BayouBrave86 Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Whats up? Down in Baton Rouge now loving it, have been for a few weeks now..went to the game last night, had a great time..can hardly talk now. Anyway, I've been getting by using a pretty old lap top the past few weeks but I need to buy a new computer, preferably a desktop because I doubt I could find a good lap top for 1,000 bucks. 1,000 bucks is my budget, Im looking at Dell.com, are there any other good buys out there? I have been tryin to build a good computer but can't seem to keep it under a 1,000. I want a CD burner, good video card..well good enough so I can play some games on it if need be, a DVD player, a program that I can use to burn cd's, pretty good memory, and speakers with a subwoofer. Oh and possibly a flat screen but I doub't I'd be able to fit that in. Im not looking for an 8400, preferaly a 4600? What is the difference? Do I really need such a powerful computer? If anyone could help me out, it would be much appreciated. Again it doesn't have to be Dell, I just need a reliable good computer that has good technical support in case something goes wrong with it while im in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani2 Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 www.pricewatch.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 If you want to actually build it from scratch you can get a very good computer by getting parts from www.newegg.com I got my computer parts and got some friends to put it together for free; the parts and S&H a little over $700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASMTrainer Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 If you plan on playing games on it you can't put 1 together for under a $1000, well you can but it will be a crappy one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsofwashington Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Finance it and get a good one. It will be worth it. A good computer payed out over time will be more expensive but you can get a killer system for a relatively cheap monthly payment. Plus you can pay the loan off any time you want with no penalty. I financed my laptop from dell and paid it off quick and the process was painless. A system that I am drooling over is the hewlett packard m1050y. Its a media center pc with all the fixings and a removable storage thing that would be perfect for all my music. The good thing about sticking to your budget is that you can always upgrade parts. Good luck.http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_series.do?series_name=m1050y_series&catLevel=2&category=desktops/media_center&storeName=computer_store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afkidd Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 i bought a dell 3.0ghz, with a 128mb video card, 1 gig of ram, speakers + amp, free printer for a little over a grand. its not great but it gets the job done quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manichispanic Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 100% build your pc, you'll never forget how to do it........ i recommend www.directron.com they ship out of TX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 If you're building, just don't chince out- All of the above sites are great for getting parts. Maybe try getting a motherboard that can be upgraded rather easily. Like one that has up to 1.5 gigs of Ram or somehting, but only buy 512- make sure it can handle 3.2 ghz processor, and get an Athlon that can be upgraded cheap in a few years- try a refurbished monitor, LCDs still kick major ass for gaming as long as they are big, get a soundcard, video card and the other bells and whistles later. You won't find anything that is worth it in the long run for $1000 unless you cut some corners and plan on investing down the road... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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