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| Thread ID: 42260 | 2004-02-05 22:29:00 | Where to buy a new computer? | mejobloggs (264) | Press F1 |
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| 213053 | 2004-02-05 22:29:00 | Having bad experiences with the last 2 computers, I want to get your advice on a good solid company. Looking for a computer around $2500 Want as much customization as possible. The computer is going to be used for moderate gaming, DVD movies, word, email, and calculations, and rendering with a lighting program, so it needs to be desent. As we have had problems with the last one, i want you people to advise, and explain why you reccomend things. Want it cool and quiet. Somewhere around 2.8 ghz, maybe 512mb ram, Geforce 5700 Ultra if that is good. Also, please explain all this RAM mhz and FSB things. Thanks |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 213054 | 2004-02-05 22:56:00 | Best place to buy a computer: PC Tech!! I bought one 4 years ago, My daughter bought one two years ago, my sister bought one a year ago. None of us has had any major problem. I bought another yesterday: 2.8 GHZ 800FSB,Intel 965GLCL motherboard 1 Gig MB DDR RAM Floppy, 50-52 CD rom drive, Ricoh MP5240A DVD+RW/+writer ATX midi tower case USB front Creative Inspire speakers 17" LCD Phillips monitor Modem XP Home All software CDs and manuals were present Service was good but they do expect you to know something of the jargon!! Total cost $2770 and I know Ican take backanything that I don't like. Good hunting1 |
Xamt (5231) | ||
| 213055 | 2004-02-05 23:21:00 | Another option is to build your own computer :), then you can open up the case & you can easily customize it. Good luck! |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 213056 | 2004-02-05 23:57:00 | I would go to a local computer place and ask them to make the computer you want. Ask them to use only brandname parts (asus, gigabyte, etc) and you will avoid a lot of problems. | bmason (508) | ||
| 213057 | 2004-02-06 03:22:00 | PB Tech (Auckland or Hamilton) I buy a huge amount of gear from them and have dealt with them for 5 years. Out of 50-60 complete systems I have bought for myself, friends and work I have only ever had one fail due to faulty capacitors which they replaced while I waited. They are not the cheapest (nor the most expensive) but offer outstanding service, especially the Hamilton branch. They prefer building intel systems to any configuration you like but will build amd systems if you want. And no I don't work there. |
the highlander (245) | ||
| 213058 | 2004-02-06 03:25:00 | You can have fun building your own one online to the specs you want at www.ascent.co.nz. They can make it up for you once you've decided what you want, plus free courier is a bonus. Thats what I'd be doing if I wanted to buy one, but I'd just get them to courier me the parts and I'd have fun building it myself. |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 213059 | 2004-02-06 03:39:00 | I spent about 6 months looking at various options from building to buying offshore (eg Dell) etc. Eventually found just what I wanted at Noel Leemings for $2599 (minus monitor which I had). I also liked the idea of buying from a local store which is handy if needing help or for warranties etc: h50025.www5.hp.com | Mike-Y (908) | ||
| 213060 | 2004-02-06 04:05:00 | everyone is going to have their pet favorites for this. however it might be a good idea to post what aera (roughly) you live as someone may know a good local store/tech. >Want as much customization as possible this rules out any supermarket pc's such as dell or hp/compaq >Want it cool and quiet those don't often go together. pick your case wisely. >rendering with a lighting program is this pc going to be used for work purposes? if so look at stability rather than speed and also ease of backups. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 213061 | 2004-02-06 06:31:00 | actually dell let you customize the specs | Megaman (344) | ||
| 213062 | 2004-02-06 07:04:00 | Dell let you customize the specs at their end,its a diferent ball game doing it your self futher down the line. | metla (154) | ||
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