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Bassman2112

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Hey all!
I'll get straight into the point of this message;
I've had my Dell XPS M1210 laptop since about a month after its launch in 2006, and it's still doing me great! But, unfortunately, as a college student I'm encountering tons of work to do on this laptop. It's getting used as my storage device, my music editing station (I'm a music major in college), my productivity station, my game hub, my music library, etc. I do have an external hard-drive which is helping, but still, my computer is a mess. Thus, I'm fairly sure that I will purchase a Desktop Computer on which I can do lots of music editing, gaming, and all the extraneous/space consuming activities on that, while I can be free to bring this to class without worrying about the clutter.

First off, I'll set a time limit of this build; I won't be starting to think about actually ordering it until probably February or March 2009, so there's some time haha.

So! I have a few questions regarding this build. I know it isn't for a while, and that technology will change and all of that, but I just wanted to check a few things.
A) Where would the majority here recommend buying my PC from? I'm currently deciding between NCIX and Dell.ca, and actually, Dell.ca seems to be a tiny bit cheaper when comparing (about) the same build as NCIX... But I'd rather get opinions from the public.
B) Would you recommend a Duo-core or a Quad-core? For my music editing, I've heard that Quad may be more useful; but it wouldn't be as good for gaming - yet.

Those are about the only things I can think of at the moment!

Thanks guys!
-Al
 
get a quad core for sure if you can afford it. Also build your own pc since you wont have to start for a while, research on all of the components you will need. You will end up spending way less building your own than buying from a manufacturer. Quad cores are not used in games yet because they are fairly new and games have not yet taken advantage of them but will soon. So get the quad core and you will be ready. Good luck building that pc.
 
Dell gives you cheap quality crap. NCIX offers really good customer support though.

If I were to choose from Dell and NCIX, I'll go with NCIX. Buy from their weekly sales though. Always.
 
Morphis said:
get a quad core for sure if you can afford it. Also build your own pc since you wont have to start for a while, research on all of the components you will need. You will end up spending way less building your own than buying from a manufacturer. Quad cores are not used in games yet because they are fairly new and games have not yet taken advantage of them but will soon. So get the quad core and you will be ready. Good luck building that pc.
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Thanks a ton! I've helped friends build PCs in the past (well, observed at least) and it looks interesting; I think I could probably do it, but storing the components is an issue in my apartment currently haha. Most of my free space is absorbed by college books, instruments, etc. I'll definitely keep that as an option though :)

Intel_man said:
Dell gives you cheap quality crap. NCIX offers really good customer support though.

If I were to choose from Dell and NCIX, I'll go with NCIX. Buy from their weekly sales though. Always.
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Haha that's about what I figured. NCIX has been good for me in the past regarding smaller sales (External HDD, etc).


Also:
What do you guys think of the "package" intel deals these guys seem to have?
http://www.a-computers.ca/
They're local, so it'd be much easier regarding service and everything haha.
 
Bassman2112 said:
Thanks a ton! I've helped friends build PCs in the past (well, observed at least) and it looks interesting; I think I could probably do it, but storing the components is an issue in my apartment currently haha. Most of my free space is absorbed by college books, instruments, etc. I'll definitely keep that as an option though :)



Haha that's about what I figured. NCIX has been good for me in the past regarding smaller sales (External HDD, etc).


Also:
What do you guys think of the "package" intel deals these guys seem to have?
http://www.a-computers.ca/
They're local, so it'd be much easier regarding service and everything haha.
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I've had a friend that lived in Edmonton buy stuff from there before. I personally don't have 1st hand experience with it so if they have cheaper items then go for it.
 
Haha well that may just answer my question then! I can work with these guys, and not have to worry about shipping or anything haha.
Thanks again guys!
 
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