OK, so if you haven’t read the past few posts, iv been having issues with buying a new computer. I purchased one from newegg, got it, it didn’t work, sent it back for a replacement, and they didn’t have one to send to they refunded me the money (minus the shipping cost). And now its 4 days short of being a month since i made that purchase.
So now I’m doing my business though iBuyPower.com. They do custom built computers. I choose from a list of what i want and they put it together, make sure everything works, and ship it out. So i wont get it in as fast as if i had purchased a pre-built comp from newegg or something.
I made my purchase on Friday, just after they closed for the weekend (stupid business hours). So now i have to wait until Monday before any work has begin on it. Hopefully if I’m lucky they will ship out Thursday or Friday. It only cost me (ok my mom) $656 before a instant $25 savings with the “Boss out of town supper sale” they were having. $25 because my purchase was under $999. The actual purchase is $631. Also there is Free Shipping 
Even after the purchase iv gone over the list over and over again. Checking on stuff, doing my research that i should have done before i made the purchase (i know). I first started freaking out about the windows version i got. Not the fact that it was Vista Home Basic but whether it was 64bit or 32bit. And i had chosen 64bit. After my research i found out that 64bit is OK. But i still worry that tings work work correctly. Another thing that got me worried is i forgot to put “Rd NW” in the billing/shipping address. Iv send them an email and hopefully that is sorted out.
But the main thing I’m really worried about is the fact that i didn’t upgrade the PSU to a 650W or even a 600W. Its still the standard 420W that comes with the case. But hopefully while they are building it and testing, or at least looking at the list, will notice that i need a bigger PSU. The thing is that i spend the MAX of what we can. So i don’t know what I’m gonna do if that is an issue. I might take some money out of my savings to put on the card.
Exact items list after the break.
This is the exact list that is in the purchase email. It shows every part i bought and what i chose not to get. Let me know your thoughts, if it was a good buy or what ever.
| Case ( [New !!!] PSI ArmorX Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Blue ) |
| Case Lighting ( None ) |
| Power Supply ( Standard Case Power Supply ) |
| Processor ( [== Quad Core ==] AMD Phenom X4 9550 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology ) |
| Free Software/Game ( Free Game – [Halo 2] must purchase with Microsoft Windows Vista operation system ) |
| Processor Cooling ( [=== Quiet ===] AVC Silent AMD CPU Fan and Heatsink Quiet & Overclocking Proof ) |
| Motherboard ( Asus M3A78-CM AMD 780V/SB700 Chipset w/Integrated ATI video, 8-channels, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Single PCI-E MB ) |
| Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand ) |
| Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video ) |
| Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA ) |
| Hard Drive ( 320 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] ) |
| 2nd Hard Drive ( None ) |
| External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None ) |
| CD/DVD Drive ( None ) |
| CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( None ) |
| Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard ) |
| Speaker System ( None ) |
| Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) ) |
| Floppy Drive ( None ) |
| Monitor ( None ) |
| 2nd Monitor ( None ) |
| USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports ) |
| Meter Display ( None ) |
| Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None ) |
| Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ….) 64-Bit ) |
| USB Flash Drive ( None ) |
| MP3 Player ( None ) |
| Video Camera ( None ) |
| Headset ( None ) |
| Power Protection ( None ) |
| Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis ) |
| Advanced Build Options ( Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks ) |
| Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support ) |
| Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days ) |
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