redskins4life234 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Hey guys, I'm getting a new computer soon, and I need some help with some good ones. I want a one with: -Good gaming (Dont need great, jsut good, good enough to play games without probs) -School work (Good with word powerpoint, etc) -Good internet (Runs the net fine, for research, surfing, games) -Fast and lastly -Good memory. Thanks for the help guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Hey guys, I'm getting a new computer soon, and I need some help with some good ones.I want a one with: -Good gaming (Dont need great, jsut good, good enough to play games without probs) -School work (Good with word powerpoint, etc) -Good internet (Runs the net fine, for research, surfing, games) -Fast and lastly -Good memory. Thanks for the help guys. Ha. By research you mean porn right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins4life234 Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 Ha. By research you mean porn right? Only when the rents arn't home, haha j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNSTONE Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 That's funny! :rofl: I bought my E Machines PC for 500$ at C.City, without a moniter. It has a DVD burner, 512mb RAM, 3.3 ghz. I bought it a year ago. This is what I suggest. Get a PC with numbers similar to those. Even less if the price is right. If you shopped around you could find a good used PC for far less. Or a new one for $400. Then buy a Xbox 360 for 400$. It's better than a highend PC, and has none of the headaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Dell makes some gaming machines these days and not all of them are tricked out and super pricey. My advice would be to build your own. Not only will doing so instantly put you ahead of most people in terms of working knowledge of computers, but if you are smart you can put together a good machine for less money. This option is clearly not for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheREALJBird Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 In terms of gaming with a computer, your best bet is to go with an AMD based processor in your computer, AMD isn't overly priced ike Dell and they have solid computers that run good with memory and everything else as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheREALJBird Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Dell makes some gaming machines these days and not all of them are tricked out and super pricey. My advice would be to build your own. Not only will doing so instantly put you ahead of most people in terms of working knowledge of computers, but if you are smart you can put together a good machine for less money. This option is clearly not for everyone. Yea that's what I did, I ordered all of the components and built mine, paid about 600 total for something that would of cost over 1000 if I ordered it as a whole...i'm thinking of things to do now to upgrade it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMalcolmConnection Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/ Seriously, with prices like on that website, it's like they are stolen. Those computers are INSANE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMalcolmConnection Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I built mine from scratch too, but if I knew about this website, I wouldn't have. The parts are insane and so are the prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsForLife260 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 dells are nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erigion Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/Seriously, with prices like on that website, it's like they are stolen. Those computers are INSANE. Only problem with Cyberpower is their mediocre Reseller Rating: http://www.resellerratings.com/seller6897.html You forgot to include what your price range was because now I'm gonna recommend going with Voodoo and Falcon Northwest, even if they are horribly priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/Seriously, with prices like on that website, it's like they are stolen. Those computers are INSANE. Those prices are really good! Anyone have one of those? There has to be a catch somewhere.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins4life234 Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 I want a prebuilt one. DOn;t need any of the extra complicated stuff. Its jsut going to be a chanukah gift from my dad. Pricerange- No oover 1,500$ right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I got a better plan. Scratch the computer. Get 1500 dollars and buy a used motorcycle. Then, when you turn 16, you'll get all the tail in the world, thus negating the need to surf the web for porn. Sorry I'm not being helpful, I need diversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Only problem with Cyberpower is their mediocre Reseller Rating: http://www.resellerratings.com/seller6897.htmlYou forgot to include what your price range was because now I'm gonna recommend going with Voodoo and Falcon Northwest, even if they are horribly priced. Holy crap those are some bad reviews. The one thing you don't want to hear when thinking of buying a PC is hardware problems, and not only are there a lot of them listed on that site but they all seem to be very similar. Looks like Cyberpower is using bad parts and judging by their crappy customer service, they know it and don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebornempowered Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 With that kind of a budget you could build an amazing machine!!! I know you don't want to build but it is not hard at all and you could have a machine that could play games on high settings for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I want a prebuilt one. DOn;t need any of the extra complicated stuff. Its jsut going to be a chanukah gift from my dad.Pricerange- No oover 1,500$ right now. 1500? Dude you can buy a good machine for that loot! Alien Ware 1,400 and if you can get an alienware then you can certainly get a dell for less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erigion Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Alienware? No. If this were 5-6 years ago Alienware would be one of the best places to buy a prebuilt computer. Now their quality has really dropped off since they decided they wanted to expand their market. If you don't need a fancy looking computer take a look at these sites: http://www.ecspc.biz/ http://www.kc-computers.com/ http://www.pugetsystems.com/ http://www.abspc.com/ All of these sites have a Reseller Rating of 9 or better. The first two have a rating of 10, the highest you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Those prices are really good! Anyone have one of those? There has to be a catch somewhere.... I built 6 full blown gamers through Cyberpower this last year. Not one of them has had a single problem. If you decide to go with one they have pre-built and put a lower price tag on it, it's on you for not using the quality parts. There is a drop down for every part down to the IDE cables. I can't speak on the customer service as I have not had to use their service one time. I have read a few bad reviews, however I have not had any problems to speak of. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Mac, baby, mac. I've had NO problems with mine. No viruses, spyware, popups, freezing, crashing...anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Mac, baby, mac. I've had NO problems with mine. No viruses, spyware, popups, freezing, crashing...anything. ...and not many games to choose from. Go Mac! :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 ...and not many games to choose from. Go Mac! :doh: Not true, there's a whole wall of em at the mac store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins4life234 Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 My dad wants Me to try to find a good Dell, HP, Compact, or IBM. He doesnt want to take a risk with some of the lesser kown companys. (Thanks for the help so far guys) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 My dad wants Me to try to find a good Dell, HP, Compact, or IBM.He doesnt want to take a risk with some of the lesser kown companys. (Thanks for the help so far guys) Dell makes gaming systems. Just make sure you get one that has a good video card and 1gig of RAM. Both of those are needed to makes sure you can play whatever game you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erigion Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 My dad wants Me to try to find a good Dell, HP, Compact, or IBM.He doesnt want to take a risk with some of the lesser kown companys. (Thanks for the help so far guys) Show him this link and let him read the reviews: http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1867.html Then show him these links: http://www.resellerratings.com/seller_info.pl?seller_id=2092 http://www.resellerratings.com/seller_info.pl?seller_id=1595 http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1537.html http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1431.html You're taking more of a risk buying from Dell, HP, or Compaq. HP and Compaq make horrible desktops. IBM doesn't know the meaning of the word "gaming." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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