I want to buy a new PC but I don't want to build it. So I ask you guys, what do you think of this PC, and it's price...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883102622
Is there anything I should know?
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I want to buy a new PC but I don't want to build it. So I ask you guys, what do you think of this PC, and it's price...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883102622
Is there anything I should know?
I know you dont want to build one but for not too much more, you could build a way better rig. In my opinion, The only good parts in that comp are the ram, the processor and the harddrive. Not too fond of Nforce3 chipsets. But yet again, It does somewhat depend on what you want to use the comp for like gaming or just the basics.. :unsure:
I want a PC for gaming, but I don't want to spend too much...
This PC looked promising for only $1,000. :unsure:
That video card wont do you justice. Thr rig that I *Might* get is gonna cost about 1,000 roughly and its a hell of a lot better then that. I'll add up the base prices of everything and see how much it comes out to. :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
EDIT: Adding up all the prices came out to $996.98 minus shipping costs and taxes. With all the shipping costs on each prduct added in it came out to $1019.46 minus taxes. :lookaroun
:(
The GeForce FX 5200 128MB can't be that bad... I mean, I will be able to play games like Doom 3 and UT2004 with it, right? :unsure:
Nope. Dunno about UT2004... but im sure as hell it wont run Doom 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Shit, I still havent added a CD drive into that total for everything... By rights it should come out to about 1030 or more :( :ermm:
Ah dammit.
http://www.digital-daily.com/video/n...34/index03.htm
How the hell does the FX5200 get lower scores than the GeForce 4 MX480?
Dude, Its a POS!! Im tellin you straight up cuz ive got one :pinch: My fps isn CSS is around 50 max... It can run like basic games like max payne and crappy like that... I could barely play NFSU2 on it :cry: I light up the tires and it would lag and almost freeze :cry: Its definately not a card you want for gaming. Id suggest a high end ATI 9800 or higher :D But when it comes to video card it depends of you tastes between nvidia's or ati's :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Damn... I gotta get a PC without spending a fortune, and without building it...
How's this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883102623
It comes with a nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT...
Thats more like it :cool: Your probbly best off getting opinions from the hardware world guru's like clocker or someone :unsure: That should be pretty good tho :blink: :ermm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Yeah the reviews are somewhat impressive...
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/...TAGP/nvref.jpg
It has higher scores than Radeon 9800 Pro:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2277&p=3
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/n...21120/5476.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/n...21120/5479.png
The PC's other parts seem to be good also... I guess I should wait and hear from the Hardwareworld guru's... thanks for all your replies so far. :D
Hehe, OMG you 6600GT beats my X800PRO in Doom 3 :cry:
Don't worry it isn't mine yet. Your X800Pro kicks my Geforce 4 MX420's ass. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Linkin Park
I dont have a X800pro yet eaither ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Oh yeah. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Linkin Park
So you said your going to build a PC at about the same price with better specs... what are you getting? :)
I might get it for my B-day not sure yet, but heres links to all the parts Ive picked out so far.. even with other opinions im stickin with all these parts ive picked out except the processsor and CD drive (Still need opinions on those).Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Case:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144026
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127196
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145450
Harddrive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148069
Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103514
Vid card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102496
:) Havent found a cd drive yet :blink:
Cool case, it even has a temperature gauge on it. :D
Why a CD drive? Why not a DVD drive or DVD writer?
I dont need a dvd writer, have no use for it. All I need is just a cd-RW drive that can be used to burn stuff to cd like music and what not. :ermm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
I see...
Well it's getting late, I'm going to get some sleep, goodnight. :)
Hoping to hear what other members think of this PC, seems promising...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883102623
Not bad, but you will be paying top price for a system which is already out of date. Search around for a pci-express based system, either Nforce4 of Via KT890Pro chipset, and socket 939 not socket 754. I don't see anything meeting that spec prebuilt on newegg.
@Linkin Park, get a dvd burner. Why restrict yourself to only burning cd's when for just a small amount extra you can burn dvd's too if you need to. You also won't need a separate dvd player or one of those dreadful combo drives (which don't do either job very successfully).
Yeah, quit picking these socket 754 based systems.Quote:
Originally Posted by lynx
If you are going AMD then the only rational choice is a 939 platform.
Then you need to decide about PCI-express based SLI...is that the path you want to follow or not?
Read up here to get some basic info.
After making some decisions about the basic hardware we can proceed.
Lynx has some pretty definite ideas about what he likes, personally, I rarely burn discs of any type and bought the Plextor mainly because it is SATA (my system has NO IDE at all...).
Even if you are not going totally SATA you should make sure that you have the option to upgrade in the future...many new boards are featuring up to 8 SATA ports and should be good for a while.
