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Old 04-01-2008, 12:49 AM
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w00t got $ for a new computer!!! i need help picking one out

So i have no clue

i have a new monitor already

what do i need in a computer?
what do you recomend
and last what deals are there?
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how much you got?
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Originally Posted by silentkry
how much you got?
Ya tell us that first
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Originally Posted by silentkry
how much you got?
+1
what do you want to do with the computer?
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how much **** do you download a day?
how much do you intend to hold at any given time?
do need to be able to watch/hear it in high definition?
do you want to be able to make/edit your own?
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Originally Posted by silentkry
how much **** do you download a day?
how much do you intend to hold at any given time?
do need to be able to watch/hear it in high definition?
do you want to be able to make/edit your own?
alot
a bunch
meh secondary
i dont have a camera


i have 1k-1500
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but do u want a gamin pc or u jsut looking to get something that doesnt have win 95 anymore
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but do u want a gamin pc or u jsut looking to get something that doesnt have win 95 anymore
and no more crappy creative sound card?
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yah, its really gonna depend on whether you play you games or not.
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Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
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500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
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Dell USB Keyboard
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dude thats start price
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It's basically cheaper to buy a prebuilt than it is to buy your own now. Also, if you're looking more into performance, from what I've seen AMD Phenoms are no where near as good as the Intel Quad Core.
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Originally Posted by STi-owns-evo
It's basically cheaper to buy a prebuilt than it is to buy your own now. Also, if you're looking more into performance, from what I've seen AMD Phenoms are no where near as good as the Intel Quad Core.
yeah i built my last computer

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dude thats start price
what's wrong with the start price? all i changed was vista home to premium and a little more hdd space, everything else is sufficient.
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