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stixdz

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help me decide on a new computer. i have had it with my laptop and i want to get a good gaming desktop. i have this picked out so far kinda a rough sketch on a barebone PC all this built would come to about 930. I know most of you recommend to build your own and i would love to but i dont have the time. so what do you guys think? think i could get a better price?
the comp: http://www.ascendtech.us/customkititems.asp?kc=DTLGA775650PCWN#customize
with these specs:

Motherboard: ASUS P5L-MX 945G 1066Fsb PCIe DDR2 SATA2
CPU Processor: INTEL P4 650 LGA775 3.4GHZ 2MB 800FSB
CPU Processor Fan: HIGH-SPEED FAN WITH THERMAL COMPOUND
DDR2 System Memory: 4GB PC2 6400 800Mhz DDR2 Kit 2x2GB Chips
Hard Drive: 250GB EIDE ATA133 7200Rpm Hard Drive
Hard Drive: 40GB Serial ATA SATA 7200rpm Hard Drive
HARD DRIVE COOLERS: (2) X Dual High-Speed Coolers - 2 Drives
AGP VIDEO CARD ADAPTERS: ATI Radeon 9550 256MB DDR AGP Video Card
INTERNAL DVD / CDRW COMBO DRIVE: DVD Rom / CD-RW Combo Drive All In One
INTERNAL DVD-ROM/RW DRIVES: 18X DVD±R/RW DUAL LAYER IDE DRIVE OEM
SOUND CARDS: Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 PCI
10/100 & Gigabit Ethernet Adapters: 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit PCI Network Card
CARDS, ADAPTERS & CLIENTS: 11Mbps Wireless PCI Card 802.11B
INTERNAL MODEMS: PC-TEL 56K V.92 PCI MODEM
TOWER CASES: ATX Black MidTower Case W/ 400Watt PS
HOUSE BRAND: 550Watt ATX 4.5" FAN SATA Power Supply
CASE COOLING FAN: Crystal Clear W/ 4 LED Lights Case Fan

thanks for all the help guys. i keep cant decide on a cpu :confused: oh i have about $1000 to work with
 
ok i would not have EIDE an SATA HDDs on the same systum i would make that 250 a SATA drive.
that vid card ant that good thoew for a gamer now days i would not get any vid card included with that systum an buy your own of newegg or some other site.
an if your gonna buy like u said get a case without one.
i know u said u dont have time to bild 1 but them parts i said only take like 5-10 miniuts of your time
 
Don't get a outdated machine!!
Go to website like ibuypower/ CyberpowerPC and customize yourself.

Gamer Infinity 7000 Elite (NO MONITOR) from cyberpower PC
*BASE_PRICE: [+745]
CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400

CD: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)

FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK

HDD: Single Hard Drive (250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
MOTHERBOARD: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) MSI P35 Neo2-FR Intel P35 CrossFire Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio [+6]

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express [+195] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium [+15] (64-bit Edition [+19])

POWERSUPPLY: 500 Watts Power Supplies [+49] (Ultra V-Series 500 Watts ATX PSU (Black))


PRICE: $1038
 
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daisymtc said:
Don't get a outdated machine!!
Go to website like ibuypower/ CyberpowerPC and customize yourself.

Gamer Infinity 7000 Elite (NO MONITOR) from cyberpower PC
*BASE_PRICE: [+745]
CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400

CD: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)

FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK

HDD: Single Hard Drive (250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
MOTHERBOARD: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) MSI P35 Neo2-FR Intel P35 CrossFire Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio [+6]

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express [+195] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium [+15] (64-bit Edition [+19])

POWERSUPPLY: 500 Watts Power Supplies [+49] (Ultra V-Series 500 Watts ATX PSU (Black))


PRICE: $1038
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ibuypower that is what i was looking at in the beginning but i never herd of them so i didnt want to take a chance. i take it they are a good company? along with CyberpowerPC?i might just go for that comp that you just mentioned. just a couple of questions when it comes to processing speed when it has 2.6ghz,3.0ghz,3.4ghz i know which one is better but when it comes to Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400 i have no idea what that mean how do i kno the speed is that near 3.0ghz? is there any way to figure that out? what network card should i get? thanks for the help
 
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"but when it comes to Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400 i have no idea what that mean how do i kno the speed is that near 3.0ghz?"

By looking at specifications...?
 
Gogey said:
"but when it comes to Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400 i have no idea what that mean how do i kno the speed is that near 3.0ghz?"

By looking at specifications...?
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haha ya i noticed that after i posted:D, but some of them dont metion it it just so happens that that one did

i think my only question left is what network card do i get? does it really matter?
 
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stixdz said:
ibuypower that is what i was looking at in the beginning but i never herd of them so i didnt want to take a chance. i take it they are a good company? along with CyberpowerPC?i might just go for that comp that you just mentioned. just a couple of questions when it comes to processing speed when it has 2.6ghz,3.0ghz,3.4ghz i know which one is better but when it comes to Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400 i have no idea what that mean how do i kno the speed is that near 3.0ghz? is there any way to figure that out? what network card should i get? thanks for the help
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Every motherboard these days include a network card directly integrated into the board.
 
Thanks for the help guys, i think i am going to go with what daisymtc had suggested i post some pics up once i get it thanks again
 
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