I need advices in buying a Desktop please

weltall2006 · 03-03-2006, 10:01 PM

Guys, my budget range is between 2500US to 3000US. And I want to get the best Desktop possible. But I haven't shopped for desktops in many years, and I need experts' advices.

I'm buying a desktop mostly for personal use. I am planning to take a lot of computer courses. I also wanna create a home media centre in my room. I will also use it for gaming.

First of all, should I wait for Windows Vista? I heard great things about it and I heard it's coming pretty soon. You guys think I should wait for a few months?

Secondly, I don't have a TV yet in my new apartment. But since I'm trying to buy a good PC, maybe I should just get a larger monitor and use it as a TV. What do you guys think? I'm planning to buy PS3, so I need HDMI connection, but HDTV with HDMI connection can be extremely expensive. I'd rather use that money to get a better PC and monitor, with a TV tuner.

Anyway, please advice me on this. Graphics Card, CPU, monitor, etc etc. Thank you in advance.

elmarcorulz · 03-03-2006, 10:05 PM

Will you be building one, or would you prefer one pre-built?

And Vista is scheduled for release for late this year, so you should see it in store by mid 2007

Jet · 03-03-2006, 10:21 PM

read the 101s on each topic in their respective forums

weltall2006 · 03-03-2006, 10:32 PM

I don't know how to build one. So, I guess I have no choice but to buy a pre-built PC.

weltall2006 · 03-03-2006, 10:35 PM

Also, should I get Windows XP Media Centre Edition or Windows XP Professional?

Why is XP Pro more expensive than XP Media Centre?

Bootup05 · 03-03-2006, 10:39 PM

Building one really isn't that hard, if you have about a week to get tips and guides ( im sure people on this forum would be glad to help ) , you will be able to build your own and get a much better deal!

[-0MEGA-] · 03-03-2006, 10:39 PM

For that price range you would be better off buying a pre-built one.

XP Home: Designed for the average user.
XP Media Center: Designed if you want to watch TV on your PC.
XP Pro: Designed for business's or people who require advanced networking needs.

weltall2006 · 03-03-2006, 10:45 PM

I would really love too. But that means I gotta configure everything myself. It sounds kinda scary.

03-03-2006, 10:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
weltall2006 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 28	I need advices in buying a Desktop please Guys, my budget range is between 2500US to 3000US. And I want to get the best Desktop possible. But I haven't shopped for desktops in many years, and I need experts' advices. I'm buying a desktop mostly for personal use. I am planning to take a lot of computer courses. I also wanna create a home media centre in my room. I will also use it for gaming. First of all, should I wait for Windows Vista? I heard great things about it and I heard it's coming pretty soon. You guys think I should wait for a few months? Secondly, I don't have a TV yet in my new apartment. But since I'm trying to buy a good PC, maybe I should just get a larger monitor and use it as a TV. What do you guys think? I'm planning to buy PS3, so I need HDMI connection, but HDTV with HDMI connection can be extremely expensive. I'd rather use that money to get a better PC and monitor, with a TV tuner. Anyway, please advice me on this. Graphics Card, CPU, monitor, etc etc. Thank you in advance.

03-03-2006, 10:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
elmarcorulz VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 6,032	Will you be building one, or would you prefer one pre-built? And Vista is scheduled for release for late this year, so you should see it in store by mid 2007 __________________ C2D E6300 @ 2.6Ghz Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 2GB DDR2 667 1TB (1x500GB 2x250GB HDD) BFG 8800GTS 320MB PFC Til I Die

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,404	For that price range you would be better off buying a pre-built one. XP Home: Designed for the average user. XP Media Center: Designed if you want to watch TV on your PC. XP Pro: Designed for business's or people who require advanced networking needs. __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593

03-03-2006, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
weltall2006 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 28	I don't know how to build one. So, I guess I have no choice but to buy a pre-built PC.

03-03-2006, 10:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
weltall2006 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 28	Also, should I get Windows XP Media Centre Edition or Windows XP Professional? Why is XP Pro more expensive than XP Media Centre?

03-03-2006, 10:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
weltall2006 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 28	I would really love too. But that means I gotta configure everything myself. It sounds kinda scary.

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