$500 dollar pc needed

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breakthesilenc21

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I want a great pc for around $500 pre built.Im not expecting anything huge but it is going to be used for ocaisional gaming(basically only counterstrike and halo)
Music,internet,and aim. I just want a good pc for the money and possibly a tv tuner... lol

doesnt matter if its refurb or new, theres just so many pc's that i know nothing about out there and im impatient lol
 
I got my Compaq for $680 and just got my $50 rebate in the mail today. Build one with a Sempron and the price should be in the $500 range. Oh, and that's $680, tax and shipping included.

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Processor AMD Sempron(TM) 3200+ (1.8GHz / 256KB L2 cache)

Memory 512MB DDR-400MHz SDRAM (1x512)

Hard Drive 80GB 7200 rpm Ultra DMA Hard Drive

Primary CD/DVD Drive 48x max. CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive (48x32x16x48x)

Front Productivity Ports 2 USB 2.0, 1 Firewire, + Front Audio Ports

Graphics Card Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress HyperMemory

Monitor No Monitor

Sound Card Integrated 5.1 Capable Sound w/ Front Audio ports

Speakers No Speakers

Keyboard and Mouse Compaq Keyboard & Scroller Mouse

Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works 8.0/Money 2006/MSN Encarta Plus

$499 not including $50 mail in rebate. So get something like this then purchase a decent video card from newegg.
 
Whats the difference between sempron and athlon?
also i had 2 competeing computers
~gateway 816gm
  • Athlon 64 3400+ / 512MB DDR / 200GB HDD / DVD±RW Dual-Layer / CD-ROM / Flash Media Reader / NVIDIA NV34 Monza 128MB Video / Windows XP Media Center 2005 / Refurbished Media Center PC
~emachines T6524
  • AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz / 1GB DDR / 200GB HDD / Dual Layer DVD±RW/ Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 200 / Flash Media Reader / Windows XP Media Center 2005 / Refurbished Desktop PC

I really want a tv tuner though and i was wondering if shows you record can be burned onto dvd?

also i am trying to stay under 600 with shipping included
 
Ah right, forgot about the tuner, but it's not like you couldn't add one. I added one I had laying around to my compaq(which actually was pulled from an HP :P)

The Sempron is just the cheaper processor from AMD. It's still a strong performer. I got one in my laptop, nice processor. I'd take it any day over Intel's Celeron!

As for those 2 machines you posted, I'm not a huge fan of either of those brands. However, if I had to pick one, I'd go with the emachines due to the RAM and slightly faster CPU.

And yes, if you capture something you can burn it to a DVD.
 
Are they really different in performance wise though? because im not going to upgrade the memory that much probably only to 2 gigs on either computer plus im on a really tight budget...lol

you said the emachine has a faster cpu but its only 2.2 ghz when the gateway is 2.4?
 
All in all, those machines are practically identical. if you're going to upgrade the RAM, I guess there's no real difference. I know the onboard video on the emachines is pretty bad, but I'm not sure how it is on the Gateway. I've never really done any research on that chipset...

Um... records show that the Athlon 64 3400 is only 2.2GHz...
 
thats odd im not saying your wrong but it says this on tiger direct:

Processor Brand AMD

Processor Class Athlon 64

Processor Number 3400

Processor Speed 64 3400+ / 2.40GHz

Additional Technologies HyperTransport Technology

must be a mistake
 
breakthesilenc21 said:
I want a great pc for around $500 pre built.Im not expecting anything huge but it is going to be used for ocaisional gaming(basically only counterstrike and halo)
Music,internet,and aim. I just want a good pc for the money and possibly a tv tuner... lol

doesnt matter if its refurb or new, theres just so many pc's that i know nothing about out there and im impatient lol
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Try this prebuilt from cyberpowerpc. It gets free shipping. You also get 5% instant cashback, just make sure you type in the promo code on checkout. If you dont like this one, check out their other ones. They are a decent price for what you get. :)

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/ultra6000.asp?v=d
 
breakthesilenc21 said:
thats odd im not saying your wrong but it says this on tiger direct:

Processor Brand AMD

Processor Class Athlon 64

Processor Number 3400

Processor Speed 64 3400+ / 2.40GHz

Additional Technologies HyperTransport Technology

must be a mistake
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it could be socket 754 athlon64, thus 2.4ghz.
 
holyjunk125 - Why don't you learn how to type? :mad:

Anyway, something went wrong with my last computer. I could never pinpoint it, but I'm aiming towards a processor as everything else was swapped out. Because I didn't want to deal with it anymore, I just gutted it and purchased my compaq.
 
I am assuming that your price target does not include the monitor, so here goes:

MOTHERBOARD ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131569

PROCESSOR AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 800MHz FSB 512KB 125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103606

DDR RAM CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=20-145-026&depa=0

HDD 80GB Western Digital 7200RPM IDE 8MB WD800JB 55
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-122&depa=1

FLOPPY NEC $13.50 Black 1.44MB Internal 10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=21-152-005&depa=0

CD + DVD WRITER NEC Black 16X DVD & CD 45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

VIDEO CARD Radeon X300SE ASUS EAX300SE-X-TD-128 Radeon X300SE 128MB 55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121538

CASE Rosewill R203A Black Steel ATX Mid Tower 50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147020

POWER SUPPLY (INCLUDED WITH CASE) INCL.


TOTAL 465

I recently put together this list from Newegg. You might want to spring for an extra stick of RAM. IMHO stick with AMD - you'll get a better bang for the buck. I hope this list helps. You won't get a "great" computer for $500, but it would be a good one.
 
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I reccomend getting a Dell. There are some nice Dells for 399$ now. Mine is very nice and has a lot of memory.. 160 GB!! Dells are cheap and high quality!
 
saxon2309 said:
I reccomend getting a Dell. There are some nice Dells for 399$ now. Mine is very nice and has a lot of memory.. 160 GB!! Dells are cheap and high quality!
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:rolleyes:

who wants to tell him :P
 
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