A Company's PC or Assemled PC

I know what you mean, when someone says "what kind of computer you have" expecting you to say Dell it feels really good to say "Custom, built it 4 months ago" as you puff out you chest and hike up your pants. It's a nice feeling.
The one exception of cost effectivness I can sort of find is an HP model I've come across: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto/computer_customize_components.do

 

You could go on.....

Not anymore Just clicked your link and got this message:

 

According to me....Todays trend is Pentium or AMD?......What do you think?

 

AMD currently has better performing processors for cheaper, so it would be pretty foolish to go with Intel if you don't have to. That is, unless somebody outright gave you Intel hardware... no reason to turn down free hardware.

 

Ah! I was just talking about the trend.
What people asks in todays world is that you have got AMD or Pentium?
They dont asks for the Dell or HP

 

Ohhh, yeah I was hoping that wouldn't happen. But anyway, this link shows what I meant. http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...desktops/hp_pavilion&storeName=computer_store
I was refering to the one on the left. PCIe, not bad for $250 after rebate. And with a genuine OS, granted a bloated insecure one.

 

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Yeah, well they wouldn't ask if you own a VIA After all, who would want to admit to owning one of those! :devil:




Insert: VIA demonstrates how not to make a CPU [/ot]

 

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I wouldn't mind having one, It'd make a great CPU for a router or embedded device. They're low power, low heat, and performance is on par with a P3.[/ot]

 

What's the cost of those though? Low voltage usually ups the price a fair bit, as seen with the PM's.

 

I ve never heard about this company before~!

 

Low cost actually, they are just ignored because it says 'VIA' on it. People buy Intel stuff no matter how bad, yet nobody will try poor VIA. I wouldn't mind having a VIA CPU in a router, light server, laptop, set-top, etc. You wouldn't want to play FEAR on a ~1GHz processor, but that should go without saying, eh?

 

Antri-trend, to your post about not turning down free hardware....
I do remember you saying that you wouldn't have a Maxtor HD if someone gave it to you .

To the point, if you are going to buy an PC from a manufacturer, do not assume that because it costs $1000 its going to have hardware worthy of the price tag. Thats why I said before you consider buying post here, we can then say wether its worth the money or not.

Or you could build yourself a cheap one, from my experience and mistakes the major points you need to keep in mind are:

• Read instructions carefully.
• Do not underestimate the destructive power of static electricity. Take precautions. Anti-static wristrap is to PC building as condom is to......
• Don't rush. Really, don't. Take as much time as you need, don't take any shortcuts and put in all components in slowly and carefully. Unless you're in a PC building competition, thats different.
• Research well before you buy, read reviews but don't be put off by just one bad review of a product. Take a balanced view on opinions.

 

megamaced, sometimes you really push me.....
WHAT IS WRONG WITH VIA?!!! Will you just leave the poor company alone.
The Via CPU was good for its uses, and I have via hardware fine. (Don't take this badly, just a plea in the good in you to realise that not everything via is bad)

 

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Keep it that way

When exactly?

Everyones entitled to an opinion, and heres mine

Nope

You could always return them if you wanted to, you know.

C'mon Addis, chill out a little. VIA can stand up for themselves, they are a big company after all. [/ot]

 

I know, my comment wasn't serious...

I would really not mind having a C3 on a SFF case running as a small music/media server.

 

A VIA CPU would work great in a slimline DVD player-style PC case. Some VIA CPUs don't need a heatsink/fan, which is great considering the lack of room in those cases. The VIA CPU would provide just enough horse power to run a media centre PC, and basic video recording/editing software. So you'd end up with a quiet and powerful media centre device for the living room!

There you go - I've said something nice about VIA