ot: the best online computer parts store?

[Jane Lee]

Sigh, my math is sucking tonight.  It's $48 difference, before
shipping (which varies).  That's still enough to buy 1gb ram or a new
dvd burner.  Take your pick.  I'd rather go through the hassle of
ordering from newegg than being ripped off by almost $50.

cheers,
jane

On 9/13/07, Jane Lee <applegoddess at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>