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Posted: 8/19/2004 5:27:48 PM EDT
I'm currently deciding what I want for my first computer build and I've been browsing Newegg.com, they seem to have great shipping rates, excellent wholesale prices on about everything.
Anyone have any real experience? Thanks Also any tips for a first time builder? |
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Newegg is outstanding. Nearly everything I order comes from them.
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Newegg is fantastic. You can occasionally find better prices elsewhere (xoxnide or somesuch) but on the whole Newegg is a great E-tailer.
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They kick ass. Great prices, fast delivery, and good cusotmer service.
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newegg.com and tigerdirect.com are good ones i ordered from both before no problems what so ever
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NewEgg is out fucking standing, Tiger won't get another penny outta me since they decided not to honor my last two rebates... |
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New egg was my favorite until they set up shop here in TN. Now I am stuck going to zipzoomfly.com which isnt too bad either.
Yay for todays order. Now that I have a new tv its time for an HTPC. ORDER TIME: Thu Aug 19 2004 11:08:10 A.M. PT ORDER CONTENT: 1 x (320757) ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 AGP 8X 128MB DDR Video Card w/TV-Out & Video-In Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** @ $139.99 1 x (172656) Samsung TS-H542A/WRCH 12X/8X Internal DVD±R/RW Drive (Black) Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** @ $85.99 1 x (101212) Western Digital WD Caviar WD2000BB 200GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive *** Free 2nd Day *** @ $106.00 |
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I've ordered a few things from them as well and the products and service were top notch.
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they are very good along with these:
www.axiontech.com www.techbargains.com www.outpost.com www.tigerdirect.com |
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NewEgg.com is good to go. I've bought stuff from them several times without a problem.
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newegg is good, despite their somewhat cheesy looking website. Accupc is good too, you just have to call a few times to find someone who speaks enough english to take your order.
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I've ordered from them 2 or 3 times [I usually just buy directly from my work, I'm a tech for a local computer builder and I can buy things at cost (getting a 6800GT tomorrow for $378 )], all were good experiences. Decent prices, good CS, fast shipping, no mistakes.
--cfors |
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At Least 2 Hard Drives. #1 System OS #2 Data You will find yourself probably installing Windows Several Times.... storing your Data on a 2nd drives minimizes the agony. Get A Good Mobo... Are you going Intel or AMD? |
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My only problem with new egg is that they have a store in NJ, which means I get charged tax.
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They are the best! But it has been a long timesince I ordered from them. |
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Only place that will get my money. They are awesome!
Good luck! |
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Buy from newegg. Just check their reseller rating on www.resellratings.com Personally, I think they are responsible for the near death of business like CompUSA. They just give such a good price that home builders go there for parts.
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+1 for www.zipzoomfly.com. Pretty every computer part (with the exception of big and heavy parts like the case) have free shipping, and their prices are usually a couple bucks lower than newegg---and with free shipping. Their service is topnotch, since their website is updated often, and lets you know if something is on backorder and expected date.
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newegg is great, can't beat them in my opinion. A co-worker of mine swears by directron though, who aren't bad either.
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I bought LCD from Newegg. Very reliable, fast shipping and good prices.
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Bought my Radeon 9800 Pro from newegg.com. Ordered it on a Friday night, and received it on Tuesday morning. Had I ordered it on like Monday or something I imagine it woulda been even faster.
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Another vote for newegg.
My entire machine is newegg parts (except the display). |
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NewEgg rocks!!! ZipZoomFly (formerly Googlegear) is excellent too. Monarchcomputer.com here in GA is excellent but don't shop much there due to sales tax, bought a AMD 2100 and they gave me a T-shirt.
