gr
these are the two shop chains which destroyed the market and close most of the little shops. They made superstores near my office so there is no need to go anywhere else.

i see the primestore have intel boards, nice. They also have what i think is available stock numbers for each item. i wish our shops would have that.

in the end i think the prices ok

[zandrax]

Re: Bargain or swindle

My reference is hrw.it because it's located 40 km from my home, so I can spare shipping fees.

Anyway a possible new config is:

59,80 - Cooler Master Elite 334 black case + 520W psu (I'm not fond of CM psus, they usually employ passive pfc and average caps: that's the cheaper among decent products anyway)
42,70 - Asus M2A-VM
49,80 - AMD Athlon X2 4450E
34,01 - 2 x 1 GB DDR2-800 Kingston value
38,39 - HDD Maxtor Dmax21 250 GB (don't hold your nose, it's a rebranded Seagate Barracuda 7200.9)
20,05 - DVD-RW LG GSA-H20NS15
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244,84 euro VAT included

You may skimp 17 euro by choosing only 1 ram module and 20 euro by replacing the Athlon for a Sempron 1250LE, which is single core : I don't suggest both choices, but that's your friend's money ...

Zandrax

[Gianni]

Re: Bargain or swindle

but that's your friend's money ...

If you refer to my friend, I have already solved the problem, I bought an Asrock P4I65G for 44€ and she is happy for now.
Anyway it is interesting to have your advice and I will ask for them when I will need suggestion to satisfy new request.

Ciao
Gianni

[zandrax]

Re: Bargain or swindle

Anyway it is interesting to have your advice and I will ask for them when I will need suggestion to satisfy new request.

All right then

Zandrax