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    Swinging Johnson
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    Techie guys talk to me

    I need a new desktop. I like to use Internet Explorer. I also like to play games once in while so I'd like the graphics card to be good. It cannot be a MAC so please dont try to convert me.

    I guess 4 gig of RAM should be the minimum but what do I know. I need the tower only (already have keyboard and nice big monitor). Hoping to spend about a nickel. What's the best bang for my buck baby?!@

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    TR88
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    get a IMAC

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    No bang for a nickel

    Need at least a dime

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    You can get an acceptable PC for $500, but if you want a decent graphics card, yeah, closer to $1000.

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    Ok, I just need medium system requirements. The game I want to play says it needs this (recommended not minimum) and I'd like to get at least this if not a bit better.

    Recommended System Requirements
    * OS: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
    * CPU: Intel Pentium Core 2 @ Duo E6400 @ 2.13 Ghz, AMD Athlon II X2 240 @ 2.8 Ghz
    * RAM: 2 GB
    * HDD: 8 GB free disk space
    * Graphics: 1 GB Graphics Memory, Pixel Shader 3.0, Vertex Shader 3.0
    * Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
    * DirectX: Version 9.0c
    Supported Graphics Cards:
    Minimum – NVidia GeForce 8600GTS, ATI Radeon HD 2600XT
    Recommended – NVidia GeForce 8800GTX, ATI Radeon HD 3870


    Tell me if there's anything on this page that fits that bill. http://www.walmart.com/browse/Comput...29389&ic=32_32

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    he's not needing a screen slapnuts

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    Macbook Pro laptop?

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    Anyone make heads or tails from that?

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    Hey Lou, I'm too stupid to convert to MAC. Did you check that link out to those pc's?

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    Get Core i5 2500k + Motherboard total should be like 300 tops. Don't need beast motherboard
    I'm assuming you already have a Hard drive you can use
    Get 8 gigs of ram will cost like 30 bux
    New Tower Case 25 bux
    You can get asomething like ATI 6870 for like 130ish after rebate
    You can get a new PSU for like 35 bux after rebate that's a descent power supply.

    total should be like 515 for a descent computer that'll last you for a while.

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    You're like 3 generations behind on that core2 duo e6400, if at worst atleast get teh core i3

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    Swinging Johnson....

    Honestly, if you where so inclined (and it's not THAT hard) I'd build your own computer from the ground up. Once you purchase all of the parts and what not, you'll spend a lot less than if you just purchased a desktop from a retail store. Plus if you build your own, you can focus in on what you need it for. IE: If you want to use it for games, then you can get a solid graphics card and some nice sized RAM...

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevex View Post
    Swinging Johnson.... Honestly, if you where so inclined (and it's not THAT hard) I'd build your own computer from the ground up. Once you purchase all of the parts and what not, you'll spend a lot less than if you just purchased a desktop from a retail store. Plus if you build your own, you can focus in on what you need it for. IE: If you want to use it for games, then you can get a solid graphics card and some nice sized RAM...
    while true, i would not suggest it if you aren't the least bit computer literate. the hardest part is making sure the hsf has a good connection with the cpu without crushing it. if it doesn't.......poof, you just fried your new cpu

    also, by the time he buys windows and other software he's better off buying from a B&M

    i've always been partial to lenovo (ibm to the novice) then grab yourself a nice gpu and you're set
    Last edited by blackbeSSt; 02-18-12 at 06:54 PM.

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    you can easily put together a quality tower for 500

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    Thanks boys, I think I'll get the guy who built my current pc which lasted me 6 years solid to do it all over again. Thank you for the input!

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    Monitor-Tan is right about the RAM. If you're going to play games you will need at least 8GBs.

    I would also go with an i5 processor. The new i7 processors don't perform all that much better and they cost a lot more.

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    its gonna be hard to build a decent system for $500.

    i just ran through newegg and with an i5 $180, 8gb $50, 1.5tb $99, case $34 AR, 6750 radeon $85 AR, $33 psu AR, mb $55 AR, and im already at $589 with $52 back in rebates. thats not including any cd drives/hsf/OS/etc.

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    swinger with them big ol hammer thumbs you got you prolly need some kinda stealth keyboard. yer gonna wake yer family up in the middle of the night typing "oh baby, finger bang daddy with that amputee stump" in them porno chat rooms. also may need a rubber belt buckle, the neighbors hear all that clangin against the floor an think you got a pet cow or something

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