looking for your guys input on a new computer

[mn_smokeater]

well iv come to the conclusion that my current computer is no longer doing it for me. its an old Toshiba laptop with a burnt out screen posing as a desktop. its been at the limits of what it can do for a very long time. not enough memory slow processor etc.

I'm now looking to replace it with a desktop with vista with the option of going to windows 7. id like a affordable system that i could finance it so its nice to be under 450 bucks. I'm not picky about brands at all. i was thinking some thing with 2 to 4 gigs of RAM and a good graphics card as i like to do some gaming but nothing to intensively. i have a semi idea of how all this works and what id like out of but id like some guidance on this.


i guess my dream would be something mjonesjr made but i don't think i could afford something of that glory

 

[Mark_88]

Hmmm...maybe he can build you one to your specs...if he's not too busy...and it's not too expensive to ship...

 

[mn_smokeater]

yeah mine would be pretty simple and easy. its not too far from in to mn i dont think and all id need is just the tower.

 

[Mark_88]

Well, you could just get some advice on how to build your own...I think MJonesjr posted a link that might be really helpful...and he or someone else could suggest parts that would work for you...

If you can turn a wrench, you can build a computer...they're basically easier than a Ranger and don't (usually) require ratchets, wrenches, or anything more than a star screw driver...and a bit of patience...

 

[mn_smokeater]

yeah i think il do that and post up the specs and see what you guys think. hmm just broweds a lil and im not seeing where i can like pull togeather a set of parts and put it in a list. so its seeming to all go over my head lol. i think il spec out a dell and ect and put them up.
heres the dell: at $429
PROCESSOR AMD Athlon X2 7550 (2.5GHz, 1066MHz, 3MB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB
SOUND Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
Inspiron 546 MT Inspiron 546 Minitower w/ Black Bezel

heres the HP at $382:Your p6100z series

Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) edit
Processor AMD Athlon(TM) 64 X2 5050e dual-core [2.6GHz, 1MB L2, up to 2000MT/s bus] edit
Memory 2GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM [1 DIMM] edit
Hard drive 320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive edit
Graphics card Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE [VGA] edit
Primary optical drive LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive edit
Networking Integrated 10/100 Ethernet, No wireless LAN edit
Front Productivity Ports 15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, audio edit
Sound Card Integrated 5.1 channel sound with front audio ports edit
Speakers No speakers edit
Keyboard and Mouse HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse edit
Productivity software Microsoft(R) Works 9.0 edit
Security software No additional security software

 

[mn_smokeater]

what do you guys think of those two?

 

[brandonwh64]

the dell sounds like the better of the computer cause that HP video card is bottom of the barrel geforce

 

[mn_smokeater]

yes it does but mjones speced. out one for me thats far far far better