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Compaq Presario is really killing me!
| | Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2005 - 1:50 pm: | |
Hey everybody. I have a 4 year old Compaq Presario, and it can't handle most sotware and games on the market today. So I need a new computer, and i dont want to spend 3000 on a good Alienware or something. My only other option is to buy the parts and build it my self. Now i've made a list of parts, but because this is my first time, i don't know if they will all be compatible. Also, i'm trying to stay under 1200 while still being able to compare it to an Alienware. So please help me out and tell me if the following is compatible and if i can get something better for the same price. Thanks a lot in advance!!
Here's the list:
Monitor –
SHARP LLT15G4H Ivory 15" 25ms LCD Monitor 260 cd/m2 350:1 Built in Speakers 0.297mm Pixel Pitch – Retail ($168.99 on Newegg.com)
Case –
ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA9NW-AL/500 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply – Retail ($93.99 on Newegg.com)
Motherboard –
(REFURBISHED) ASUS A8V Deluxe Socket 939 VIA K8T800 Pro ATX AMD Motherboard – OEM ($94.00 on Newegg,com)
Processor –
AMD Athlon 64 2800+ ClawHammer 800MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 754 - Retail ($113.00 on Newegg.com)
Memory –
Enet - 2G KIT PC2700 ($169.00 on PriceWatch.com)
Video Card –
XFX PVT40KNDD3 Geforce 6800 128MB 256-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card – Retail (179.00 on Newegg.com)
Floppy Drives –
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model MPF920 Black - OEM ($10.00 on Newegg.com)
Hard Drive –
Western Digital Caviar WD800BB 80GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive ($50.50 on Newegg.com)
Sound Card –
Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24bit 70SB041000000 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card – Retail ($35.00 on Newegg.com)
DVD Burner –
SONY Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - OEM ($39.00 on Newegg.com)
CD-ROM Drive –
BenQ Black 16X DVD-ROM 50X CD-ROM E-IDE/ATAPI DVD-ROM Drive Model 1650V – Retail (21.00 on Newegg.com)
Mouse –
Sunbeam BlueFlame Ergonomic Illuminated Mouse MS-2021-BK Black 3 Buttons 1x Wheel USB Optical Mouse – Retail (11.99 on Newegg.com)
Keyboard –
Microsoft N86-00009 Black 102 Normal Keys 17 Function Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard – OEM (19.99 on Newegg.com)
Modem –
Best Data 56K Internal PCI Data Fax Modem ($8.99 on TigerDirect.com)
TOTAL - $1156.47 MAX +shipping
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Alt
| | Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2005 - 6:50 pm: | |
Beware of Asus Refurb's I've not had very good luck with them. Compare an Audigy to the Creative Live Card you may have issues with the VIA based sckt939 board and the Live! card.
All else seems good. |
Compaq Presario is really killing me!
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 4:43 pm: | |
Thanks Alt. Here's the new and improved list. Tell me if i can do anything to make it cheaper, faster, etc. Thanks a lot to whoever helps including you, Alt. pz. Also if you guys could tell me where to find some nice modded cases for relativly cheap prices, and lcd monitors also.
Here's the list guys:
Monitor –
SHARP LLT15G4H Ivory 15" 25ms LCD Monitor 260 cd/m2 350:1 Built in Speakers 0.297mm Pixel Pitch – Retail ($168.99 on Newegg.com)
Case –
ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA9NW-AL/500 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply – Retail ($93.99 on Newegg.com)
Motherboard –
MSI K8N NEO2-F Athlon64 Socket939/nForce3 Ultra/SATA/RAID/GbE Motherboard ($73.76 on eWiz.com)
Processor –
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ / 512KB Cache / 2000MHz FSB / Socket 939 / Venice Core / Processor with Fan
(139.99 on TigerDirect.com)
Memory –
A-DATA 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory – Retail (82.25 on Newegg.com)
Video Card –
XFX PVT40KNDD3 Geforce 6800 128MB 256-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card – Retail (179.00 on Newegg.com)
Floppy Drives –
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model MPF920 Black - OEM ($10.00 on Newegg.com)
Hard Drive –
Western Digital Caviar WD800BB 80GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive ($50.50 on Newegg.com)
Sound Card –
Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24bit 70SB041000000 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card – Retail ($35.00 on Newegg.com)
DVD Burner –
SONY Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - OEM ($39.00 on Newegg.com)
Mouse –
Sunbeam BlueFlame Ergonomic Illuminated Mouse MS-2021-BK Black 3 Buttons 1x Wheel USB Optical Mouse – Retail (11.99 on Newegg.com)
Keyboard –
Microsoft N86-00009 Black 102 Normal Keys 17 Function Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard – OEM (19.99 on Newegg.com)
Modem –
Best Data 56K Internal PCI Data Fax Modem ($8.99 on TigerDirect.com)
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SyncronEyes sux! Compaq Presario is really killing me!
