| Forum Home | ||||
| Press F1 | ||||
| Thread ID: 81517 | 2007-07-30 02:59:00 | Purchasing a new desktop system | tonesthestudent (11266) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 574098 | 2007-07-30 02:59:00 | Hi everybody =) It is that time in my life where I get to purchase a new computer! Yipee! Can anyone share some words of wisdom when looking at new desktops and recommend anywhere that offers decent service and price? Most of my time on the computer is uni work (word docs, pdfs), music (listening to), watching movies and email. My budget is somewhat limited to $1500, in saying this I don't particularly require a monitor as I have an old 17" crt kicking about. Everyones opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance, Tones |
tonesthestudent (11266) | ||
| 574099 | 2007-07-30 03:02:00 | You could actually get a decent set up for $1500 if you got a custom built PC. Otherwise Acer, Asus, HP, Mac mini. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 574100 | 2007-07-30 03:09:00 | Get a Dell computer they will build up what you want tedheath |
tedheath (537) | ||
| 574101 | 2007-07-30 03:15:00 | Ignoring the usual sheep who like to give their money to large american corporations. Choose a decent, reputable shop like Ascent or Computer Lounge. A NZ owned shop. Choose quality components to put it in which will last you ages and give a minimum if any, trouble later on. Both these shops would be able to advise you on the best parts. $1500 is heaps for what you need it for, especially without a monitor. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 574102 | 2007-07-30 03:16:00 | You will be able to get a pertty nice system for $1500, and if you don't get a monitor, a very nice system. www.ascent.co.nz is a very good place to get a new PC built, you can choose what you want in it, they will assemble it and post it out to you, and they have good after sales support. DONT get an Acer, Asus, HP, Dell... they maybe cheap, but theres a reason for that. Crap components are used, and very crap after sales support. Would you be up to assembling it yourself? It's not nearly as daunting as it sounds. Lots of people here can give you advice on what brands of components are the best, it's always better to spend a bit more and get something better quality. Hard Disk: Seagate RAM: Corsair, A-Data, Kingston, OCZ Motherboard: Asus, Gigabyte PSU - Thermaltake, Corsair, OCZ, Ernemax, many others too Those are some of the better brands of components... |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 574103 | 2007-07-30 03:24:00 | One of my goals is to build my own PC (that and learn acoustic guitar) however I'm about to go on clinical rotation for a few months and just don't have the time to learn! And yes, I want to keep my business in NZ, the first computer I purchased was through Arche, not sure if they are still around tho? |
tonesthestudent (11266) | ||
| 574104 | 2007-07-30 03:28:00 | Ignoring the usual sheep who like to give their money to large american corporations. Well done. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 574105 | 2007-07-30 03:31:00 | it's always better to spend a bit more and get something better quality . Hard Disk: Seagate RAM: Corsair, A-Data, Kingston, OCZ Motherboard: Asus, Gigabyte PSU - Thermaltake, Corsair, OCZ, Ernemax, many others too wratterus maybe give him graphic card/dvd options also, the rest is up to your usual good standard IMHO . |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 574106 | 2007-07-30 03:37:00 | I've had a look on Ascents' website. However I'm not up with the lingo as to what processor fits with what mother board and graphics card; its all a lil bit of jibberish to me! What i've come up with thus far: Black ATX mini tower casing Asus M2n motherboard Intel Core 2 duo 2.0ghz Seagate barracuda, 7200RPM, 250gb h/d Liteon dvdrw/cdrw Kingston 2x512 ram Video card Geforce 7300, 128 mb. Sound card ? (not interested in 7.1, got home theatre for that) Vista Basic --- Total, $1160 |
tonesthestudent (11266) | ||
| 574107 | 2007-07-30 03:48:00 | wratterus maybe give him graphic card/dvd A herm, her =) |
tonesthestudent (11266) | ||
| 1 2 3 4 | |||||