racinGSRstyle

basically my setup is 1024mb ram, athlon 64 3000+ processor, 128mb video card, 200gb hard drive, etc etc. mostly i got stuff through newegg after researching different components i wanted and whatnot. i could type up my entire system if you really want, but its nothing too exciting.

as for the $600 cyberpower system, i'm sure you could put a similar one together for cheaper kinda like shown above, but the less expensive the components the less difference in price there will be so it is probably worth it to buy the less expensive prebuilt ones from them if you dont want to/cant build yourself, or if they give you a warranty and you want one (not sure if cyberpower does or not)

cootees

One thing... Most likely the parts used by cyberpowerpc are oe and are not of the same quality and performance as the retail parts. Plus garn, you checked newegg... not pricewatch The only thing newegg is good for is when you want the part cheap and quick. If you have time to wait on it you can usually find it much cheaper on pricewatch.com

The_rabbit1

i didn't even bother finishing reading th whole thread but i just built a top notch 3200+ athlon xp64 processor($200)[hint they don't even have an operating system capable of using the 64bit potential) with a top of the line asus motherboard($100) 160 gig hard drive(bout $80 after rebate i think) 512mb ram($100 maybe less), stealth casew/ keyboard and speakers($75), 9800 graphics card($250), dvd +r/cd+r+rw($150) and xp pro($120 off ebay w/ authenticity card) it's equivalent to a 3.2ghz pentium 4 but has a higher front bus 1gig i do believe. under $1000. and i got a 17" lcd monitor(350) now you find something that comes close to that kickass of a gaming machine for even $1500, prebuilt by hp, compaq or alienware. if someone wants one even faster than mine i can build it for 2500, and i mean server speed fast.
edit: read the rest and most of my stuff came from newegg or pricewatch. and i could've built a 3 gig system for 600 easy if i just used a cheap video card and just a cd burner.

GaRn

yea but i find pricewatch a little cheaper, but mostly has alot of offbrand stuff for the really good prices.. and its all sourced from different sellers.. newegg is GREAT with returns, you can return it for just about any reason.. true about cyberpower i guess, but OE stuff is practically the same in most cases... except for video cards I would say..

AMDxp2000

This is one me and a few idiots made...we built an overclocked unit in a mini fridge..........EASY...but ...ya had to have an inner case air tight so the condensation dosnt fry the mobo....it was fun and all..but...not for the cash they shelled out..

racinGSRstyle

yay