A good Computer

[smokey_locs2002]

I'm buying a new comp, nothing too fancy I don't play any games on my pc besides Gunz Online and Phantasy Star.

So anyways. I was looking on ebay and I found these comps.

They're kinda cheap my Gateways comp( which I hate) cost almost twice as much and it sucks.

So anyways I need a second opinion. I was thinking of getting the one that coast 345$


http://stores.ebay.com/Starburst-Tech

[rush_fan]

NO- it has a horrible processor- you are going to have to pay a little more to get a decent pc

[Linkizcool]

A 3.2 Gh Celeron D? Thats not too shabby. For what you play, its perfectly fine.

[rush_fan]

Yea, but a celeron leaves no room for better games, if you ever wanted to play them

[smokey_locs2002]

Well the guy/s make comps with Intel Pentium 4 I rememeber why I hate my gateway comp and it is because of Celeron D. I know very little of hardware but I know that Celeron D sucks.

[DragonBlaze]

I wouldn't get it, Celeron processers suck, plus it doesn't come with an operating system. You can get a much nicer computer for the same price. Last year, I got an AMD Atholon 64 3000+, 1 GB RAM, 80 gig HD, DVD burner, for a little under $450. I could easily get that same thing for $350 now.

Anyway, if I were you, I'd either get an AMD Atholon or a Intel Pentium 4 procesor. If you get a bad processor, it'll make you're whole computer run bad. 512 RAM is decent, I wouldn't get anything lower than that. You would also probably want an operating system for your computer unless you have a spare windows XP sitting around somewhere, otherwise if you wait a little, you could get a windows vista operating system. I'd wait a little to get that though because it'll probably have a lot of bugs and stuff right away. You probably won't need a graghics card, so you could use integrated for a while. If you need to, you could always buy a cheaper gfx card, I bought a Radeon 9550 for $75 ($5 after gift certificates) and its worked great for all the games I play.

Just remember, you could buy the cheapest piece of crap out there and suffer the concequences for the next two years until you have to get a new one, or you can get a nicer one (for a good price) and have it faithful to you for 6-10 years.

And if you're really feeling ambitious, you could always buy computer parts from newegg.com and just build your own computer, you can get a good cheap computer if you do that.

Edit: I should also mention that the computer there does not come with a monitor, speakers, or a key board. I don't know if you knew that or not.

[smokey_locs2002]

Originally posted by DragonBlaze
I wouldn't get it, Celeron processers suck, plus it doesn't come with an operating system. You can get a much nicer computer for the same price. Last year, I got an AMD Atholon 64 3000+, 1 GB RAM, 80 gig HD, DVD burner, for a little under $450. I could easily get that same thing for $350 now.

Anyway, if I were you, I'd either get an AMD Atholon or a Intel Pentium 4 procesor. If you get a bad processor, it'll make you're whole computer run bad. 512 RAM is decent, I wouldn't get anything lower than that. You would also probably want an operating system for your computer unless you have a spare windows XP sitting around somewhere, otherwise if you wait a little, you could get a windows vista operating system. I'd wait a little to get that though because it'll probably have a lot of bugs and stuff right away. You probably won't need a graghics card, so you could use integrated for a while. If you need to, you could always buy a cheaper gfx card, I bought a Radeon 9550 for $75 ($5 after gift certificates) and its worked great for all the games I play.

Just remember, you could buy the cheapest piece of crap out there and suffer the concequences for the next two years until you have to get a new one, or you can get a nicer one (for a good price) and have it faithful to you for 6-10 years.

And if you're really feeling ambitious, you could always buy computer parts from newegg.com and just build your own computer, you can get a good cheap computer if you do that.

Edit: I should also mention that the computer there does not come with a monitor, speakers, or a key board. I don't know if you knew that or not.

lol I could never build my own comp. I know little to nothing of hardware.

I do have a Xp my bro was going to put it on his comp but the comp already had Xp on it.

So I have a spare and I have nice as hell speakers and all of that junk. My spending limit is 800$ so... Do you know any sites for a good comp? I have printer, scanner, and all that junk.

[Osmose]

I promise you that building your own computer is not only pretty damn easy compared to all the stigma people give it, but well rewarding. I didn't think I knew crap about hardware, but even basic knowledge, like what RAM looks like and being able to tell the difference between a graphics slot and an expansion slot (different colors, usually, not to mention size and shape) were all I had when I built my system.

