Forgot to mention i went to the memory section and I am not in any way paying over $200 for a ddr2 800 stick of ram when I can get it elsewhere for $35 or $50. That is pricy. Saw nothing below $90 for the type of ram I needed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Lee" <applegoddess@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:16 PM Subject: Re: ot: the best online computer parts store? > On 9/13/07, Cody <churst35 at verizon.net> wrote: >> For all of your information, I just purchased a mini wireless finder from >> outlet pc for $13. Try beating that price anywhere else like best buys or >> newegg. I looked at some of the so called specials at newegg and they >> were >> not specials. Very pricy. > > I have no idea what you're looking at, but for the vast majority of > components newegg has a huge selection of products from reputable and > generic manufacturers and their prices on said products range from > average to really low specials. And to be honest, whether or not it > was actually a deal would depend on the product and what it can do. > From what you've said, I don't know if I should call that a bargain or > not, but you couldn't compare two products that functionally are the > same but have differing specs. And for what it's worth, I will stress > that except for the rare product, cheaper is not better. I've fried > and broken many components that way, and it ended up costing me more > as I bought the more expensive better-built product when the cheaper > one broke...and since then those computers haven't failed (except for > uncontrollable circumstances, that is). > > Just look at the motherboards. Maybe you don't purchase them, but > other people do. OutletPC is a JOKE. I can't stress that enough. > Their selection is comprised of mostly cheaper lower end older > products, and not even many of those. Want a great example of how > much of a ripoff it can be? Their best LGA775 mobo is this gigabyte > one that's priced at $130 (http://www.outletpc.com/c3583.html), while > Newegg has the same one at $82 > (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128017R). > That is a price difference of $52, my friend. Enough to buy an entire > 1 gigabyte more of RAM, or to buy another DVD burner - 18x SATA, if > you wanted. OutletPC doesn't even have the better cousin of that > motherboard that Newegg does > (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128012). > And outletpc also doesn't have higher-up models from that Gigabyte > one, whatsoever. > > On 9/13/07, Cody <churst35 at verizon.net> wrote: >> mounting a processor really isn't that hard. lift the arm, seat the >> processor and then put the paste on, put the heat sync on top and tack it >> down > > It's pretty important that there be an even layer of thermal paste on > top before mounting the heat sink. However, there are some processors > that come with heatsinks that come with a sticker of sorts instead, > it's like a thin layer of thermal compound that eventually melts > properly after the computer's been in use, and it's preapplied to the > heatsink and you only have to take off the protective plastic...that > may be an option for you. > > Haphazardly applying paste is not the smartest way to go about things. > Although it might sound simpler to apply way more than you need and > just smoosh the heatsink down, that will indeed cause heating issues - > to the point that you might just destroy the overheating processor > because the heatsink isn't dissipating the heat correctly because of > the misapplication of paste. What you want is a very thin evenly > spread layer. Best to follow the directions (manufacturers often have > a certain "method" or so they recommend to minimize the chance of > bubbles and imperfections), and to use good thermal paste as well. > > cheers, > jane > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.16/1005 - Release Date: > 9/13/2007 11:45 AM > >
