Should I Build?

Dylanj123 · 02-02-2006, 07:35 AM

Hey I'm about to spend a fair wack of money on a laptop ~$2500 and was planning on getting -
'1Gb of RAM', '128Mb Video card', '15.4" WS' & '80Gb HDD' -
and so on and so forth so I was wondering if it was worth in say 6-8 Months time building myself a Desktop computer more for like games (I would still use the laptop for typing in comfort (eg. lying on the couch lol). So if i was to build myself a desktop aswell what price in AU$'s would I be looking at to be able to see decent change from the laptop to desktop that would cause me to sway more to the Desktop (therefore giving up ability to lie around the house and use it) to head back to the old desk.
So to sum it up basically just two questions,
1. Would I feel the diffence great enough to make the swich when it comes to games.
AND
2. What price in AU$'s (bought off australian sites or sites that offer postage here) would I be looking at to feel that difference?

Thanks for everyones input,
Dylan

Shiwen · 02-02-2006, 09:45 AM

Hi, I'm from Victoria as well. the cheapest parts from from www.msy.com.au

bigsaucybob · 02-02-2006, 01:19 PM

1. if ur into playing games then ur gonna have to spend a lot of money on a gaming laptop to play current games well

2. u get a lot more for the money when u build a desktop

so i wuld wait and build a desktop and i dont know about the whole currency thing but if u are willing to spend around 2500USD then u can have a really nice computer.

palmmann · 02-02-2006, 07:25 PM

even if that 2500 is aus then tha is still a decent chunk of change. you will be able to get a pretty good machine for that much. xe.com says 2500 aus is 1,884.03 USD

02-02-2006, 07:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dylanj123 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Victoria, Australia Age: 17 Posts: 148	Should I Build? Hey I'm about to spend a fair wack of money on a laptop ~$2500 and was planning on getting - '1Gb of RAM', '128Mb Video card', '15.4" WS' & '80Gb HDD' - and so on and so forth so I was wondering if it was worth in say 6-8 Months time building myself a Desktop computer more for like games (I would still use the laptop for typing in comfort (eg. lying on the couch lol). So if i was to build myself a desktop aswell what price in AU$'s would I be looking at to be able to see decent change from the laptop to desktop that would cause me to sway more to the Desktop (therefore giving up ability to lie around the house and use it) to head back to the old desk. So to sum it up basically just two questions, 1. Would I feel the diffence great enough to make the swich when it comes to games. AND 2. What price in AU$'s (bought off australian sites or sites that offer postage here) would I be looking at to feel that difference? Thanks for everyones input, Dylan

02-02-2006, 01:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	1. if ur into playing games then ur gonna have to spend a lot of money on a gaming laptop to play current games well 2. u get a lot more for the money when u build a desktop so i wuld wait and build a desktop and i dont know about the whole currency thing but if u are willing to spend around 2500USD then u can have a really nice computer. __________________ Equipt NOW

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02-02-2006, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shiwen Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 188	Hi, I'm from Victoria as well. the cheapest parts from from www.msy.com.au

02-02-2006, 07:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
palmmann banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 979	even if that 2500 is aus then tha is still a decent chunk of change. you will be able to get a pretty good machine for that much. xe.com says 2500 aus is 1,884.03 USD