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Craig Sutton 03-23-2006 06:28 AM

system price comments?
 
Qty Item Description Cash Price Total
1 Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 Socket Socket
939 ATX Motherboard $ 382.00 $ 382.00
1 AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ (2.2GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 1000Mhz Socket 939
CPU + Fan Retail Boxed $ 891.00 $ 891.00
1 Corsair TwinX2048-3500LLPRO Dual Channel Kit 2x 1GB PC3500 DDR (433Mhz)
Memory (2-3-2-6) with Aluminium Heatsink & 18 Activity LEDs $ 660.00 $
660.00
2 MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E Geforce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI-EXPRESS 16x SLI
Video Card $ 1,096.00 $ 2,192.00
2 Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive 8MB
cache 8.5ms seek time $ 639.00 $ 1,278.00
1 AcoustiCase ACC6607B Black (mid-tower, no PSU) $ 279.00 $
279.00
1 Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA24P 600W ATX Power Supply Unit $
256.00 $ 256.00
1 BenQ DW1655 Dual Layer (16x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW) (Black) Internal IDE
DVD-Writer Software included $ 148.00 $ 148.00
1 Sony 3½" Floppy Disk Drive (Black) $ 24.00 $ 24.00
1 Microsoft Value Pack v2 (Black) Keyboard & Mouse $ 68.00 $
68.00
1 Vantec UGT-CR900 3.5"Bay 11-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer (with beige or
black faceplate) $ 42.00 $ 42.00
1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional OEM Operating System $ 269.00 $
269.00
1 Assembly, Setup & Testing $ 65.00 $ 65.00

Cash Prices include GST & Delivery. This Quotation is valid for 7 days.
Total >> $ 6,554.00



krazy Bob 03-23-2006 07:41 AM

Re: system price comments?
 

"Craig Sutton" <xcxcnxxnxxx@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
news:dvtf6f$3uv$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> Qty Item Description Cash Price Total
> 1 Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 Socket
> Socket
> 939 ATX Motherboard $ 382.00 $ 382.00
> 1 AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ (2.2GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 1000Mhz Socket 939
> CPU + Fan Retail Boxed $ 891.00 $ 891.00
> 1 Corsair TwinX2048-3500LLPRO Dual Channel Kit 2x 1GB PC3500 DDR (433Mhz)
> Memory (2-3-2-6) with Aluminium Heatsink & 18 Activity LEDs $ 660.00
> $
> 660.00
> 2 MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E Geforce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI-EXPRESS 16x SLI
> Video Card $ 1,096.00 $ 2,192.00
> 2 Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive 8MB
> cache 8.5ms seek time $ 639.00 $ 1,278.00
> 1 AcoustiCase ACC6607B Black (mid-tower, no PSU) $ 279.00 $
> 279.00
> 1 Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA24P 600W ATX Power Supply Unit $
> 256.00 $ 256.00
> 1 BenQ DW1655 Dual Layer (16x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW) (Black) Internal IDE
> DVD-Writer Software included $ 148.00 $ 148.00
> 1 Sony 3½" Floppy Disk Drive (Black) $ 24.00 $ 24.00
> 1 Microsoft Value Pack v2 (Black) Keyboard & Mouse $ 68.00 $
> 68.00
> 1 Vantec UGT-CR900 3.5"Bay 11-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer (with beige
> or
> black faceplate) $ 42.00 $ 42.00
> 1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional OEM Operating System $ 269.00 $
> 269.00
> 1 Assembly, Setup & Testing $ 65.00 $ 65.00
>
> Cash Prices include GST & Delivery. This Quotation is valid for 7 days.
> Total >> $ 6,554.00
>
>

Can get ram cheaper for that...at computerlounge dot co dot nz



~misfit~ 03-23-2006 08:36 AM

Re: system price comments?
 
