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New Gaming System for Dummys (Me)
I am interested in buying a new pc this week.
I am a complete novice at specing my own system.
I do not want to build it on my own, but want to spec it out to save some bucs.
The system I want should be able to play the latest high end graphics games for the next 2-3 years (ok to turn settiings down but has to be playable).
I would like to stay between $500-800.
Here is what I am thinking about:
This system is $718. What do you think. Anything need fixing?
| Case ( [New !!] Nzxt Guardian 921 Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black ) |
| Case Lighting ( None ) |
| Power Supply ( 500 Watt -- Power Supply ) |
| Processor ( AMD Athlon™ X2 5000+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology ) |
| Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink ) |
| Motherboard ( Asus M2A-VM AMD 690G Chipset w/6-channels, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Single PCI-E MB ) |
| Memory ( 4 GB [1 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand ) |
| Video Card ( ATI Radeon HD 3850 512MB PCI-Express x16 ) |
| Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA ) |
| Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] ) |
| 2nd Hard Drive ( None ) |
| External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None ) |
| CD/DVD Drive ( None ) |
| CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black ) |
| Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard ) |
| Speaker System ( 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System ) |
| Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) ) |
| Floppy Drive ( Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive Beige ) |
| Monitor ( None ) |
| 2nd Monitor ( None ) |
| Keyboard ( PS/2 104 Key Windows 98 Keyboard Beige ) |
| Mouse ( Logitech Optical Internet Mouse Black ) |
| USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports ) |
| Meter Display ( None ) |
| Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None ) |
| Operation System ( None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only ) |
| Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner ( None ) |
| USB Flash Drive ( None ) |
| MP3 Player ( None ) |
| TV Tuner ( None ) |
| Video Camera ( None ) |
| Headset ( [Gaming Gear] Logitech Extreme PC Gaming Headset ) |
| Power Protection ( None ) |
| External Wireless Network Adapter ( [Special !!!] Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PCI Adapter ) |
Comments
If this is a Ibuypower or Cyberpower, don't buy from them. The systems come with broken parts and they never replace them.
Try this one from Newegg, they honor replacements www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx
You guys are awesome giving me advice! That system looks to be what I want.
1. Do other people concur with the stay away from ibuypower directly and go through Newegg?
2. Is this video card and processor going to be able to handle games for 2-3 years (min specs)?
2b. If not can I add in upgrades to keep from buying a new system?
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB Video Card
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64 bit Dual Core Processor
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2 x 1MB L2 Cache
I concur not to go through iBuyPowerPC directly and go through Newegg instead. Also you should be able to upgrade it in the future depending on the motherboard. Its guarantee that in 3 years your system won't be performing as well as you want. However, it will probably run mmos just fine for 3 years.
Here try this one, it is your best bet and has instant $200 off. Much better choice if you ask me.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx
Who let you in the VIP section?
The Nvidia GEforce 8800GT is a real solid and good graphic card and works for well every game i've played .
I use it with:
nForce 780i 3-way sli mtoherboard.
Intel core 2 duo E8500 3.16GHZ Processor.
and 2 GB kingston 6400 RAM, also a 1 TB Seagate Barracuda hard drive works extremely good
I am also thinking about using the 3-way sli and put in another GEforce 8800GT 512mb.
I would strongly advice nVidia GEforce 8800GT 512mb you would not regret it