Lets see about that. Going by newegg prices for http://www.falcon-nw.com/config/fragbox_preconfigured.asp case - maybe $90 psu - $67 mobo - $130 proc - $290 cooler - included memory - ~$75 video - $200 HD: $130 optical - $24 floppy drive - $20 os - $110 grand total of about 1136, so your estimate was right on. The price difference is the main reason why I don't buy desktops preassembled.
Not to mention that a Decent CPU cooler and a Q6600 will cost less than a E8400 and will be a lot faster few months down the road because so many programs are starting to utilize all four cores.
Plus I just got a 8800GT 1GB from newegg for 190. You really will need to get a better PSU though, so about 97 for that.
So for an extra $615, you get a handle, the FNW warranty/tech support, pre-overclocked system and video card, and logo. You could probably even make it cheaper, but this like I said is as close to the actual parts as I could find on Newegg. The exact memory they use is unknown.
Actually, there are two mail-in rebates $30 on the video and $50 on the memory, so the total comes down to $1200 or so (tax if in CA, is applied before the rebates). Not bad.
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Lets see about that. Going by newegg prices for
http://www.falcon-nw.com/config/fragbox_preconfigured.asp
case - maybe $90
psu - $67
mobo - $130
proc - $290
cooler - included
memory - ~$75
video - $200
HD: $130
optical - $24
floppy drive - $20
os - $110
grand total of about 1136, so your estimate was right on. The price difference is the main reason why I don't buy desktops preassembled.
Not to mention that a Decent CPU cooler and a Q6600 will cost less than a E8400 and will be a lot faster few months down the road because so many programs are starting to utilize all four cores.
Plus I just got a 8800GT 1GB from newegg for 190. You really will need to get a better PSU though, so about 97 for that.
Still comes out to almost the same thing.
Actually, it comes in at about $1280.
This
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=9060528&WishListTitle=FRAGBOX
is the closest I could get to the actual parts used by FNW to build the Fragbox 8500.
So for an extra $615, you get a handle, the FNW warranty/tech support, pre-overclocked system and video card, and logo. You could probably even make it cheaper, but this like I said is as close to the actual parts as I could find on Newegg. The exact memory they use is unknown.
Actually, there are two mail-in rebates $30 on the video and $50 on the memory, so the total comes down to $1200 or so (tax if in CA, is applied before the rebates). Not bad.