Helping friend purchase new computer!!

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Dirrocte13

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OK, so basically my friend asked me to help him pick out a computer to buy. I dont know a lot about computers so I figured I would ask some more knowledgable people :) anyway this is what he wants:
A computer to:
play games on, WoW, Wc3, CS, etc
web browsing
store songs / movies

he was looking at the xps on the main page of dell, the 1999$ one, ill get a link in a second.
His budget is 2000$ USD max.
Thanks in advanced guys :)
 
A computer to:
play games on, WoW, Wc3, CS, etc
web browsing
store songs / movies
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Decent dual-core CPU (Quad-core is NOT needed; if he got one, no biggie, but will be fine without)
2 Gigs of RAM (3 Gigs is probably not needed--see above)
Depending on the amount of songs/movies, a 200GB HDD should suffice.
 
After tax and shipping, he will be well over his $2k budget. I would price out a few different models from different companies, honestly.
 
i would build it for him.. but being a bit computer illiterate im sure i would mess it up. and ok can you suggest some other companies that I should look at for building computers?
 
hmm... I may look into that, but i wouldnt know what parts to get off newegg.com, i usually just buy from dell, using whatever they suggest / what im told on this forum :), But is having a local store build the computer a good deal over Dell... I always hear talk of Dell price gouging or whatever
 
Yes it is a very good deal over Dell.

Are you sure you want to spend the full 2k? That is quite alot for a system.
 
oscaryu1 said:
And that only the P31, P35, X38, and 780i series support them :P (P31/35 require CMOS flash) :)
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if only i knew what this meant ><

im seriously bad at computers, but im looking at the computer 101 things to learn more before i go onto this hopefully I figure it out :)
 
ok, being bored in class ibuypower.com and came up with this, can you tell me what I need / dont need?

Case ( Nzxt Lexa Blackline Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Red )
Power Supply ( 600 Watt -- Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor ( Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6850 (2x 3.0GHz/4MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )
Processor Cooling ( [=== Silent ===] Extreme-Performance INTEL CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof = Maximum cooling efficiency for quietness and performance )
Motherboard ( Asus P5N-E SLI nForce® 650i SLI Chipset w/6-channel CODEC, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 320 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( None )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( LCD Monitor [--- Special ---] 20.1" LCD 16:10 Wide WSXGA HD(HDCP) Monitor Support DVI Video up to 1080P(HDMI) )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( Logitech Deluxe Keyboard Black )
Mouse ( None )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None )
Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
TV Tuner ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( ** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** Opti-UPS SS1200-AVR Mighty Voltage Regulator )


with shipping it comes to $1993 USD
 
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