Need your opinions on these systems

On 17 Jul 2003 09:22:44 -0700, Mark Jaggers pondered exceedingly, then took
quill in hand and carefully composed...

| I was hoping to get some opinions about these systems that this
| company is offering on ebay.
|
| http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2741325 941
| http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2742047 945
|
| I need to get a new pc for work and normally we just get dells, but
| these intrigued me.

Your best bet would probably be to ignore both ebay and Dell. Find a good local
mom and pop computer shop to build exactly what you want — or do it yourself.

Larc



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For work, as in business applications? I suggest that you avoid
overclocking, and get an Athlon XP3000+, XP2800+ 333 Barton,
or XP2600+333 system if you want great performance at a very
reasonable price.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu...xp-3000_2.html

Mark Jaggers wrote:

I was hoping to get some opinions about these systems that this
company is offering on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2741325 941
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2742047 945

I need to get a new pc for work and normally we just get dells, but
these intrigued me.

thanks
Mark

"Mark Jaggers" wrote in message
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I was hoping to get some opinions about these systems that this
company is offering on ebay.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2741325 941

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2742047 945

I need to get a new pc for work and normally we just get dells, but
these intrigued me.

thanks
Mark

Be ready to explain to your employer why you have wasted time figuring
out, testing, and troubleshooting what you can overclock and by how much
for your desktop and why you end up with an unstable machine that gets
you maybe a 5% to 10% speed boost as opposed to you finding ways to
automate and expedite your tasks so that you can take on more
responsibilities and become a more valuable asset to them. If this is
for your personal use at home, well, enjoy the time tweaking and
hopefully you don't end up burning anything up. Hopefully this won't be
your desktop or it gets placed a ways away or in a cabinet; else, you'll
go deaf having to listen to all the fan noise. I replaced my power
supply fan with a stealth fan from Vantec (and also installed one as a
case fan but which isn't connected since the heat isn't high enough -
yet) so I didn't have to listen to the loud fan noise while sneaking
around in my favorite stealth game (Thief).

The "various software" (mentioned for your first link) does NOT include
an operating system. I can price the same system from www.mwave.com at
$1436, so it's $160 cheaper but with their unit they have put it
together and you are get more cooling capacity with their unit (if you
overclock; otherwise, you've just added more noise).

I don't see this eBay seller operating as an eBay store, so they are
just another eBay user with 94 transactions to date (but not all buyers
report feedback) of which 70 are for unique buyers (which meant they
bought again). "We provide a one year warranty that covers all parts,"
which means you get a new part to install *after* you send them the
defective one. After 30 days, you'll probably find it hard to get them
to honor their warranty or might not even be able to find them. They
have a web site (http://www.yetipc.com) but it is just an "under
construction" place holder site.

I tend to be suspicious. Their domain registration for yetipc.com says
they are in Alabama (USA). However, they have their have their web site
hosted at Dreamhost in California. Their "contact us" link on their web
site lists their Alabama address and their e-mail address, but they do
not list a telephone number (and neither does their emulated "store" ad
in eBay). When I looked at this seller's other auctions, there aren't
any bids on any of them.

eBay is a world-wide garage sale, and you take your chances with it.
Great place to sell, but buyer beware. I know a woman who caught the
"bug" and now has a house full of crap. Like another poster said,
just buy a Dell or Sony system--it's guaranteed for all the parts to
work together. You could build a decent system with $1000 (see
www.sharkyextreme.com for July 2003 Value System).

I have Asus A7N8X-X with Athlon 2800 + 333 and 1gig pc3200 memory. I am
very satisfied with the performance. I owned 6 computers before I made
this one. All pentiums. This one is way better for everything (apps,
games....) than any Pentium I've ever had. For much less money you can
make a beast of a computer. Just my 2 cents.

Vladimir




Mark Jaggers wrote:
I was hoping to get some opinions about these systems that this
company is offering on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2741325 941
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2742047 945

I need to get a new pc for work and normally we just get dells, but
these intrigued me.

thanks
Mark