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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Howard R. Hansen who wrote (10542)	2/23/2000 12:05:00 AM
From: Greg from Edmonton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Looking around for a new computer today, trying out new monitors before anything else.... I had my mind set on getting a Sony monitor because none of the others seemed to measure up. The sales guy told me that the NEC had a Trinitron screen that was even better than the Sony models being phased out (several stores are opting not to carry the Sony models any more it seems). I ended up buying a new 17" NEC MultiSync FE700, it has a totally flat screen and is niiiice (OK so I'm upgrading from a 15" monitor). Not quite as friendly as a flat screen display, but bigger and cheaper. Only $50 more, a fresh new unit (not a demo), and has a 3-year warranty instead of the Sony's 1-year. Overall a good value for the money. I was looking around at other stuff to build a new computer, one of the guys I spoke with recommended getting a regular CD-ROM in addition to the CDRW that I intend to purchase. His reasoning was that the CDRW would wear out quicker if used all the time like a normal CD-ROM. Is this just a bunch of bunk? I think he was just trying to sell me another CD-ROM.... I don't use the CD-ROM very much anyways so I don't see it as being much of an issue. PS, I am thinking of going the ABIT BP6 route. Dual 366MHz Celerons possibly overclocked, 128MB RAM, tower case with 300W power supply, ATI Xpert99, Plextor or HP9110i 8x4x32 CDRW, etc. etc.