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Name: Thomas Fitzpatrick
Date: December 5, 2004 at 18:53:40 Pacific
OS: Win XP Pro
CPU/Ram: Athlon XP 2500 @ 2.2Ghz/
Comment:

Can Spend up to $900

Parts needed:

CPU
Motherboard
RAM
Video Card
Power supply



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Name: Custom Built
Date: December 5, 2004 at 22:56:33 Pacific
Reply:

1.video card
http://www.gameve.com/gve/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=VC-ALBA-032
380$

2.CPU
http://www.gameve.com/gve/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=CPU-AMD64-0009
140$

3. Mother board
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=110228
139$

4.Memory
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?DEPA=0&description=20-141-145&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=System+Memory
95$

5.Power supply
http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_info.php?cPath=208_608_755&products_id=3926
139$

Those prices include shipping for a total of 893$

Have the lambs stopped crying Clarice?


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Response Number 2
Name: rick152
Date: December 6, 2004 at 09:59:46 Pacific
Reply:

AMD 64 + X800 Pro/6800 GT + 1gb OCZ DDR400 CL2 = :)


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Response Number 3
Name: gometro33
Date: December 7, 2004 at 11:53:46 Pacific
Reply:

If you need all that then I would hardly call it an upgrade. Its called getting a new computer.

Alert me after you respond otherwise I'll forget to come back.


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Response Number 4
Name: ozyoiy
Date: December 11, 2004 at 06:30:41 Pacific
Reply:

Hi,
It sounds like my grandfathers axe, Its had 4 new handels and 2 new heads, But damn its a good old axe, Hes had it for over 50 years...:P


"Bite off more than you can chew, And chew like hell!"
Peter Brock.


Yahoo Id. ozyoiy


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