My husband and I are looking for a good system to use for playing games such as Final Fantasy online. We do not have a fortune to spend, but we want something that can be easily upgraded. Dell always has great deals, but you end up speaking to people in other countries to get help. Emachines are just too slow. HP's are overpriced due to the name. So I have no idea what the best system is. If anyone has any hands on experience please let me know?
2006-11-09 06:26:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
pick parts at www.cyberpowerpc.com You only need basic knowlege, and they put it together for you as well as testing it to make sure it works. I had one made with better specs than the one Dell wanted to give me, for somewhat cheaper. I'd be glad to offer further help or advice, so feel free to contact me.
2006-11-09 06:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by Justin V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The following sollution is NOT CHEAP, but it's a monster when used for gaming: Alienware has -the- best computers on the planet.
www.alienware.com
After that, it's simply the components that count, and the quantity thereof. Focus on Processor, RAM and Graphics Card.
Good brand names: Nvidia, Corsair, Pentium, Fatal1ty, Gigabyte, MSi. The name on the case (Dell, Compaq, etc) does NOT matter. It's inside that counts.
2006-11-09 06:37:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think HP's are overpriced at all. I actually prefer them over dell and have been around computers for over a decade.
you can customize a very good HP for cheap, and its even better when they have deals going on (which is usually most of the time).
otherwise, this company is pretty good with prices and good components. higher quality. http://www.ibuypower.com/mall/lobby.htm
good luck! make sure whatever you get it has a very good processor. you can always upgrade RAM and video cards later very easily. OH, better to have the video card seperately, rather than built in. make sure the motherboard has AGP slot.
2006-11-09 06:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by olympikdude 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i ordered my own PC from newegg.com. and i play WoW on 1600x1200 and it is very smoth even when on fog or dusty eather.
AMD athalon 64 +3500 socket 939
Asus A8N-SLI deluxe Motherboard
Corsair TWINX1024-4400C25 2x512mb
MSI Nvidia 6200 PCI-E( dont laugh its the onlything i could afford at its moment )
and get your self any 7200rpm harddrive and a good monitor. good keyboard and good mouse. headphones are recomended.
2006-11-09 07:31:34 · answer #4 · answered by Edmund B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any computer is good enough. Be sure to get one with a good graphics card (with approx 128-256MB on-board memory)
And, 512MB- 1GB RAM
And of course a good internet connection :)
2006-11-09 06:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by 987899 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try DELL XPS .. thats the cepest and reliable one
2006-11-09 06:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by rockiee80 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