$2,388

[nockergeek]

That's how much a new computer from Dell that's nearly equivalent to what tim_almasy put together will cost me.

PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6850 (4MB L2 Cache,3.0GHz,1333 FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Vista® Home Premium
MEMORY: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE: 320GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE: 320GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
OPTICAL DRIVE: Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
VIDEO CARD: 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
SOUND CARD: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card

No monitor (I already have 2 flatscreens), no special keyboard or mouse (again, already have those), but new Klipsch speakers (as my old ones have no headphone jack).


It's odd to think of not building my own computer (although my last computer before the current one started out as a Gateway, but before long the only Gateway bit left was the case and one optical drive), but I have credit with Dell and I could afford that without maxing out the account. I totally don't need it right now, and I doubt that I can justify buying it right now, but it's one of those things that I would really like. Alternately, I could take my time and save up the funds to build a computer from scratch, which might take a while to afford something decent.

Wishes and horses and all that.

Comments

[nockergeek.livejournal.com]

If you're getting a brand new computer, Vista's not bad (and unless you're building your own PC, it's hard to find XP even offered anymore).

As far as the fan, it might be getting off-balance/working on throwing a bearing. I'd go ahead and replace it, as fans are cheap. With Z's computer, I had to throttle one of her fans down slightly because it was making odd noises at higher speeds.