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I have $2000 to spend on PC

PabloZed

PabloZed

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Hello Friends,

I've received basically a gift of about $2,000 to spend on a new desktop computer. The one I have is dying and must be buried. So I have been trying to decide for months what to buy and I keep waiting for that one deal to come along but it hasn't. So I want to know what you would advise or what you would buy, or whether I should wait another 6 months to see what comes along.

I am a gamer but not hardcore. I do a lot of video downloading/editing. Which is why I have been looking in the $1000+ range. I also want a big monitor. Thanks for any suggestions.

My latest interest has been the cyberpowerpc Gamer Xtreme XT, for about $1200, but I am concerned about quality and service.
 
Buy an iMac.

here's a link (take out the extra spaces)

http:// store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac?mco=MTE2NjM

you can also buy a refurbished MAC for less.
 
Macs are great and I would love one, but they are still more limited than Windows based pcs. But one reason I have been waiting is because I was waiting for Windows 7 to get fixed. But, no, probably not going with a Mac.
 
I am looking for a complete system (as in monitor, printer, etc). I am not a crazy gamer so I don't need alienware.
 
That was just to show you how far $2k can bring you :)
 
Corny said:
would you please stop suggesting macs for a gamer? there are mac games, but the choice is really limited. only very few new games support macs.


$2000 for a computer? I don't know about the current prices in the US, but here this could get you a very good gaming computer.

http://www.alienware.com/products/area-51-x58-desktop.aspx?SysCode=PC-A51-X58&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

(i would post more links but the smaller shops are only shipping in germany ;) )
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If he has $2k to spend, he can buy a copy of Windows to run natively on the Mac for games if he chooses. Mac hardware is very fast and running Windows natively there is no compromise in speed vs a PC.

$2k is a lot for a desktop, save some for accessories down the line!
 
Getstoseven, I am told that, but I am fearful of buying everything separately for three reasons: 1) I can't be sure to get everything required; 2) I would rather have one warranty over everything and one tech support; and 3) I'm not confident that I can assemble it all.

I should know way more about computers than I do, but that is where I am.
 
If I were a gamer I would dual boot my Mac for heavy games or run in parallels for lighter ones as I do now. I had to use a windows machine the other day and I had to apologise for my language!
 
PabloZed said:
Getstoseven, I am told that, but I am fearful of buying everything separately for three reasons: 1) I can't be sure to get everything required; 2) I would rather have one warranty over everything and one tech support; and 3) I'm not confident that I can assemble it all.
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With that sort of demand list, you probably wont find exactly you are looking for.

Obviously my best suggestion (like I did) would be to build your own. You can get alot more bang for your buck. I got my sexy computer for about $2100 after rebates :). If you bought it 'retail' it would have been at least double that. You could get a guy that works at a local PC shop to assemble one for you for like 50 bucks if you buy the parts. I know a few friends that have done that. Definately worth it. Of course there is that "service" problem, but 90% of the problems with current computers now are software related. A good antivirus should protect that.
Since that is not an option, my best bet (much to my chagrin) would be a Dell. I hate their customer service and shitty dell software but in terms of customization, they are one of the best. I would not suggest buying one of their printers though.
 
Just go Mac and bootcamp it for games otherwise do dell ewwh
 
If I were you I would build one as that dose offer the best bang for your buck, I would recomend Newegg.com for this rought.

If you want an all around good system that you don't haft to build, this Gateway computer would do the trick. for the price, factor this, 1200 after sales tax, then around 200 for a warranty, add in a nice HP LCD for 325 or so (w/warranty and a w2207h is what I am recommending), then add a HP office jet and for just under 1,900-2k you get your self something that is great for both editing and gaming.

BTW, the computer comes with an i7 920, 3 gigs of DDR3 ram (upgradable to 16gigs), 750gig hard drive, and an ATI 4850 512mb of ram.

But like I said, if I were you, I would build.

My latest interest has been the cyberpowerpc Gamer Xtreme XT, for about $1200, but I am concerned about quality and service.
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My friend bought a computer from them and never had a problem with it, but I would recommend buying a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer from a local place, a lot easier to take back if something goes wrong.
 
isn't there a local computer shops around who could build you a computer.
 
getstoseven said:
I've looked at LOTS of "off the shelf" computers and don't see any way you can save money building your own any more.
For what I have in my single core AMD Athlon 3200+ and 2800+ machines I could buy four dual core units off the shelf that would be acceptable.
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There are some things that you just can't get in an off the shelf, but you can get most of what you need very cheaply off the shelf and add the components you need to it to make it work more for you, that' seems to be cheapest. take a 400 dollar computer add 250 dollars worth of upgrades (PSU, GFX, RAM, ect) and it's still cheaper then building. Even the computer I recommend would cost around 1400-1500 to build.

Building is fine if you have specific needs or WANTS....... ;)
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Overclocking, enough said. :P
 
Today I am looking into building my own, but when I look at a list of all the stuff it requires it scared me. So I am looking in my neighborhood for someone to do it for me (none of my friends can).
 
well, good luck to you on whatever you decide to do, pablo. the macs are really fast and as was suggested can handle the windows systems and not be compromised - even if jub administrator thinks differently
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^ forget it .. the mac fanbois are once again in their reality distortion field ;) not too long ago, they would have flamed you for just thinking about mac os running on anything else than a power pc - *now* it's suddenly and advantage (that they fought against for many years :roll:)
 
PabloZed,
I built a gaming PC a couple of months back. I'll share my specifications with you, what I paid for each piece, and how well it performs.
$110 – Windows Vista Home Premium
$135 – Foxconn A79A-S Motherboard
$163 – AMD Phenom X4 9650
$270 – Diamond MM Radeon 4870 HD 1gb VCard
$70 – Corsair Dual Channel XMS2 4096mb PC8500 DDR2 1066mhz RAM
$85 – 550w, 80%+ efficiency PSU
$40 – Hitachi Deskstar 7k160, 160GB HDD 7200rpm, 3.0gb/s SATA
$35 – HP DVD1070i 20x SATA DVD-RW Drive
$30 – Microsoft B7G-00004 Back 5 button/wheel Laser mouse 6000
$30 – Micro Innovations KB3100MF Ultra Slim Multimedia Keyboard
I got these parts from TigerDirect and NewEgg. I already had a (slightly older) sound card, monitor, and PC case to use for the remaining parts. I also bought some thermal compound and a couple of case fans. So far it has been excellent in performance for gaming. I can play Unreal Tournament 3 on all the highest settings, and still get 60 fps. UT3 is by far the most graphically advanced game that I’ve yet played. Oh yea, and that’s with BOINC running in the background. (BOINC downloads crap from various science projects around the world, processes the data & sends it back) My monitor uses 1280x1024 @ 60hz for standard resolution. The video card ran kind of hot out of the box, but I used the included software to up the fan speed to 35% and now it never exceeds 40 degrees C. I can’t post a URL, but there’s a great article on building your PC on TigerDirect’s website. It’s really not too hard. My total cost was around $1100 in the end, but that's without the monitor, sound card, and case, as previously mentioned.
I hope this has been helpful to you! Good luck, and be sure to let us know what you end up getting!
 
Heliostat, yes it was helpful and interesting.

I have looked at just about everything today - I did look at a iMac and did some comparisons with pc's. I looked at building a pc and looked online for maybe some out of work person who was building pc's on the side. But one of my problems is time- my current pc is developing a new issue everyday so I need to get something soon.

I'll be sure to update with whatever I decide. I appreciate all the advice.
 
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