{"id":1181,"date":"2005-07-04T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2005-07-04T22:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.studioglyphic.com\/blog\/?p=1181"},"modified":"2005-07-04T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2005-07-04T22:26:09","slug":"the-new-poker-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studioglyphic.com\/blog\/2005\/07\/04\/the-new-poker-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"The new poker machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thrower-induced recovery notwithstanding, it was time to get a new poker machine. I can’t trust my laptop to keep on working the way it’s been working the past few days, and rather than find myself without a computer at what will most likely be the most inconvenient time possible, I figure the best thing to do is get a replacement. I checked out Dell’s site to see what kinds of deals they had available, but they seemed rather so-so. A little over $500 would get me a 2.8GHz Pentium 4 with 512MB SDRAM, an 80GB HD, DVD-ROM\/CD-RW, and integrated video with a 2 year warranty. <\/p>\n

I don’t really need a high-powered machine. But Glasstrack<\/a> assured me that for the money I was willing to spend, I could get a much better machine if I were willing to shop around and buy the components I needed. Here’s what we came up with…
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\nCase: Antec Sonata<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Purchased: Fry’s Electronics
\nPrice (after tax, s\/h, rebates): $79.06 <\/p>\n

Motherboard: MSI 865PE Neo3-F<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Purchased: newegg.com<\/a>
\nPrice (after tax, s\/h, rebates): $83.69<\/p>\n

Processor: intel Celeron D 325J<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Purchased: newegg.com<\/a>
\nPrice (after tax, s\/h, rebates): $88.66<\/p>\n

Memory: 1GB Corsair ValueSelect 184-Pin DDR SDRAM (PC 3200)<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Purchased: newegg.com<\/a>
\nPrice (after tax, s\/h, rebates): $90.42<\/p>\n

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 200GB (7200 RPM)<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Purchased: Fry’s Electronics
\nPrice (after tax, s\/h, rebates): $57.86<\/p>\n

Graphics: ATI Radeon 7500<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Purchased: 3B Tech.net<\/a>
\nPrice (after tax, s\/h, rebates): $29.00<\/p>\n

Optical Drive: NEC ND-3520A DVD-R<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Purchased: newegg.com<\/a>
\nPrice (after tax, s\/h, rebates): $47.29 <\/p>\n

Network Card: D-Link DWL-520<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Purchased: CompUSA.com<\/a>
\nPrice (after tax, s\/h, rebates): $8.65<\/p>\n

Input Devices: Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite Keyboard w\/Tilt Mouse Combo<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Purchased: 3B Tech.net<\/a>
\nPrice (after tax, s\/h, rebates): $53.00<\/p>\n

Total Cost: $537.63<\/b><\/p>\n

I’m looking forward to getting this thing put together. The Sonata case is supposed to be super-quiet due to several noise dampening features. For whatever reason, I have this thing about computer noise–it drives me crazy. Let’s see if this thing lives up to the hype.<\/p>\n

Damn this national holiday! I want my computer now<\/i>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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