Shopping for a new PC. Help appreciated!

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Valkyria00 on 18 January 2009

Zlejedi said:
CPU: e5200 80$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072

mobo: MSI P35 Neo-F 85$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130095

ram: 2x2 gb a-data 800 40$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211188

hdd: samsung F1 640 gb 70$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152134

DVD 25$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

case 23$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147074

good quality Antec psu 35$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371005

total: 358$ without graphic card

this $30 one will give you enought power for minimal gaming (still better than any config mentioned above)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121259

this $80 one will give you more power than x360/ps3 has
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127383

this $140 one will run DMC4, Mass Effect at full hd with no problems and better framerates than x360 at 720p :)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161259
<-- I have it in my own computer :)

OS 100$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

So 488$ with cheapest card + tax/shipping + needs few $ for keybord mouse speakers/headphones.

If you can put it together (or find shop that will put it together for you) you will get great machine which will run games acceptably and enough power for any media playback you throw at it or if you pay $110 more you can get great gaming potential better than so called HD consoles on the spot.

So intimidating...........

Thanks though. I'll look into that. Id prefer just buying one bulit already though. Just a good bundled package. More than anything I just want one that can handle basic tasks/advanced media tasks. I never really planned playing games on it.

My budget just went down to $300-$400

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Squilliam on 18 January 2009

No probs Valkyria, just get the best value for yourself.

Tease.

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frybread on 18 January 2009

If you can put legos together, you can put a PC together. People just get nervous because the "blocks" can cost $100+ each, but it's honestly not hard. Check the "easy" link in my sig.

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Valkyria00 on 18 January 2009

Alright I will.
Thanks guys for everything. =)

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ssj12 on 18 January 2009

Squilliam said:

ssj12 said:

Squilliam said:

ssj12 said:

Squilliam said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103188

Processor AMD Phenom X3 8450(2.1GHz)
Memory Capacity 3GB DDR2
Memory Spec 1GB x 3
Memory Slots (Available/Total) 1/4
Hard Drive
HD Capacity 320GB
HD Interface SATA
(1/1) PCI Express 2.0 x1
(1/1) PCI Express 2.0 x16
(1/2) PCI v2.3

Cost $370+Shipping/Tax (I assume shipping will be $20-$30)

Its much more powerful than both the computers, it just lacks in terms the GPU department which can easily be fixed with a next generation GPU (Coming next few months)

if your going to suggest waiting than I will too since since the Core i7 dual cores should be out in a few months. Now tell me do you really think AMD can stand up against a dual-core Nehalem considering how cheap the processor will be?

Do you actually believe anyone will be able to buy a Core I7-2 system for less than $500 within 6 months?

Based on the price difference between the Core 2 series and Core i7 so far I believe that the Core i7-2s will be priced around $150 and there will be cheap motherboards available by that time making it so that a PC can be built for between $500 and $600 maybe cheaper.

Um, You can't buy a Core 2 for that price.... plus the motherboards are expensive as well.

OK i guess Ill take this time out to show you why I figure my price could easily be right.

First let me show the price difference of Intel's high-end CPUs

Core i7 965 - $1019 NewEgg

Core 2 QX7700 - $1459 NewEgg

Core i7 940 - $564 NewEgg

Core 2 QX9650 - $1029 NewEgg

Now lets compare what CPUs are in the Core i7 920's price range

Core i7 920 - $294 NewEgg

Core 2 Q9550 - $294 NewEgg

And just to show competitor pricing at this range for fun.

Phenom II X4 940 - $275 NewEgg

I will admit you have a point on motherboard cost UNTIL you look at one thing. All current Core i7 motherboards are meant for the enthusiast market at the moment meaning they all can do Tri-SLi and CrossFireX. It is expected a motherboard with that much capability will be expensive. What happens after you remove 2 PCi-E 2.0 slots for a few regular old PCi-E x2 slots remove Tri-SLi and CrossfireX ability, shring the motherboard down since they dont need as much space, licensing costs for the tech is removed, and all your left is a motherboard similar to every cheap-o motherboard we can get now for an AMD or Core 2 processor just with an X58 connector.

Using the prices above to show differences in Intel pricing last generation vs this current one shows some significant price differences. Considering the fact that the Core i7 920 is a high-end CPU and costs the same price as Intel's last gen fastest mid-end CPU this shows that Intel's mid-end will easy match the pricing of an Core 2 E8400.

A dual core Core i7 processor should cost around $150 and the motherboard maybe around $80 going by my estimations.