Quote:It sounds more now like they have very, very bizarre ideas about buying a computer and you were just taken along for the ride.
Mayhap. Like I said, they wanted something with a long shelf life. While some of their demands I felt were justified, the whole 4GBs of RAM was a little excessive, IMO. Even the .75 terrabytes of HD space was a bit much, even for me. ;) But, so it goes. I gave them what they wanted, and they won't have to upgrade for another 5+ years. I think part of it is the fact that their current computer is an old Gateway, bought about 3 years ago for ~$2k. It's such a piece of junk, I can't even begin to describe the nightmares it induces. :P
Quote:560 chips do sell, though I suppose Newegg doesn't yet carry them. They're about $500. The P4 EE are just horrible, horrible jokes. Horrible!
Aye, NewEgg doesn't have them yet, unfortunately. And I agree - the EE chips are TOTAL junk. Intel has already stated they won't be continuing them, and that this will be the last rendition of them. They're being discontinued totally, and thank goodness. 10x the price for higher heat dissipation and virtually NO gain at all whatsoever in terms of speed and processing power. Just rediculous.
Quote:That video card claims to be out of stock. And NEC does make black floppy drives. I'm buying one in october / november ;) I can spell out the system I'm getting, if you'd like.
I had planned on getting the ATi version for $699, but that sold out in the 24 hour period between when I found it and when I ordered the system. The Connect3D was the only model left in stock, out of 3 or 4 models, so I snagged it. It's probably out of stock now because I was the last, or one of the last, to order it. I don't think they're stocking more than 2 or 3 X800's at a time from any one company.
As for NEC making black drives, I don't doubt it, but NewEgg only had the white ones from them. Sometimes NewEgg disappoints me in the way their selection goes, but I understand from a marketing perspective why they do it the way they do. It just gets irritating when trying to find a good piece of equipment that a month ago was the best for the money, and is now suddenly not being carried by them anymore. :P
I'd love to hear what your rig is gonna be like. I'm trying to piece together a new setup for myself, but by the time I have the money prices and equipment will have changed so drastically that I'm not looking too hard. ;) It will be at least another 5 months before I can afford a new rig. But by then I hope to build a nice one - something that will last me more than 2 - 3 years, with room to upgrade throughout its lifetime to maintain longterm viability.
Roland *The Gunslinger*