Originally posted by: Havoc13
Originally posted by: tbogstad
this is a good everyday price, but with other hot deals you could build this for less.
i have 2 gb ddr2 i got for $40.00 total
160gig hard drive for $20.00
Q6600 $280.00
case and PSU, 500watt ultra and case for free after rebates
there is a nice motherboard on slickdeals right now for $78.00
8300gs is almost worth $50.00 max
dvd+-rw $30.00 easy
vista basic $90.00
keyboard and mouse $20.00
thats $610.00 total
for what would be a better system and you could not buy the 8300GS and put that $50.00
towards a much more viable card like a $100.00 8600GT or better card, or some other hot
deal.
if you don't want to build your own, and this would be OK deal.
I agree on the vid card statement, but you failed to include shipping in your calculations, the amount you can save building the same system is negilible if actually anything after shipping charges. Not to mention someone will say your time is worth something and hunting down deals, doing rebates and building the machine all take more time than ordering a prebuilt.
I agree with the others that feel this is more than an ok deal, now that you did the math it seems even better... $.02