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Not that great with computers...
pantywraith:
Definitely wait till Ivybrige and the next gen of Video Cards are out. It should only be a few months and you will get much better bang for your dollar.
If you need one now then some good advice and builds are avalible from ArsTechnica's system guide http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1161389.
But, kitamesume's build is good. The only thing I would change is the PSU to SeaSonic http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&Manufactory=1697&N=50001697&IsNodeId=1&SpeTabStoreType=0
rostheferret:
The funny thing with Technology is theres ALWAYS something new about to come out. ALWAYS. So i'll be the one to say screw that and think about what you need it for. Gaming you say? You'll want a decent nVidia graphics card and a mediocre to decent processor. If you got an i7 - hell, an i5 to make it interesting - and waited for the new graphics card, hands down the graphics card will be the bottleneck first. It always is, games don't often use all that much processing power. I can understand waiting for a new graphics card - if only to make the price of the current range halve - but personally, I wouldn't worry too much about getting the latest and greatest in processing speed.
No experience with that company but I will say avoid Dell (including Alienware), Hewlett Packard and Apple (duh). Had surprisingly good experience with eMachines, but sadly they seem to be pretty behind with the times now. Got one downstairs that's been running fine for 10+ years now, no upgrades. Was a great backup machine until my parents decided to ditch it's internet connection :/ Anyway, you will always get a better deal building it yourself. If you don't want to dabble with that, look on eBay. Private PC nerds build computers - custom quite often - test them, and then ship them for maybe a +50% mark up. That'd still probably shave a fair amount off the price of most manufacturers.
kitamesume:
^ nao the point of the suggestions of waiting for IvyB and GF6xx is because they're pretty much weeks away more or less. to top it off the improvement from the previous generation isnt laughable either.
well since you're building a new rig and a new model is about to be released in 5-8weeks from now then heck, why not wait and see whats up? it may or may not be the best, but you still have the option to buy the previous generations with the nicest price drops, double win you may say.
Bob2004:
It's also worth considering long-term compatibility as well before deciding whether to go for current technology or wait for the next generation. I built my current PC weeks before the first i7 CPUs came out, which all use a totally different socket to the Core 2 Quad CPUs available at the time - so if I wanted to upgrade my CPU now it'd be a real pain, since I'd need a new motherboard as well.
If the new generation of technology is fully backwards-compatible, then it's not a concern (I don't know anything at all about Ivy Bridge), but if they're not then I'd recommend waiting for them before building too.
mgz:
--- Quote from: pantsu miru on December 18, 2011, 08:46:44 AM ---Howdy, I'm not that great with computers, but one particular little beauty caught my eye.
The CyberPower Black Pearl. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower_Black_Pearl/
I like how you can select what specs you want so it will either be better performance/better looking or cost less.
Any recommendations? Hoping to spend under $2000 or at very least $2500
I would like to play especially some of the new games at full graphics settings and still have fairly smooth.
If you scroll down the page you'll see what can be chosen, motherboard, memory, video card, power supply, hard drive, etc.
Thanks in advance
Edit: $919 is the least it will let me pay for the computer, lowest specs. $13551 would be the maximum it would let me pay (with all the useless crap included and maximum specs)
--- End quote ---
honestly i think your much better off giving us a price point you cant go beyond and letting us know what you want to do exactly then we can tell you what to buy and you can use a little patience and build it yourself.
Building your own pc isnt nearly as hard or scary as it seems if you dont care how nice the cabling looks on the inside. Its mostly matching colors and shapes and taking your time to not break things
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