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Anyone know where I can find a guide of what parts to buy?
I'm looking for a cheap ($400ish) PC to use for school mostly but, a little bit of gaming (AoE3 WoW)
Any help would be appreciated :D
Thanks,
CPLJ
 
A gaming PC for $400? Magicians we are not. Even $400 for a budget PC is bit of a stretch. At that price you are better off buying a pre-built at Dell.
 
Yeah, $400 is pretty damn low. Your best bet is to find someone with an older computer who doesn't want it anymore. And even then, it'll look pretty bad.
 
If you spec it to play WoW, $400 for just the system may be possible, you'd just have to use a pentium 4 and an old GFX card like a 9800ATI.
 
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If you can do stuff like salvage an old case and DVD burner you can also get a bigger hard drive and get an actual power supply.
 
looks like this will do everything you want and it comes with a monitor.....


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Go to http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=bddwbam&cs=04&dgvcode=ss&c=US&l=EN at Dell Small Business
Check each and every option to make sure you are getting everything that you need (Configuration changes will affect final price)
Proceed to checkout
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[quote name='nyprimus4']
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LITE-ON 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black IDE Model LH-18A1P-185 - OEM
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Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Select An Optional Extended Warranty Plan 1 Year Service Net Replacement Plan -- $14.99 2 Year Service Net Replacement Plan -- $19.99
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
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Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

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AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO3600IAA5DL - OEM

Grand total is $487

If you can do stuff like salvage an old case and DVD burner you can also get a bigger hard drive and get an actual power supply.[/quote]

don't forget operating system
 
[quote name='CorporalJackson']Thanks for feedback like i said this is 50% for school work :D Probably going to go with the Dell deal[/quote]I gotta say that Dell deal is suprisingly good, IMO. I really love to put it all together myself, but for a basic PC I don't know that you can get much better than that Dell.
 
[quote name='Malik112099']looks like this will do everything you want and it comes with a monitor.....


Dell Dimension E521 Desktop, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+, 512MB, 80GB, 16x DVD-ROM, XP Home, 17" LCD » only $379.00 + Free Shipping

Go to http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=bddwbam&cs=04&dgvcode=ss&c=US&l=EN at Dell Small Business
Check each and every option to make sure you are getting everything that you need (Configuration changes will affect final price)
Proceed to checkout
Dell Small Biz is offering $230 instant discount on this system
Dell Small Biz is offering Free Shipping & Handling on this system
Your Final Price: $609 - $230 = $379.00 + Free Shipping

This offer expires on 05/02/2007!
Note: Dell Small Business collects sales tax in most states![/quote]

Just wanted to add that since it has a PCI-Express slot, when you save $300, slap on a 8800GTS into that Dell and you got yourself a formidable PC that will run Oblivion at max settings and will most likely run Crysis at near-max settings.
 
I dunno about that Nvidia 6150 LE graphics card combined with only 512MB of memory.

But you're probably not going to find a better deal than that, especially one that includes a monitor.
 
[quote name='Kendro']Just wanted to add that since it has a PCI-Express slot, when you save $300, slap on a 8800GTS into that Dell and you got yourself a formidable PC that will run Oblivion at max settings and will most likely run Crysis at near-max settings.[/quote]

Well I'm ordering it soon and going tupgradee ram to 1 gig but, my question is should i get a video card from like 'New egg' or use the dell config thing and get the 256MB NVIDIA Geforce 7300LE TurboCache?
also thanks very much Malik 112099 your my new CaG hero :D
 
[quote name='CorporalJackson']Well I'm ordering it soon and going tupgradee ram to 1 gig but, my question is should i get a video card from like 'New egg' or use the dell config thing and get the 256MB NVIDIA Geforce 7300LE TurboCache?
also thanks very much Malik 112099 your my new CaG hero :D[/quote]
Avoid the Dell video cards at all costs. Just go with the integrated option until you save enough money for a decent video card from Newegg. The 7300 is terrible. I'd also call Dell just to confirm that the PC has a PCI-Express slot. I'm pretty sure it does but I'm not positive.
 
[quote name='Kendro']Avoid the Dell video cards at all costs. Just go with the integrated option until you save enough money for a decent video card from Newegg. The 7300 is terrible. I'd also call Dell just to confirm that the PC has a PCI-Express slot. I'm pretty sure it does but I'm not positive.[/QUOTE]

I'm positive it does. Otherwise they wouldn't let you pick any PCIe card.
 
Well, for $400 you can build yourself a pretty decent startup to a gaming machine...you will eventually have to drop some more money into the future, especially for a DX10 card.

You should be able to get some decent gaming from either that Dell Machine someone posted OR that custom build from Newegg (Which I recommend Personally)
 
[quote name='Kendro']Avoid the Dell video cards at all costs. Just go with the integrated option until you save enough money for a decent video card from Newegg. The 7300 is terrible. I'd also call Dell just to confirm that the PC has a PCI-Express slot. I'm pretty sure it does but I'm not positive.[/QUOTE]
It does, but the case is very small and will be limited to half height cards, I bought that computer for my mom this past christmas.

Actually scratch that, I bought her the C521...not t he E521...damn case looks very similar.
 
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