VoodooGypsy
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Hello, I just joined the forums today.
I need help from you knowledgeable people because I am a "noob" when it comes to computers.
I'm looking to buy a new computer.
It can be custom built through a company or a prebuilt big name brand, as long as it suits my needs.
So here is what I'll need the computer for.
Gaming: I'll for sure play CS:S, Day of Defeat: Source, Call of Duty: World at War, and Rose Online.
I want to play competitively, but don't need to run every game on the highest settings. I want to run the games on just the average or default settings.
Of course I may expand or shrink my gaming choices down the road.
School: I just need Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.
Random: I mess around with Photoshop CS mainly for gaming forums, nothing too big. I also surf the web a lot and play flash games and watch animations on Newgrounds and similar websites.
I also use iTunes and like to download movies. Right now I have 18.3 Gigs of music (and 4 movies) on iTunes. Along with that, I have about 26 Gigs of movies on my computer.
And there you have it.
I need a cheap/affordable computer that can play on average settings online , handle small-time photo editing in Photoshop CS, and listen to my music collection.
My friend says I should be able to get a computer for about $600 that will suit my needs.
So I'm looking to not go above $600. I would love to stay at the $500 mark. Cheaper the better! to a certain extent.
Edit: I already have a Bose sound system, ViewSonic monitor that will hold for a while, keyboard and mouse (though both are showing signs of use). I also have a HP Printer. So all I need is the comp.
I need help from you knowledgeable people because I am a "noob" when it comes to computers.
I'm looking to buy a new computer.
It can be custom built through a company or a prebuilt big name brand, as long as it suits my needs.
So here is what I'll need the computer for.
Gaming: I'll for sure play CS:S, Day of Defeat: Source, Call of Duty: World at War, and Rose Online.
I want to play competitively, but don't need to run every game on the highest settings. I want to run the games on just the average or default settings.
Of course I may expand or shrink my gaming choices down the road.
School: I just need Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.
Random: I mess around with Photoshop CS mainly for gaming forums, nothing too big. I also surf the web a lot and play flash games and watch animations on Newgrounds and similar websites.
I also use iTunes and like to download movies. Right now I have 18.3 Gigs of music (and 4 movies) on iTunes. Along with that, I have about 26 Gigs of movies on my computer.
And there you have it.
I need a cheap/affordable computer that can play on average settings online , handle small-time photo editing in Photoshop CS, and listen to my music collection.
My friend says I should be able to get a computer for about $600 that will suit my needs.
So I'm looking to not go above $600. I would love to stay at the $500 mark. Cheaper the better! to a certain extent.
Edit: I already have a Bose sound system, ViewSonic monitor that will hold for a while, keyboard and mouse (though both are showing signs of use). I also have a HP Printer. So all I need is the comp.
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