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theorionhelix

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hello im a complete dummy when it comes to know things about computers(the specs i mean)my computer is getting a little old so im thinking of buying a new one.
Im thinking of buying one from dell.com and put what features i would like in. i would like a gaming and entertainment type i have a budget of £300-500 $600-1000(i think)What sort of specs do you think would be best
thanks tom

EDIT:i just noticed the stickys at the top helpful but the mind still boggles
 
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For a gaming computer, don't buy a Dell. They'll rip you off by skimping on parts you need, especially in the video card department. They may have cheap prices but that's because the computers are crap. Their only decent computers are their gaming computers but they'll charge you $3000-$5000 for one of those. I would recommend buying from a company that builds computers geared more towards gaming. A good, cheap example of such a site would be http://www.ibuypower.com
 
Otherwise, you could always build it yourself and get more for your buck.

What is your current computer(as far as u know)...
What games do you currently play and which ones would you like to eventually play ?

What parts do you need besides the tower.... speakers, mouse, keyboard, monitor ? What about the operating system(usually windows), do you have one or do you need to buy one too?
 
didnt know dell were that bad.thanks for the links but im not after top of the line gaming computer more like age of empires 3 and better (mine computer wont play it or it just gets laggy)but i did buy it a long time ago i guess things have moved on alot since then
 
games iam going to see whats on the market the computer the system info says CPU:2.4GHz
2.39GHz,512MB of Ram as for the make im not sure it was a present but its a dell intel celeron thats all i know

i would need mouse monitor(doesnt have to be flat screen) speakers(with subwoofer)keyboard and vista

EDIT:as for games i got my 360 for shooters so i would be strategy all the way i would get sun agethese are the requirements if getting this would put me over budget i wouldnt get it

Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
1 GHz Intel® Pentium® III or AMD® Athlon™ processor
512 MB RAM
4x speed CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
1 GB free hard disk space
64 MB 3D accelerated video card
 
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Well, you could surely build a computer that would enable u to do all that... Here is an example of what it could be and what it would cost.

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L 94.99
CPU: Intel E4500 124.99
RAM: A-Data 2x1gb 42.99
HDD: WD 320gb 79.99
GFX: Sapphire Radeon HD3850 179.00
Case: Antec Sonata III 129.99
Drive: Lite-on DVD burner 27.99
Keyboard and mouse: Microsoft keyboard and mouse combo 16.99
Speakers: Logitec R20 18.99
Monitor: Acer 19" 5ms LCD 169.99
O/S: Windows Vista Premium 104.99

Total 990.90$ Self built
 
Kilauea said:
Well, you could surely build a computer that would enable u to do all that... Here is an example of what it could be and what it would cost.

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L 94.99
CPU: Intel E4500 124.99
RAM: A-Data 2x1gb 42.99
HDD: WD 320gb 79.99
GFX: Sapphire Radeon HD3850 179.00
Case: Antec Sonata III 129.99
Drive: Lite-on DVD burner 27.99
Keyboard and mouse: Microsoft keyboard and mouse combo 16.99
Speakers: Logitec R20 18.99
Monitor: Acer 19" 5ms LCD 169.99
O/S: Windows Vista Premium 104.99

Total 990.90$ Self built
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£300-500
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Sounds like he's not in the US.
 
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