Buying a new PC

Iggy · 07-21-2008, 01:12 AM

anyone know a good site for one?? been lookin at Cyberpowerpc anyone have any xp with them? looking to spend about 1500- 2000

Thelounge · 07-21-2008, 01:21 AM

hardforum.com
slickdeals.net

for parts, and slickdeals can sometimes net already built desktops

Niber · 07-21-2008, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iggy

anyone know a good site for one?? been lookin at Cyberpowerpc anyone have any xp with them? looking to spend about 1500- 2000

They're owned by ibuypower, which made my PC. They're nice and cheap if you don't require tech support -- ever.

* Don't buy a laptop tho!

(Moving this thread to tech support.. )

Lizerd Keng · 07-21-2008, 06:40 PM

dealdump.com is decent. It lists several sites like slickdeals.net. But many of the "deals" overlap one another, or sometimes aren't "deals" at all.

For the most part, you can't go wrong with newegg.com if you plan to buy individual parts and build yourself.

If you want something medium to high end, dell.com is pretty good. If you want higher end though, you're probably better off building yourself (if you have the time/patience).

Why not vista? Or better yet Vista 64 bit? It's came a long way, and for a new build, there's really no reason NOT to, unless you using some old parts that don't have compatible drivers.

Laodaron · 07-21-2008, 06:49 PM

Dell - $870. Core 2 Quad 2.0 3GB RAM 250GB HD 8800GT 512MB
24" monitor - ~$250

Why not use Dell.com? They aren't bad PCs and you can find coupons all OVER the net.

Niber · 07-21-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lizerd Keng

For the most part, you can't go wrong with newegg.com if you plan to buy individual parts and build yourself.

Silly Lizerd, ask Lamil how his newegg experience has been. For one, I'll never build a computer after my experience with them. You finally get all your parts, put it together, nothing..

Then, you may or may not have the parts to troubleshoot the problem. If you don't? Send the whole thing back. One RMA could add a couple weeks and various shipping/restocking costs to your machine.

It's just not worth it when you consider most Dells/boutique brands have 100-200$ worth of markup.

Iggy · 07-21-2008, 08:12 PM

just went to ibuypower site and built this , how's it look? worth it?

Case ( Xion Dazl Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 950 Watt -- Tuniq Miniplant Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )
Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9450 (4x 2.66GHz/12MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)
Free 4GB Pen Drive )
Free Software/Game ( Free Game - [Halo 2] must purchase with Microsoft Windows Vista operation system )
Free Software/Game ( [Free] iBUYPOWER T-Shirt with Archlord Game Graphic on Back --- $19.99 value )
Free Software/Game ( [Free] iBUYPOWER Aegis Case - for your Games, Accessories, Disks, Manuals ... etc. --- $19.99 value )
Processor Cooling ( [New !!!] INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )
Motherboard ( [SLI] eVGA Nvidia nForce 780i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI )
Memory ( 4 GB [1 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Mushkin Xtreme w/Heat Spreader )
Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video - running SLI mode )
Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Cards [SLI enabled] Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( Gaming HARD DRIVES [Serial ATA-150, 10,000 RPM] WD Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 16M Cache Hard Drive )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive
( None )
Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )
Speaker System ( 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( None )
Mouse ( None )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None )
Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
TV Tuner ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )Sub Total: $2,186.00

Iggy · 07-21-2008, 08:13 PM

also i heard EQ2 cant be played on dual video cards, that true?

Pwnstrrr · 07-21-2008, 08:21 PM

ummm dunno....I dont think it can be played on Dual monitors...dunno about video cards

palantiri · 07-22-2008, 08:45 AM

get a core 2 duo e8400 and a radeon 4870, or two 4850's instead