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AMD XP 3200+ 2.2 ghz Barton core ASUS "A7N8X" nForce2 Ultra 400 (supports dual channel ram) EVGA Geforce 5600 256DDR Corsair 2x512 DDR400 (PC3200) Dual channel Right now with everything I want I'm coming in right under 1000 dollars (Listed above is not everything, I basically have everything I need for a gaming desktop), but I think I may take your advice and get two HDDs... so for the OS all I need is a small HDD and then a larger one for my data, or will that slow my OS down? Great thread guys |
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That's what I'm running right now, except I have a weaker video card. For the hard drives, I bought a small fast drive to load the OS on,and three 250 gig drives for storage. |
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I'll never need a quarter of that for storage. I'm looking at around 80gbs total, any drive recomendations? |
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Newegg is good.
However, before you buy any computer related items get to know this site: www.resellerratings.com |
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newegg is number 1 for me right now, with zipzoomfly 2nd.
I will never, ever deal with tigerdirect again. If they were the last computer company on earth, I would give up computers. |
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Newegg and ZipZoomFly are my two primary PC sources. Good prices, great shipping, and excellent service. Sometimes you can find something for a few dollars cheaper from other sources (ZZF, for one) but Newegg's Fedex shipping is outstanding.
There are plenty of tutorials online for first time builders--stick to the ones on the big hardware sites (Hardocp, Anandtech, Tom's Hardware, etc) and you won't go wrong. Other than that, I would suggest also trying some form of Linux in addition to Windows. You may at some point grow tired of the security/viruses/crashes/etc. with Windows, and if you do, Linux is the solution--give it a try in a dual boot configuration. Good Luck |
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Lol, Everything I've looked up has Newegg.com listed as the "Smart buy", cheapest prices plus the highest rate of approval. |
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That's funny, On my current system (Compaq) 1.2 Celeron 512 Pc133 Geforce 2 MX400 Windows XP Pro (Always kept up to date) with Norton 2001 as my antivirus (Always updated) I've never had a crash, but I also backup my essentials, and format once a year over at Sniper_Wolfe's, we make it into a LAN party of sorts. Hopefully my homebuilt system is even more reliable. |
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EladEflow-
The two drive suggestion given earlier is a good one. I'm glad that XP has been stable for you. The odds are, though, that eventually, Windows will either crash on you, be crippled by a virus or a security breech--that's just the reality of the situation. Having OS on one drive and data on another works as a failsafe just as a dual boot with LInux would. For that matter, if you DO go the two drive route, you could partition the OS drive for XP and the Linux root/swap directories, while drive two would have a partition for XP data and a partition for Linux data. It's just a suggestion, of course, feel free to completely ignore it. |
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I normally go with werever is cheapest, I have heard alot of good stuff about them, but havent gotten anything yet.
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Newegg rocks .
I've probably spent more $$$ there then I have on my BRD . Their customer service is great . RMA's are handled quickly and usually no questions asked . In fact I'm waiting on an order right now which has only been 2 days and I fully expect it tomorrow . |
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Order all the time from them, but my favorite is zipzoomfly
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Newegg does a shitton of business on campus.
Hell, they probably account for half the packages going to the dorms. (engineering college) |
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Go with the extra harddrive space. You never know when you will need more and the price is low enough where it is worth it. I am sitting here right now listening to the wonderful sound of half terrabyte humming along and I still need more. Backing up your movies and music takes space but it is nice to be able to call them up from anywhere without having to hunt down the cd or the dvd.
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I prefer Western Digital 10,000RPM SATA 74 GB Raptors, myself. If you need extra space later you can always buy a big EIDE drive and run it externally via USB or firewire. I try to keep as little as possible on my primary drive. |
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I buy almost all my computer related hardware from Newegg, unless there's a deal somewhere else that's just too good to pass up. They have excellent customer service, and shipping is extremely fast. I often times got packages a day or 2 ahead of schedule. I recommend them frequently to others.
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Buy the 36 gig WD Raptor SATA for your OS, $100 at ZipZoomFly, then buy a WD 200gig SATA, $120, for porn.
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As if you need any more votes of confidence...
NewEgg rocks. Got a large order a day sooner than expected. |
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Don't forget to check with www.sharkyextreme.com/.
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