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help me buy a computer, you nerds
KvP:
Forget the way a case looks. Forget LEDs and all that jazz. Pay attention to how many fans and vents it has, how many HD slots, etc.
bicostp:
Again, you don't know what companies those parts were sourced from. A lot of those custom-built no-name computer shops use bargain basement parts from companies that have a well known reputation for building garbage. Fake power supply wattage (lots of amps on the 5v line where they do no good, but it's still 1599 watts and they can sell it as such), sketchy motherboards, bad RAM, cheap hard drives...
At least by building your own PC you know the stuff you're buying will last longer than the 90 day return window.
If you're going to buy premade you might as well just get an Optiplex or ThinkCenter. (Never buy computers from Wal-Mart or other technology grocery stores. They're junk.)
Scandanavian War Machine:
--- Quote from: bicostp on 02 Mar 2011, 17:16 ---e: I like this combo. It's got everything you need except the OS and video card for $520. 2.8 ghz quad core i5, 1 TB hard drive, 4 gigs of RAM (which will leave 2 free slots for later expansion)...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.606598
Throw in a $75-$100 video card and you'll be set for years. For example, this Radeon 5670:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127523
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I'm thinking about going with this. I was looking at almost identical combos earlier, but they were generally more expensive and actually included less.
just have to get somebody in college in buy windows 7 for me for cheap (i knew younger sisters were good for something), and i'd be good to go, eh? I'm gonna sleep on it and check my bank account tomorrow, see what i got to work with here.
Alex C:
Buying a pre-made is a pretty decent alternative if you don't really feel confident in your ability to pick a few basic parts that you think you can keep for a while. For example, my old Antec full tower put me back $75 by itself. Mitigating factor? I paid $75 for it... back in '00. It's so old that people still thought fans bigger than 80mm was crazy talk. On the bright side, it's roughly 29 pounds of galvanized steel before you put anything in it, which led to a long and glorious history of stubbed toes. My old roommate once remarked that my PC is undefeated against human opponents.
Caleb:
--- Quote from: bicostp on 02 Mar 2011, 20:19 ---If you're going to buy premade you might as well just get an Optiplex or ThinkCenter. (Never buy computers from Wal-Mart or other technology grocery stores. They're junk.)
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Is thinkcenter the same as lenovo?
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