Choosing a new computer...

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Xurich

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Hi, guys. I'm new to these forums. :)

I'd like your opinions. I've been wanting to get a new system for quite a while now, and I think it's finally time. I was torn between building or buying for a while, but now I think I'm going to go with buying. I've decided on that because I have absolutely no experience building computers, and I know very little about it. I am willing to learn (and I intend on doing so soon), but I don't have the patience to deal with my current system any longer, so I think I'll save building one for down the road.

As for buying one, I'm not exactly sure what to get. I don't have a lot of money to spend. Around $700 - $900. I'm leaning towards the eMachines T6212. My friends think it's a good system, but I think they're just tired of hearing me complain about my current one. :p But compared to my current system, the T6212 is great.

Do you guys think it's a wise choice? I figure I can buy now and upgrade later if necessary. I've been hearing both good and bad things about eMachines, so I'm not quite sure. I don't want to buy a computer and have it be completely outdated in a year or two, because I probably won't be able to afford a large upgrade any time soon. I'd like to use this system for at least a little gaming. Do you think the T6212 is a bad choice? Do you think there's anything better out there that I could get for my money?

I realize that I'm a newbie, so I'd appreciate any guidance that you guys can give to me. Thanks. :)
 
penguinrusty

penguinrusty

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I wouldn't buy an eMachine. They're usually remade, or they just suck really bad. I had a friend whose dad's business upgraded to eMachines, and they all were broken, their network down, and their office in disarray (sp) within a week. If you're not doing gaming or anythingm that would be an OK system. I would go with a name brand, though. If you're going to buy, I would go with Dell. I would really stress building, though. I'm 14, and I built my own computer. It wasn't that hard. I'm sure you will be able to get a lot of help around here if you choose to go that route. Anyway, bottom line, God hates eMahcines.
Edit:I just noticed the specs on that compy. That actually looks really good for the prics, but the shared 128 mb vid card memory will make you cry. It would be a pretty good setup if you invested maybe $60 more into it.
 
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Xurich

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penguinrusty said:
I would really stress building, though. I'm 14, and I built my own computer. It wasn't that hard. I'm sure you will be able to get a lot of help around here if you choose to go that route.
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As I said, I will probably look into building a system down the road. As it is, I know very little about building. I want to get off of my current system as soon as possible; my patience for it has run out, and I have no doubt that I'll be using it for a lot longer should I decide to build instead of buy right now.

penguinrusty said:
I just noticed the specs on that compy. That actually looks really good for the prics, but the shared 128 mb vid card memory will make you cry. It would be a pretty good setup if you invested maybe $60 more into it.
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I've been using an Integrated 4 MB Graphics Controller for the past three and a half years. I consider the 128 MB Shared Video Memory to be an upgrade. :p But I don't have a problem spending an extra $60 on something better. I just don't know what. :confused:

Praetor said:
@xurich:
what is the intention of your new machine?
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Well as I said earlier, I would like to use it for a little gaming. Probably nothing too hardcore. I'd like it to be able to run World of Warcraft without fault. A little photo and video editing as well.
 
penguinrusty

penguinrusty

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Praetor; correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't shared video memory take more memory from the computer's ram? Wouldn't that slow the computer and the graphics down? I saw a little disclaimer thingy about this in a dell ad, but I might have misinterpreted this as being bad when it's actually good.

That compy should be good for non-hardcore gaming and for vid and photo editing.
 
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joshj

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Yeh, shared video memory does use the RAM as it's memory, so it takes away from the RAM's usabilty.
 
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damasta55r

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That's the reason why upgrading the graphics card would really help in teh case of the t6212. I would recommend the 6600Gt for $150-200 PCI-Express. Or if you're on a budget, get a low-end nvidia 6600 or ATI X300.
Roger
 
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