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Originally Posted by CityOfAngels
I just bought this eMachines refurb desktop, which I should be expecting on the 21st: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1279472
I dunno; it looks pretty good to me. It has everything I want except a video card, which I already have on this POS computer I am currently using (I'm just gonna take it outta this one and put it in my new one).
What's so wrong with it? Will I be disappointed when it arrives? |
Its not necessarily a BAD computer, especially if you are just planning to surf the net on it. However, if you are going to be gaming then you will always wonder why your rig doesn't keep up with similar rigs.
In the specs on Tiger Direct:
Audio Description Integrated Audio
Graphics Description Integrated Graphics
Power 300 Watt
Mouse Type Ball-Bearing
Integrated Audio: While it may not be a bad thing on SOME of the newer mobo's, you are going to get shitty sound from an EMachine. Thats the cost of cutting corners....
Integrated Graphics: SHIT!! I know you said you have your own vid card but EMachines is notorious for having problems letting go of the integrated vid. Good luck.
Power Supply: meh.. 300W is nothing. Plan on upgrading that immediately if you are putting any kind of serious vid card in there (if the vid card works like stated above.
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Mouse: A ball mouse will get the job done but there is nothing like an optical or laser mouse.
So say I buy that rig from TD. I would need (assuming I didn't already have these things) a new vid card, a new sound card, a power supply, and a mouse.
So as I figure:
EMachine: $429.97
Vid Card: 6600GT $169.00
Sound Card: SB Audigy2 ZS $99.00
Power Supply: Thermaltake 420W $39.99
Mouse: mx518 $39.99
And hell i'm feeling saucy. Throw in some decent ram too, we will assume ddr333: OCZ Premier Value 1GB $81.95
So in the end, to get it running as a somewhat respectable gaming rig you would spend: $859.90 and thats not including a monitor.