Buying a new computer?

Question

I'm currently in the market for a new computer, i want a relatively good computer. The problem is that my dad wants to buy one for around 700 dollars, and i havent heard from anyone that 700 dollars can get you a decent Pc. The one that i want the AeonCraft Aeon-7035, which, with the add-ons i want, is about 1677, two gigs of ddr2 ram, with surround sound speakers, quad core processor, liquid cooling. It got a great review from Gaming pc (the price is higher because of their selected options) located at this url http://gaming-pc-review.toptenreviews.com/aeoncraft-review.html, and the buying screen is here: http://www.aeoncraft.com/ac/store/configurator.aspx?mid=182#header

My dad thinks that this is overpriced, but i dont agree, can someone help me out here?

btw, my dad works as a programmer for a living, but he only programs c++ for text based programs that doctors use, and from what i've seen, doesn't like computers being used for gaming, along with his friends.

i dont mean that i disagree with him, and i think that speach is incredibly unnecesarry. All i mean to ask is: could i get a good gaming computer, that could play most games on medium graphics, with and 800$ computer that my dad picks, or would i be better off contributing 900 extra dollars to what my dad wants to spend, to get the 1677$ computer that i like?

Answer 1

Spend some extra money and get a better computer. $800 won't play the latest games on medium graphics with a respectable resolution.

However, I understand $900 is hard to come by. My advice to is compromise a bit on your system specs.

The following specs will be more than good enough to play new games with a good resolution and some of the 'advanced' eye candy turned on:

Sunbeamtech Quarterback Gaming Chassis
Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue
650 Watt -- NZXT PRC-650 Power Supply SLI Ready
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6750 (2x 2.66GHz/4MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)
Aeoncraft Quiet & Cool CPU Liquid Cooling Kit [INTEL Version]
Asus P5N-E SLI nForce® 650i SLI Chipset
Mushkin 2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB
High Performance Serial-ATA-II Hard Drive 320GB - 7,200 RPM w/16MB Cache
18x Dual Layer DVD±R/±RW Drive
16x DVD-ROM Drive
High Definition 7.1 3D Surround Sound Onboard

650Watts is plenty. Unless you know what you're doing and plan to OC, don't bother with a more expensive motherboard. Personally, I perfer two DVD drives and I'm of the opinion that one good video card is better than two lesser cards in SLI. I've actually had problems where activating SLI on my rig actually DECREASED performance in games like Bioshock.

It costs $1,147.60 with the 5% off code but you'll also have to factor in shipping costs and taxes. Also, I'd advise you to buy the surrond sound speaks seperately as you'll be able to find goods deals on speakers from your local hardware store for much cheaper than what Aeoncraft charges for them. Total cost at the end should be around $1,300.

Its still $500 over what your dad is willing to pay but is cheaper than what you had in mind while still capable of doing what you want it to do.

If you have a little extra money to spend, I'd first upgrade the CPU to the E6850 ($80) then get a bigger harddrive (500GB- $43), you'd be supprised how fast 300GB fills up.

If, on the other hand, you need to cut a few more dollars, I'd downgrade to the NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB (-$90)

Answer 2

That's a great price for a hardcore gaming pc! Most gaming pc's are about $2000 and up. A $700 dollar pc for gaming would be good if your playing games on miniclip.com game site or flashplayer games. Why play games on your computer though when u got different gaming consoles to choose from. If your dad won't go higher in the amount of money he wants to spend, buy a pc for $400 and the gaming console for $300! Good luck convincing your dad!

Answer 3

It relies upon on your financial state at this 2d. that's lots extra maximum budget friendly to purchase a clean battery than an entire new computing device, so in case you do no longer choose to spend lots of money, circulate forward and get the battery. That mentioned, your computing device is kinda previous. There are issues you need to do to postpone the existence of the computing device, even even with the shown fact that that's on its way out. i could probably circulate forward and get a clean computing device if that's on your budget.

Answer 4

You and your dad are $1,000 apart. If you want a computer that expensive, what are you going to do to chip in for it?

Figure it this way, if your dad makes $60,000 a year, he makes $30 an hour. Taxes might take 30-40% of that, and he has to pay for your clothing, house, phone, cable electricity, insurance and food. So, he might have to work more than a week to come up with that extra money. Unless you're willing to work for this, how about giving the old man a break and being happy with what you've got, huh?