"Young man, this Gigabyte brand is too expensive and not cost-effective. I recommend another brand to you, which is more than a hundred cheaper."
And the power supply... there's no need for a 300-watt one. I'll upgrade to a 250-watt one for you, which will save you a lot of money."
The man held the list and talked non-stop, but Ye Cheng didn't respond. After he finished speaking, Ye Cheng said calmly,
"Brother, I told you I've built hundreds of computers, do you think I wouldn't understand what you're saying?"
The two looked at each other, each reading the information they wanted from the other's eyes.
My brother gave up. Damn it, he's met someone who really knows what he's doing. He can't fool anyone now.
Fortunately, the configuration I chose was relatively high-end, so I can make a profit.
The older man chuckled and pointed at the list, saying, "Since you know all this, young man, why not go for a nearly 40-year-old?"
"It's unnecessary. I just browse the internet and play some single-player games. I'd rather spend that money on more RAM."
The older brother stopped talking. He explained that, aside from a few specific industries where higher CPU costs are needed, most households don't require such high costs.
"Since it's a Celeron, shouldn't it be paired with a Turing processor? It has a large L2 cache and can be overclocked."
"What's the use of supersonic frequency? It's something that will need to be replaced in two years."
Ye Cheng used to be very enthusiastic about overclocking, but now he thinks it was all just pointless. If you overclock the CPU frequency, apart from the higher values and higher temperatures, there's really no need for it.
I can't wait two years to completely upgrade and replace everything, then I'll just buy another one.
Rich people never make choices.
Since he couldn't persuade Ye Cheng, the elder brother gave up. "Alright, I'll give you a quote, take a look:"
The Celeron 1.7G CPU cost 700 yuan, the Gigabyte 845D motherboard cost 600 yuan, two 256GB Samsung RAM sticks cost 800 yuan, the Western Digital 80GB hard drive cost 900 yuan, the Gainward 440 graphics card cost 700 yuan, the Huntkey 300W power supply and case cost 350 yuan, the Samsung 17-inch monitor cost 1800 yuan, and the mouse and keyboard were free. The total cost was 5800 yuan.
"How much? Five thousand eight hundred?" Xiao Hu was a little overwhelmed by the price. He knew computers were expensive, but he didn't know they would cost this much.
Ye Cheng could accept this price. He remembered that his first computer when he went to college cost around 5,000 yuan, which was also half a year's income for his parents.
However, this shop owner was a bit greedy. He didn't price the transparent parts, but he added at least 500 yuan to the price of the hard drive, power supply, and graphics card.
Other amounts might have been added as well, but Ye Cheng was too lazy to investigate further. He simply crossed out 5800 at the bottom of the list and wrote 5300 instead.
"If the price is right, I'll go with it; if not, forget it."
When the older brother saw the price, his face immediately darkened. This price had squeezed out all the profit. He used to make six or seven hundred yuan a unit, but now he was left with less than 200 yuan.
"Young man, we can't do this at that price, we'd lose money. If you don't believe me, I'll show you the prices in our computer mall today. These are all real prices."
To gain Ye Cheng's trust, the eldest brother furtively took out a form from backstage. It contained today's date and a dense list of prices for various accessories.
"Look, this CPU, this motherboard, and this graphics card power supply, we have the suggested retail price in computer stores, we're definitely not lying to you."
Ye Cheng didn't take it, but Xiao Hu leaned over to look at it with great interest and carefully compared the prices. After a while, he whispered to Ye Cheng, "Brother, it seems to be this price."
Ye Cheng chuckled and said to the boss, "Boss, this price is correct for today, but you buy in bulk and at low prices. These kinds of orders are just for fooling newbies. See if you can do it. If you can, then do it. If not, I'll find another store."
Two hours later, Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu each came out carrying a large box; Ye Cheng carried the computer case, and Xiao Hu carried the monitor.
The reputation of the monitor is quite important, so it should be held by a capable person.
At this time, it was a CRT monitor with a huge butt, and picking it up was really tough.
In the end, the boss agreed to the price of 5300, but he wouldn't include a mousepad, which really annoyed me.
Ye Cheng didn't pay any attention. While the boss was installing the machine and starting to install the system, he went up to the 4th floor to buy discs.
Back in 2002, genuine games were scarce and hard to find, so most people played games and watched movies by buying DVDs.
Ye Cheng picked out a few: one was a system disk, because the system crashes all the time these days, and you'd be in trouble if you didn't buy a system disk; the second was a comprehensive collection of essential installation tools, which included all the small software and compressed videos.
To this day, Ye Cheng still can't figure out where these people got all that software from back then.
Then I bought a few more games: Diablo 2, Heroes of Might and Magic 3. These are games that can be played for decades, and even 20 years later, many people are still playing them.
Great, now I can farm gear in Diablo at night.
Carrying such an expensive computer, Ye Cheng couldn't bear to take the bus, so he took a taxi and spent several tens of yuan to transport the computer back home.
When they arrived, Xiao Hu refused to leave, insisting that Ye Cheng turn on the computer and install the game.
This kind of gaming syndrome is a common problem among men; Ye Cheng did it when he was a child.
My relative bought a Famicom (FC) console. Just to play games, he rode his bicycle away without saying goodbye at 6 a.m. and rode more than ten kilometers just to play a few games.
Therefore, never underestimate the effort a man will put into playing games.
so...
While Ye Cheng was setting up the game, he had Xiao Hu mop the entire floor of his room. This guy was completely different from his usual hesitant self; he practically dragged the cement floor until it sparked.
Ye Cheng first installed Heroes of Might and Magic 3, which is quite difficult to learn. After playing for half an hour, Xiao Hu was a bit confused and lost interest.
"Brother, I don't understand this. I've died so many times already."
"Nonsense, if you send a bunch of skeletons to fight a buffalo, you're bound to die. You need to know how to read stats." As a pioneer, Ye Cheng gave Xiao Hu a good lesson, and the guy nodded repeatedly.
The phone line wasn't installed yet, so there was no way to access the internet. Ye Cheng let Xiao Hu play for a while before turning off the phone and urging him to go home for dinner.
I haven't gone beachcombing yet today, so I can't waste this luck!
I'm going to participate in a competition tomorrow, and the bait needs to be exchanged for points. If I don't get a lot of points, I won't be able to afford the bait later.
Moreover, I spent six or seven thousand yuan today, and my savings are down to only twelve thousand yuan. I need to work harder.
After dinner, Ye Cheng took Xiao Hu to go beachcombing.
"Bro, why aren't you fishing tonight? I think fishing is fun, you get that feeling of skill."
"I need to save my touch, I have a match tomorrow."
Actually, Ye Cheng was reluctant to part with these points. If he used too many points tonight, it would be ridiculous if he didn't have enough points to exchange for bait tomorrow.
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