buying a computer help

**rodzillahotrod** · #1 (**permalink**) 28th August 2009, 10:53

ok well i already got my computer pretty much where i want it im buying the parts that xtreme told me to get. but i need another one preferably for games and internet. i got $1000 to spend, i already got a modified case (came with a 400watt power supply i lost and a extra fan i lost

) so i can either buy all the parts separately (only thing i cant remember how to put together is the cpu and mother card so i would need to buy this together if possible) or a already built computer. i already know im going to have to get the mother board off a website like e-bay or tigerdrive (preferred source for online) but for everything else i would like to try and get it from best-boy stores if i buy separately or already built. so what should i get? whats the best i can get for a $1000? im getting a 47" hd tv and would like to hook that up with it also. well thanks in advance.

**Xtreame96** · #2 (**permalink**) 28th August 2009, 11:32

Hi,

Well thats an easy thing to do.

Get a ready made pc of the following spec:
AMD Quad core (any does not have to be there fastest)
2GB ram
250GB Sata

Then get an ATI HD 4650 (1GB edition).

In my country (which is a rip off most of the time) at a shop that will set you back about $900.00 total all in.

The ATI has the outputs needed for the tv - DVI-I - but there also editions that have the Ribbon cable version for hd connection so it really depends on buy the card to fit the tv or the tv to fit the card.

I currently run the AMD Quad (sadly mine is 4 years old so I have the 9550 - dont ask I know about the l3 cache thing) But running a very very very old quad with the HD 4650 ( a budget friendly gaming card) and vista x64 - I score 5.2 out of 5 on vista experience.

On Windows 7 my lowest score is my hard drive at 5.2

So thats pretty much my vote for building a powerful machine on a small budget.

Games I have run: COD-WAW, GRID, CRYSIS 1 + 2, ASSASSINS CREED, SIMS 3; all run on high and perfectly. Infact watching grid play at my monitors highest res, its actually very pretty to watch and I dont even like car games - hehe

Newegg seems best when it comes to price in the US.

Xtreame

**rodzillahotrod** · #3 (**permalink**) 28th August 2009, 13:29

whats a good price then for the amd quad core? i dont want to over spend and miss out on other guy components but i dont want to underspend and not be able to play newer games in the future. my computer right now can hold 8gb ddr ram should i really only buy 2gbs?

**Xtreame96** · #4 (**permalink**) 29th August 2009, 10:52

Well 6 is ideal 8 is a waste with 4GB my pc does not even bother to use the swap file.

If your running a 64 bit os - then the OS can use about 3 GB - so if you can afford it then do so.

The trick is go to 3 computer shops and maybe a best buy and compare prices against new egg.

Have a set spec - and then just see who gives you the best price - dont buy second hand!!!

Xtreame

**Xtreame96** · #5 (**permalink**) 29th August 2009, 13:04

If possible try to get a motherboard that supports DDR3

**banana_fish** · #6 (**permalink**) 29th August 2009, 19:30

do you have a microcenter near you??

**rodzillahotrod** · #7 (**permalink**) 30th August 2009, 06:49

no i never even heard of that. thanks a lot guys

**foreveryoung123** · #8 (**permalink**) 31st August 2009, 04:20

video card:
ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 2gig

processor:
Intel Core i7-920

memory ram:
2 gig DDR3

motherboard:
Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

**Xtreame96** · #9 (**permalink**) 31st August 2009, 08:20

Thats an awesome speced machine - dunno if you can get that for under 1000$ though, but if possible great spec.

**rodzillahotrod** · #10 (**permalink**) 4th September 2009, 08:13

heres what i got from another source what do u guys think?

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Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3 Intel Mainboard - 4x DDR2 / 6x Sata Raid / 1x IDE / Gigabit Lan   $155.00
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 / 2.93GHz / 3MB Cache / 1066FSB / LGA775                                $155.00
Gigabyte R487D5-1GD RADEON HD4870, 1GB, GDDR5, PCIE2.0, DVI, HDCP, HDMI, ZALMAN FAN, $219.00
Corsair DDR2 4GB PC-5300/667 (2x2GB) Value Select Ram (VS4GBKIT667D2)                $82.50
Corsair TX-650 650W ATX Power Supply                                                                                $159.50
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA 1.5Gbs                                                $69.00
LG GH22NP20 IDE DVD Re-Writer (22x - Black)                                                                $73.70
Antec Three Hundred - Black ATX Gaming Case (No PSU)                                                $102.30

                                                                                                                                             Total: $1,016.00

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      quantity of item 1
   

    SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SH-S222A - OEM
    Item #: N82E16827151175
    Return Policy: Standard Return Polic

    $27.99


    Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM


    $59.99

    SAPPHIRE 100269HDMI Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail


    $194.99


    OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail


    $99.99

    OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail


    $124.99

   1    

    OCZ Diesel 4GB Single Channel Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBDSL4G - Retail

   
    $0.00
   

    ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

    $209.99

   

    Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
   

    $279.99

Subtotal:    $997.93

**Xtreame96** · #11 (**permalink**) 4th September 2009, 19:08

The second quote looks great !

The first one has a crappy cpu - rather get the AMD quad because 4x2.3 is way faster than 2x 2.3

Xtreame

**rodzillahotrod** · #12 (**permalink**) 4th September 2009, 21:05

ok cool looks like im going to be looking for these