Craig Sutton wrote:
> Qty Item Description Cash Price Total
> 1 Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 Socket
> Socket 939 ATX Motherboard $ 382.00 $ 382.00
> 1 AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ (2.2GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 1000Mhz Socket
> 939 CPU + Fan Retail Boxed $ 891.00 $ 891.00
> 1 Corsair TwinX2048-3500LLPRO Dual Channel Kit 2x 1GB PC3500 DDR
> (433Mhz) Memory (2-3-2-6) with Aluminium Heatsink & 18 Activity LEDs
> $ 660.00 $ 660.00
> 2 MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E Geforce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI-EXPRESS 16x
> SLI Video Card $ 1,096.00 $ 2,192.00
> 2 Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive
> 8MB cache 8.5ms seek time $ 639.00 $ 1,278.00
> 1 AcoustiCase ACC6607B Black (mid-tower, no PSU) $ 279.00 $
> 279.00
> 1 Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA24P 600W ATX Power Supply Unit $
> 256.00 $ 256.00
> 1 BenQ DW1655 Dual Layer (16x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW) (Black) Internal
> IDE DVD-Writer Software included $ 148.00 $ 148.00
> 1 Sony 3½" Floppy Disk Drive (Black) $ 24.00 $ 24.00
> 1 Microsoft Value Pack v2 (Black) Keyboard & Mouse $ 68.00 $
> 68.00
> 1 Vantec UGT-CR900 3.5"Bay 11-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer (with
> beige or black faceplate) $ 42.00 $ 42.00
> 1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional OEM Operating System $
> 269.00 $ 269.00
> 1 Assembly, Setup & Testing $ 65.00 $ 65.00
>
> Cash Prices include GST & Delivery. This Quotation is valid for 7
> days. Total >> $ 6,554.00


Three things:

A) Terrible formatting!

B) Nice system.

C) Did you want anything? Advice? Comments? Or just to make me really
jealous? That's some serious graphics power, what you gonna do that needs
that *right now* instead of later when prices drop? (As they always do).

And 4) Nice system, there's nothing there I'd change if I had the money to
buy it myself (except maybe the HDDs. I'll never forget the earlier IBM
"Deathstar" range. That said, they're probably fine). I hope you're going to
get an after-market CPU cooler and overclock it. Otherwise the RAM (With the
pretty flashing lights, hope you have a clear side on your case) is
overkill. You may be able to get a mild O/C with the AMD HSF but I wouldn't
bother if you have pockets that deep. A few extra bucks spent on a better
CPU cooler could well mean more power and longer component life / more
margin for Murphy.
--
~Shaun~



~misfit~ 03-23-2006 08:40 AM

Re: system price comments?
 
krazy Bob wrote:
> "Craig Sutton" <xcxcnxxnxxx@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:dvtf6f$3uv$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> Qty Item Description Cash Price Total
>> 1 Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 Socket
>> Socket
>> 939 ATX Motherboard $ 382.00 $ 382.00
>> 1 AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ (2.2GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 1000Mhz
>> Socket 939 CPU + Fan Retail Boxed $ 891.00 $ 891.00
>> 1 Corsair TwinX2048-3500LLPRO Dual Channel Kit 2x 1GB PC3500 DDR
>> (433Mhz) Memory (2-3-2-6) with Aluminium Heatsink & 18 Activity LEDs
>> $ 660.00 $
>> 660.00
>> 2 MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E Geforce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI-EXPRESS 16x
>> SLI Video Card $ 1,096.00 $ 2,192.00
>> 2 Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive
>> 8MB cache 8.5ms seek time $ 639.00 $ 1,278.00
>> 1 AcoustiCase ACC6607B Black (mid-tower, no PSU) $ 279.00 $
>> 279.00
>> 1 Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA24P 600W ATX Power Supply Unit $
>> 256.00 $ 256.00
>> 1 BenQ DW1655 Dual Layer (16x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW) (Black) Internal
>> IDE DVD-Writer Software included $ 148.00 $ 148.00
>> 1 Sony 3½" Floppy Disk Drive (Black) $ 24.00 $ 24.00
>> 1 Microsoft Value Pack v2 (Black) Keyboard & Mouse $ 68.00 $
>> 68.00
>> 1 Vantec UGT-CR900 3.5"Bay 11-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer (with
>> beige or
>> black faceplate) $ 42.00 $ 42.00
>> 1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional OEM Operating System $ 269.00 $
>> 269.00
>> 1 Assembly, Setup & Testing $ 65.00 $ 65.00
>>
>> Cash Prices include GST & Delivery. This Quotation is valid for 7
>> days. Total >> $ 6,554.00
>>
>>

> Can get ram cheaper for that...at computerlounge dot co dot nz


However, that would mean a self-build.

Craig, I assume they install XP so, if you have a RAID setup, they will
temp. hook up a FDD to install drivers?
--
~Shaun~



SchoolTech 03-23-2006 09:49 AM

Re: system price comments?
 
Craig Sutton wrote:
> Qty Item Description Cash Price Total
> 1 Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 Socket Socket
> 939 ATX Motherboard $ 382.00 $ 382.00
> 1 AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ (2.2GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 1000Mhz Socket 939
> CPU + Fan Retail Boxed $ 891.00 $ 891.00
> 1 Corsair TwinX2048-3500LLPRO Dual Channel Kit 2x 1GB PC3500 DDR (433Mhz)
> Memory (2-3-2-6) with Aluminium Heatsink & 18 Activity LEDs $ 660.00 $
> 660.00
> 2 MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E Geforce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI-EXPRESS 16x SLI
> Video Card $ 1,096.00 $ 2,192.00
> 2 Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive 8MB
> cache 8.5ms seek time $ 639.00 $ 1,278.00


Whew!

