Is it possible to upgrade a motherboard from a Sony Desktop?

[Assassin48]

Ebay has it with free shipping. Plus I can use the 14% live.com coupons. Very tempted.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-Desktop...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

Final price after Live.com cash rebate: 1074.95

Not bad!

less memory
less power supply

not too bad

 

[vbx]

less memory
less power supply

not too bad

Good eyes, didn't notice the 3gb difference.

edit:

doesn't look like theres room for a TV tuner. Sucks since i watch tv on the comp. Maybe i'll pick up a USB tv tuner.

 

[Assassin48]

so far i am at 1460+tax+shipping but you get the newest hardware from intel and ati

or do you perfer AMD/ATI or AMD/Nvidia or Intel/ATI or Intel/Nvidia

thats one of the options in building your own you can put whatever you want in it as long as its compatable

 

[vbx]

so far i am at 1460+tax+shipping but you get the newest hardware from intel and ati

or do you perfer AMD/ATI or AMD/Nvidia or Intel/ATI or Intel/Nvidia

Intel / Nividia, but it doesn't matter.

 

[Assassin48]

heres what you get in the Intel/ATI

 

[Assassin48]

INtel/Nvidia - i didnt want to go too high in price so i picked the gtx 285 SSC instead of the gtx 295 plus 3 way 285 beats 2x 295

 

[VoodooDan]

Hey vbx, VoodooDan here from HP. If you decide to go for a pre-built system, there are many choices out there.

From HP’s perspective, the Firebird 802 is a great option. The system has many unique features. It’s great for keeping energy costs down. Also, it uses compact components usually found in notebook PCs, providing maximum energy usage.

It’s also worth mentioning that the Firebird is incredibly quiet. It operates at 30 decibels when at full load and 25 when idle. It’s also liquid cooled – a feature you said you were interested in.

And as you mentioned, we have lowered the price from around $1,700 to $1,299.

Check out this recent Wired review:
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/review-hp-fireb.html

Let me know if you have any other questions. I’m happy to help

Cheers,
VoodooDan

 

[vbx]

hey dan, Can HP build me a custom Firebird with the i7 CPU or the AMD PII 955? Thanks

Hey vbx, VoodooDan here from HP. If you decide to go for a pre-built system, there are many choices out there.

From HP’s perspective, the Firebird 802 is a great option. The system has many unique features. It’s great for keeping energy costs down. Also, it uses compact components usually found in notebook PCs, providing maximum energy usage.

It’s also worth mentioning that the Firebird is incredibly quiet. It operates at 30 decibels when at full load and 25 when idle. It’s also liquid cooled – a feature you said you were interested in.

And as you mentioned, we have lowered the price from around $1,700 to $1,299.

Check out this recent Wired review:
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/review-hp-fireb.html

Let me know if you have any other questions. I’m happy to help

Cheers,
VoodooDan

 

[VoodooDan]

Hi vbx,

Thanks for your interest in the Firebird. We actually aren’t offering customization options for this system. However, it can be upgraded to 8G of RAM and the CPU can be upgraded to an Intel 9650.

If you have any other questions about the Firebird let me know – I’m happy to help.

Cheers,
VoodooDan

 

[DonInKansas]

No serious GFX upgradability is kind of a minus; it runs off laptop GPUS.