Help buying PC

turokk

i need help buying a Pc....but it has to be at BestBuy only......but if u know of another cheap place..please tell me.

i need the desktop only, no monitor no mouse no extras.....with good graphic card, speed , space, and that looks cool   and that is less than $700 .  thx a lot

turokk

is Emachines good??

Mstng9961

If cheap is what your looking for....

Check out Circuit City, Conns, Fry's, Comp USA, Office Depot - all big names in a lot of towns

Usually from these stores a HP or Gateway is going to give you the best bang for your buck.

Ibexto

Check out CostCo, they have some REALLY good deals from time to time, make sure you know exactly what you are looking for in a system though. 

EggFtegg

Make sure you check out what componants are being used. Often, if you find a really good deal, the reason is that they're skimping on certain parts, hoping the buyer only understands processor speed and graphics card memory, and these cheaper parts can cause bottle-necks in the system, making some of the high-spec componants somewhat pointless.

amous

You should write down a list of  quetions and take it with you when you go to buy it ask the sales person the questions on your list and if he or she gives you the run around or cant answer then walk out and go somewhere else.

n25philly

Originally posted by turokk

is Emachines good??

no

turokk

yeah i bought this computer at Costco ..cheap...but my father told me like 20 minutes ago that it has to be at bestbuy....becuase of something with his credits....i really dont know....but please people help me  and tell me which computer will be fast  to play games like...americas army,WoW, Guild wars, Auto Assult, Rf Online..those are some examples....becuase my computer is too old for those games  and it has a Geforce 6200 =( ....i dont know if its a good graphic card but whatever...please help me make a good choice

 

 

 

 

Mstng9961

Anything you buy from Bestbuy under $700 is going to require you to buy a better graphics card. 

So make sure you account for that to play those games.  Look for deals under $600 to allow $100 for a new card.

xpyrofuryx

Ok, well definately since you are getting a computer at best buy you will need a better graphics card. So do this. Get a $600 computer and then get a nVidia GeForce 7600GT 256mb. That card will process well at this budget. And as far as specs. I'd say definately write this down when shopping there.



Processor: A Dual-core processor. Preferably a Intel Core 2 Duo, but doesnt have to be. If its not a Core 2 Duo though get a AMD Athlon 64 X2. Dont get any other dual core lineups! They are cheapos and not worth it. Anyway Id say your best bet is get one with a Intel Core 2 Duo E4300. or if AMD then a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ or higher.



RAM: You'll need at least 1GB. Now payattention. Do not get 533mhz DDR2. Get DDR2 667mhz. The Intel Core 2 Duos match up nicely with that for max performance. If you get a AMD X2 try for a 800mhz, but 667mhz is fine. But make sure its 1GB.



Hard Drive: Shoot for a SATA interface. IDE is slow and outdated now.



VGA: Does not matter because you will be buying one separate. But when buying separate go for a nVidia GeForce 7600GT, but I am not sure what Bets Buy will charge so settle for a high end 6-series for now or go for a 7600GS.

turokk

thx for the info ..but i cant find a pc that has ta Dual-processor or an intel 2 Duo with a SATA interface or 1G......if u see one please tell me....maybe i didnt see it

wait ...i foudn this one 20 minutes later...it is good??

www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp much cheap..but it doesnt has SATAN and the other thing...but is much cheaper..

www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp this one is a little more expensive..but has most of the stuff u said ...

 

if u find anythign else please post website

 

turokk

is this the Graphic card u said??

www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp

 

or post website of the one u recommend

Mstng9961

Looking here at the local best buy near me it looks like the:

Gateway 5000+ GT5432 is the better deal, then go for the VisionTek RADEON X1550 Graphics Card VTK X1550256PCIE.

So that comes to $580 + $107 = $687.

or :

Hewlett-Packard Pavilion 4200+ Desktop a6000n and the same card = $530 +$107 = $637

I prefer the HP because I dislike Gateway more than I dislike HP.  But the gateway is a faster computer with SATA II.

turokk

can someone please give me the website at bestbuy with the graphic card xpyrofuryx said....the Nvivia Gforce 7600GT or 7600GS ..cant find it

xpyrofuryx

Okay, I'd say do this.



Buy this computer: www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp

That is $420, and has a dual-core processor in it, SATA Hard Drive, 1GB 533mhz, but with a computer at best buy I guess thats the best you'll get RAM-wise.



Buy this Graphics Card: www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp

That is $200, and a nVidia GeForce 8600GT. It is a mid-range card that will push about the same performance as the 7600GT, mayeb a little more, but has the added feature of DirectX10 support.



With the remaining money buy this: www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp

That is $90, and is a 1GB stick to add to the system you are getting, This will boost up your performance greatly.





With all of this you will have a really good gaming machine actually from Best Buy (i never thought i'd say that).

Your system will have this:



AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Dual-Core

2GB DDR2 533mhz

250GB S-ATA 3Gb/s HD

nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256mb





Not bad... I impress myself