New PC...to custom build or not custom build...that is the question...

Redrum_69 · 02-05-2007, 04:52 PM

On the DELL website...I could drop down a hefty $2,795 for an XPS 710 with the following specs...

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD edit
UPGRADE TO WINDOWS VISTA Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit
OPTICAL DRIVE Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable edit
MONITOR 20 inch UltraSharp™ 2007WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS edit
SOUND CARD Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card edit
My Accessories
SPEAKERS Dell A525 30 Watt 2.1 Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer edit
KEYBOARD Saitek 104-Key Eclipse Backlit Gaming Keyboard (Ships Separately) edit
MOUSE Dell Optical USB Mouse edit
POWER PROTECTION SurgeArrest 11 Outlet with Tel2/Splitter, Coax and Ethernet Protection edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER 13 in 1 Media Card Reader and 3.5 in Floppy Drive

Would I be saving money if I decided to have a friend help me build a similar PC?

Is DELL a good build to go with?

Need some input..please

And...to the naysayers.."OMG you said you werent gonna create any more threads!!?!? WTF!?!?" I'll make it a poll bitches...

View Poll Results: IS this build worth the price tag?
Yes...	0	0%
NO	9	69.23%
Gaz built my PC with no protection, and now I have a VIRUS!!	2	15.38%
Have a friend build it and spend half that much...	2	15.38%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll

02-05-2007, 04:52 PM	Topic Starter
Redrum_69 Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: your nightmares Casino cash: $10004900	New PC...to custom build or not custom build...that is the question... On the DELL website...I could drop down a hefty $2,795 for an XPS 710 with the following specs... PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB) edit OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD edit UPGRADE TO WINDOWS VISTA Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition edit MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs edit HARD DRIVE 320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit OPTICAL DRIVE Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable edit MONITOR 20 inch UltraSharp™ 2007WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel edit VIDEO CARD 256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS edit SOUND CARD Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card edit My Accessories SPEAKERS Dell A525 30 Watt 2.1 Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer edit KEYBOARD Saitek 104-Key Eclipse Backlit Gaming Keyboard (Ships Separately) edit MOUSE Dell Optical USB Mouse edit POWER PROTECTION SurgeArrest 11 Outlet with Tel2/Splitter, Coax and Ethernet Protection edit FLOPPY & MEDIA READER 13 in 1 Media Card Reader and 3.5 in Floppy Drive Would I be saving money if I decided to have a friend help me build a similar PC? Is DELL a good build to go with? Need some input..please And...to the naysayers.."OMG you said you werent gonna create any more threads!!?!? WTF!?!?" I'll make it a poll bitches...
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