Just got a used computer.. how did I do? Why is the Q9550 so expensive?

[MrMaxwell]

Shouldn't it be lower in price now with I7 and I7 second generation out on the shelves?
It's $300 on new egg and $350 on tiger

I just got the whole setup for $325

Q9550 Quad 2.93 12mb cache
4gb Kingston HyperX DDR2
256mb geforce or some shit (I don't give a FUCK about games)
2 dvdrw
2x500gb in raid0
Asus P5Q Deluxe mobo (I love Asus)
Windows 7 pro premium 64 bit
Corsair 600w psu


I think I did pretty well for $325 .. it's all in a really nice case, too .. thing is fkn heavy

[AllAboutCams]

you got ripped off (sorry the truth is i have no idea)

[cooldude7]

thats good deal., i wish i could get that price here.........

[Fletch XXX]

my last experience with newegg was horrible.

bought a case to build a new machine... it showed up broken. mailed it back (shipping was like $20) they shipped another, it too arrived cracked (the cases were clearly broken down front of unit) i returned it and complained about having to pay shipping cost on two items i didnt end up keeping and they did nothing.

LOL

in the end I spernt $40 on cases and didnt even end up with any product, just footing the bill for shipping because they cant pack their cases properly. I couldnt justify doing it again, i mean the case only cost $100 and i spent 40 on nothing.

hahah

[MrMaxwell]

Originally Posted by Fletch XXX

my last experience with newegg was horrible.

bought a case to build a new machine... it showed up broken. mailed it back (shipping was like $20) they shipped another, it too arrived cracked (the cases were clearly broken down front of unit) i returned it and complained about having to pay shipping cost on two items i didnt end up keeping and they did nothing.

LOL

in the end I spernt $40 on cases and didnt even end up with any product, just footing the bill for shipping because they cant pack their cases properly. I couldnt justify doing it again, i mean the case only cost $100 and i spent 40 on nothing.

hahah

Fuck that shit, man, did you charge it back?

[Fletch XXX]

Originally Posted by MrMaxwell

Fuck that shit, man, did you charge it back?

no, I then made negative comments on the product page saying "beware, these units shipped multiple times to me and came cracked every time"

of course, the comment was not published to their site LOL

[MrMaxwell]

Originally Posted by cooldude7

thats good deal., i wish i could get that price here.........

Where are you? I live in the "third world of america" (kansas)



High-Performance PC - $350 (SW Wichita)

Date: 2011-10-28, 6:07AM CDT
Reply to: [email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]

Custom Built Computer- Great for Gaming, Audio or Video applications
Hardware:
- ASUS P5Q Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
- ARCTIC COOLING ACFZ7 77mm Ceramic Cooling Fan/Heatsink
-4 Gig Ram - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desk top Memory
- 1 Terabyte Memory (Two 500 Gig SATA 3.0 WD Hard drives in Raid 0 configuration)
-Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GS - 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card
-Corsair GS600 -- 600 watts Gaming Series ATX Power Supply (New)
-1 x SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223Q LightScribe Support
-1 x HP Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA 24X Multiformat DVD Writer
- Rosewill Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case , Full mesh design lockable front panel.
Software Includes:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit OS (Fresh Install)
Microsoft Office 2010 apps


That's what I got for the $325 ... he would not sell it for a dollar less .. not even $310 .... lol


I was going to try to get this one http://wichita.craigslist.org/sys/2675491227.html but the guy would not do $275 and I wanted the other one anyway

[cooldude7]

Originally Posted by MrMaxwell

Where are you? I live in the "third world of america" (kansas)



High-Performance PC - $350 (SW Wichita)

Date: 2011-10-28, 6:07AM CDT
Reply to: [email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]

Custom Built Computer- Great for Gaming, Audio or Video applications
Hardware:
- ASUS P5Q Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
- ARCTIC COOLING ACFZ7 77mm Ceramic Cooling Fan/Heatsink
-4 Gig Ram - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desk top Memory
- 1 Terabyte Memory (Two 500 Gig SATA 3.0 WD Hard drives in Raid 0 configuration)
-Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GS - 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card
-Corsair GS600 -- 600 watts Gaming Series ATX Power Supply (New)
-1 x SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223Q LightScribe Support
-1 x HP Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA 24X Multiformat DVD Writer
- Rosewill Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case , Full mesh design lockable front panel.
Software Includes:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit OS (Fresh Install)
Microsoft Office 2010 apps


That's what I got for the $325 ... he would not sell it for a dollar less .. not even $310 .... lol


I was going to try to get this one http://wichita.craigslist.org/sys/2675491227.html but the guy would not do $275 and I wanted the other one anyway

lol i live in real 3rd world., India

[VladS]

Thinking to buy this one custom made, it comes down to about 860 USD. Not sure about the motherboard though, i might get one without the video card and add a separate stand alone video card.

