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Thread ID: 72656 2006-09-21 07:01:00 Should I get a new PC? PedalSlammer (8511) Press F1
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486107 2006-09-21 08:38:00 Laptops and Notebooks are not generally used for Gaming! They are expensive to upgrade as well as it happens.

If it were me I would upgrade your current desktop. And I was prepared to pay for laptops upgrades, since after getting advise from many people I feel that you guys are right about laptops. They're costly and with limited upgrades.
Since laptops are useless for the moment what desktop should I got to?
AMD or Intel and can I built one gaming PC and high end app with $1500?
Processor? Turion X2(give me a high end AMD) or Core 2 Duo? :thumbs: Thank you guys.
PedalSlammer (8511)
486108 2006-09-21 08:43:00 1: dont waste your money on a laptop UNLESS its for business and you travel alot.

2: when buying a desktop ask yourself what your REALLY gonna be using it for.

so far youve said, gaming, download, and video editing.


so basically you want a fairly high endish comp.

2grand or less will get you a awesome comp.

amd 4400+
7800gt
2gbs of ram
450watt psu or more
and a fairly good mobo to go with it
add a 250gb seagate hdd

and youve got yourself a lean, mean, not too expensive, gaming downloading video editing machine!
AMD 4400+ clock speed? 7800GT a good graphic card?
:D I'm very happy with your comp spec provided with less than 2 grand. :blush: Wow, the other money I can use it for investment. Is it included with the monitor, keyboard + mouse and speakers?
PedalSlammer (8511)
486109 2006-09-21 09:07:00 so basically you want a fairly high endish comp.

2grand or less will get you a awesome comp.

amd 4400+
7800gt
2gbs of ram
450watt psu or more
and a fairly good mobo to go with it
add a 250gb seagate hdd

and youve got yourself a lean, mean, not too expensive, gaming downloading video editing machine!

$2000 will get you a reasonable gaming machine. You need more for a high end gaming machine. The 7800 is slipping down the list now - for high end you'd want at least a 7950GT or more. And thats going to cost a lot more.
pctek (84)
486110 2006-09-21 09:15:00 $2000 will get you a reasonable gaming machine. You need more for a high end gaming machine. The 7800 is slipping down the list now - for high end you'd want at least a 7950GT or more. And thats going to cost a lot more. At least it is better than the laptop specs I'm looking for, and it is a lot cheaper. I'll quickly find out about the AMD specs fast, so that I can buy it quickly.:D Thanks. Recommendations? Feel welcome. PedalSlammer (8511)
486111 2006-09-23 15:53:00 mmm

gfx card: 7900gt
cpu: amd 4200+ @2 . 2ghz
RAM: 512 x 4
MOBO: Asus A8N-SLI SE 939pin Socket AMD Athlon64FX NVIDIA
PSU: Thermaltake 420W


aprox $1600

that is one awesome machine, will play all games maxed .

one question to all the people who have been reading up on gfx cards latly:

7900 or 7950?

i havnt seen much on either to be honest, havnt been following, anything to watch out for? whats 7900gt's performance compared to 7800gt?

anyway, this is JUST the comp pedals, screen, keyboard, and mouse, is like . . . 300 all up .





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jesse_jax (9283)
486112 2006-09-25 09:59:00 Waa!! The Nvidia 7900GT cost too much for me. I'll go for 7600GT because I think I need to reduce my money outflow for desktop. Because Desktops price can drop easily. :DThank you guys.
I'll go for:
AMD Athalon 4400+ AM2
1GB DDR2 PC4200 RAM
ASUS M2NPV-MX
250GB SATA II Seagate HDD
400W AcBel PSU
NZXT "Apollo Black" ATX Case
Microsoft Wired Desktop 500 Keyboard + Mouse
ViewSonic VA702B 17" Monitor 12ms
Is this a good deal for around $1900?:illogical
PedalSlammer (8511)
486113 2006-09-25 11:59:00 dude...DDUUUUUDE....7600?!?! NO


dont get it, for 1900 that is NOT a good deal, jeez.

the comp i posted is MUCH, MUCH better, and the only difference between the one your wanting to get and the one i posted, is that your one comes with a crappier graphics card, 1gb less ram, and it comes with some crap ol lcd screen(17'' lcd screens only cost round 200 nowa days)

so i mean, you can get the comp i posted, which is much beter, for like...1850 if you wanted, 200 for screen and 50 for mouse and keyboard...
jesse_jax (9283)
486114 2006-09-25 12:07:00 k so heres the comp ive packaged up for ya, now with everything to get you going.


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total price...$1800-1850


before you say that the 7900gt is TOO expensive, it isnt, its worth it.

7600, and anything oether than 7 series, and lower than 7800, is a piece of crap.

a computers graphics card is something you DONT want to skimp on, its a neccesity these days, games are only gonna get more demanding, not crapper, so youll be thanking me you have a 7900gt when games like crysis comes out, or when you want to play anything like bf2, where 7300 probably wouldnt be able to play bf2 at even medium..

dude, the pc i am showing you, is CHEAPER AND BETTER!

thank you.

btw: etccomputers is a awesome shop, ive bought my 66gt from there, and some ram, and my mate bought a massive comp similiar to this one just a lil crapper from there too.
jesse_jax (9283)
486115 2006-09-25 12:27:00 hey my pc box only cost $2200 from promax computers and its a awlsome machine and goes extreamly hard, i am pleased with the power of the duo2 processer, it will easily smoke a AMD 5000+

check my sig for my pc specs
dconline (9267)
486116 2006-09-26 01:52:00 i dont think there such a thing as amd5000+, i think thats where it goes to FX, but yeah i know the duo is good, but its up to pedal what he wants, duo is bout the same price i think, and its a bit better..

i dunno, stil seeing what pedal says and what he can afford.
jesse_jax (9283)
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