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Post by
Hyde
I am in the process of getting a new desktop for my gaming/etc. needs. I plan on getting a pre-built one just for the simplicity and generally I can get a warranty from the place as well. I was thinking a desktop straight from Dell or BestBuy would be my best choice and I have been scoping them out from the two but my main concern is the video card. I know a lot of pre-built computers aren't up to snuff for gaming needs because of their graphics/video card. I was wondering if there was any way I could guarantee I'd be getting a good card for gaming or if their are any rigs out their that are pre-built that I can get here in Az that anyone knows of.
I don't have any other specifics I'm concerned for or anything I need specifically. I just have been needing a new computer extremely badly and I'm attempting to start the process of getting one now. The only thing I'm limiting is it needs to be under $1000, but looking around thats not too hard.
Post by
Sheridan
If you're not interested in building it yourself then I would suggest going with a company that builds gaming systems. This is just something I quickly put together on iBuyPower:
Case 1 x NZXT Apollo Gaming Case-Black
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i5 760 Processor (4x 2.80GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling 1 x Liquid CPU Cooling System - Standard 120mm Fan
Memory 1 x 4 GB DDR3-1333 Memory Module-** FREE Upgrade to DDR3-1600 ** Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 - 1GB - EVGA Superclocked
Video Card Brand 1 x Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA
Motherboard 1 x ASUS P7P55 LX
Motherboard USB / SATA Interface 1 x Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface
Power Supply 1 x 650 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-650TX
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 640 GB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s-Single Drive
Optical Drive 1 x 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive-Black
Sound Card 1 x 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card 1 x Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Operating System 1 x None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only
Keyboard 1 x iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard-Black
Mouse 1 x iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse
Speaker System 1 x iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System
Warranty 1 x Standard Warranty Service-Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support
Rush Service 1 x Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee)-No Rush Service
Subtotal $911.00
Post by
Hyde
The only reason I picked a prebuilt was because they offer payment plans. A payment plan is what I'm aiming at because I'm horrible at saving up, etc. : /
Post by
Hyde
Ok, changed what I'm doing. I am going to buy each piece individually over a set amount of time to save up my money. Each paycheck I'll buy a portion of the computer and put it together when I'm done.
My only problem now is I have no idea what parts I need, what is a good deal, or where to get them..
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Hyde
Well, I need to google to how-to's for putting a computer together and a list of everything I need. I'm too much of a software junkie to know that >.>
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