Good Computer Recomendations

[ElderKain]

I might be getting a new computer in around a month or so.
any recomendations for computers that would be good got online gaming that's under $800 or in the $800 range?

[sanjikun]

go for a geforce 8800 card then build the rest of the system around it really!

id recomend a AMD 64x 5600 processor aswell. 2.9GHz dual core that can be overclocked with no additional fans to about 3.4GHz.

[Carnage]

Get a Intel Quad Core Processor.
Atleast a 8800GT, and even better is a 8800Ultra. (or wait for the 9 serie that will probely come out in January)
Minimal 2GB RAM.
And atleast 250GB Harddisk.

[sanjikun]

i really dont liek quad core processors, theres not actually that much point to them atm, maybe 12/18 months down the line, but for the price atm it really cant compair to a dual core imho

[Carnage]

Well... I have a Q6600 2.4GHz... and it's runs like a train.

But I didn't read well... He said below $800,-.

I don't know alot of good ones... Most better ones start over 1000,-. Atleast in my country...

[darkhunter]

lol $800 range and you recomand him 8800GT, and even better is a 8800Ultra and a quad.

well my advice (this will come arund $800 or so):

AMD Athlon 64 X2 you decide what tipe (is half the price of a Intel but it has its minuses)
At least 2 GB ddr or even more
And now for a video card: I recoman the new ATI Radeon HD3870 (same is much cheaper then nvidia but for this price it is worth it)
And with the rest you can decide what to buy but i think you can get at least a 500 GB HDD if you buy a mobo at 100-150$.

[JEskandari]

under 800$ you ask hard question
but go for an AMD system ,for motherboard go for a gigabyte it give you better price with the same quality as many other.
don't go for anything overclocked at the factory .
assemble the computer yourself
don't fall for an on board graphic card.
you need at least 500wat of real power not just 500wat peak power
if you want to use amd x2 6000+ i recommend you to change its fan and if you want to use a black edition (I wont recommend it) you certainly need a Good Fan because there is no fan in the box and that is at least 100 $
for graphic card i really don't know ATI card but some people told me to buy an ati card for my next card but if you want an nvidia in that range i recommend a 8600 (Not 8600 GS)
for ram at least 2Gb of ram buy one with Fbs 800 not 677.
these are in case that you want to buy a new monitor but if you don't want to buy it and you like your current monitor you certainly can go for a 8800 card.

[sanjikun]

Originally Posted by JEskandari

under 800$ you ask hard question
but go for an AMD system ,for motherboard go for a gigabyte it give you better price with the same quality as many other.
don't go for anything overclocked at the factory .
assemble the computer yourself
don't fall for an on board graphic card.
you need at least 500wat of real power not just 500wat peak power
if you want to use amd x2 6000+ i recommend you to change its fan and if you want to use a black edition (I wont recommend it) you certainly need a Good Fan because there is no fan in the box and that is at least 100 $
for graphic card i really don't know ATI card but some people told me to buy an ati card for my next card but if you want an nvidia in that range i recommend a 8600 (Not 8600 GS)
for ram at least 2Gb of ram buy one with Fbs 800 not 677.
these are in case that you want to buy a new monitor but if you don't want to buy it and you like your current monitor you certainly can go for a 8800 card.

listen to this :D man/woman after me own heart!

Dont do it! stay with nvidia!

But id have to say for the price jump the performance you get from a amd 64 x2 6000 series, a 5600 it much better IMHO.

depends where you buy it from really but the price dropis a massive bonus considerign the fact its not that much slower and runs liek a train!

[SuperBeeper200]

Well you dont need to much you can get a lot of parts real cheap. But now heres the question. What type of games are you aiming to play. Like what type do you love to play. From there look at system specs. Cause the 8800GT is already about 270. Its a great card (lacks in linux area for right now lol working on patch). But You have a budget. What kind of case is your old computer in. Thats if you wish to save a few bucks you can reuse your shell. From there you can make your computer.

All the stuff you will need-

Motherboard
CPU
RAM
Graphics card
Sound card (If motherboard is lame)
Power supply
Hard Drives
CD/DVD ROM
Operating system (Linux is free I would say go ubuntu if you do go with a free os)

Now if you use your old computer and upgrade we can take a look at the specs of it. Now also if you get an 8800 GT you will more then likely need a better power supply. Myself I have a 650W power supply and works wonderfully.

Ah dont forget thermal grease You are going to need that for when you put your CPU Heat sink on your CPU. I never liked using the stuff that comes on the heat sink. That cause a world of issues for me anyways. But yeah theres a lot thats going into it if you want to go all new. But you might get away with just some upgrades. So you might want to look at what you can do instead of going all new.

The Key to building any computer. After Christmas Sells! ^^ Well if this is any help to you I'm glad to be of help. If not Sorry I wasted your time reading my junk lol.

[cles]

make sure to check for compatibilty issues
hard disk find the best value for money cost divided by space
or format and recycle
depending on your needs a super mulit burner is really convinent and is quite reasonable in my country
ram wise look at the speed as well and also check if other parts cam cope with it
processor get a reasonable dual core unless u want to run a server
or an overly powered calculator if not the power is really wasted espicialy if u want to get a reasonably cheap com
a free os is nice and u learn a lot about how to use it
and linus is cheap and dont suck your com power