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 2:58 pm: | |
Me again. I have another wuetion for you guys. I still need the one above answered though. Does anyone know how to get task manager up in any other way other thatn ctr + alt + delete? I want to load it and turn off a monitoring program on my system in school. The computer is runnig Windows XP. I'm not sure if its home or pro. If there is no other way, is there another way to end this process that i don't know the name of. It is something along the lines SycronEyes. |
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| | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 1:34 pm: | |
There is a way into it through the control panel Administrative Tools
For the MSI Board in the previous post N3 is a good chipset choice. |
COMPAQ IS STILL KILLING ME!
| | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 4:26 pm: | |
THNX MOD, I STILL NEED SOME HELP ON THE REST OF THE LIST IF ANYONE CAN HELP, PLEASE DO, AS I HAVE ANSWERED SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE OTHER POSTS. AND IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE I CAN GET A BETTER VIDEO CARD FOR NEARLY TH SAME PRICE, PLEASSE GIVE ME THE NAME AS THIS ONE, ACCORDING TO SOME OF THE REVIEWS ON NEWEGG, IS REALLY NOISY. AND I HAVE UPDATED THE LIST YET ONCE AGAIN
NEW LIST:
Monitor –
Hyundai ImageQuest B70A Siver & Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 0.264mm Pixel Pitch – Retail ($229.95 on Newegg.com)
Case –
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply – Retail ($56.00 on Newegg.com)
--Motherboard –
MSI K8N Neo2-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail ($78.80 on Newegg.com)
Processor –
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail (141.00 on Newegg.com)
Memory –
A-DATA 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory – Retail (80.55 on Newegg.com)
Video Card –
XFX PVT40KNDD3 Geforce 6800 128MB 256-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card – Retail (179.00 on Newegg.com)
Floppy Drives –
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM ($10.00 on Newegg.com)
Hard Drive –
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380011A 80GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive – OEM ($55.00 on Newegg.com)
DVD Burner –
SONY Black IDE DVD Burner Model DW-Q30A BK - OEM ($39.99 on Newegg.com)
Mouse –
Sunbeam FireLine Optical Mouse MS-2011-BK-BL Black 3 Buttons 1x Wheel USB Optical Mouse w/Blue Light – Retail ($8.99 on Newegg.com)
Keyboard –
Logisys Computer KB607BK Illuminated 104 Normal Keys USB + PS/2 Wired Slim Black Keyboard - OEM (19.00 on Newegg.com)
Modem –
Archtek SmartLink 56PRC 56Kbps PCI Bus (Plug and Play) Modem - Retail ($7.99 on Newegg.com)
Speakers –
ALTEC LANSING VS2220 5 Watts RMS(Front Speakers: 2.5 Watts/channel @ 4 ohms @10% THD @ 20 Hz - 20 KHz 2 Channels Loaded) 2.0 Speaker – Retail ($25.50 on Newegg.com)
Headset –
Logitech 980233-0403 3.5mm Connector Extreme PC Gaming Headset - Retail ($9.99 on Newegg.com)
Half-Life 2 –
Half Life 2 PC Game SIERRA – Retail ($32.70 on Newegg.com)
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