Need a new Computer.

[Yamagushi]

I need a new computer and I want the best i can get for in between 500-800$(US). I was thinkin the Gateway - Pentium Core 2 - Quad Core on this page -> Link to Best Buy.

Thoughts and Suggestions please.

[Eaton]

That looks pretty good for the price.

Also, since when can computers have up to 8gb of RAM?!

[Click16]

That looks pretty good for the price.

Also, since when can computers have up to 8gb of RAM?!

since 64x DUH! :p

my older bro has 6 gigs of ram on his Windows XP x64 System.

*back to topic*

Its cheaper and more efficient if you order your parts for the computer separately.

I suggest ordering from Newegg, they have anything you could want. xxPenguinxx, my older brother, dragonfire, and many other people use newegg. its a good site. I'm never buying a computer from a store again!

[Yamagushi]

Thanks to XZodia, Ive figured out what i'm gettin.

Case - XION II XON-101 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Mobo - ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
Processor - AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor
RAM - CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Graphics Card - ASUS EN9400GT/HTP/1G GeForce 9400 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Cd-Drive - LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM SATA Combo

Thoughts, Comments, and Suggestions please.

[Dragonfire]

Thanks to XZodia, Ive figured out what i'm gettin.

Case - XION II XON-101 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Mobo - ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
Processor - AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor
RAM - CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Graphics Card - ASUS EN9400GT/HTP/1G GeForce 9400 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Cd-Drive - LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM SATA Combo

Thoughts, Comments, and Suggestions please.

XZodia might have left out a few details...

1. You can get the DDR2 1066 for a little more and will boost performance...
2. Grab a 640GB hdd for about $10-15 more...
3. I have the same mobo, its awesome!
4. 9400GT!? WTF!? Your kidding me. right? Id at least grab a Radeon 3870 to go with that AMD chipset
5. Why not a DVD Burner for $7 more?

[Yamagushi]

Thanks to XZodia, Ive figured out what i'm gettin.

Case - XION II XON-101 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Mobo - ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
Processor - AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor
RAM - CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Graphics Card - ASUS EN9400GT/HTP/1G GeForce 9400 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Cd-Drive - LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM SATA Combo

Thoughts, Comments, and Suggestions please.

XZodia might have left out a few details...

1. You can get the DDR2 1066 for a little more and will boost performance...
2. Grab a 640GB hdd for about $10-15 more...
3. I have the same mobo, its awesome!
4. 9400GT!? WTF!? Your kidding me. right? Id at least grab a Radeon 3870 to go with that AMD chipset
5. Why not a DVD Burner for $7 more?

cant really afford much more. I did think that was a dvd burner, i need one that burns dvd-r dl(specifically 360 games). Could you post some new stuff, such as the radeon and a better burner??

[XZodia]

oops, thought that was a dvd writer...how about this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827106057

as for graphics nVidia kicks ATI's ass...

[Dragonfire]

oops, thought that was a dvd writer...how about this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827106057

as for graphics nVidia kicks ATI's ass...

That DVD Burner is good choice, but remember XZodia, that mobo has an AMD chipset which means ATI cards will work better with that. Also do some research on video cards before going baised on it. That 3870 i recommend will be much better than that 9400GT, i think the 790GX chipset mobos even have better IGP graphics than that 9400

$105 3870 Card with a $15 MIR, making it about a $90 card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102719

anything else Yama?

[Yamagushi]

oops, thought that was a dvd writer...how about this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827106057

as for graphics nVidia kicks ATI's ass...

That DVD Burner is good choice, but remember XZodia, that mobo has an AMD chipset which means ATI cards will work better with that. Also do some research on video cards before going baised on it. That 3870 i recommend will be much better than that 9400GT, i think the 790GX chipset mobos even have better IGP graphics than that 9400

$105 3870 Card with a $15 MIR, making it about a $90 card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102719

anything else Yama?

How much of a difference in these cards? I get a 50$ combo discount for getting the Mobo and Graphics card Xzodia picked together. Makes it only 75$. Then also a 10$ mail in bringing it down to 65. Opposed to 90$ for the other card.

[XZodia]

oops, thought that was a dvd writer...how about this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827106057

as for graphics nVidia kicks ATI's ass...

That DVD Burner is good choice, but remember XZodia, that mobo has an AMD chipset which means ATI cards will work better with that. Also do some research on video cards before going baised on it. That 3870 i recommend will be much better than that 9400GT, i think the 790GX chipset mobos even have better IGP graphics than that 9400

$105 3870 Card with a $15 MIR, making it about a $90 card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102719

anything else Yama?

Did you seriously just suggest that an integrated graphics is better than a 9 series geforce?

[Dragonfire]

oops, thought that was a dvd writer...how about this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827106057

as for graphics nVidia kicks ATI's ass...

That DVD Burner is good choice, but remember XZodia, that mobo has an AMD chipset which means ATI cards will work better with that. Also do some research on video cards before going baised on it. That 3870 i recommend will be much better than that 9400GT, i think the 790GX chipset mobos even have better IGP graphics than that 9400

$105 3870 Card with a $15 MIR, making it about a $90 card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102719

anything else Yama?

Did you seriously just suggest that an integrated graphics is better than a 9 series geforce?

Yes, i did.

Yama, what kind of stuff u run that requires graphics? so maybe I can look around more...

EDIT: I started from scratch and came up with this....

Case -> COOLER MASTER Centurion 5
Mobo -> Foxconn A7GM-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GFX -> SAPPHIRE 100225L Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16
PSU -> PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous
CPU -> AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor
RAM -> G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
HDD -> Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive <-has 32MB cache
Mouse -> Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical Gaming-Grade Mouse <- I have it, love it!
DVD Burner -> LG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech Black SATA

Price = $674.92
MIR = $35
Total = $629.92 (after MIR)

*If you want to go cheaper, you can cut the mouse out, downgrade the hdd, and/or get 2x1 ram instead of 2x2, but stay with DDR2 1066

[XZodia]

Did you seriously just suggest that an integrated graphics is better than a 9 series geforce?

Yes, i did.

Oh-Em-Gee.

[Yamagushi]

I plan on doing a Lot of XNA. A somewhat basic card will do however I want something decent. If I for who knows what reason want to launch COD4, I would like to know it can handle it. One game I will without a doubt be playing is Starcraft 2.

[Eaton]

I plan on doing a Lot of XNA. A somewhat basic card will do however I want something decent. If I for who knows what reason want to launch COD4, I would like to know it can handle it. One game I will without a doubt be playing is Starcraft 2.

Whatever you do, make sure you don't get anything less than a 256mb card.

[Dragonfire]

That 3870 will play CoD4 on medium settings easily

XZodia, 9 seris doesnt mean anything in terms of gfx, but u recommended a 9400, which is like bottom line graphics! If you would have said 9800GTX, then i would have said dif

EDIT: That burner was OOS, get this one instead, its also a 22x instead of 20x

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827151173

[XZodia]

XZodia, 9 seris doesnt mean anything in terms of gfx, but u recommended a 9400, which is like bottom line graphics! If you would have said 9800GTX, then i would have said dif

I see...its not the lowest model though, and anything is still better than integrated graphics
I have a 7600GT and its great.

[Dragonfire]

*600 and above r good, *400 and below suck ass

[Yamagushi]

so....

[XZodia]

so what?

[Dragonfire]

We have gave u plenty of options yama, y r u saying "so"?