i have $$1500 and i want the best pc i can buy, i only need the components, i dont need monitor, case, mouse, keyrboard, or speakers. I want dual core...about 2GHz or more, 5.1 suround sound sound card and a PCI Express 256 / 512 video card, and 1 GB of ram DDR 2....what should i get. please write the model of the hardware and the company that made it and its price. Thank you....
PS: I wanted to get an Area 51 5500 pc but its too expensive...im looking for something like that though...im willing to pay $$1500 PLUS Tax, so go crazy!
2006-10-07 06:49:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It sounds like you want to build a good pc for gaming. So the most important component will be the video card. The best card in your price range would be the Radeon x1900 xtx 512 MB. I saw it on pricewatch for $329. You Should get DDR2 800 Mhz (not 667, like the above poster said). Get 2 GB of RAM for now, and get a good brand like Kingston, Corsair, or Crucial. The ram will cost about $400. The best processor in your price range will be the Core 2 duo e6600 2.4 Ghz with 4mb L2 cache. It's about $330. Get either an Asus or Gigabyte motherboard that will support SLI and has Gigabit LAN. That shouldn't cost more than $150. So I think all that puts you at around $1500 or less, and you have a serious kick-butt machine.
2006-10-07 07:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intel Core 2 Duo with Intel motherboard - go to Intel.com for info.
Find one that uses DDR2 667Mhz RAM - Kingston brand
hard drive - Seagate has a 5 year warranty
nvidia.com for your video card
pricegrabber.com will give you a range of prices
BTW, Alienware was bought by Dell.
Sorry, I'm not looking up all the info and prices for you - I do that all day at work. It's your computer so do your own research.
2006-10-07 13:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by myste 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a lesser version of that alienware computer that is almost identical to what your asking except not as good for the video card, and possibly not that sound card.
just try looking for the lower end version of that pc.
2006-10-07 13:57:52 · answer #3 · answered by answer-seeker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you get an SLI motherboard if you are gonna get an ATI card. Just had to say that, okay I will provide links to the parts on newegg, buy them somewhere else if you can find them cheaper.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153034
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131030
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231087
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151136
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102004
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130058
This is assuming you don't need any software like Windows, if you do, let me know and I can reconfigure some stuff.
2006-10-07 19:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
compare them here
http://computershopper.com/
http://www.consumerreports.org/
2006-10-07 13:57:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