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Would this be a reliable computer? and play most mmos?
peacereign
Member Posts: 6
in Hardware
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227200
Also, do you think it will run Fallout 3 and Champions online?
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That price for the components is hard to beat with a pre-built. It can play both games you mentioned. You will have several problems with the machine, especially when you read the reviews. Its an iBuyPowerPC, which means its going to have assembly problems. It uses a Quad Core Athlon II which also isn't a good pairing.
If you can assemble your own PC, I can recommend you a good buy for the same price and same components.
I know how, i've built a computer for a friend, but he supplied the parts ( he didn't know how to build one). But I'm only 14 and my mom doesn't trust me enough to spend that much money on something she doesn't think i can do.
She told me to get the best gaming pc I can for under $600 for Christmas, but it has to be pre-built. I already have a monitor (1680x1050)
Will the problems have an easy fix? Will it cost anything to fix it?
Should I still get it? Do you know of a better one, under $600?
P.S. I don't overclock, if that helps
Unless you build it yourself, you can't beat that price. It also has quality parts. However, with iBuyPower its always a gamble on what you get. It still has a 1 year parts and labor warranty which means if you get a faulty one, you can return it and hopefully get one that works.
try this site www.cyberpowerpc.com/
It's a good PC for the price, and hard to beat that config in a low cost prebuilt.
If you have a copy of Windows XP or Vista/7 already that you can use then you could pick out the parts at ibuypower.com and put together an Athlon II x4 620, DDR3, 9800GT, 500gb hard drive, no OS, for $580. This is basically trading Win7 for DDR3 and a 9800GT over DDR2 and a Radeon 4670.
If you need the OS then you can't really beat what you got picked and the Athlon II x4 620 rocks for the price bracket.
That's really not a bad computer for the price. Even if you did build it yourself, you'd only save like $100.
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There are no computer shops near you that make custom build pcs?
I would search their website on parts write them on a list and go to the shop and tell them about it. I'm not really an expert on building pcs too and was a bit scared on trying and build one so I made it from a good computer shop I know (vendors there are gamers)
Over the next year, save up $600 and build your own.
Best thing I ever did, I saved up $800 when I was 16 and went to a computer shop (I was in Miami so the shops were cheaper than anything online, lol) and had them help me get all the parts I needed and built the thing myself.
AMD Athlon 900mhz
128mb RAM
IT WAS A BEAST! lol
Don't remember anything else about it, lol.
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I'd suggest maybe tweaking around a computer such as this instead. Can possibly give you mare value for money. I especially didn't like the DDR2 memory on the Newegg one.
There is a risk when building your own pc also. The last two I have built had a faulty part from the manufacturer. So to me, I wouldn't consider the pc a risk. The preference in building a pc yourself comes from only two things in my opinion: (1) you usually save money, (2) you don't have to return your entire pc when it messes up, just the faulty part. Other than those two reasons, I say buy a pc. I do agree with MaxisDB tho, try cyberpowerpc, at least you can spec what you want, and the case will look cool lol.
I live in south Dakota, and in my town, there are no computer stores whatsoever.
All I want to know is if this will be a complete hassle, or if I should just go for it, if I get a faulty one I'd just send it in
Is the custom builders on The Ibuypower and cyberpowerpc reliable? Which one is better?