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Originally posted by sailor
Little upgrade? Thats almost an entirely noew computer 
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Well, with the Hard drive it was right around $650. A little more than I thought we were prepaired to spend, but apparently not.
I haven't seen my brother since they picked it up (school and work), so i need to find out what they paid for the vid card and what kind of return policy the store has while we can still find the receipts. Hopefully we can get a full refund, and save it toward a good sale. If not, we'll see what happens. if they paid within $50 of what the 9800 or 9800pro costs, hopefully i could talk them into getting the better one.
In getting teh 64bit chip, good motherboard, faster hdd, etc. we were kinda planning for the future, and getting the basics to leave open the possibilities of upgrades in teh future. Getting the 9600 ( Still a great card though) instead of the 9800 seems to be making a good system for now, rather than one that will work and be good for some time to come. If they prices are close, it just doesn't seem like good planning to me.