Desktop, Labtop or Build it Myself???

ryby2 · 02-17-2008, 06:32 PM

hey ive recently been looking for a new computer. I was going to build my own but then i saw what i believe to be a good sale at Best Buy for a desktop and a pretty nice labtop
here is the link for the desktop:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....prd85200050000

and here is the link for the laptop:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1195599780039

they also come with a free game. ( im looking for a crysis rig) and i believe that the computer could do it.

But here is the real question which would be better to buy the pc or laptop or build my own for the same price range?

thanks for your help

czepluch · 02-17-2008, 06:34 PM

Build it your self!

dougland · 02-17-2008, 06:49 PM

It's a laPtop...but yeah build it yourself

ryby2 · 02-17-2008, 07:48 PM

can u guys show me a set up for $1200 with everything (monitor, keyboard etc) and being able to play crysis on high?

[-0MEGA-] · 02-17-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ryby2

can u guys show me a set up for $1200 with everything (monitor, keyboard etc) and being able to play crysis on high?

Thats not going to happen with $1200 if you need the monitor and OS.

ryby2 · 02-17-2008, 08:04 PM

so in this case it would be better to buy the prebuilt computer from best buy...

oscaryu1 · 02-17-2008, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Thats not going to happen with $1200 if you need the monitor and OS.

A GTS G92 should play it quite well, maybe not fully 100% maxxed out, but on High, wouldn't it?

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so in this case it would be better to buy the prebuilt computer from best buy...

Go to Best Buy, and look at their $1200 computers.

1) Their overpriced
2) Their prebuilt
3) Their GFXs are probably gonna be "LE" or a 8500.
4) They probably can't even play Crysis on Medium.

just a noob · 02-17-2008, 11:13 PM

the desktop he just pointed out had an 8800gt in it for 1200 bucks with a 22" moniter im pretty sure it had 3gb of ram(didn't really look)

ryby2 · 02-17-2008, 11:35 PM

yeah it had 3gb. thats why this is a hard choice. the monitor is really nice also....

just a noob · 02-17-2008, 11:50 PM

im sure it would play crysis on medium with that card dunno on the psu though i looked at the fx7020 and it only had 400 watts so dunno might wanna try for a dell configured the way you want it or if you want to you could build a computer the way you want it

02-17-2008, 06:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
ryby2 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 47	Desktop, Labtop or Build it Myself??? hey ive recently been looking for a new computer. I was going to build my own but then i saw what i believe to be a good sale at Best Buy for a desktop and a pretty nice labtop here is the link for the desktop:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....prd85200050000 and here is the link for the laptop:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1195599780039 they also come with a free game. ( im looking for a crysis rig) and i believe that the computer could do it. But here is the real question which would be better to buy the pc or laptop or build my own for the same price range? thanks for your help Last edited by ryby2; 02-17-2008 at 08:04 PM.

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02-17-2008, 06:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
czepluch Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 227	Build it your self!

02-17-2008, 06:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
dougland Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 382	It's a laPtop...but yeah build it yourself

02-17-2008, 07:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
ryby2 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 47	can u guys show me a set up for $1200 with everything (monitor, keyboard etc) and being able to play crysis on high?

02-17-2008, 08:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
ryby2 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 47	so in this case it would be better to buy the prebuilt computer from best buy...

02-17-2008, 11:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
just a noob Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 999	the desktop he just pointed out had an 8800gt in it for 1200 bucks with a 22" moniter im pretty sure it had 3gb of ram(didn't really look)

02-17-2008, 11:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
ryby2 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 47	yeah it had 3gb. thats why this is a hard choice. the monitor is really nice also....

02-17-2008, 11:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
just a noob Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 999	im sure it would play crysis on medium with that card dunno on the psu though i looked at the fx7020 and it only had 400 watts so dunno might wanna try for a dell configured the way you want it or if you want to you could build a computer the way you want it