 New Computer, what to buy? |
 Feb 22 2008, 05:22 PM
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I'm coming into a bit of money. I was suprised when my wife suggested that we get a new computer, absolutly flabbergasted when she told me that I alone will make the decision on what to buy. As you can imagine, I'm as happy as a little girl. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Way back when, i think it was casper, who posted a nice comp build. But I don't have it anymore, and dealing with Real Life has led me to falter on the intracacies of the computer world. So i need some help in my decision. I'm looking to spend about 1200-1400 bucks, less would be even better. Requirements are as follows: For the wife she does alot of administration work and such. Excel and spreadsheets, and organization blather. I think her needs are very basic and whatever comp I get should work out for her. Mine needs The main one, and the only reason I bought a computer in the first place is computer gaming. I would like the have the mid to top of the line area to play and enjoy the most up to date games graphics wise. Secondary reasons are music and porn. An old boss of mine and some coworkers swear by apple computers and I've looked into them seriously. But they won't play all the games I want to play I don't think, otherwise I probably rather buy one because they seem easier to use, the ones on display. I'm just brainstorming some ideas kick some my way if you get a sec. This old southern dandy thanks you in advance (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) *smooches* |
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Hocus Pocus New Computer Feb 22 2008, 05:22 PM
Kagetenshi Depends, what games do you want to play?
~J Feb 22 2008, 05:52 PM Hocus Pocus I want to be able to play any game on the market r... Feb 22 2008, 06:06 PM Kagetenshi Ok, well, as big a fan of the Mac as I am, I'm... Feb 22 2008, 06:55 PM jago668 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 8... Feb 22 2008, 08:50 PM
Cain QUOTE (jago668 @ Feb 22 2008, 12:50 PM) A... Feb 23 2008, 07:43 AM tete I would consider a Mac, it may not be for you but ... Feb 22 2008, 09:43 PM jago668 QUOTE (tete @ Feb 22 2008, 05:43 PM) I wo... Feb 22 2008, 09:48 PM Kagetenshi That's not true for OS X, IIRC; non-64-bit Win... Feb 22 2008, 10:10 PM hyzmarca A case is a case is a case. If you have a computer... Feb 22 2008, 10:37 PM kanislatrans My wife just picked up a decent system on Tigerdir... Feb 23 2008, 12:06 AM Backgammon I buy a lot of stuff at Tigerdirect too. If I were... Feb 23 2008, 01:52 AM jago668 I also recommend buying a higher end monitor once ... Feb 23 2008, 06:18 AM jago668 I never said newegg was the best price, but they a... Feb 23 2008, 09:45 AM Kagetenshi Eww, CRT…
Consider the power costs as well befo... Feb 23 2008, 11:19 AM hyzmarca In gaming, color accuracy is critical, particularl... Feb 23 2008, 04:38 PM the_dunner If your maximum budget is $1400, you're n... Feb 23 2008, 04:38 PM Kagetenshi QUOTE (the_dunner @ Feb 23 2008, 11:38 AM... Feb 25 2008, 05:07 AM Caine Hazen Only thing I'll disagree with on the_dunner... Feb 23 2008, 05:57 PM Lindt Yeah, even though Im a hard core Invidia lover, an... Feb 23 2008, 07:54 PM Wounded Ronin Get an Apple IIC from the 80s. Play Think Quick... Feb 24 2008, 01:05 AM Fix-it whatever you do, DO NOT skimp on the power supply.... Feb 24 2008, 01:59 AM hyzmarca At the same time, an absurdly powerful power suppl... Feb 24 2008, 02:45 AM Wounded Ronin Ahh, Crapintosh. They used to be cool back in the... Feb 26 2008, 07:34 AM Kagetenshi #!/bin/bash
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#~J Feb 26 2008, 10:40 AM Hocus Pocus well i have yet to even really look at building m... Jun 24 2008, 02:16 AM DTFarstar Glad I may have gotten here in time, if you are go... Jun 24 2008, 03:43 AM Fortune On the other hand, I have never had any problems w... Jun 24 2008, 10:12 AM DTFarstar Quite a few years ago now, when I had a Dell, Cust... Jun 24 2008, 11:37 AM Fortune QUOTE (DTFarstar @ Jun 24 2008, 09:37 PM)... Jun 25 2008, 09:19 AM hyzmarca Dell's RAM selection sucks. Seriously, you wan... Jun 24 2008, 02:33 PM Adarael Just as a note, it's not Windows that keeps yo... Jun 24 2008, 05:01 PM Kagetenshi QUOTE (Adarael @ Jun 24 2008, 01:01 PM) J... Jul 2 2008, 01:19 AM Hocus Pocus well ya'll have given me something to think ab... Jun 25 2008, 02:19 AM hyzmarca QUOTE (Hocus Pocus @ Jun 24 2008, 09:19 P... Jun 25 2008, 03:26 AM the_dunner QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jun 24 2008, 11:26 PM) ... Jun 25 2008, 03:41 PM Cthulhudreams RAID will not add much to a consumer rig, as 90% o... Jun 26 2008, 12:19 AM Hocus Pocus think my wife means that we can hook up to a tv an... Jun 26 2008, 02:52 AM Cthulhudreams think my wife means that we can hook up to a tv an... Jun 26 2008, 05:16 AM Cthulhudreams Double post Jun 26 2008, 05:16 AM Stahlseele QUOTE My wife had a few requests. She wants a moni... Jun 26 2008, 12:18 PM Hocus Pocus i told her how much it will be and she kinda defla... Jun 29 2008, 04:13 PM hyzmarca A 23" Scepter LCD HDTV with 1080i and HDMI, Y... Jun 30 2008, 01:39 AM Hocus Pocus well now I'm paranoid that maybe some malware ... Jun 30 2008, 03:06 AM Stahlseele disconnect machine from internet and see if it sti... Jul 1 2008, 03:47 PM hyzmarca Install Spybot S&D and avast! and run both... Jul 1 2008, 06:48 PM Stahlseele and of course, the mainboard has to support more t... Jul 2 2008, 12:52 PM Hocus Pocus ty hyzy. i had like 17 trojans on my comp :O notic... Jul 17 2008, 02:28 AM Hocus Pocus ack dun libol!
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