Posted: 12/6/2007 4:16:45 PM EDT
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Time to upgrade. I have had the same 19" dell monitor for the past 8 years. I know nothing about flat screens. Need one. What brands are the best deals? Where are the best deals? What should I look for? Minimum size? Next, want a new computer. My current 3.0 prescott is OK, but my 9 year old needs his own box. I want to build my own, but I also pay for my software. I don't think I can build my own for cheaper than I can buy. I won't buy dell because the ones at work are shit. What are the specs I need? Toughest app will be CoD4. what are some good online boxes to look for? Thanks in advance for tips. |
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If you look around you can get an Acer 22" widescreen for around $200.00 when they go on sale. That's not much more expensive than a 19" and it's about 1/2 the price of a 24". It's always better to build your own if you can. Intel Core 2 Duo ASUS Socket 775 motherboard 2gig DDR2 RAM (minimum) Western Digital SATA HD DVD +-R burner Antec tower 450w power supply (or higher) ATI Radeon video card The above tower will cost about $650.00 to build if you shop around. |
I built my own last time. What killed me was software. A legit copy of XP is what puts me over the top. But I like building my own because upgrading is easier. My Dell was almost all proprietary and damn near impossible to upgrade the RAM and CPU. |
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Viewsonic or Samsung for widescreens this is what I built myself recently, all from Newegg into an older tower I had (I also put in a 550w PS): SAPPHIRE 100172L Radeon X1550 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814102079 $49.99 ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813131142 $124.99 Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 Allendale 2.0GHz LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E4400 - Retail Item #: N82E16819115014 $126.00 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail Item #: N82E16820231098 $88.99 |
Did you shop around for your copy of XP? I got an OEM version of XP pro last year for $90 shipped via Pricegrabber. |