Best bet? Find a friend who knows a bit more about computers than you and have them help you choose parts that will be compatible together. Once they arrive you'll be able to figure out where everything goes - the motherboard and case should both come with manuals, not to mention anything else you get retail.

And yes, those systems are total crap. A quick google of the motherboard reveals at least 10 different motherboards (meaning you have no idea what you're actually getting), some of them without graphics card ports, meaning you'll be stuck with the crappy built-in one until you either get a new motherboard or buy a new computer.

[shadus]

Originally posted by Osmose
I promise you that building your own computer is not only pretty damn easy compared to all the stigma people give it, but well rewarding. I didn't think I knew crap about hardware, but even basic knowledge, like what RAM looks like and being able to tell the difference between a graphics slot and an expansion slot (different colors, usually, not to mention size and shape) were all I had when I built my system.

Best bet? Find a friend who knows a bit more about computers than you and have them help you choose parts that will be compatible together. Once they arrive you'll be able to figure out where everything goes - the motherboard and case should both come with manuals, not to mention anything else you get retail.

And yes, those systems are total crap. A quick google of the motherboard reveals at least 10 different motherboards (meaning you have no idea what you're actually getting), some of them without graphics card ports, meaning you'll be stuck with the crappy built-in one until you either get a new motherboard or buy a new computer.

You know for some one who's avater look's like it's about to eat me your pertty smart.

[smokey_locs2002]

no... slots? Well that sucks... Now a color  coordinated comp I can do, I'll try it out. If I fail I'll just get one of my friends to build it.

[DragonBlaze]

 

Best bet? Find a friend who knows a bit more about computers than you and have them help you choose parts that will be compatible together. Once they arrive you'll be able to figure out where everything goes - the motherboard and case should both come with manuals, not to mention anything else you get retail.

Lol, just make sure your friend actually knows stuff about computers, I had a friend over to help me build mine, turns out he didn't know what the hell he was doing, so I ended up doing pretty much everything myself.

Anyway, for $800, you can buy a pretty nice computer. I've always liked newegg.com for computer stuff, so you can check there to see if they have any nice computers.

And yeah, building a computer is pretty easy, the manual that comes with the motherboard should tell you everything you need to know. IF you are thinking about building your own computer, let me give you some pointers. You want to find your motherboard and CPU (processor) first, above all, make sure they're compatable with eachother. A CPU has a pecific socket number such as 756 or something like that, you have to make sure the motherboard is a 756 socket. Another thing you have to look out for is that the brands are compatible. Most motherboards are either built for AMD CPUs or Intel CPUs, if you get an Intel CPU, it won't work with a motherboard thats built for an AMD CPU.

After that, you don't need to worry about much. You'll need to buy a case that fits the motherboard. This is pretty easy, a motherboard will either be a standard size or it'll be a micro motherboard, just buy a case that holds the right size motherboard.

Then you need to buy some memory sticks (RAM), and a hard drive. For the hard drive, make sure if its a Serial ATA that the motherboard supports serial ATA stuff. You don't need a graphics card, but one would be nice, if you get a graphics card, make sure its compatible with your motherboard, you just have to worry about the hook up. If its a PCI express graphics card, make sure your motherboard has a PCI express slot, same thing if you get an AGP gfx card.

Whatever you do, do NOT buy an OEM motherboard. OEM stuff means that it doesn't come with an instruction manual, plugs, a case, or anything, just the part. OEM parts are generaly cheaper, and theres nothing wrong with them, but you'll want the motherboard instruction manual and plugs to come with the motherboard.

[rush_fan]

New egg kicks ***- if you wanted to build a computer, newegg is the place to buy everything.  I am about to buy my vid card- an ati x1600pro for $125-- WOOT WOOT

[smokey_locs2002]

Good advice I'll use it well. That New Egg site does own. Stuff is pretty cheap on it. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Osmose]

Newegg's prices are good, but the real beauty is their shipping time. I ordered the parts for my computer on a Monday and it came the Wednesday after, in two days, all the way from California.

And it's specifically BECAUSE my avatar looks awesome that I'm just as awesome as it.

[CheapAlert]

The Sempron 2600 is very good and can be overclocked (especially with the BIOSTAR motherboard combo deal) to 2ghz which matches the speed of an Athlon64 3200.