Whens the best time/what should i get?

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hobbes2834

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Ok, so im looking to buy a new computer. and i was wondering if i should buy it now? or wait a little for the back to school sales to go into full swing. Also should i purchase those premade ones or assemble one for myself. My budget is around 700 and im mainly looking for something to use at school, music what not and gaming. Uhm i have a copy of xp and a monitor. let me know what you guys think? Im trying to find a affordable build as we speak.

Thanks for all the help.
 
ThatGuy16

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For $700 you can get a much better machine building it yourself, much higher quality parts also. I realy dont think it will matter if you wait, i dont the the prices on computer components are going to drop much if any between now and then.

If you need help picking parts out if you decide to build yourself just let us know ;)
 
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hobbes2834

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If you guys have any good ideas for builds at that price, id love to be lazy and take your suggestions. im looking at new egg and theres alot.... of stuff out there.
 
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hobbes2834

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honestly, i dont know what that is, and yeah i would love to have the option of playing any game i want, but i do know that comes with a price. What drawbacks come with that? Sorry about the newbness
 
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ThatGuy16

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Intel build with no case

E6420: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115016
Gigabyte Ds3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128012
EVGA 8600gt: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130085
320Gb hdd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140
Optic drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827151145
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145590
PSU: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2974307&CatId=106

Total $670 (Without Case)

AMD build (Just swap the CPU and Motherboard... (The E6420 is a better Overclocker but at stock speeds the 5600 will outperform)

5600+: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103771
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188016 (OR) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128014

The 590 board || 570 Board
$655-------------$625


Prices are without case and shipping, im sure others will chirp in and make other suggestions


Thats a decent graphics card, if you realy want to crank games up you would need to go cheaper the cpu/hdd, but its up to you
 
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hobbes2834

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I just read the 101 about overclocking and it seems a little intense for me. But i have always had intel and to me intel always seemed the bigger and better choice. is this true?
 
ThatGuy16

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its up to you, i have no preference but others i think will swear to intel. Between those two i dont think you would be able to tell the difference, so...
 
jutnm

jutnm

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build it urself , seriously, again like i tell the other ppl , its fun, u learn , cheaper, and u get what u want. , ur only buying the name and the warranty its under, ask the ppl around here what to build
 
holdenssx

holdenssx

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Since he's going to be using Windows XP isn't getting a DX10 card pointless?
Here's another option you could do, I used alot of the same parts that ThatGuy16 did, but I swapped a few out.
CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128012
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820227124
GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130062
HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140
PSU
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2974500&CatId=106
OPTICAL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827151145
CASE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119115
Total without shipping and taxes (if any) $723.83

It's a little over, but it has a really good processor, and the GPU, although cheaper, can perform better in DX9 games then the 8600 GT.
It also includes a nice case. You could always bump down the processor to get a better graphics card as ThatGuy16 suggested for his build
 
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[trs]ALUMINUM

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Its not really filled up with bugs. I got it 2 days after release and never had a problem with it. To tell you the truth I think personally Vista is better than XP
 
ThatGuy16

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I like vista better than xp, i was unsure the first few days but i love it now. If you buy an OS get vista 64bit...
 
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hobbes2834

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Alright guys this is what i came up with. Honestly it was a little of both suggestions

CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115003

Mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128012

HD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

Ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145590

GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130062

Optic http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827151145

PSU http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2974307&CatId=106

Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119115

I think it ends up around 760 shipped. what do you guys think? Is there a way to slightly lower the cost? without sacraficing alot? IE different cases, psu or ram? Anyways thanks for all the help. I cant wait to order
 
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[trs]ALUMINUM

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Hey if your going with the e6600 just go to e6750 and find a mobo that supports 1333 FSB.... They are the new intel processors and they are much faster in my opinion. And they are around the same price
 
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