Buying A New Computer

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jonniep

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Hey guys i was thinking about buying a new computer but i needed to get a few things clear first. I was thinking of buying a Compaq Presario CQ3240AN. I needed to know if the computer was worth the price of $999.

Description:

Processor Type: Athlon ll x4 Quad Core
Processor Speed: (Ghz) 2.80
Hard Drive Size: 750GB
Ram: 4GB
Graphics Card Type: Radeon HD 4350
Graphics Card Memory: (MB) 512

I was wondering if this was a fast computer for gaming and other needs. I was wondering whats the difference between Ram and Processor speed which is the one that makes your computer fast?

Thanks
 
Welcome to the Computer Forum. I'm glad you brought the question here before the purchase. We (almost) always recommend building your own computer as, 1. you will generally get better quality components when you do so, and 2. You will gain the knowledge to troubleshoot and repair the system if something should break and to keep that system up to date with periodic upgrades. Would you consider assembling a system from scratch?
 
I dont think i am able to build my own computer im not sure how to, it would be too much of a hassle for me buying all the parts and having to build it.
 
 
jonniep said:
I dont think i am able to build my own computer im not sure how to, it would be too much of a hassle for me buying all the parts and having to build it.
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Getting all the parts is easy, we could help with that.

building is easy, we have threads for that, and also youtube is a great source if you need to see it being done and explained with words rather than text.

The setup hamster put together is pretty decent, but for gaming I would stay away from the Caviar Greens and look into either a Caviar blue, or better yet, Caviar black or a Samsung F3

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This kinda illustrates the difference in component quality, speed, and power of a prebuilt and a custom built.

For $999 Compac is offering a processor that's about 17% slower and a video card, (most important component for gaming), thats slower by a factor of 6, (that's 1/6) the speed of what you could afford if you built it yourself. The rest of the components that Hamster chose are of similar higher quality that prebuilt. Assembly in itsself isn't difficult - Only need a little guidance with choosing components and getting started on the right foot.

The reason that we encourage people to build rather than buy is because at one time every one of us was at the same point that you are now - buy or build? I just built my first one about a year and a half ago. Since then I've built three more for family and friends and now know the huge benefit of building my own. Either way, I hope it works out for you. :)
 
you should defiantly try make your own computer, as it is much cheaper, and you will also end up with a much better computer, and the skills/knowledge of how to fix it.:cool:
 
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