Temporarily at least, beware of ABIT.
They are in severe financial trouble and who knows what might happen.
I have no knowledge of product quality declining, but the lack of future BIOS revisions could turn into a real problem.
If you are a gamer, the DFI LanParty boards are the undisputed topdogs.
Those guys seem to get new BIOS revisions every other day and the support seems very consistent.
They also enjoy a large (and growing) pool of info regarding settings...a useful thing as BIOS settings with a64 chips can be very confusing.
You will also need to pay special attention to RAM.
New boards seem to have gotten much pickier and different memory types (UTT, TCCD, BH-5) make big differences.
Even if you don't physically assemble the PC yourself it's up to you to research the options and make decisions so you get what you want.
This can't be done by simply Googling for price...as you've already seen, your price range is going to buy you into a dead end if you're not careful.
See thats the thing, I don't understand this socket 754 or socket 939 stuff.
I did want a PCI express PC, but they end up costing a lot more... I don't want to spend too much..
I guess I'll look around a bit more..
Whats the MAX you will spend? Try looking at parts and put somethin together... :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
I guess I could get this one,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883102627
Athlon 64 3500+ Socket 939
But its so much more, damn my budget. :unsure:
I want to spend around $1,300 max. I don't want to build anything because I don't know how, and in the process of building a PC, there are 3429543 different things that could go wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Linkin Park
When it comes to building, I'm pretty much a noob.
Well, If you do encounter any problems building... You could always ask for help on here right? :D
That's true. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Linkin Park
But I'd rather buy it built... trust me... it's bad. I know how to put in RAM, HDDs, video cards and stuff. But I don't know how to install a CPU, a heatsink (which I think is the thing that goes on top of the CPU :P), the mobo into the case, the fans, and a bunch of other stuff I don't know. :(
EDIT: Oh yeah, and everything related to the BIOS... I don't understand. :lookaroun
:yikes: Im 15 and I know how to install all that stuff, Learned most of it from messing around with my own comp and from this forum :lookarounQuote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Show-off. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Linkin Park
I don't know too much, simply because I don't mess around with my PC. I've had a bad history of problems. :P
Guess I'm stuck again... I think I should wait a little, until my budget will let me get something more expensive...
You said your willing to spend $1,300 max, You could get my whole rig for less then that :D But like you said you cant put it together :( Maybe you could get a buddy whos into comps to rig it up for you? :unsure:
:cry: should I take that FATAL1TY board outta the picture and look elsewhere? :ph34r:Quote:
Originally Posted by clocker
Well that's 90% of it to start with. If you are confident about doing that much the rest is really very much the same, but with a few more screws.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
There's no reason why a system with Socket 939 and pci-e should be much more expensive, the only difference is the motherboard (maybe $20 more), the graphics card (maybe $20 less) and the cpu (difference depends on which one you go for).
Maybe you should look at other suppliers, newegg isn't the only source. I could beat most of those prices for prebuilt systems in the UK, and our prices are generally quite a bit higher.
Oh, you poor, poor consumer...I feel your pain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Decide what you MUST have ("x" framerate in Doom3, etc) and then go from there.
Now that you've settled on a platform (socket939) you get to pick a chipset.
I'd recommend nVidia nForce4.
Go big on the motherboard, you can upgrade peripherals easily (add more RAM, even upgrade the CPU), but it's better to start with good underpinnings and work up.
Don't neglect the power supply.
It is increasingly important to today's systems ( which are sucking up watts at an ever rising rate) and is frequently ignored, much to the dismay of trouble-prone owners.
Damn.
- I can't buy the parts online and build it because... well I just can't.
- I can't buy a PC from a store, because they overprice the shit out of everything.
- I no longer want to buy the PC online, because I read a bunch of horror stories at resellerratings.com, and if anything goes wrong, returning the PC will be a bitch.
What do I do? :(
Theres always newegg.com if you need to find parts :D
True, but who's going to build it? :S
You got any buddy's who can do it for you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Well yeah, I have a friend who suggested building one, and offered to do it for me. The thing is, I've never seen him build a computer, I don't know if he can do it for sure, or if he can fix any problems that arise.
:-/
Heh, I dont think I can fix any problems that arise with this thing I wanna put together but im gonna try my best and if anything happens I'll ask on here :unsure: Im sure clocker would be a good helper. Ask the dude if hes good with that stuff and if he fucks somethin up kick his ass :lookarounQuote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Kicking his ass won't give me my $1,000+ back. :lol:
It's just too much work, I know for a fact that more than one problem will come up. After all, computers die for no reason. And asking for help at a forum is too much trouble. :(
Gah this sucks.