Buying Computer, Please help:)

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Slave2society7

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Hey guys I am going to buy a computer maybe from Dell right now because I get a tiny employee discount from them at the moment and NEED a newer computer. Anyways.. I need some help. My dad just bought a computer for like $400-$500 and it has Pentium 4 CPU 3.06GHz BUT computers I look at online that are like $900 have processors that are only like Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E4400 (2MB L2 cache,2.0GHz,800FSB) my OLD OLD cpu is 1.2ghz and CPU's that are 1.8 or 2ghz do not seem like a major difference after all these years later.

I just want to get an awsome computer that will play all the new games well, runs really fast with many things open at once ect. with only $700 - $800 to spend. I don't need a monitor or speakers, but of course I need a good gfx card and sound card that will work with my new awsome speakers but don't know much about either cards anymore.

I'm sure some of you guys know the secrets to getting an awsome deal. Can you guys PLEASE help me get through this process so I can find a nice computer. Everyones feedback will be MUCH appreciated. Thanks:) I'll also be on AIM as CcPunk82 if you'd like to contact me that way. (I have other messenger programs if that will help you help me hehe) I'm obviously anxious and excited! lol
 
how much can you spend? and how much of a discount do you get? Dell is a big rip off, on some of their "gaming" computers they get almost a 50% profit. So more than likely if you can you would want to build your own.
 
build it. its not hard, you learn allot, and there is a sense of accomplishment.

plus you get a sick gaming rig. :)
 
no buy ...u build, why you so stupid ....... lol jk :D but ya build it , its easy, fun and cost less. trust me it better and why from dell ?
 
Thanks

You guys are all right about dell, I did a lot of looking around and talking to people and they all say the same thing. I think I'd screw up building a PC and I need one pretty fast so I'm thinking about getting this one I put together online for a little under $800. Let me know what ya think of this set-up if I don't end up having someone help me build one.

CPU: (Socket AM2) AMD Athlon™64 X2 4000+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
CD: Sony Q170A 18x Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive [+5] (BLACK
HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+29])
MOTHERBOARD: (Socket AM2)MSI K9N4 SLI-F nForce 500 SLI Chipset DDR2/800 SATA-II RAID MBoard w/ Dual 16x PCI-Express
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory [+90] (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
POWERSUPPLY: 500 Watts Power Supplies
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 256MB 16X PCI Express [+95] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
 
Also so you know that `Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E4400 will beat the heck out of the pentium 4. its not all about clock speed nowadays.
 
Damn, I went with what I posted before I read anymore on the thread. I ordered last night... kinda wondering if I should of waited :\ Thanks for all the information from everyone though... I appreciate it a lot! Hopefully my new machine will run games quite well, because that is a big part of what I want to do:)
 
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