Buying a new pc... Advice needed..

[fatherdeath]

Alright, well since im getting tired of this old heap im on, i've decided into looking for an upgrade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm considering buying a new pc, and i need some input.

 

 

 

First off, my budget is roughly $1,000 (US).

 

 

 

And i intend this computer to be for gaming/other junk

 

 

 

that being said....

 

 

 

whats a decent vid. card that i could get for a moderate price, as well that could suppost most games?

 

 

 

Also what processor?

 

 

 

Also, id like around 1000mb of ram...

 

 

 

Any sites would also be helpful if i can find out the hardware that would be best suited.....

 

 

 

Lately, ive been checking into ibuypower.com and cyberpowerinc.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

anyway, any advice/suggestions will be GREATLY apprectiated!

[indy500fan]

probably get a better response by posting this in the tech and computers forum. also there is a sticky in there about good places to buy parts.

[Peter]

Moved to Tech and Computers.

[Guest andyizcool]

With you budget you could get the best stuff if you're building a PC yourself. Make sure you get an Athlon since they're the best processors. You could have 2GB of RAM and 400GB+ Hard Drive with your budget. Anything you want and your budget should get it easily. However if you buying a PC they charge more and put rubbish parts in them mainly. Building your own PC will save a lot of money and it's not too hard.

[fatherdeath]

i beg to differ... i know i cant get NEAR the best pc with my budget even if i build it myself... anyway...i still would like to know what type of processer, and video car Not just the brand, but specifics... thanks

[Guest andyizcool]

i beg to differ... i know i cant get NEAR the best pc with my budget even if i build it myself... anyway...i still would like to know what type of processer, and video car Not just the brand, but specifics... thanks

 

 

 

I was estimating $1000 = ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã1500-2000 and that would get you a load of good things from a computer parts website I know. Not the best PC but a pretty good home PC if you're willing to put some work into building it. ;) For processors I was thinking along the lines of AMD Athlon 64. For your graphics card you could get one with the best graphics memory (256MB) and I'm not sure on brands here but anything expensive with 256MB is decent.

[Hannibal]

 

i beg to differ... i know i cant get NEAR the best pc with my budget even if i build it myself... anyway...i still would like to know what type of processer, and video car Not just the brand, but specifics... thanks

 

 

 

I was estimating $1000 = ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã1500-2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.google.com would tell you that atm, 1 usd is about 0.5635 british pounds. So your conversion skills suck :).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You should be able to get a somewhat decent computer with that money, but please state whether you can reuse your current monitor (or want a new one), as well as if you have suitable keyboard, mouse and speakers. This kind of affects the amount of money you can spend on core components :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit: as for 'gaming' - what kind of gaming? Like, HL2 / Doom3 / AOE3 at highest quality with full anisoptric filtering? Or just a game of runescape? There's a difference, you know...

[Mementh]

well thanks to my memory in my computer (one of my slots went bad)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i loearned that a centurion amd chip and board is about $200.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for a low end stuff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for higher end your looking at spening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

board = 150-250~

 

 

 

cpu =250~ amd

 

 

 

memory = 160~ (1 gig)

 

 

 

hard drives from $80-150 for about 80-300 gigs

 

 

 

case about $40-150 (mods and lights)

 

 

 

power supply (get a good one.. always better to get more then you need)

 

 

 

video card.. nvidia is pretty good.. you should be able to get a good one from about 150-200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

its a bit more then you planned but you will have a good system

[2pac]

You can get a pretty nice PC for 1000 bux. I would recommend you get a laptop, yeah they cost more than desktops, but I just feel 10X better working on a laptop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

go to http://www.dell.com/tv for some "OK" deals on both desktops and laptops :).

[Stuart_G]

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811146015 - $80.00

 

 

 

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153020 - $72.00

 

 

 

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533 - $201.00

 

 

 

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128268 - $80.99

 

 

 

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144203 - $73.50

 

 

 

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440 - $79.55

 

 

 

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125175 - $174.00

 

 

 

DVD Burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827129164 - $41.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Price - $803.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a look, you may like it, you may not. Other members can feel free to change parts if they dont match or you think that there is something better that can be used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And that total price is not including speakers, k/b, mouse or monitor, im just assuming youll use the ones you currently have.

[Service]

newegg.com is your google here. I guess the X800gto2 is the best GFX card you can get. It's basically a x850xt PE with 12 Pipelines. The x800gto2 has a 100% chance to unlock to a x850xt PE, the brand is sapphire. Go get it! It's a really hot item!

[fatherdeath]

well i wasnt really planning on using it for any fps's... i do know that their requirements are the highest of any of the games... but idk probably more along the lines of aoe3...etc and some rpgs maybe...thanks everyone else... i was planning on getting new mouse/keyboard/moniter...

 

 

 

also....even if i went along the lines of building my own liek that wondows alone would put the cost up higher than a bundle at one of those ebsites i mentioned.... oh and dell... it sucks... anyone who has ever shooped around and looked at the prices they charge know its WAY too high of a price for what you actaully get...

[Guest andyizcool]

www.google.com would tell you that atm, 1 usd is about 0.5635 british pounds. So your conversion skills suck :).

 

 

 

My conversion skills don't suck, I just remembered it the wrong way round. Either way I could get a whole new great PC for around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã400 ($710) with some of the best quality stuff.

[sjiskebab5]

i'd say get a Amd Athlon 64 processor and 200gb of Hard Disk,1 gb of ram,256mb video card and about a motherboard..just take one from gigabyte i suggest agp8x/ddr 400 of the k8triton series

[Stuart_G]

i'd say get a Amd Athlon 64 processor and 200gb of Hard Disk,1 gb of ram,256mb video card and about a motherboard..just take one from gigabyte i suggest agp8x/ddr 400 of the k8triton series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI-E is the way to go, as thats the connection theyll be using on most new cards. That, and its better than AGP anyway. But because AGP is an older format, you can get mother boards and video card for a bit cheaper than what youd pay for a PCI-E card an mother board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So if you want to be able to upgrade again in a few years, PCI-E is probably the way to go. If not AGP might be fine until you want to upgrade again, and youll probably need to get a PCI-E board then anyway.

[jammy316]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

board = 150-250~

 

 

 

cpu =250~ amd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or buy a deal on Ebay, Mobo/CPU for less ;). 300 Dollars I'd think, 150 Pounds for it here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And get a Mobo with PCI- E, its the way for gaming (Saves you having to spend even more for awhile).