Newbie Question on Good Generic Desktop Sites

[petonic]

Hi Group --

I admire the rest of the group for being able to put these things together. I used to be a EE (now sales), and I tell ya, it's beyond my ken. You really got to keep up on it to make sure that you're not making a mistake.

Anyway, my question. I want to go ahead and buy a preconfigured system from a one-stop shop. I want a good value (who doesn't), with main emphasis on gaming (i.e., good game board, good motherboard, etc.). Probably the Athalon XP family.

Any recommendations for websites? I live in CA, so a non-CA company (no sales tax) would be nice too.

Thanks!
-Mike

 

[John]

Newegg.com

 

[neuralfx]

http://www.alienware.com little pricey, and they pump up the p4, but they make nice rigs performance/look .. and ive seen more good about them than bad .. good luck ..
-neural

 

[Daovonnaex]

<< http://www.alienware.com little pricey, and they pump up the p4, but they make nice rigs performance/look .. and ive seen more good about them than bad .. good luck ..
-neural >>

Bad plan. Alienware still uses the AMD 760 chipset. Cyberpower System and GamePC are your best bets.

 

[AMDPwred]

<< Newegg.com >>



I didn't think Newegg sells pre-built systems

 

[Daovonnaex]

<< Newegg.com >>

I expect more out of an "elite" member.

 

[neuralfx]

<< http://www.alienware.com little pricey, and they pump up the p4, but they make nice rigs performance/look .. and ive seen more good about them than bad .. good luck ..
-neural >>

Bad plan. Alienware still uses the AMD 760 chipset. Cyberpower System and GamePC are your best bets.



heh deja vu, eh Daovonnaex ..
-neural

 

[jamison]

Go to resellerratings.com and check out alienware, horror stories galore. Looks like they have gone downhill!

 

[petonic]

<<

<< http://www.alienware.com little pricey, and they pump up the p4, but they make nice rigs performance/look .. and ive seen more good about them than bad .. good luck ..
-neural >>

Bad plan. Alienware still uses the AMD 760 chipset. Cyberpower System and GamePC are your best bets. >>



Thanks! The Cyberpower site is the one that I was looking for. After briefly exploring both sites (Cyberpower and GamePC), it looked like Cyberpower had the most competitive prices for all-under-one-roof sorts of deals (Athlon).

Thanks again.

-Mike