New PC

[togusa]

So I'm thinking about building a new PC. It's been a while since I have even looked at hardware and I feel a little bit out of the loop and nervous to buy without a lot of opinions. I want to build something with a good bit of staying power, but I also don't want to throw money around like it's nothing. These are some parts I have been looking at and checking out reviews for, what do you guys think?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131153

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130318

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115030

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817182069

I am 100% open to any suggestions, I haven't looked at memory yet as the amount of brand names out there is somewhat overwhelming, again any input is much appreciated.

[10sun]

Just buy a prebuilt system & add a video card.

I'm definitely doing that next time around myself.

The little bit of difference you might notice isn't worth paying 3x the money for the system.

http://www.refurbdepot.com/productdetai ... ct_ID=5763
$400 after shipping
+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814129100
$260 after shipping

about the worst part of that is the fact that you are getting Vista Home I suppose. You'd be better off with XP Pro.

-Adam

[Tikker]

you pretty much can't go wrong with Kingston ram

[10sun]

you pretty much can't go wrong with Kingston ram

That made me think for a second back to Mushkin... are they still around and making quality products?

[Martrae]

Yes, Mushkin still makes really good RAM.

[Gidan]

What kind of specs do you intend you new computer to have? What is your preferred price range and what is your max price your willing to spend?

[togusa]

I suppose I'd like to spend around $1,000.. I want a rig that will play CoD4 Crysis etc and be a stable gaming machine for 4 years or so..

[Gidan]

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Game ... 0_Supreme/

$1017.00
(before all applicable rebates)


CASE: TURBO X-DREAMER CASE 350 WATT W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (SILVER COLOR)
CoolerMaster Unit 600 Watts eXtreme Power - SLI Supports
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6550 CPU @ 2.33GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 2: NONE
VIDEO CARD 3: NONE
LCD Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
Optical Drive: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)
SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD

[Kramer]

wanted to thank you guys for throwing some legit pc outlets in the thread. i will be getting one around march so this should help.