PenguinLust
11-06-2011, 03:54 PM
Some store across the street is selling part of a system which consists of almost everything I want to upgrade. Now, whether or not it's something I want to upgrade to is another matter. It's going for 400$. I've tried to price everything and this is what I got:
Intel E5800 (http://ark.intel.com/products/42802/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E5800-%282M-Cache-3_20-GHz-800-MHz-FSB%29) Dual Core: 80$
22x DVD-RW IDE, Dual layer LG-H22NP20 (http://www.123inkcartridges.ca/computer-and-part/DDD_LG_H22NP20.html): seemingly 40$
WD500GB 3.5" SATA 3 15 Mb 7200RPM WD-4000AAKX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769) 80$ (and seems to xfer at 6Gbps while a 40$ cousin only does 600Mbps)
ASUS P5G41-M (http://www.a-power.com/product-16951) which has 2 PCI, 1 PCI-E X16 1 PCI-E 1X: 70$ (appears to be a little old. I also won't be using the on-board VGA or sound)
Kingston KVR800D2N5/2G (http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/KVR800D2N5_2G.pdf) DDR2-800 non-ECC: 25$ (sometimes called "value" memory when I Google it)
It also comes with a micro ATX case and 350W power supply (I wonder if my current 300W supply will do). All this appears to be worth nearly 400$. Some of it also seems a bit old, though, like he's trying to push his old stock off on me. What do you think?
Intel E5800 (http://ark.intel.com/products/42802/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E5800-%282M-Cache-3_20-GHz-800-MHz-FSB%29) Dual Core: 80$
22x DVD-RW IDE, Dual layer LG-H22NP20 (http://www.123inkcartridges.ca/computer-and-part/DDD_LG_H22NP20.html): seemingly 40$
WD500GB 3.5" SATA 3 15 Mb 7200RPM WD-4000AAKX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769) 80$ (and seems to xfer at 6Gbps while a 40$ cousin only does 600Mbps)
ASUS P5G41-M (http://www.a-power.com/product-16951) which has 2 PCI, 1 PCI-E X16 1 PCI-E 1X: 70$ (appears to be a little old. I also won't be using the on-board VGA or sound)
Kingston KVR800D2N5/2G (http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/KVR800D2N5_2G.pdf) DDR2-800 non-ECC: 25$ (sometimes called "value" memory when I Google it)
It also comes with a micro ATX case and 350W power supply (I wonder if my current 300W supply will do). All this appears to be worth nearly 400$. Some of it also seems a bit old, though, like he's trying to push his old stock off on me. What do you think?