jefforange89 on 30 September 2009
If you're buying something pre-built, you're probably being severely ripped off. Just something to consider. If you really want the best deals and most control over it, you're best off hunting around finding sales/combos/etc on parts and putting it all together yourself.
Also, it's worth looking into comps with AMD CPUs, depending on what you intend to use it for, since you can get it a lot cheaper that way as well.
If you're buying it for gaming, then financially speaking, you're better off with a Phenom II than an i7, since games are much more GPU-dependant anyhow, so you're better off saving a few dollars there and buying a better or second video card.
| Wii/PC/DS Lite/PSP-2000 owner, shameless Nintendo and AMD fanboy.
My comp, as shown to the right (click for fullsize pic) |
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| CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.2 GHz Video Card: XFX 1 GB Radeon HD 5870 Memory: 8 GB A-Data DDR3-1600 Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Primary Storage: OCZ Vertex 120 GB Case: Cooler Master HAF-932 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Extra Storage: WD Caviar Black 640 GB, WD Caviar Black 750 GB, WD Caviar Black 1 TB Display: Triple ASUS 25.5" 1920x1200 monitors Sound: HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card, Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers Input: Logitech G5 mouse, Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard |
| Wii Friend Code: 2772 8804 2626 5138 | Steam: jefforange89 |
