Computer Steal or Deal ?

[Ace195]

I was looking into computers and I came up with this design. Being as I'm a poor college student and my parents won't buy me a computer because they are "paying" for college I thought I'd shoot for a barebones system. Tell me what ya think of this system and if you could make a better one for the price
PRICE $372.00
SOCKET A GIGABYTE 7VKML VIA KM266 DDR W/V,S,L
AMD XP AMD ATHLON XP-2400+ - BOX
MEMORY DDRAM 256MB DDR RAM PC-2100
STORAGE DRIVE 40GB HITACHI/IBM IDE - 7200RPM
OPTICAL DRIVES 52X24X52 MITSUMI BLACK CD-REW. INT. IDE
FLOPPY / ZIP DRIVE 1.44MB 3.5
FAX-MODEMS 56K CONEXANT V.92 PCI INT. W/VOICE
CASES DIT A012 MIDTOWER BLACK ATX W/PS & F-USB
MICE DIT 3-BUTTON SCROLL BLACK PS/2 MOUSE
KEYBOARDS DIT 2028 STREAMLINE BLACK PS/2 KEYBOARD
SPEAKERS DIT NIC120 BLACK MULTIMEDIA SPEAKER
ACCESSORIES DIT LOGO MOUSE PAD
MISCELLANEOUS DIT ALL-IN-ONE SHIPPING BOX
AMD VISION 2000
OPTICAL DRIVES OPTIONAL OPTICAL DRIVE
MONITORS OPTIONAL MONITOR
SOFTWARE OPTIONAL O.S. SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE OPTIONAL SOFTWARE
SERVICE 1 YEAR PARTS AND 90 DAYS LABOR WARRANTY

thanks all..
P.S. if you can beat the deal for close to the price please send me a link so that I may look at it

[ominub]

ohh damn i would at least get a real video card
dont use that onboard ****
its not good but its ok

[Null]

yea i dunno bout that. need a real vid card. IMO need a real mouse and keyboard. the mouse sounds cheap. Dunno bout its sound system. Low on RAM, and a tad low on HD Space.

Sounds like they're cheaping out on a lot of it. IMO you'd need to spend a bit on upgrading the rest of it aside from the processor.

Depends on what you want it for.

[Jason1]

Originally Posted by Null

yea i dunno bout that. need a real vid card. IMO need a real mouse and keyboard. the mouse sounds cheap. Dunno bout its sound system. Low on RAM, and a tad low on HD Space.

Sounds like they're cheaping out on a lot of it. IMO you'd need to spend a bit on upgrading the rest of it aside from the processor.

Depends on what you want it for.

You fail to remember he's on a BUDGET, and getting a BAREBONES system...Id say its a great deal.

[Jonbo298]

Computer threads go in the Computer forum, remember that next time

To me, keep looking around for better deals. The mobo is blech. 4X AGP and 2 USB 1.1 ports I can search later for a better deal. This one isn't worth it, IMO.

*Edit*
If you want to use eBay, they have some good deals. I'll put up a few links with some that are around your price range.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=38114

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=38114

This one is pretty good, but you'll need a few extra things. ie: CD(R/RW drive) or DVD-Rom drive, mouse, keyboard.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=38114

This is a good deal. Only small problem I see is that its only 4X AGP, but overall, its good priced for a barebones system.

[Null]

Originally Posted by Jason1

You fail to remember he's on a BUDGET, and getting a BAREBONES system...Id say its a great deal.

as i said, depends on what he's looking for. but IMO, they're putting a lot of cheapo parts in it. and id be very iffy spending the money even if i wanted a bare bones system.

i can find a better deal on the Dell or Gateway site after custamizing some of thier systems. Will cost more, like more around $500, but would get a lot better hardware with it. Im sure there are other deals elsewhere, ( I dont go looking much cuz im not a fan of buying prebuilt systems)

And i have a tough time trusting ebay for something like a Computer. if just one thing is wrong when you get it. it could blow the whole thing.

Plus on ebay, much of the time they Overclock them to make them at a higher speed when they sell them. However they arent worried about if thier overclocking overheats and fries it for you. Always should check what the Default speed is when you buy one like that.

[Jewels]

i am also a college student and know what its like to be "strapped for cash" and it really sucks, but from what i read, it sounds like a pretty good deal for under 400