• INTEL CORE I7 2600, LGA1155, 3.4GHz, 8MB LEVEL3, 95W, QUAD CORE, SandyBridge, BOX
• GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3, Intel Z68(B3), LGA1155, 4xDual channel DDR3 2133 Mhz, 1xPCIEXP16x, 1xPCIEXP16x@8x, 1xPCIEXP16x@4x, 1xPCIEXP1x, SATAIII, SATAII, RAID, 8CH, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, DVI, HDMI, D-SUB, nVIDIA SLI/ ATI CrossfireX, mATX
• 4GB 2000MHz KINGSTON DDR3 KIT (2x2GB) CL9, XMP, T1, HyperX KHX2000C9AD3T1K2/ 4GX
• HDD 500 GB WESTERN DIGITAL, 7200RPM, SATAIII, 16MB CAVIAR BLUE
• DVD-/ +RW ASUS 24XDVD-R, 6XDVD-RW, 24XDVD+R, 8XDVD+RW, 12XDVD+/ -R DL, 12XDVD-RAM, 1.5MB BUFFER, SATA, LIGHTSCRIBE, BULK
• CHIEFTEC MESH CM-01B-OP, MIDITOWER, 2xUSB 2.0, AUDIO, MIC, 3x5.25'', 3x3.5'', mATX/ ATX
• CHIEFTEC 400W A80 CTG-400-80P, ACTIVE PFC, 120mm FAN, Non-certified 80PLUS, UVP/ OVP/ SCP/ OPP/ OCP/ OTP, AFC, ATX2.3 12V

[bronco67]

That's actually not bad at all for the price.

[Nicky]

Originally Posted by Gsx-R

Thinking to buy this one custom made, it comes down to about 860 USD. Not sure about the motherboard though, i might get one without the video card and add a separate stand alone video card.

• INTEL CORE I7 2600, LGA1155, 3.4GHz, 8MB LEVEL3, 95W, QUAD CORE, SandyBridge, BOX
• GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3, Intel Z68(B3), LGA1155, 4xDual channel DDR3 2133 Mhz, 1xPCIEXP16x, 1xPCIEXP16x@8x, 1xPCIEXP16x@4x, 1xPCIEXP1x, SATAIII, SATAII, RAID, 8CH, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, DVI, HDMI, D-SUB, nVIDIA SLI/ ATI CrossfireX, mATX
• 4GB 2000MHz KINGSTON DDR3 KIT (2x2GB) CL9, XMP, T1, HyperX KHX2000C9AD3T1K2/ 4GX
• HDD 500 GB WESTERN DIGITAL, 7200RPM, SATAIII, 16MB CAVIAR BLUE
• DVD-/ +RW ASUS 24XDVD-R, 6XDVD-RW, 24XDVD+R, 8XDVD+RW, 12XDVD+/ -R DL, 12XDVD-RAM, 1.5MB BUFFER, SATA, LIGHTSCRIBE, BULK
• CHIEFTEC MESH CM-01B-OP, MIDITOWER, 2xUSB 2.0, AUDIO, MIC, 3x5.25'', 3x3.5'', mATX/ ATX
• CHIEFTEC 400W A80 CTG-400-80P, ACTIVE PFC, 120mm FAN, Non-certified 80PLUS, UVP/ OVP/ SCP/ OPP/ OCP/ OTP, AFC, ATX2.3 12V

This is quite close to mine but I have 12gb ram a ssd drive and a stand alone 1gb graphic card to that. Cost me a bit over $1k

[Chosen]

Pretty good specs for $325

[MaDalton]

damn - i remember my Commodore 128 cost me including floppy and color monitor about $2300 - but in 1984

and now my phone is 1000 times smarter

and people complain that everything got more expensive

[MrMaxwell]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

damn - i remember my Commodore 128 cost me including floppy and color monitor about $2300 - but in 1984

and now my phone is 1000 times smarter

and people complain that everything got more expensive

Yeah hell a few hundred dollars will probably buy you more computing power than they had when they went to the fkn moon a few decades ago

[MrMaxwell]

Originally Posted by Chosen

Pretty good specs for $325

Yeah ... all it needs is some memory and an ssd now !!

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by MrMaxwell

Yeah hell a few hundred dollars will probably buy you more computing power than they had when they went to the fkn moon a few decades ago

now that is sure, at least when you mean the Apollo computer. it was as smart as a pocket calculator and had like 4kb ram or something like that

[VladS]

Originally Posted by Nicky

This is quite close to mine but I have 12gb ram a ssd drive and a stand alone 1gb graphic card to that. Cost me a bit over $1k

Yeah, i'm thinking to add more ram, but want to keep it in XP and max it goes is 4GB. I've seen packs of 24GB ram for sale, amazing, heh.

[bigluv]

All that power to surf GFY with huh. So how did you pay for this?

[MrMaxwell]

Originally Posted by Gsx-R

Yeah, i'm thinking to add more ram, but want to keep it in XP and max it goes is 4GB. I've seen packs of 24GB ram for sale, amazing, heh.

You can get XP 64 bit, but finding drivers is really horrible, a bad experience