Newbie with a question

beavs · 04-16-2008, 10:15 PM

I went to the Dell's website, to browse what PC I want. It only narrows it down to a couple since I rather not buy a monitor from them. They had what I wanted except for the processor, it only gives me the Intel core 2 extreme and it was nearly $3,000 dollars.

This is what I'm looking for or close to it. Suggestions welcome.

Product
Windows Vista Home Premium

Monitor
Samsung 245BW 24" Widescreen (great reviews unlike the dell monitors)

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo or Quad

Memory
4GB

Gaming (graphics)
ATI Radeon X1600, The Nvidia GeForce 7600, or higher

Hard Drive
500GB is that enough?

Optical Drive
Unsure

cohen · 04-16-2008, 10:24 PM

Don't go for Dell they are crap!!!

Build your own...

Got to http://www.newegg.com and search

I will post some recommendations later today.

Tuffie · 04-17-2008, 01:51 AM

Yeah man build your own.

You should be able to do a pretty fair system (Such as the on you posted) for a lot less then $3000

If you give us a budget and the type of CPU and graphics card, I am sure we will be able to give you a pretty good look build.

Tuffie.

cohen · 04-17-2008, 01:54 AM

What is your budget and i can build you a computer - i will give you some links.

ellanky · 04-17-2008, 02:33 AM

yes build your own! its not only cheaper in some cases its fun! :3 Newegg rocks!

g25racer · 04-17-2008, 02:46 AM

Build your own or buy a more reliable pc than Dell!! I recommend HP, Acer, or maybe even a gateway but not a DELL!!

Camper · 04-17-2008, 03:58 AM

Building is not for everyone. It can be done and it's not hard to do. I built many computers but did not have the time. I love my new Dell so far.

Most of the good Dell deals can be found here.
http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/deals/

cohen · 04-17-2008, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camper

Building is not for everyone. It can be done and it's not hard to do. I built many computers but did not have the time. I love my new Dell so far.

Most of the good Dell deals can be found here.
http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/deals/

Well if you were to go and buy a desktop i would buy a HP or an Acer.

Vizy93 · 04-17-2008, 04:31 AM

Alot of people dont like dells but, ive never even had one so i cannot comment. for the 3 grand your putting down, its a waste, i can tell you that for sure. It sure is better to build it, but if its not for you, go for a reliable company like HP, Acer, or even something along te lines of compaq (the other members are throwing up here). but our first computer ever was a compaq and its like 10 years old and still runs. never had a problem. we dont use it though, slow as crap.

jc240 · 04-17-2008, 12:31 PM

i built my own and its a dell they aren't bad but im just trying to get rid of the dells i have now. i have like 4 or 5 desktop dells im trying to get rid of.

04-16-2008, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
beavs New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2	Newbie with a question I went to the Dell's website, to browse what PC I want. It only narrows it down to a couple since I rather not buy a monitor from them. They had what I wanted except for the processor, it only gives me the Intel core 2 extreme and it was nearly $3,000 dollars. This is what I'm looking for or close to it. Suggestions welcome. Product Windows Vista Home Premium Monitor Samsung 245BW 24" Widescreen (great reviews unlike the dell monitors) Processor Intel Core 2 Duo or Quad Memory 4GB Gaming (graphics) ATI Radeon X1600, The Nvidia GeForce 7600, or higher Hard Drive 500GB is that enough? Optical Drive Unsure Last edited by beavs; 04-16-2008 at 10:18 PM.

04-17-2008, 02:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
ellanky Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Age: 18 Posts: 260	yes build your own! its not only cheaper in some cases its fun! :3 Newegg rocks! __________________ MoboAbit AN52 CPUAMD Athlon 64 LE -1600 GraphicsGeforce 8800GS Memory2GB DDR2

04-17-2008, 02:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,583	Build your own or buy a more reliable pc than Dell!! I recommend HP, Acer, or maybe even a gateway but not a DELL!! __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & XP Pro and Vista Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

04-17-2008, 03:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 22 Posts: 1,227	Building is not for everyone. It can be done and it's not hard to do. I built many computers but did not have the time. I love my new Dell so far. Most of the good Dell deals can be found here. http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/deals/ __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM Nvidia 8600 GT 500GB HD

04-17-2008, 04:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
Vizy93 Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: LA, Westside Age: 14 Posts: 2,174	Alot of people dont like dells but, ive never even had one so i cannot comment. for the 3 grand your putting down, its a waste, i can tell you that for sure. It sure is better to build it, but if its not for you, go for a reliable company like HP, Acer, or even something along te lines of compaq (the other members are throwing up here). but our first computer ever was a compaq and its like 10 years old and still runs. never had a problem. we dont use it though, slow as crap. __________________ RnB Session- get updated Hulu- TV quality clips/shows/movies My Slurpee Cup- life's elixir

04-17-2008, 12:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
jc240 New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 12	i built my own and its a dell they aren't bad but im just trying to get rid of the dells i have now. i have like 4 or 5 desktop dells im trying to get rid of.

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