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General => Off-Topic => Topic started by: SmartBoy16 on 2007-10-10, 10:54:11 PM
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my old computer died (:'(:D:D:D:D:D) im looking for a new one. does anybody know where there are good computers for around $300-600 with xp or vista? preferably one for gaming, so it should have some type of powerful graphics card(my old one stinks anyway!:P)
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Well, a powerful graphics card will run you upwards of $300 alone. I don't imagine you'll need one that good. I'd suggest newegg.com for looking around. Under "Desktop PCs, Gaming, $500-$700" I get three results:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2002280010+1308920938+4021&name=%24500+-+%24750
They all come with Windows Vista pre-installed. What a shame. If I were to choose, I'd go with either of the nVidia ones, but they are more expensive. Of course, if I were to choose, I'd choose to build my own. If that's an option, you can also get all the parts from newegg.com. They have good prices.
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Disclaimer: I don't know much about hardware, so take these comments with a grain of salt.
I have had good experiences and have a good opinion of Dell. I have have bad experiences getting computers through EBay, and Dell's prices are comparable to what I can find on EBay anyway, and much easier to deal with.
Also, I haven't tried computers from Micro Center, but if you'd prefer to get a computer from a store rather than mail order, you might want to see if you have a Micro Center in your area: http://microcenter.com/
They have pretty good prices on a wide range of technology including desktops and laptops.
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Try http://www.tigerdirect.com. They have very good deals.
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I have had good experiences and have a good opinion of Dell.
I agree, i have had a dell desktop computer and im on a dell laptop right now. Both work fine and were cheap for the quality they have. (im not sure if that last sentence made sense lol) Anyway, i recommend dell...
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i think ill try those, thanks :D
edit: i went on to new egg and i saw a great PC . i tried to use dell's build a computer thing and got something a bit higher. i see if ii can get that (may take a while cause of other things)