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    Are These Any Good?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Xero, May 17, 2009.

  1. Xero

    Xero Notebook Consultant

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    I am thinking of buying these items in a sale/auction, and they sounded nice and are really cheap, but I'm not sure if they are any good.

    Items:

    - Visiontek ATI RADEON HD 2600 PRO 512MB DDR2 8x AGP Graphics Card
    - Creative SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS PCI Soundcard
    - 512MB Samsung PC3200 DDR Desktop Memory
    - 128MB Samsung PC2700 DDR Desktop Memory (Only because my PC only has a mere 256MB of RAM in it)
    - 3-Port Hi-speed FIREWIRE (IEEE 1394) Connectivity PCI Card (Not sure what this is/does)

    Reason:

    I'm just considering of getting these because my PC is old (2001) and quite embarrassing so I was gonna upgrade the parts inside (and eventually turn it into a Gaming PC). So, are these parts worth buying??

    Note: I will probably spend $25 on everything. (I said cheap [​IMG])
     
    Xero, May 17, 2009
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  2. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    They sound like they need to be asked over at DTR. Motion for a /thread.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, May 17, 2009
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  3. garetjax

    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    If it sounds (or looks) too good to be true, it probably is...

    I guess? Then again, I probably wouldn't throw money in upgrading an aging computer that is over 8 years old. Why not start a computer fund with that money and just piece together a brand new system instead of trying to limp along with the one you have now?
     
    garetjax, May 17, 2009
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  4. Xero

    Xero Notebook Consultant

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    Oh, the auction is legit, I can assure you of that.

    Well, I'm gonna take out pretty much all of the parts anyways and start over. Why not keep the parts that are useful and build upon that?? And my PC Fund probably won't get started until Summer, I'm only considering of getting these parts because they are on sale for cheap.

    Woops, I just noticed that this is the Notebook (Laptop) thread and not PC. Close this please, as I will just post this thread there.
     
    Xero, May 17, 2009
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  5. mullenbooger

    mullenbooger Former New York Giant

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    Are you sure its even compatible/will fit in your machine. Most of the stuff seems like junk, but then again, may be better than your 8 yeard old computer. Maybe save your money and buy something new/newer
     
    mullenbooger, May 17, 2009
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  6. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    It's not that great of a deal. Those are all really old, and the combined value is even less than $25...
     
    MidnightSun, May 17, 2009
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  7. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Thats a pretty good deal considering the price of ddr memory.
    If you have a system like he has, chances are it is for work, not the so called work kids this day call work (gaming, youtubing etc)
    For the money thats a good deal, considering you can get a bit more performance out of your system and then turn around and sell stuff if you dont need it.

    If he pushes the price higher, I would back off a bit since nothing is oh so special

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, May 17, 2009
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  8. Tippey764

    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    I would get them thats a great deal. Most of these people are just crazy with power. Why spend money on a new system when your old one works fine and you dont need all that power? If your old system basically meets your needs just keep it untill it dies. $25 for some ram and a decent GPU is a good deal to me. As long as they run you have nothing to lose. Well exept $25
     
    Tippey764, May 17, 2009
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  9. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    how much gaming are you intending to do? and what cpu do you have now? 2001 CPU might not cut it for the newer games depending on what you intend to play.
     
    goofball, May 17, 2009
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    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    This site is currently closed for desktop related questions/discussion. Please ask your question over at desktopreview.com. Registration may be required.

    Thanks for your cooperation.
     
    Kdawgca, May 18, 2009
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