Friend seeking a prebuilt PC...

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Klaerth

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I've a stubborn friend who is intent on buying a prebuilt PC, and I figured that, at the very least, I'd do what I can to prevent him from wasting money on something not worth it.

Thus far, he has his eyes set on this, and its about the limit of his budget: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...-details.asp?EdpNo=3956792&csid=ITD&body=MAIN

The main thing I dislike about it, as with most prebuilt PCs, is the lack of info on various parts, such as the RAM.

Might anyone be able to state whether what is visible'd be a good deal for him, or better yet, if they've any better suggestions in mind?

Thank you!
 
It's unfortunate he's stubborn about prebuilts.. paying all that extra for labor and what not. For $800 you could get a much nicer rig.

Does he have a monitor, if so what size is it?
 
He does...but after discovering what it is, it isn't much. It's a 15" monitor.

Edit: Not only that, but it's max resolution is 1024x768. x.x
 
You should tell him with the money he would save on that prebuilt he could get a rig and a nice 22" monitor =)
 
He has a couple of worries about that...two that I can recall off of the top of my head. Firstly, he has no experience with it, and little spare cash - he's worried he might screw things up beyond repair.

Secondly, he lives in a somewhat shady area, and has expressed worry about stolen packages many times in the past.

I'd build it for him...but I live well over a thousand miles away from him. ;;
 
OP just a heads up but if you direct him over to mwave.com you can part by part (as you would on newegg) build him a rig and then add the build option to your cart for 80 bucks. They will build, install your os of choice, load latest drivers and burn/test all components for compatability. They do a dam nice job and make a nice clean build that when he recieves the computer it's all done.

I recently had a family member approach me to build them a new work/gaming rig but instead went this route. I highly recommend mwave with the build option the rig came perfect. Also note, mwave's prices are inline with the egg.

I am thinking of going this route with my nehalem build in nov to be honest. I can avoid any hassel and/or doa parts for a change. For once in my life it will be awesome to just get a new rig plug it in and off yoy go. :)
 
I built the rig in my sig for $700. You cant have the parts shipped to you, build it then send it to him? I know that would be a bit more money...
 
I have some conflicting advice: Consider a pre-built from Dell or HP.

If you check out bargain sites like GotApex, you could find deals on systems that could compete with, or (at times) are better than, what you could find at Tiger Direct. For example:

HP Home & Home Office Store - Refurbed HP Pavilion Elite m9340f Desktop w/ Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66Ghz, 6GB RAM (!), Geforce 9500 512MB Video, DVD Writer, WiFi, TV Tuner, Card Reader, 64-bit Vista for $699.99 Shipped Free! REFURBED HP PAVILION ELITE M9340F DESKTOP PC SALE
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Don't get me wrong, as I am a card-carrying member of the Build It Yourself club, but I don't like that Tiger Direct deal at all.
 
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