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Cheap prices, but High Quality...
Thanks to Callandor's expertise and vast knowledge, I have decided to build an army of PCs for my LAN Gaming Center. But, rather than continuing to ask questions in a thread he already supplied an answer for, I have opened this new question. So, here goes. Does anybody know of any PC part Manufacturers that have excellent quality, but lower prices than the top Manufacturers (ie- Asus, Seasonic, etc.). I've found numerous Companies (Echo Star, Aspire, etc.) out there with products with excellent specs, matching the top dogs, but at a lower price. I know that generally, you get what you pay for, but that isn't always the case. So basically, if anyone can provide me with the names of some awesome companies that have awesome products, but just don't have the huge name and fanbase, it'd be appreciated very much. Thanks in advance!
i would NOT buy cheaper hardware, i only use Asus, and intel.
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I just do all my shopping at www.newegg.com they have everything youll need.
along with detailed specs and reviews from customers .
Everything is reallly priced good and cheap or free shipping.
along with detailed specs and reviews from customers .
Everything is reallly priced good and cheap or free shipping.
www.pricegrabber.com is a good resource for finding cheapest parts. beware of the rating though... if you see a site with a 4 or 5 star rating but only had 20 users, then i would not buy from them... someone with more than 2000 users that have rated and their avg is still 4 or higher then i would trust more....
for instance, zipzoomfly.com has over 15000 rates and i think the avg is 4.5 stars.
but i agree with some other people that cheap isnt the way to go, i would go with a descent brand, then find the cheapest that particular item sells for. NOT the other way around (find cheap price, then see what brand it is to compare...)
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for instance, zipzoomfly.com has over 15000 rates and i think the avg is 4.5 stars.
but i agree with some other people that cheap isnt the way to go, i would go with a descent brand, then find the cheapest that particular item sells for. NOT the other way around (find cheap price, then see what brand it is to compare...)
Billy
also, if you're looking for local stores that carry items for just a few parts (not buying in bulk), then www.salescircular.com is a good too, it lists major stores and what they have advertised in their flyers.
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Awesome! Thanks, Gary! That cleared a lot of things up for me. Just one more question, though. What about going with a Micro ATX board that's a little cheaper, but has good specs? Is that a bad idea?
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Oh, and 2 more quick things. What would be the lowest in wattage I should go on the power supply? I was thinking no less than 500W, but I noticed that case you sent ha da 450W psu. And what about memory standards on mobos? If it supposrt ddr2 800, does that mean it supports 800 only, or can it support 533/667 as well? Thanks!
A microATX board is fine ... and also lets you use a smaller case if you want to. I think any GOOD power supply of at least 450 watts is fine => the Core 2 Duo's aren't as power-hungry as the Pentium-D's were; and you're not going to be installing dual video cards. More is, of course, better, since it gives you additional headroom; but the case/power supply combos don't often have the larger supplies. I plan to use a 700w unit with my next build (a Core 2 E6600) ... but that's serious "overkill" ==> I'm just doing it because I want Seasonic's top-of-the-line :-)
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Ok, cool. Once again, you've been a huge help. Thanks!
... also, a motherboard that suppors DDR2-800 will also support 533/667 modules => in fact, the lower speed modules are less likely to cause compatibility issues (800MHz memory can be very "picky" to get working right).
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Look at this guy, still helping after I gave him the points.....What a true Expert! :p
you are right about getting what you pay for. invariably, the cheaper the price, the lesser the quality.
we are coming up on the holidays... it is possible you can find some good deals on high quality stuff... from manufacturers who don't usually have the lowest price but their stuff is on sale... you might consider this approach.