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Bud-S-Moker

My computer is crapping out on me and I need a new gaming desktop.

I dont want to spend more than a thousand on it.

All I really need it to do is do a decent job playing games.

Im just not sure what I should be looking for or what is a good deal.

I heard sams has a great return policy like you can return any computer a year after you get it no questions asked. That just sounds to good to be true.

 

SmasheR

If you are talking about Sam's Club, I'm pretty sure that company is owned by Walmart and if so I would highly doubt such a return policy.

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Left the philly at home, do you have another? I wanna get blunted my brother..

fortysforsure

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=DDCWBA3&s=dhs good computer

Itzamna

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2point4

That's one of the most strenuous tasks you can ask a computer to do.

CPU:
AMD FX(Socket 939's are cheap right now) or Intel Core 2 Duo

Video:
NVIDIA 79xx or ATI x19xxx(forget about SLI and Cross-fire for the time being, too many issues)

If you're gonna go with an AMD CPU, make sure it's using an nForce chipset. I've found that these work best for the AMDs. Everything else you're gonna need will probably be shtuff you already have. The motherboard should have on-board sound, which, contrary to popular opinion, is usually a better option for gaming than a Sound Blaster or Turtle Beach.

Oh, also make sure that whatever power supply you end up with is sufficient. Some games can push the hardware to the max and nothing sucks more than a computer that reboots when it's you and one other dude left in a round of CS.

So now, you can either build it, which I'd prefer...or you can buy it. You should be able to find a computer with these specs even from the HPs and Dell's of the world.

 

innervision311

www.cyberpowerpc.com is the only place I buy computers from.

They have sweet computers at cheap prices.

I'd get the best videocard and processor you can and go cheap on everything else except a gig of RAM. Core 2 Duo 1.8ghz or 2.1 ghz for the CPU and one of the flavors of the Geforce 7950...or if you can afford it...two 7950s.

My computer needs an upgrade or two pretty badly but I have an AGP slot and no PCI-E. I need to get a Core 2 Duo so bad. I found a combo on newegg for $260 for a mobo and the 2.1 ghz Core 2 which is pretty cheap but damn $260 could buy a pretty fat sack.

I configured exactly what I recommended to you on Cyberpower's web site and after shipping it was $1,055 without skimping on other parts. If you already have other parts you could save money by removing them from your order (mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)

Dude that's a terrible computer for gaming. Integrated geforce 6150 are you serious??? Check this link. Notice that the 6150 gets 1491 aquamarks in Aquamark 3. My rig which could be bought for the same price as the computer you linked to gets 17,000 aquamarks. That's over 10 times the gaming power.

Bud-S-Moker

What are aquamarks?

fortysforsure

damnit i shouldnt be posting this becuase now i wont have 420 posts, oh well. i dont know much about building computers so my bad about the dell it seemed like a good deal. but i KNOW that cyberpowerpc.com and ibuypower.com have good computers

Darque Pervert

Aquamarks is a reference number generated by a benchtesting program. It shows you how the overall performangce of the PC are, and is primarily focused on 3D graphics peformance.

Cyberpower & IBuypower are the same company.
I have never bought anything from them, but the simple fact that they've been around for well over a decade indicates that they sell quality systems.

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blitzed_24/7

I got the higest model of the alienware aurora alx. You should check it out it's amazing imo.

I wanna get another computer though and was looking at some from www.cyberpowerpc.com, What's the best computer they have on that whole site in all?

The setup from that site all in al came out to $7100 which is pretty cheap so il look into it.