Need to know nice site for comp parts...

[xero-infinity]

so far ive gone to

http://www.motherboards.com/catalog/product_info.php?category_id=4&index_id=7&subcategory_id=110&products_id=767&
for motherboard

http://www.bestbuy.com/Detail.asp?m=488&cat=552&scat=554&e=11159897
for processor

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/diycomputers/51pcddrsdram.html
for ram (2 of them $155 each)

http://www.googlegear.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=322410
for vid card

http://www.americas.creative.com/products/product.asp?product=134
for sound card

http://www.cpusolutions.com/network/3com_lan.htm
for ethernet card

all that stuff equals out to be around $900... i know i can get all that stuff cheaper then that. I just dont know where to go. So, anyone have any good sites. I know my cousins husband knows a guy who can get cheap motherboards, processors, and ram so im gonna get the hook up on that. What else would i need to add to my list for a computer?

[RadioRob]

My favorite website of all time for computer parts at affordable prices...

http://www.pricewatch.com

Not to be confused with Priceline.... Pricewatch.com is a listing of different companies that have parts at the lowest prices. The lower your price, the higher you're listed.

I've gotten several great parts (motherboards, processors, hard drives, DVD-ROM, etc.) from the listings there.

Good luck!

[BerksWebGuy]

I go with www.pricewatch.com too...all the time. I got some really good deals from their sites.

Watch out...you may get hooked:)

[rainbore]

When shopping for price, I always check eBay. I know there are horror stories galore. That's why I always look for the professional sellers. That doesn't always mean a guy with a brick and mortar storefront, but if you look at the auction ads, you can almost always spot the better sellers. I prefer a seller with three things (a) a Feedback of over 1000 with very few negatives (its going to be a miracle for anyone in the computer parts biz to come through 1000 eBay transactions without one or two problems), (b) a reasonable return policy (at least covering DOA parts), and (c) they accept credit cards with their own merchant account (I often use PayPal, but I want my credit card protections involved directly for large purchases).

Just watch out for inflated shipping charges. Some sellers seem to enjoy padding their prices with shipping charges, but it always ticks me off.

This link will show you some auctions for Pentiums:

http://listings.ebay.com/aw/listings/endtoday/all/category14291/index.html

Good luck!

Richard L. Trethewey
www.rainbo.net

[d1skreet]

Pricewatch is cool but some of those sites arn't certified by VeriSign. One site i've ordered from that has good prices on some parts is TCWO.COM, also TIGERDIRECT.COM has great sales alot on SDRAM and such.

I built my computer from those 2 sites for 700 dollars. Great sites. Hope this helps.

[qwerty693]

Yeah, all of the above are greah sites, but anoth favorite is newegg.com.

[xero-infinity]

I think the best ive seen are newegg.com and tcwo.com

[RadioRob]

Accubyte has treated me pretty well. :) Have never had any problems with them before.

[gmoofie]

Although their home office is here they have many stores now in other parts of the country.

http://www.ditcorp.com/

[anspach]

for ram upgrades - I go to www.crucial.com

my lap top is cruising now - no freeze ups either

[JustJerk]

If you are looking to build your own special dream machine with certain parts then don’t go to this site. If you are looking for deals to upgrade or even buy a new computer, this site is for you!!
Here are some of the latest deals that they had:

VIA Socket 423 P4 DDR motherboard, a 1.5GHz Pentium-4 processor, and 128MB DDR Memory. Price is $199 + shipping

Samtron 76V 17" CRT Monitor $90 Shipped

256MB PC2100 Laptop SODIMM $54

• Pentium-4 1.8GHz, 128MB DDR, 32MB Rage Video, 20GB Drive, XP Home Intellimouse, Works 2002, 1-yr Warranty, 48x CD-ROM = $389 shipped.

• Pentium-4 2.0GHz, 256MB PC800 RDRAM, QuietKey Keyboard, Intellimouse 1-yr Warranty, WinXP Home, OfficeXP SB, 40GB Drive, 48x CD-ROM 64MB DDR GeForce4 MX, 10/100 Network Card, Video Ready (no monitor) $669 shipped

http://www.bensbargains.net/

[bbebow]

I can't believe no one mentioned www.tigerdirect.com (http://www.tigerdirect.com/). I built my whole PC with parts from them (except my HP cd writer). The have bare bones systems and everything you need (or want).

[RadioRob]

Originally posted by bbebow
I can't believe no one mentioned www.tigerdirect.com (http://www.tigerdirect.com/). I built my whole PC with parts from them (except my HP cd writer). The have bare bones systems and everything you need (or want). Tiger Direct was mentioned, just not "prominately placed". ;)

Check out d1skreet's post about 5 below the top. :)

[bbebow]

Originally posted by RadioRob
Tiger Direct was mentioned, just not "prominately placed". ;)

Check out d1skreet's post about 5 below the top. :)
DOH! That's what I get for speed reading the thread...