Reasons to buy a new PC

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by kptn_kaiserhof

mine cost me aus $4400

I'd have expected a new one for that amount of money

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I'd have expected a new one for that amount of money

Id expect TWO for that amount of money.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by JU_88

Id expect TWO for that amount of money.

Okay....here you are then

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by kptn_kaiserhof

mine cost me aus $4400

WTH? Are you tracking all the satellites orbiting earth?

[JU_88]

$4400 jim, not $44.00

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by JU_88

$4400 jim, not $44.00

LMAO

[Philipp_Thomsen]

With 4400 you'd be able to buy all the best parts avaliable.

But what for?

You gotta go always for the best cost x performance.

[kptn_kaiserhof]

and yes it was all brand new parts every thing an i7 needs

with a 66 cm tv for a monitor

[ps249]

I am having one custom made in the coming weeks. I am currently running a HP pavilion a1430n Windows XP media center edition, 2GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive and NVidia Geforce 6150 LE graphics card. I have had it since July 2005.

My new one will have more RAM and bigger HD and of course, a much better graphics. Having them custom made is a better way so you can order one with only the features you need. My 6150 Geforce is the absolute very minimum anyone should use for SH3. It gets very choppy especially when there is an explosion. I cannot even play it with the Grey Wolves expansion so I am definately missing out big time. I should have my new one by November 16-20.

[Lord Justice]

A good option is to build ur own, much better and then you know how to repair , replace , or modify hardware. There are plenty books with diagrams and step bye step guidance although usally using obselete or outdated parts, its up to you to check for a happy medium . Often when having custom made to suit ones spec, its usally on the advise of the shop on which hardware to use based on your recomendations (ie u want a pc for gaming only )they suggest what u need if u do not have a clue. this is not always best!! then again my weak spot is liquid cooling i tend to stick with fans as sufficent, and decent cpu coolers, as this does the job very nice, if correct hardware choices are made and you do not overclock to much. NOTE : we do not need to stick nuclear reactors into our u boats as yet. not for this sim, i will stick with my supped up diesels for now.

[Hitman]

A good option is to build ur own, much better and then you know how to repair , replace , or modify hardware. There are plenty books with diagrams and step bye step guidance although usally using obselete or outdated parts, its up to you to check for a happy medium . Often when having custom made to suit ones spec, its usally on the advise of the shop on which hardware to use based on your recomendations (ie u want a pc for gaming only )they suggest what u need if u do not have a clue. this is not always best!!

I agree 100% on the advantages of building yoru own rig and would like to have a suggestion regarding which components are the best buy for the money: Tom's hardware has a section for the best PC of the trimester, in three levels, cheap, medium, expensive. I picked their recommendated medium set up nearly two years ago, and it still is able to cope with all new games since then

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Hitman

I agree 100% on the advantages of building yoru own rig and would like to have a suggestion regarding which components are the best buy for the money: Tom's hardware has a section for the best PC of the trimester, in three levels, cheap, medium, expensive. I picked their recommendated medium set up nearly two years ago, and it still is able to cope with all new games since then

Great site that Hitman.....has given me lots of information and a great deal to think about...cheers

[Philipp_Thomsen]

Toms hardware is a great site, specially for benchmarks. Im always taking a look in that site, in the past 5 years, to keep myself up to date.

When it comes to buying a new pc, I always go to the stores and pick the parts one by one, after carefully researching and choosing.

For me, there's nothing better then unpacking and mounting a new computer, from scratch. It's a lot of fun, and I want to know every little piece of my new toy.

i have a basic little computer assembly guide that is designed to help people building their first or second computer avoid the "it doesnt work, now what do i do?" situation. its for "after" you have bought everything and are ready to put it together.

it offers a very basic troubleshooting assembly guide to be sure things are working right.

if anyone thinks it can help them you can find it here: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=30165

[JSLTIGER]

I'm generally happy with my systems, though I wish that my desktop's board was a purpose made AM2+ board instead of a base AM2. It won't be too much longer before I upgrade my vid card (I hope). It's been about 2.5 years now, and I love the card, but I want to go for a bigger monitor, which means I'll need more powerful vid card. Eventually I suppose. At this point, though, I've pretty much maxed out what my system can handle, so the next move will likely be a complete rebuild.

The trick of course, is coming up with the $$$.