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Hiiiiiiiiii everyone wasaap okay i have a choice here and i dont no wat to do..
see i am going to get a computer but i dono if i should get a HP or Dell or any other kinds of computers; or should I make my own computer?????????
which is better for gaming because i am going to play a lot of games on it and i already have a good graphic card i just want a fast computer.
I also want it to be cheap...........o ya one more thing i am not that good in making computers i have never made my own computer before so i will proboblly do something wrong which will mess the computer up. what do you guys think i should do?
tanx alot:D:D
 
Good gaming comp? I says buy alienware!
Ok, if you really want cheap, make it yourself. If you're no good at it? Ask on The-Group. Makes sence, Ok, First off, don't scrap this one yet, you'll need to check online for motherboard configurations. Start by buying a case, and a matching board. NEVER think you can go cheap on the board. Put the board in the case. Now find a good and compatable processor, put it in. This is when you need to do a check for bus configurations. A friend told me about overclocking your processor like this, but that would be better off discussed on the tweak'rz board. If you have any problems after that, post again.

Someone tell me if i'm doing anything wrong.
 
Get a friend to show you how to do it.

Have no friends? (or none of your friends can help?) ... then pick out the parts yourself and pay the local comp store a few dollars to build it for you (NOT big chain stores like Best Buy etc, or anything located in a shopping mall!) Your local computer store will probably have some special packages listed where they tell you what the individual parts are and you can customize as desired. Shop around.

Although I will admit that Dell has some nice deals and their systems are decent. Just make sure you pay attention to more than just the 'megahertz' rating.
 
definitely do the research and buy the parts online yourself. then, either build it yourself, with the help of friends, or do as previously suggested, and haul everything into a comp shop and have them toss it together. theyll usually do it for around $200.

oh, yes, if youre not intimately familiar with the details of computers, dont overclock one. just spend an extra 50 bucks or so and get a higher cpu.
 
whatever you do do not go for HP hehehe
dell is okay

i would not build a comp myself without any knowledge .
like building a car and not know how to ..
like rapmaster suggested ask one of your friends
 
Do u guys think a 5.3 GHz computer is good enough for games????
will my games lag???????? and how much RAM do u guys think i need?????
thanks alot u guys

naves
 
the best thing to do for price is shop off ebay. I bought a frankenstien computer with 2.4ghtz pentium 4, 512megs of ram, geforce 4 64meg, integrated sound:( for 500$. Then i bought soundblaster audigy 2 for 100$ of ebay. Ebay is defenitly a buyers market, NEVER sell things on ebay.
 
i meant 1.53 is it good for gaming will it b fast enough or its not worht it??????????
ya i was planing to buy it off ebay but my i how do u pay credit card or cash????????
 
If you are a gearhead, or think you might be one, build it. Getting to choose exactly what goes into a system is cool. It's hard to build a truly killer system on the cheap, though.

If you want to save money, have a machine that performs decently, and not worry too much about what's in it after the initial purchase, Dell has some really good deals lately. The biggest downside to a Dell is that almost everything in it is proprietary in some way, so your upgrades and replacement parts mostly come from Dell. I have to say, their Dimension 45xx cases are extremely nice to work in, I just wish they were standard ATX.
 
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