argumaniz Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hello everyone. Ive been thinking about buying a new computer but not sure where to start. I want to get a Dell Desktop for about $1,000 - 1,200. I was looking at the XPS Desktops but not sure if I should just get one that Dell has already built or customize my own. This computer will be used mainly for playing video games. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanzarelli Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I'd make a custom one over at www.cyberpowerpc.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argumaniz Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Thank you for the link. Ill check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieaces Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...M-680ILT-Q6600A I just bought this about a month ago when I built my computer and this thing flies, great for gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argumaniz Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 What do you guys think about this cpu ($1,008 before S&H)? http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Infinity_CrossFire/ CASE: ($10 off Mail-in Rebate) Sigma Gaming Orca Mid-Tower 400W Case CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6550 CPU @ 2.33GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit MOTHERBOARD: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) MSI P35 Neo2-FR Intel P35 CrossFire Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, &7.1Audio MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)1GB (1x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand) VIDEO CARD: ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT 256MB Video Card VIDEO CARD 2: NONE VIDEO CARD 3: NONE LCD Monitor: 19& quot; TFT LCD Monitor Display HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) Data Hard Drive: NONE Optical Drive: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR) Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR) SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieaces Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I think you should look at TigerDirect and Newegg, alot cheaper. Do you know how to build your own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolie Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...M-680ILT-Q6600A I just bought this about a month ago when I built my computer and this thing flies, great for gaming. I'm am making a new uber geek system also. Does that system play any of the next gen games like crysis any good? Like full details and stuff? You know any good hard drives? I'm looking at the raptors but I dunno if they are worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieaces Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Ya, plays Crysis smooth but my 8500 gt dont really handle it very well, all low to mid settings. I was reading that the 8600's running in SLI is getting very close marks to some of the high end 8800's. Check out that youtube video on that page for some more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 What do you guys think about this cpu ($1,008 before S&H)? http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Infinity_CrossFire/ CASE: ($10 off Mail-in Rebate) Sigma Gaming Orca Mid-Tower 400W Case CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6550 CPU @ 2.33GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit MOTHERBOARD: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) MSI P35 Neo2-FR Intel P35 CrossFire Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, &7.1Audio MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)1GB (1x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand) VIDEO CARD: ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT 256MB Video Card VIDEO CARD 2: NONE VIDEO CARD 3: NONE LCD Monitor: 19& quot; TFT LCD Monitor Display HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) Data Hard Drive: NONE Optical Drive: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR) Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR) SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO The CPU itself is fine, but the rest of the system could be better. (Note - just saying "CPU" itself does not define a whole system.) The amount of memory is pretty low considering future standards, and it will run like a dog if you're planning on using Vista, the video card is in the budget range, although it does support DirectX 10, and if you're planning on using the system as a gaming machine, I'd probably go for a larger monitor. Also, 1 320GB HDD isn't going to be much when you're piling games on there as well as documents etc., and 7,200rpm isn't the best speed available, although it is definitely usable for day-to-day tasks, and the optical drives are...well, again, could do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwinginSoriano Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 tigerdirect.com, look at AMD desktops, die happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanzarelli Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Argu, you can do much better than that for a better price on cyberpowerpc. I just got this rig today for $901 before shipping, and it blows everything you chose out of the water. Granted, I already have a 22" monitor and a copy of XP. Also, note, I have 2, 512MB Video Cards CASE: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control (Silver Color) MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-M57SLI-S4 nForce 570-SLI Chipset DDR2/800 SATA RAID PCI-Express MBoard w/GbLAN, IEEE1394, USB2.0, &7.1Audio MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)3GB (3x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand) VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA) VIDEO CARD 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA) HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) Optical Drive: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR) SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieaces Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Argu, you can do much better than that for a better price on cyberpowerpc. I just got this rig today for $901 before shipping, and it blows everything you chose out of the water. Granted, I already have a 22" monitor and a copy of XP. Also, note, I have 2, 512MB Video Cards CASE: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control (Silver Color) MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-M57SLI-S4 nForce 570-SLI Chipset DDR2/800 SATA RAID PCI-Express MBoard w/GbLAN, IEEE1394, USB2.0, &7.1Audio MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)3GB (3x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand) VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA) VIDEO CARD 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA) HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) Optical Drive: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR) SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIOYou dont want 2 of those 8500's, I got the same card. And the 570i is pretty much obsolete at this point with them releasing new 780i boards. I would go with at least a 680i mobo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argumaniz Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Thanks for the feedback. Im new at building a computer so not sure what to choose when it comes to video card, memory, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanzarelli Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 You dont want 2 of those 8500's, I got the same card. And the 570i is pretty much obsolete at this point with them releasing new 780i boards. I would go with at least a 680i mobo. I just called them and I switched out to a MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790X CrossFire Chipset DDR2/1066 4x(16X PCIE) SATA RAID MB w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio and I got rid of one of the 8500's and just went to one NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB 16X PCI Express card. It only upped the price by about $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieaces Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 You will be alot happier about that as far as video cards go, I got the 8500 for use for my HTPC since no noise comes from it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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