I have 1k to spend on a new computer. Any suggestions maybe links of what would be a good buy for that price? What i'll be using the computer for is school, games like cs, some business, and fun. Any suggestions?
It depends on your location and where you live, just browse EBAY you will get to know current prices then also contact local computer dealers they might give an attractive deal. But make sure to check with different people before making your final decision
I advice you to buy Sony laptop ( Vaio ) . I have one from them it is a great one and I am doing all my webmaster jobs by it .
If I were in your shoes I would check newegg for computers and laptops, besides that you can see the prices of computer components and digital cameras.
with newegg i'd have to make the computer myself. It's been a while i've done that stuff so i don't trust myself. I wanna buy one stock, by a brand name? anyone can link me a suggestion? one with fast processor
Not necessarily. Newegg sells full pre-built systems as well. On a side note, I'd freshen up, and build it myself. Personally, I'd rather build my stuff rather than buy it. If you are going the laptop route though, check out Dell. Some people hate them, I've had good experiences though. I got a dell 1520 Inspiron, 2GB DDR2-667, 120GB 7200RPM hdd, nVidia Geforce 8600GT, Windows XP Pro, 15.4 inch screen. Plays CSS perfect, and is handling most of the newest games.
I would not advise a laptop, would be stupid unless you were actually going to use a laptop for its primary function of being able to take it from A to B. If you have $1,000 and live in the US, i am not sure what the prices are like over there but they will be better than here so i would suggest: Something like what i currently have, i play css and its fine. I have about 180fps average and everything on High, however i turn HDR off because it looks horrible (stupid valve). Intel 2 Core Duo E6600 QUAD ASUS P5K PREMIUM MOTHERBOARD (if you can afford it go for DDR3 motherboard, will be more future proof) Corsair 4gb Dominator RAM runs at 6400 or 8200 can't remember. Samsung 500gb spinpoint hardrive 8800GT Graphics Card xfi gamer extreme sound card Antec 1200 case Corsaid 600w PSU Asus DVD rw drive. Noctua Heatsink Saitek Keyboard Logitech Mouse Samsung 206bw 20 inch widescreen monitor Logitech mic. Pretty much my rig, but just as an example, this is something that plays CSS fine.
eugh dell, are you being silly If you can build it your self and go for something like what i recommended up above. DONT GO FOR DELL.
There not top of the range, but you could do this. If your wanting a gaming computer and have a budget i advise building your own, computers are not that hard to build.
I used to be against dell, but honestly, I've had no trouble out of my dell. Of course, it was free...
Don't get me wrong, Dell are great computers...for average use. By this i mean they work perfectly fine for browsing the internet, using office and uploading pictures of your digital camera. But they are rubbish when it comes to gaming computers, through price the actual builds and more aspects too. you can get a lot more for your money through other means.
yes 1 thousand US dollars, and I need a desktop not a laptop. Dells.... eh... i'd rather not. Ok some of you have said to build it myself. I haven't done that in like 5 years so i don't trust myself. So whats the worst that could happen if i try to make it myself and mess up?
Good don't go with Dell. If you have built computers yourself in the past surely it is something that you woudlnt forget how to do. The worst that could happen is static damages the motherboard and you have to replace it however computer companies will just give you a new one free. As they can never prove that it was not damaged before hand. Anyways there isn't much that can go wrong unless your a moron and try and smash two components together. You obviously know what to do i am guessing, basically get the case screw the motherboard in, put the CPU in and then put the artic cooling thermal liquid on attach the heatsink then put the ram and put the psu in attach the 24 pin plug attach the 4 pin or 8 pin plug fasten dvd rom drives and hardrives do some cable management. Its pretty straight forward, i know i have missed somethings out there but i am sure you know. By building it yourself, you can save 10%-30% on the overall price of the computer if you were buying it in a shop.