> 1 AcoustiCase ACC6607B Black (mid-tower, no PSU) $ 279.00 $
> 279.00
> 1 Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA24P 600W ATX Power Supply Unit $
> 256.00 $ 256.00
> 1 BenQ DW1655 Dual Layer (16x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW) (Black) Internal IDE
> DVD-Writer Software included $ 148.00 $ 148.00


Sounds a bit high IIRC.

Hell, I can get a Sony DRU810A (rebadged Benq DW1640) for $159 from the
Sony Shop.

SchoolTech 03-23-2006 09:50 AM

Re: system price comments?
 
~misfit~ wrote:
> krazy Bob wrote:
>> "Craig Sutton" <xcxcnxxnxxx@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:dvtf6f$3uv$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>>> Qty Item Description Cash Price Total
>>> 1 Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 Socket
>>> Socket
>>> 939 ATX Motherboard $ 382.00 $ 382.00
>>> 1 AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ (2.2GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 1000Mhz
>>> Socket 939 CPU + Fan Retail Boxed $ 891.00 $ 891.00
>>> 1 Corsair TwinX2048-3500LLPRO Dual Channel Kit 2x 1GB PC3500 DDR
>>> (433Mhz) Memory (2-3-2-6) with Aluminium Heatsink & 18 Activity LEDs
>>> $ 660.00 $
>>> 660.00
>>> 2 MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E Geforce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI-EXPRESS 16x
>>> SLI Video Card $ 1,096.00 $ 2,192.00
>>> 2 Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive
>>> 8MB cache 8.5ms seek time $ 639.00 $ 1,278.00
>>> 1 AcoustiCase ACC6607B Black (mid-tower, no PSU) $ 279.00 $
>>> 279.00
>>> 1 Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA24P 600W ATX Power Supply Unit $
>>> 256.00 $ 256.00
>>> 1 BenQ DW1655 Dual Layer (16x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW) (Black) Internal
>>> IDE DVD-Writer Software included $ 148.00 $ 148.00
>>> 1 Sony 3½" Floppy Disk Drive (Black) $ 24.00 $ 24.00
>>> 1 Microsoft Value Pack v2 (Black) Keyboard & Mouse $ 68.00 $
>>> 68.00
>>> 1 Vantec UGT-CR900 3.5"Bay 11-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer (with
>>> beige or
>>> black faceplate) $ 42.00 $ 42.00
>>> 1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional OEM Operating System $ 269.00 $
>>> 269.00
>>> 1 Assembly, Setup & Testing $ 65.00 $ 65.00
>>>
>>> Cash Prices include GST & Delivery. This Quotation is valid for 7
>>> days. Total >> $ 6,554.00
>>>
>>>

>> Can get ram cheaper for that...at computerlounge dot co dot nz

>
> However, that would mean a self-build.
>
> Craig, I assume they install XP so, if you have a RAID setup, they will
> temp. hook up a FDD to install drivers?


Only if they don't have a slipstreamed install image.

Steve 03-23-2006 10:11 AM

Re: system price comments?
 
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:36:41 +1200, ~misfit~ wrote:

> Craig Sutton wrote:
>> Qty Item Description Cash Price Total
>> 1 Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 Socket
>> Socket 939 ATX Motherboard $ 382.00 $ 382.00
>> 1 AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ (2.2GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 1000Mhz Socket
>> 939 CPU + Fan Retail Boxed $ 891.00 $ 891.00
>> 1 Corsair TwinX2048-3500LLPRO Dual Channel Kit 2x 1GB PC3500 DDR
>> (433Mhz) Memory (2-3-2-6) with Aluminium Heatsink & 18 Activity LEDs
>> $ 660.00 $ 660.00
>> 2 MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E Geforce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI-EXPRESS 16x
>> SLI Video Card $ 1,096.00 $ 2,192.00
>> 2 Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive
>> 8MB cache 8.5ms seek time $ 639.00 $ 1,278.00
>> 1 AcoustiCase ACC6607B Black (mid-tower, no PSU) $ 279.00 $
>> 279.00
>> 1 Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA24P 600W ATX Power Supply Unit $
>> 256.00 $ 256.00
>> 1 BenQ DW1655 Dual Layer (16x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW) (Black) Internal
>> IDE DVD-Writer Software included $ 148.00 $ 148.00
>> 1 Sony 3½" Floppy Disk Drive (Black) $ 24.00 $ 24.00
>> 1 Microsoft Value Pack v2 (Black) Keyboard & Mouse $ 68.00 $
>> 68.00
>> 1 Vantec UGT-CR900 3.5"Bay 11-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer (with
>> beige or black faceplate) $ 42.00 $ 42.00
>> 1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional OEM Operating System $
>> 269.00 $ 269.00
>> 1 Assembly, Setup & Testing $ 65.00 $ 65.00
>>
>> Cash Prices include GST & Delivery. This Quotation is valid for 7
>> days. Total >> $ 6,554.00

