After careful concideration.

[imported_Wreck]

Re: After careful concideration.

my friend has a:
P4 @ 3.4 Ghz
512mb DDR2 PC3200
X300 128mb

he plays BF2 on mostly medium some low and gets over 30 FPS in every map

Wow, you just disproved this whole thread. GO YOU!

[Braheem]

Re: After careful concideration.

then dell it is? but that one has 3.4 ghz :/

[knghtwhosaysni]

Re: After careful concideration.

then dell it is? but that one has 3.4 ghz :/

????? are there posts missing on your screen or something? everyne has suggested NOT getting a prebuilt computer, just make it yourself.
Just further proving Wreck's previous post...

Guys obviouisly this is someone who doesn't want advice. Lets not waste our time.

[QuikSilv3r47]

Re: After careful concideration.

????? are there posts missing on your screen or something? everyne has suggested NOT getting a prebuilt computer, just make it yourself.

Unless you REALLY REALLY wanna waste a couple hundred bucks on a PC that will disappoint you.. (Not recommended.)

If you ABSOLUTELY MUST buy a pre-built PC, stay away from Dell and Compaq.

[graaaeme10]

Re: After careful concideration.

Braheem, hello, everyone is specifically telling you NOT to buy pre-built!

Even if you are nervous about putting apart a computer, you could go to a technician and get him/her to do it for you.

[Braheem]

Re: After careful concideration.

I was thinking in buying not a prebuilt computer but like the ones that guy suggested. but then you need to add another 100 bucks for a video card another 100 bucks for windows xp and then another 60 bucks for like 1gb memory. Well I guess i must go with you guys but im still skeptical ive never had a "gaming computer" i play counterstrike and my comp works fine on it. I hope i dont have to buy another screen for that gaming system. thanks guys.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: After careful concideration.

If you must buy pre built, buy here:

http://maingear.com/

One of their machines got the highest HardOCP review score ever.

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=OTMz

[AlphexHunter]

Re: After careful concideration.

CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
1 NEC Silver IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM $38.99
ATX Computer Cases
1 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $49.99
Internal Hard Drives
1 Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $53.00
AMD-compatible Motherboards
1 ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $83.99
Video Cards
1 XFX PVT43GNDF3 Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $114.99
Power Supplies
1 Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-430 ATX12V 430W Power Supply - Retail $69.99
Memory - System
1 CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail $66.08
Processors
1 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail $166.00
Operating Systems
1 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM $93.95
Total $736.98
It's honestly not that hard to build a computer :)

Bam right there thats a nice average pc

[Bio_Terra]

Re: After careful concideration.

What would be a good site to buy prebuilt pcs from in the UK?

[Braheem]

Re: After careful concideration.

well thanks guys. I know my local internet cfe has custom prebuilt computers that they use and some are for sale and thats where i play bf2. works good on medium/high settings shall i go for it?

[QuikSilv3r47]

Re: After careful concideration.

well thanks guys. I know my local internet cfe has custom prebuilt computers that they use and some are for sale and thats where i play bf2. works good on medium/high settings shall i go for it?

*sigh*
You really want to buy a prebuilt, dont you?

[SHADOW2492]

Re: After careful concideration.

well thanks guys. I know my local internet cfe has custom prebuilt computers that they use and some are for sale and thats where i play bf2. works good on medium/high settings shall i go for it?

Why do you come on here make a thread asking for advice, and then ignore every piece of advice going your way? Pre built computers suck, my compaq gave me nothing but headaches. listen buy a dell or compaq but don't come crying here when the P.O.S. sucks. Its pretty unanimous here, nobody thinks(knows) its a good idea to buy premade computers.

[QuikSilv3r47]

Re: After careful concideration.

well thanks guys. I know my local internet cfe has custom prebuilt computers that they use and some are for sale and thats where i play bf2. works good on medium/high settings shall i go for it?

Why not buy the parts you want, then ask them to put it all together for you?

[Jofaba]

Re: After careful concideration.

If you haven't bought your computer yet, and live in the US, and don't mind some parts that were used for 4 months, I can build you a computer that I'll offer 1 year tech support on for less then your dell. It'll run better and play at higher specs. I just upgraded from agp to pci-e and have a Saphire X850XT PE videocard and an Asus A8V and I'll give you my AMD 3200+ Venice core (overclocks on stock cooling and voltage to 2.4ghz stable), you're choice on case, dvd drive and hard drive. The computer will probably cost around $700-900 depending on which case you want. I'll ship it to you for free. I'm doing this because my roomate and I are working on opening a computer store and this would be the equivilant of an artist adding to their porfolio. If you're interested, PM me. Good luck.

PS I know it's scary to think about building your own computer when you've never done it before. As far as you know, "Leave it to the professionals". But in all honesty the parts are overpriced, underpowered, very very picky about upgrading (usually you have to use an overpriced part made by the same company who made the pc and it's the equivilant of low budget value hardware). I also know that you don't believe us that a built computer is better. I know that the idea of having a Dell, HP, Gateway, or even Alienware tech support on call for whatever problem occurs gives you a peace of mind, but that's the ONLY reason these companys even exist. Unfortunately, every problem you have (and you'll have problems whether you build or buy prebuilt) will be hell to fix over the phone after being on hold for an hour.

If you're interested, PLEASE PM me. I might even be able to build you a better computer for less.

For all moderators, this is not a scam or trying to sell my services. All the work would be for free, he'd only be buying parts (I'll prove it to him with receipts). My personal information is as follows:

Joshua Frank Bartalomy
233 Buff Circle
Wilmington, NC 28411
(813) 600-7332
Jofabalive@yahoo.com
Jofabalive@hotmail.com
Jofabalive Via AIM/MSN/YAHOO IM services
Jofaba Via XFIRE

[Braheem]

Re: After careful concideration.

Woah thanks but its kinda risky. but im ill give you a pm on aim now. thanks :)

and yeah i REAALY dont want to build a computer. To much time. to much effort and to scard :X