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  • BrianFifaFan
    Semi-retired
    • Oct 2003
    • 4137

    #16
    Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

    Get a better deal on the monitor. Now let me digress. Did you pay 750 or 550? If it's only 550, I'd say great deal. Buy a Videocard for about 100 bucks and call it a day. 750, you can do way better. Try NewEgg or Tiger Direct. I build computers and use those sites to buy almost all of my components. Now Tiger Direct sells refurbs, that's a great way to get a steal.....
    Note to Tiburon Marketing:

    A great product sells itself, no "back of the box" features required! (See Fifa...)

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    • Brian_OS
      MVP
      • Jul 2002
      • 1905

      #17
      Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

      Dude, this computer will not handle the Sims 2. I would spend a little more and get one wiht a decent video card.

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      • Streets
        Supreme
        • Aug 2004
        • 5787

        #18
        Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

        Originally posted by BrianFifaFan
        Get a better deal on the monitor. Now let me digress. Did you pay 750 or 550? If it's only 550, I'd say great deal. Buy a Videocard for about 100 bucks and call it a day. 750, you can do way better. Try NewEgg or Tiger Direct. I build computers and use those sites to buy almost all of my components. Now Tiger Direct sells refurbs, that's a great way to get a steal.....
        550 for the whole package

        Originally posted by Brian_OS
        Dude, this computer will not handle the Sims 2. I would spend a little more and get one wiht a decent video card.
        I dunno. My mom has a worse cpu (i think) and my sister says the sims 2 runs fine

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        • SuperBowlNachos
          All Star
          • Jul 2004
          • 10218

          #19
          Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

          $550 for all of that is an insane deal

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          • Streets
            Supreme
            • Aug 2004
            • 5787

            #20
            Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

            Originally posted by olliethebum85
            $550 for all of that is an insane deal
            you guys are confusing me, lol

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            • BigRed
              MVP
              • May 2003
              • 1683

              #21
              Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

              Originally posted by Streets
              you guys are confusing me, lol
              I think everyone was originally confused because of the links you posted. There are prices on those links that add up to just over $750.
              Pecos Pete

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              • BrianFifaFan
                Semi-retired
                • Oct 2003
                • 4137

                #22
                Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

                Originally posted by Streets
                you guys are confusing me, lol
                I think that people were looking at the bundle price on the Circuit City page. $550 is really a good deal. Especially with your tower specs. You'd still probably wanna drop a Videocard in it. You can get a 512mb card that'll handle gaming and HD streaming for right around 100 bucks or less. 3 gigs of RAM sounds like a lot, but since it's shared on a Vista machine it really isn't that much. Vista is a total RAM hog. But the original deal is really good. Keep it.
                Note to Tiburon Marketing:

                A great product sells itself, no "back of the box" features required! (See Fifa...)

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                • SuperBowlNachos
                  All Star
                  • Jul 2004
                  • 10218

                  #23
                  Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

                  If you have the money to spare I would get another gig of RAM just because Vista is a big load.

                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...emory%2c%20Inc.

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                  • Streets
                    Supreme
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 5787

                    #24
                    Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

                    Sorry for confusing everyone. The links were just to show you guys what was included in the package (another thing I got was a year of Norton anti-virus for 70 dollars with a 70 dollar mail-in rebate). But yeah, as of now, the CPU is still sitting in the hallway, but I think I'm going to keep it. Thanks for the suggestions. I will definitely look into another gig or ram and a video card sometime in the near future. They seem like easy, inexpensive upgrades.

                    Now, I'm trying to find an inexpensive copy of Office 2007. I made another thread about it, but if anyone knows where I can either get a cheap copy, or if someone can tell me what an "academic" version of Office is (because those sell for much cheaper online), I'd really appreciate.

                    Again, thanks for the comments and suggestions.

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                    • ab713
                      Rookie
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 315

                      #25
                      Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

                      Originally posted by Streets
                      Now, I'm trying to find an inexpensive copy of Office 2007. I made another thread about it, but if anyone knows where I can either get a cheap copy, or if someone can tell me what an "academic" version of Office is (because those sell for much cheaper online), I'd really appreciate.
                      An academic version is the same as the retail version you would buy in a store. The only difference is the license. It is meant to be used by students and teachers for academic purposes. Technically your not supposed to use it if you don't fall into those circumstances, but if you don't really care, it will work fine if you go that route.

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                      • Streets
                        Supreme
                        • Aug 2004
                        • 5787

                        #26
                        Re: Is this a good deal for a computer?

                        Originally posted by ab713
                        An academic version is the same as the retail version you would buy in a store. The only difference is the license. It is meant to be used by students and teachers for academic purposes. Technically your not supposed to use it if you don't fall into those circumstances, but if you don't really care, it will work fine if you go that route.
                        Ooooh ok.

                        Well.. . I don't care, but I do fall into one of those categories anyway.

                        But like on EBay I see people selling them unopened, and they say something like "three legal installs" or whatever. Will the license prevent me from installing it more than three times, or on more than three computers, or will I be able to have unlimited installations, just not "legally".

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