>
> Three things:
>
> A) Terrible formatting!
>
> B) Nice system.
>
> C) Did you want anything? Advice? Comments? Or just to make me really
> jealous? That's some serious graphics power, what you gonna do that needs
> that *right now* instead of later when prices drop? (As they always do).
>
> And 4) Nice system, there's nothing there I'd change if I had the money to
> buy it myself (except maybe the HDDs. I'll never forget the earlier IBM
> "Deathstar" range. That said, they're probably fine). I hope you're going to
> get an after-market CPU cooler and overclock it. Otherwise the RAM (With the
> pretty flashing lights, hope you have a clear side on your case) is
> overkill. You may be able to get a mild O/C with the AMD HSF but I wouldn't
> bother if you have pockets that deep. A few extra bucks spent on a better
> CPU cooler could well mean more power and longer component life / more
> margin for Murphy.


I'd probably go for 4x320GB instead of the 2x500gb disks. But my, is that
expensive. If you live round chch I'm sure we can do a deal (:


Craig Sutton 03-23-2006 11:24 AM

Re: system price comments?
 

"~misfit~" <misfit61nz@oohay.co.nz> wrote in message
news:44225ef2@news2.actrix.gen.nz...
> krazy Bob wrote:
> >> 1 Sony 3½" Floppy Disk Drive (Black) $ 24.00 $ 24.00


>
> Craig, I assume they install XP so, if you have a RAID setup, they will
> temp. hook up a FDD to install drivers?
> --

Sorry about the formatting you may have missed the above includes a floppy




Craig Sutton 03-23-2006 11:28 AM

Re: system price comments?
 

"~misfit~" <misfit61nz@oohay.co.nz> wrote in message
news:44225e1e@news2.actrix.gen.nz...

> Three things:
>
> A) Terrible formatting!
>


yeah sorry about that I was in a hurry.


> B) Nice system.
>

yeah dream machine

> C) Did you want anything? Advice? Comments? Or just to make me really
> jealous? That's some serious graphics power, what you gonna do that needs
> that *right now* instead of later when prices drop? (As they always do).
>


Yeah I could always wait until June for the next generation amd's.... new
pin packaging new mother board type etc. But hey the old p3-450 is begging
to be put to sleep....!



> And 4) Nice system, there's nothing there I'd change if I had the money to
> buy it myself (except maybe the HDDs. I'll never forget the earlier IBM
> "Deathstar" range. That said, they're probably fine). I hope you're going

to
> get an after-market CPU cooler and overclock it. Otherwise the RAM (With

the
> pretty flashing lights, hope you have a clear side on your case) is
> overkill. You may be able to get a mild O/C with the AMD HSF but I

wouldn't
> bother if you have pockets that deep. A few extra bucks spent on a better
> CPU cooler could well mean more power and longer component life / more
> margin for Murphy.
> --
> ~Shaun~
>
>




Craig Sutton 03-23-2006 11:32 AM

Re: system price comments?
 

"~misfit~" <misfit61nz@oohay.co.nz> wrote in message
news:44225e1e@news2.actrix.gen.nz...

> And 4) Nice system, there's nothing there I'd change if I had the money to
> buy it myself (except maybe the HDDs. I'll never forget the earlier IBM
> "Deathstar" range. That said, they're probably fine). I hope you're going

to
> get an after-market CPU cooler and overclock it. Otherwise the RAM (With

the
> pretty flashing lights, hope you have a clear side on your case) is
> overkill. You may be able to get a mild O/C with the AMD HSF but I

wouldn't
> bother if you have pockets that deep. A few extra bucks spent on a better
> CPU cooler could well mean more power and longer component life / more
> margin for Murphy.


Nah that ram was released for that particular motherboard. I don't really go
in for whole case modding scene thing.

see release here
http://www.corsairmicro.com/corsair/asus_launch.html

I'm still fine tuning the system I may as yet go for a lower cpu and maybe
ditch the cardreader




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