Where To Find The Best Computers

[Secret Squirrel]

Hey, im not a hardware guru, and im in the market for buying a new computer and no i don't want to build my own or what ever and i don't wanna hire a custom pc maker cuz last time they ripped me off. (My 1.5 gig cost me 700+ under his ass) WTF?!?!?! ok anyway do you guys know a realiable website where i can get a good pc for a good value? thx

[BILLY-THE-FISH]

Where abouts in the World are you???
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[kaiweiler]

yes,
1. where are you
2. are you looking to build, or buy prebuilt?
3. if in america, try newegg (http://www.newegg.com), if in canada try greenlyph (http://www.greenlyph.com), if somewhere else, tell us where!

Kai

[ck-uk]

You dont need to be a guru mate ,they're quite simple to build.Theres a few guides pinned..It would probably help just to focus on setting up the bios instead.,then on the hardware just follow the manual,its only a few steps..It's a lot,lot cheaper and more choice on choosing the parts to suit you.once you have all the parts it'll only take an hr and your be laughin :)

[Secret Squirrel]

Im in america, california, los angeles area and im lookin for prebuilt like, and i dunno about building by yourself, what if you mess up?

[Marius24]

Originally posted by Secret Squirrel@9 February 2004 - 22:13
Im in america, california, los angeles area and im lookin for prebuilt like, and i dunno about building by yourself, what if you  mess up?
then u learn from your mistake and dont mess up on your next one :P

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by Marius24@9 February 2004 - 19:15
then u learn from your mistake and dont mess up on your next one :P
sounds like it could get expensive for him! :lol:
i just recommend reading up a lot, it's nothing to hard, just common sence mostly

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by Secret Squirrel@9 February 2004 - 18:13
Im in america, california, los angeles area and im lookin for prebuilt like, and i dunno about building by yourself, what if you mess up?
Most of us here have bought the parts for our own computers and built them oursleves.

You can get a entire system minus the Monitor and OS, and keyboard/mouse for around 200. All directly from a nice place like Newegg.com love that site, alot of us here now swear by it.

Rather easy to build, and we would help you if you have any questions.

[adamp2p]

How much money do you want to spend?

[johnboy27]

Yup,building it yourself is the only way to go.You will likely save yourself 200- 400 bucks.Or you could spend what you would have saved and get some even better parts.
If you can figure out how to use a screw driver and have enough sense to figure out how to put the thermal paste on a CPU then your laughing.You do not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to put it together.Start doing some reading for the next couple of days (there are a couple of good guides on the net) and then start ordering parts.When you get them if you have any questions,come back and post them here and somebody will help you out.

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by johnboy27@9 February 2004 - 19:08
Yup,building it yourself is the only way to go.You will likely save yourself 200- 400 bucks.Or you could spend what you would have saved and get some even better parts.
If you can figure out how to use a screw driver and have enough sense to figure out how to put the thermal paste on a CPU then your laughing.You do not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to put it together.Start doing some reading for the next couple of days (there are a couple of good guides on the net) and then start ordering parts.When you get them if you have any questions,come back and post them here and somebody will help you out.
the bolded part of ur post seems to not make any sense

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally posted by Secret Squirrel@9 February 2004 - 21:45
Hey, im not a hardware guru, and im in the market for buying a new computer and no i don't want to build my own or what ever and i don't wanna hire a custom pc maker cuz last time they ripped me off. (My 1.5 gig cost me 700+ under his ass) WTF?!?!?! ok anyway do you guys know a realiable website where i can get a good pc for a good value? thx
ok not to be all stingy and stuff, thx for all the help but did you guys read the first post? All i want is a reliable good website i can buy a decent comp from....

NO one has done that, everyone's juss tellin me to build comp, but i dun wanna, can any1 just give me a good prebuilt comp site that wun rip me off and iget good for my money?

[Cygnuz-Y]

http://www.velocitymicro.com
http://www.totallyawesome.com
http://www.viviouspc.com (http://www.viciouspc.com)
http://www.abspc.com
www.cyberpowerinc.com (http://www.cyberpowerinc.com)
http://www.alienware.com
http://www.screamworx.com
www.nutrend.com (http://www.nutrend.com)


And so on...

Btw, read an build your own PC, buy parts @ www.newegg.com

[clocker]

Originally posted by Secret Squirrel@9 February 2004 - 16:52

ok not to be all stingy and stuff, thx for all the help but did you guys read the first post? All i want is a reliable good website i can buy a decent comp from....

NO one has done that, everyone's juss tellin me to build comp, but i dun wanna, can any1 just give me a good prebuilt comp site that wun rip me off and iget good for my money?
Yes, I read the first post.
Did you read the title?
The"best computer" for "the cheapest price" means building it yourself.

If you want a good computer at a reasonable price, checkConsumer Reports (http://www.mysimon.com/4002-5-5077278.html)

[muchspl2]

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/darktip...3597773,00.html (http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/darktips/story/0,24330,3597773,00.html)

Dell Dimension PE400SC Server


It's priced $374 on website, but there's a $100 rebate. $274 for an Intel Celeron-based PC.


Make sure to select the keyboard and mouse that you want. Don't forget to select the $100 mail-in rebate.


To buy this computer, click here (http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=US&cs=04&dgvcode=ss&l=EN&oc=PE400SCSAPP).

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally posted by muchspl2@10 February 2004 - 02:06
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/darktip...3597773,00.html (http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/darktips/story/0,24330,3597773,00.html)

Dell Dimension PE400SC Server


It's priced $374 on website, but there's a $100 rebate. $274 for an Intel Celeron-based PC.


Make sure to select the keyboard and mouse that you want. Don't forget to select the $100 mail-in rebate.


