Computer Purchase- Help- Im a noob

themarsvolta55 · 01-08-2006, 10:07 PM

hah

whats up guys

The reason why i am buying a new computer is because i need a faster, more up to date, more memory EXT. i am i mountain biker and i am going to be making my own websites, uploading all my vids from my video recorder ( i need a firewire port) i would like to have XP on it, more than 2 ghz, around 500mb RAM, and more than 80 gb of hard drive. i am probably talking bogus right now cause i dont really know what im talking about. please help

soo.....i am in need of buying a desktop. but i am not sure which combo to buy ( should i buy only a desktop then indivudually buy the mouse keyboard ect)

or should i buy complete system with monitor and tower and mouse and keyboard... EXT

the big prob is that i dont want to spend more than 400 on a tower alone with XP already installed

i am a highschooler with no job, and my parents

we do have a family computer downstairs, which is a compaq presario celeron prosessor, designed for windows 98 ( but it has XP on it) and has a purple plastic bubble where the joystick and usb ports are ( what is the computer called so i can find stats of it, cause my dad said its upgraded as much as it can with hardrive and RAM) and i will be getting the monitor from the downstairs computer with my new computer, and i have an extra keyboard

i know this is one hell of a confusing long post, but i need as much help as possible what brand to buy, which combo, and at the lowest price

thanks
jordan

[-0MEGA-] · 01-08-2006, 10:13 PM

I'd say try and get something with the following:

Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz ~$140
Motherboard w/Integrated Video ~$55
Windows XP Home ~$90
512MB DDR400 ~$35
200GB SATA hard drive ~$90

Total: ~$410.

themarsvolta55 · 01-08-2006, 10:17 PM

thanks man

what computer store is good to buy all those

( am i going to be buying all that seperately)?

showing me a link to each product at the same online sotre would be amazing

themarsvolta55 · 01-09-2006, 12:00 AM

the desktop downstairs is a Compaq 5900Z

i beilive now it has a 40gb harddrive, and a 128mb RAm, which is very poor. should i just buy those 3 products that geoff said above and put them in the compaq downstairs? ( the Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz ~$140...... the 200GB SATA hard drive ~$90......... and the 512MB DDR400 ~$35)
around $270?

Ctcoyote16 · 01-09-2006, 12:12 AM

no, buy a case and those parts from www.newegg.com and youre set
maybe you can actually use your compaqs case for the time being

01-08-2006, 10:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
themarsvolta55 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60	Computer Purchase- Help- Im a noob hah whats up guys The reason why i am buying a new computer is because i need a faster, more up to date, more memory EXT. i am i mountain biker and i am going to be making my own websites, uploading all my vids from my video recorder ( i need a firewire port) i would like to have XP on it, more than 2 ghz, around 500mb RAM, and more than 80 gb of hard drive. i am probably talking bogus right now cause i dont really know what im talking about. please help soo.....i am in need of buying a desktop. but i am not sure which combo to buy ( should i buy only a desktop then indivudually buy the mouse keyboard ect) or should i buy complete system with monitor and tower and mouse and keyboard... EXT the big prob is that i dont want to spend more than 400 on a tower alone with XP already installed i am a highschooler with no job, and my parents we do have a family computer downstairs, which is a compaq presario celeron prosessor, designed for windows 98 ( but it has XP on it) and has a purple plastic bubble where the joystick and usb ports are ( what is the computer called so i can find stats of it, cause my dad said its upgraded as much as it can with hardrive and RAM) and i will be getting the monitor from the downstairs computer with my new computer, and i have an extra keyboard i know this is one hell of a confusing long post, but i need as much help as possible what brand to buy, which combo, and at the lowest price thanks jordan

01-08-2006, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	I'd say try and get something with the following: Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz ~$140 Motherboard w/Integrated Video ~$55 Windows XP Home ~$90 512MB DDR400 ~$35 200GB SATA hard drive ~$90 Total: ~$410. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

01-08-2006, 10:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
themarsvolta55 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60	thanks man what computer store is good to buy all those ( am i going to be buying all that seperately)? showing me a link to each product at the same online sotre would be amazing Last edited by themarsvolta55; 01-08-2006 at 10:20 PM.

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Ctcoyote16 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Too' Oh' 'Tree Posts: 192	no, buy a case and those parts from www.newegg.com and youre set maybe you can actually use your compaqs case for the time being __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5 Ghz XFX Geforce 7800GT 256MB DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) Dual Channel Platinum W.D. Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM 3.0Gb/s HD Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W All on a DeLL 2005FPW:P 3DMark03- 16,352 3DMark05- 7,710 3DMark06- 4292

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01-09-2006, 12:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
themarsvolta55 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60	the desktop downstairs is a Compaq 5900Z i beilive now it has a 40gb harddrive, and a 128mb RAm, which is very poor. should i just buy those 3 products that geoff said above and put them in the compaq downstairs? ( the Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz ~$140...... the 200GB SATA hard drive ~$90......... and the 512MB DDR400 ~$35) around $270?