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I just got an eMachines T2865, their top-of-the-line model. It's a very impressive machine, and uses name-brand components. It's a steal at $719.99 It's probably overkill for grandma, though. Why does granny need a 9600 pro?

eMachines T2865 Specifications

CPU: AMD Athlon? XP 2800+ (Barton)? Processor (2.083 GHz) with QuantiSpeed? architecture and 512KB L2 cache

Operating System: Microsoft? Windows? XP Home Edition?

Chipset: NVIDIA? nForce?2

Memory: 512 MB DDR (PC 2700) (Samsung)

Hard Drive: 160 GB HDD (Western Digital)

Optical Drives: DVD +/- RW Drive (NEC) (Write Max: 4x DVD+/-R, 2.4x DVD+RW, 2x DVD-RW, 16x CD-R and 10x CD-RW disks, Reads 12x Max. DVD-ROM disks, Reads 40x Max. CD-ROM disks); 48x Max. CD-ROM Drive; 3.5" 1.44MB FDD; 8-in-1 Media Reader(USB 2.0, Secure Digital (SD), Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Micro Drive, Multimedia Card)

Video: NVIDIA? GeForce4? MX graphics (1 AGP 8x slot available)

Sound: nForce? 6-channel Audio

Modem: 56K* ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem

Network: 10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet

Peripherals: Premium Plus Multimedia Keyboard, 2-Button Wheel Mouse, Amplified Stereo Speakers

Dimensions: 7.25"w x 14.125"h x 16"d

Internet: AOL 3 month membership included, click here for details

Ports/Other: 5 USB 2.0 ports (4 in back; 1 in Media Reader), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Audio-In & Out

Pre-Installed Software: Microsoft Works 7.0, Microsoft Money 2004, Encarta Online, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator Basic Edition, Adobe? Acrobat? Reader?, Microsoft Media Player, Real Player, Power DVD, Internet Explorer, Netscape? Navigator, MSN?, CompuServe?, AOL (with 3 months membership included**), Norton AntiVirus 2003 (90 day complimentary subscription)

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I need to know a cheap system(2000 canadian) that is at equipped with RAM, HDD(at least 120GB), CPU, Mobo, Video card(ONLY ATI and at least a 9600 Pro) and also case and power supply. it can be intel or AMD

dude, i could build it, ship it, and charge you 500 labour and still have it cheaper than 2000 canadian

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ok, going top of the line i think i can hit 2k

here is everything you asked for, just way over what anyone needs right now, especially your granny.

mobo: GA-7VAXP-UA: KT400 DDR400, ATA133-Raid/SATA, K7, Sound, USB2.0, LAN, AGP8x, i1394 $175

CPU: XP3200+ CPU s462/128k+512K .13 (400FSB; 2.20ghz ) 32bit $445

RAM: 2x 512M DDR-PC3200: 400mhz Samsung $200

HDD: WD2000JB: 200GB 7200rpm, ATA100, 9ms, Caviar, 8M $245

VID: Radeon 9800 Pro 256M DDR-2, VGA, DVI, TV-O, AGP8x ( oem ) $605

CASE/POWER: Tt Xaser-III V1420D: V1000D Blue Windows 20.5" ATX Temp-Sensor, Temp-LED, USB/i1394, 420W Power $260

total: 1930

all prices canadian

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Offer I regret not taking advantage of, is now expired. Note It does not include a Monitor.

Dimension 4600 P4-2.66GHz Radeon 9800 Desktop $629 after $200MIR

Isn't that a pretty good deal!

512MB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 333MHz (2x128M)

533 FSB

Dont think the Radeon is a Pro.

Anyway, To OP: If you don't need the system immediately, I can definitely keep you posted on new offers.

And Indeed, Grandma 'probably' doesn't need a Radeon 9600, I personally have a 9100, and it's playing most of the current games (i've not run into any problems except with the one's which came out super recently). However im actually looking to upgrade to >> A 9800.

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no, i dont like their boards cause i tried them, and i went to fire it up on the first try, i heard a "sssssss POP" noise. turns out, it was a heatsink. second board (same model) put it all together, then heard BANG when i fired it up.

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