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| Thread ID: 98352 | 2009-03-21 21:28:00 | Quality for cost? | Sir Prospect (14735) | Press F1 |
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| 758303 | 2009-03-21 21:28:00 | Hi everyone! Im planning on buying a new computer around the price range of $1800 to $2500. What do you think is the best computer, price wise to buy? I do not mind modified package deals (like qmb offers) I find the non-replaceable (CPU, motherboard, power supply, optical drives) items that will cost the most to replace more important. So i prefer 3ghz+ cpu speed and a good motherboard. Could you please also add the price and retailer?:thumbs: |
Sir Prospect (14735) | ||
| 758304 | 2009-03-21 21:33:00 | Err everything is replaceable I do it all the time in my computers. Try ascent as well for pricing, but ignore pricespy as often the dealers listed there don't have any stock left. You could take the initiative and build your own, just list the parts you are thinking of using/buying here for advice. What are you going to be using it for? | gary67 (56) | ||
| 758305 | 2009-03-21 22:14:00 | Welcome to PF1:) As Gary said, all parts in a PC are upgradeable For your price range, you could get an i7 But this all depends on what you'll be using your PC for And clock speedy isn't all that matters in a CPU, you'll need to keep in mind the no. of cores, and the amount of cache on each level. If you are planning on getting it from a retailer, I highly recommend Computerlounge. Free shipping and EXCELLENT service. www.computerlounge.co.nz Have a look around and see what you like;) Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 758306 | 2009-03-22 03:56:00 | As Gary said, all parts in a PC are upgradeable If you are planning on getting it from a retailer, I highly recommend Computerlounge. Free shipping and EXCELLENT service. Perhpas just an upgrade is all you need. And yes, ComputerLounge for good parts and excellent after sales service. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 758307 | 2009-03-22 23:17:00 | As with others, depends on what you will be using it for. But for me, it is important to get a good keyboard, mouse and monitor since they are how you interact with the computer. Hard drives, graphics cards, cpus, they will all get outdated, but a good, comfortable keyboard and mouse and good quality monitor will always be good. | utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 758308 | 2009-03-23 05:25:00 | Let me rephrase that, What I mean by "non-replaceable" is those expensive items (like CPUs) that would cost a lot of money to replace, whereas RAM chips can be bought for about $50. I plan on using the Computer for Everything From surfing the net, to 3d Animation and design and Gaming |
Sir Prospect (14735) | ||
| 758309 | 2009-03-23 07:23:00 | How about these ones? www.computerlounge.co.nz ^This ones quite good-supports crossfire so you'll have room for an extra GFX card should you need it later. And a nice Air cooler that'll allow you to overclock that E8400 nicely.... www.playtech.co.nz ^Cheaper than the above but smaller. No air cooler and no crossfire. Limited upgrade options. www.playtech.co.nz ^Watercooled for great overclockability. p5q pro means crossfire support. Can upgrade to a quad when needed. www.playtech.co.nz ^Fastest-in a year or so when more apps utilise multi cores you'll see quite a speed increase over normal C2Q and C2D. Support both crossfire+SLI so good upgradability path. Overkill now-but in a few years it should stay strong. AMD is a good option also, very cheap to upgrade since the Phenom 2 uses the popular AM2+ socket on even older motherboards Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 758310 | 2009-03-24 03:36:00 | The computers you(blam6) mentioned were good, but most of them were out of my max. price range ($2500) because I need a moniter with my computer as well. Just curious, What operating system would be better? Im generally a windows user but with the damning media reports about windows vista im not sure... I do know that Windows 7 is going to be released next year, but what should I use until then? xp, vista or linux? |
Sir Prospect (14735) | ||
| 758311 | 2009-03-24 07:25:00 | Vista. With a well specced machine it'll run great No need for XP really, almost everything works OK with vista. You might want to dual boot wth ubuntu for fun if you want If you ever feel the urge to run W7 you could just run a VM with virtual box. As for the budget problem: www.computerlounge.co.nz + www.playtech.co.nz Well below your budget. great monitor, full HD, using it now, excellent build quality:thumbs:(except for the plasticy stand) |
Blam (54) | ||
| 758312 | 2009-03-24 21:24:00 | for the things that will last for more than 1 computer (monitor, keyboard, mouse, case etc), it is worth paying slightly more to get good ones. Things like graphics cards which become out of date in 18 months aren't worth spending a lot of money on; $200 on graphics now and $200 on a graphics card to replace it in 2 years will result in a faster gaming computer than a $400 graphics card now. (or $400 + $400 vs $800 if you play the newest games with all features on) | utopian201 (6245) | ||
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