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Title: cheapest barebones kit
Post by: 3dmacman on August 12, 2003, 01:32:50 pm

I'm looking for a cheap barebones kit. Anyone know of any good websites besides tigerdirect.  Just doing some price checking.  My free pesario 5284 isn't bad, but it needs power supply, ram, hard drive, and a good s video card. And it has a 450 mhz. processor.  By the time I buy all those parts  it would better off buying a bare bones kit with a much faster processor. ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re:cheapest barebones kit
Post by: Hoagie_one on August 12, 2003, 01:37:19 pm

www.pricewatch.com
for good prices

http://www.resellerratings.com/  to check if they are honorable once you find the good price

Title: Re:cheapest barebones kit
Post by: TalkingOctopus on August 12, 2003, 01:45:29 pm

I use and like newegg alot.   www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com)

They often have the cheapest or close to the cheapest price on the net.

Title: Re:cheapest barebones kit
Post by: CCM on August 12, 2003, 02:17:05 pm

for cheap barebones you could try:

http://www.ibuypower.com/mall/lobby.htm

or

http://www.micropro.com/home.htm

or

http://www.abscomputers.com/

Title: Re:cheapest barebones kit
Post by: JLR2000 on August 13, 2003, 02:29:46 pm

Try www.pricepc.com (http://www.pricepc.com)

I've bought several BB kits from them, very reasonable, they test everything (even if it means dropping in a HD) before they ship.

They are local for me so I get to save on shipping, but then again I get the sales tax.....

Couldn't recommend them more.....

Good Luck.

Title: Re:cheapest barebones kit
Post by: chrisindfw on August 13, 2003, 02:47:24 pm

Try http://www.outpost.com
Frys Electronics.

I got a 1.2 AMD for 189.00 I stuck a drive and memory in it and I was in business!

Title: Re:cheapest barebones kit
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 13, 2003, 03:58:35 pm

Quote from: chrisindfw on August 13, 2003, 02:47:24 pm

Try http://www.outpost.com
Frys Electronics.

I got a 1.2 AMD for 189.00 I stuck a drive and memory in it and I was in business!

That's a high price actually.  You can get a 2400 xp and mb for around 100-120 at tigerdirect.com.  Tiger and newegg are literally the only two online companies I'll buy computer components from.