To buy this computer, click here (http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=US&cs=04&dgvcode=ss&l=EN&oc=PE400SCSAPP).
OMG THANK YOU!!!

[muchspl2]

no problem, I'll look around and see if any more deal for you
check out this if you want to build it, it like lego's
parts only go one way, so you shouldn't be intemadated
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/product...3598882,00.html (http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/products/story/0,24330,3598882,00.html)

[abu_has_the_power]

if ur a wuss and won't build one, www.ibuypower.com is pretty good. has great prices

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@10 February 2004 - 14:29
if ur a wuss and won't build one, www.ibuypower.com is pretty good. has great prices
wuss? naw, i just can't afford a messup right now

geez you know some people are going through hard times rite now, you probably don't know it with your 2.4 gig all good comp :(

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by Secret Squirrel+10 February 2004 - 23:17--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Secret Squirrel @ 10 February 2004 - 23:17)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@10 February 2004 - 14:29
if ur a wuss and won&#39;t build one, www.ibuypower.com is pretty good. has great prices
wuss? naw, i just can&#39;t afford a messup right now

geez you know some people are going through hard times rite now, you probably don&#39;t know it with your 2.4 gig all good comp :( [/b][/quote]
neither could i

i am officially considered to be in the "low income" range in the US, and our family still has, what, 4 computers (2 HPs, one i built myself, and a sony vaio laptop)

now, how could we afford 4 comps? simple: CUT THE JUNK FOOD&#33;

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally posted by atiVidia+11 February 2004 - 04:41--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (atiVidia @ 11 February 2004 - 04:41)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Secret Squirrel@10 February 2004 - 23:17
<!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@10 February 2004 - 14:29
if ur a wuss and won&#39;t build one, www.ibuypower.com is pretty good. has great prices
wuss? naw, i just can&#39;t afford a messup right now

geez you know some people are going through hard times rite now, you probably don&#39;t know it with your 2.4 gig all good comp :(
neither could i

i am officially considered to be in the "low income" range in the US, and our family still has, what, 4 computers (2 HPs, one i built myself, and a sony vaio laptop)

now, how could we afford 4 comps? simple: CUT THE JUNK FOOD&#33; [/b][/quote]
duude, my parents lost their jobs and the only reason i have money right now is because i work in my school&#39;s cafeteria

[DWk]

Advice: don&#39;t buy it now. Save the money in case your family needs it. Whenever your dad or/& mom become economically stable, maybe then spend it :)

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally posted by DWk@11 February 2004 - 05:14
Advice: don&#39;t buy it now. Save the money in case your family needs it. Whenever your dad or/& mom become economically stable, maybe then spend it :)
yah true, but

1st: They said i could
2nd: 1 year of saving up... i think i deserve it
3rd: Im only 15 but i have a work permit thing at my school, Imma start a job at basking robbins in like a week

[muchspl2]

you seem to have a good work ethic keep up and you&#39;ll go far :)

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally posted by muchspl2@11 February 2004 - 05:23
you seem to have a good work ethic keep up and you&#39;ll go far :)
tell that to abu has the power -_-;;

[abu_has_the_power]

hey. sory man. i was just being a dickhead.

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@11 February 2004 - 20:54
hey. sory man. i was just being a dickhead.
np, its not like u knew


umm i was wondering, why does everyone hate dell? I look around at school and they all say SCREW DELL? I say why? There cheap... and last i saw they made working comps....

[abu_has_the_power]

dell has a reputation for being expensive and too businessy (formal). their prices are pretty high for a good system, compared to self built. i personally don&#39;t hate them. i just like self built better, just like almost everyone here

[n18]

hey, i&#39;ve been interested in building my own PC for a very long time and after reading all you&#39;re posts i feel i could do it :P . The thing is though, that I have a totally limited knowledge of the PC and its&#39; components and i did read some guides on building PCs like the one from Toms hardware but its still rather vague. actually placing the components wouldn&#39;t be too dificilut as I could use crappy pc as an example, but then setting up the bios, knowing if i need to apply the gel thingy onto my processor :o, knowing if i need to add additional fans, pretty much i&#39;m clueless, ( but not as clueless as my friends har har) If i did manage to buidl a PC it would be one mean gaming machine.


If i dont manage, i can always go with Dells&#39; gaming pc.

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by n18@11 February 2004 - 20:50
hey, i&#39;ve been interested in building my own PC for a very long time and after reading all you&#39;re posts i feel i could do it :P . The thing is though, that I have a totally limited knowledge of the PC and its&#39; components and i did read some guides on building PCs like the one from Toms hardware but its still rather vague. actually placing the components wouldn&#39;t be too dificilut as I could use crappy pc as an example, but then setting up the bios, knowing if i need to apply the gel thingy onto my processor :o, knowing if i need to add additional fans, pretty much i&#39;m clueless, ( but not as clueless as my friends har har) If i did manage to buidl a PC it would be one mean gaming machine.


If i dont manage, i can always go with Dells&#39; gaming pc.
Couple things,

1. Most of us had little knowledge when we built our First PC. I did, which is why it was celeronbased. :lol:

2. Once again, set up is pretty easy. Things like setting bios usually arnt needed as much anymore, they are usually already auto configed, or atleast have the option to load defaults and go from there.

Just read around and you will get alot of knowledge from here, err, depending on who&#39;s posts you read.

3. Dont buy dell&#39;s gaming PCs, all high end PCs are overpriced.

ALL OF THEM.

[QazQaz007]

http://www.pricewatch.com/
http://www.pricegrabber.com/

i like pricewatch more :lol:
also you live in silicon valley
look around grab some ads
most of the stuff from pricewatch is from
around there
and i agree save your money
you may need it. wait untill you
get that job and are working
in 3 months computer prices will
be cut i half or wait or pres. day
good sales on everything that day