I want a custom computer

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beriah

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I have around 900 - 1500 $$$ and i want to buy a custom computer

I have know idea if it is better to buy a computer and then upgrade it to wat i want or if i should buy a custom computer. I dont know how much of wat to put in it as i dont want to go overboard on one thing and not enuff of something else. I will be useing it for only gaming so i want a fast hard drive and a good prosesor so can someone help me, preferably someone who knows wat they are talking about.

thanks in advance
 
For that budget you will want to custom build it rather then pay out for the limitations of either a prebuiilt or costs to order a custom case. The latest high end video would take 1/3 of that if you run either an SLI or Crossfire dual video card setup. But you run with a good card and 2gb of performance memory to handle the gaming part of it. Adding better cooling when pushing hardwares is one thing to look at.

For a fast hard drive you would be looking at a SATA drive running at 10,000rpm over the standard ide or SATA 7,200rpm model. Something like Western Digital's "Raptor" 75gb drive is in that catagory. If you plan to use that as the primary just for gaming you will also want to go with a strictly SATA board with no ide controllers to over ride the SATA. The next step is to pick out a good power supply to handle a possible dual card setup you may expand to later from at least 480w up to 600w for adding other drives and devices later. A few good names like Antec, Enermax, Thermaltake, Coolermaster, and a few others come to mind there. Once you decide on the hardwares you then have to shop around to different vendors to look at their package deals to save some cash there. That will keep your total costs down.
 
thanks but i dont understand half on the stuff your saying. im new to computer hardware and i dont know wat sata means and other things can you rewrite that or someone else make it more simple
 
i want something more than just 75GB ill need about 200GB, i want to play games with no lag on high grafhics, games like f.e.a.r and dawn of war. Both of them have massive system requirments.
 
Arm_Pit said:
I would suggest buying a preconfigred comptuer at your experance level.
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beriah will also need someone with experience to maintain it along with someone who can order a prebuilt or a list of hardwares for a custom case. That's why someone at that end should be reviewing information posted here to help beriah get the most suitable system.
 
Arm_Pit said:
I would suggest buying a preconfigred comptuer at your experance level.
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I disagree, many people have built their own computer with little or no computer knowledge. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to do and we here at CF will certainly help him.

Build your own.
 
bigsaucybob said:
I disagree, many people have built their own computer with little or no computer knowledge. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to do and we here at CF will certainly help him.

Build your own.
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Many peole have also ruined hundered dollors of hardware and have regreated their pursaces to lack of knowlegde at the time. I would still recomend buying a preconfigured, or waiting a while, while you research and learn about all hardwar parts of a computer.
 
Arm_Pit said:
Many peole have also ruined hundered dollors of hardware and have regreated their pursaces to lack of knowlegde at the time. I would still recomend buying a preconfigured, or waiting a while, while you research and learn about all hardwar parts of a computer.
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Nobody is rushing him into building it right now, of course he should research. I still dont recommend buying pre-config. Its very hard to ruin hundreds of dollars in hardware while putting a computer together, unless you do something absurdly stupid.
 
Well, I wouldn't suggest actually buidling it, but you'll probably find better value by selecting the parts you want, and then taking it to a local PC store (or online store), and having it built to your specifications.

The 101 guides on this site will greatly enhance your understanding of the differenct components in a computer. The Computer Specs 101 guide, despite being a couple of months old, is still a great place to start.
 
ceewi1 said:
Well, I wouldn't suggest actually buidling it, but you'll probably find better value by selecting the parts you want, and then taking it to a local PC store (or online store), and having it built to your specifications.
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That might be a good idea depending on how much they charge. If they screw something up, it's their fault.
 
beriah said:
I have around 900 - 1500 $$$ and i want to buy a custom computer

I have know idea if it is better to buy a computer and then upgrade it to wat i want or if i should buy a custom computer. I dont know how much of wat to put in it as i dont want to go overboard on one thing and not enuff of something else. I will be useing it for only gaming so i want a fast hard drive and a good prosesor so can someone help me, preferably someone who knows wat they are talking about.

thanks in advance
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Dont forget about the graphics card, thats where you really want to spend your money if your going to do hardcore gaming. I suggest a Ati x1900 or Nvidia 7900.
 
And then... there was X-Box, Nitendo, PS2, and other "gaming" systems that required none of that. Those are even more simplied for the non pc literate. You simply buy the system and the game cartridges, disks, etc. and have no worries about.... ?
 
The Astroman said:
Alienware have a branch in australia. Ridiculously expensive though.

http://www.alienwaresystems.com.au/dnn2/default.aspx?tabid=104&ConfigurationID=41

Their cheapest model features a P4, 512mb of RAM, intergrated graphics... BUT a sweet case. Still not worth 1700$.
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Their $6,000 gaming case is a little over priced there as well. The one main difference between buying a complete gaming system intended for that alone is that it will last for years with the investment there. On the other hand you have to upgrade periodically to either boost a case or build a new one every couple of years to keep up. Plus knowing how to maintain the hardware as well as the software(internal cleaning, reformatting drives, OS reinstalls, driver updates, etc.) requires at least a good service shop nearby for the less knowledgable. For the pc newbie spending a small fortune will be the price until you get down the basics. At the same time you don't learn if you never try.
 
plug and play, buy from newegg.com, search on internet on how to install everything, you need: a case, power supply, motherboard, processor, memory, hard-drive, video card, monitor, and a operating system (windows xp). You can build a great system for 1500 I just built one for a friend and it rocks. But defenitly do your research first. have fun!

specs:
os: xp pro
processor: pentium 4 2.8ghz
memory: 1 gig ddr
video: radeon 9550
hd: 2 80gigs ata
 
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