Looking to buy a desktop for home entertainment. Looking for suggestions on building/buying such a computer system.
2006-09-29 21:37:26 · 7 answers · asked by spankster 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
depends on wht kind of entertainment you are taling about..if u want to play games then u need quite a high config pc..
may be ram size of 768, hdd of 60GB or 120GB, processor dual core processor, ...etc..
2006-10-07 20:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I personally build my own computers, but that is not the best option for everyone. I have found nowadays that you only save a good deal of money when you are building high end computers. For example it would be hard to build an a computer equivalent to an $800 Dells for cheaper, but you can save a lot if building one equivalent to a $2500 Dell.
Now for components:
Processor - Right now the best out is the Intel Core 2 Duo.
RAM - get at least 1GB, 2 if you wanna spend a little more
Hard Drive - get at least 160 GB, 320 if you use a lot of big files
Video Card - if you wanna play a lot of games, get a high end one, else get a mid range one
Sound Card - get a fancy sound card only if you are a sound buff
If you want even more detail, e-mail me with a price range and a list of specific things you wanna do with the computer.
2006-10-06 11:51:14 · answer #2 · answered by EyasOo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I personally build my own computers, but that is not the best option for everyone. I have found nowadays that you only save a good deal of money when you are building high end computers. For example it would be hard to build an a computer equivalent to an $800 Dells for cheaper, but you can save a lot if building one equivalent to a $2500 Dell.
Now for components:
Processor - Right now the best out is the Intel Core 2 Duo.
RAM - get at least 1GB, 2 if you wanna spend a little more
Hard Drive - get at least 160 GB, 320 if you use a lot of big files
Video Card - if you wanna play a lot of games, get a high end one, else get a mid range one
Sound Card - get a fancy sound card only if you are a sound buff
If you want even more detail, e-mail me with a price range and a list of specific things you wanna do with the computer.
2006-09-30 13:46:49 · answer #3 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Building your own would be the best option, as you get a LOT more bang for you buck. Other than that, the most simple advice is to buy the best parts you can afford. As mentioned above, you should make sure to get a powerful graphics card and processor, as well as at least 1gb of RAM, more if you can afford it. A decent sound card would be a good idea too, although it doesn't really have to be absolutely top-notch.
2006-09-29 21:47:36 · answer #4 · answered by Goffik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you should have lots of memory 1gb and above, corsair would be a nice brand for memory.....
since its only for home entertainment not that much processor speed you can choose between AMD or INTEL...
a high end video card would be also a very good choice for great video quality ATI or NVIDIA... 256 mb and above would be enough..
a creative sound card would be a very good choice... soundblalster or XIFI sound cards.... great speakers such as Altec, Bose, Creative.....
a SATA harddrive... Seagate is the brand of choice maybe 250 gb is enough for lots of storage space for your musics, videos, etc....
Motherboard thats supports SATA harddrive... brand of choice is Gigabyte, MSI, or Asus.....
A nice monitor for videos.. such as LCD, i recommend 19 inch or bigger for better viewing of vidoes... Samsung syncmaster, LG, or Viewsonic or DELL......
hope i could helped... :)
2006-10-07 04:38:34 · answer #5 · answered by Drew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for strong Video and Sound cards, and up the RAM and Memory so you have plenty to play with. Also make sure you processor can handle a home entertainment PC.
2006-09-29 21:41:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 06:00:34 · answer #7 · answered by titman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