If you had 2000.00 to spend on a computer what would you get?
 

Well, Can't decide if I should buy a retail box DELL XPS

Or build another custom whitebox pc.
I have a 2000.00 limit just for the PC don't need a monitor.


What is the best system you could build for 2k

any computer that can do this

http://interactive.usc.edu/archives/WarGames.jpg

i just picked up a dell precision w/ twin dual core Xeon 3.0Ghz processors, 4 gigs of Ram and a nVidia 3450 graphics card for $23ish.

Ram x2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227124


Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131031

Video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143049

Dvd burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106013

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133145

Power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931

Operating system hard drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136033

Data drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701


Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003


There ya go Be under 2000.00 The ram link you can double up on and get 4gb so you are ready for 64bit os. Plus you'll have some money left over for anything else you might wanna add on.

2000 is high, dell is crap, newegg!

lol spending $1k on cpu and ram and $75 for hdd is not the way to build a fast computer

What's the best way to spend it? Last system I built was a 2.53 Ghz plain old P4, so I am a little out of the loop when it comes to this newer stuff.

DO NOT buy a fucking dell, please!

Buy a Sun box.

Well this pc must have 4GIGS of RAM . I am studying for my MCSE + Security

And I need to run vitural pc's Including Domain controlers and SERVERS/CLIENTS



each PC takes up 512mb's 4 pc's = 2 gigs + host pc = to run the rest



I am looking for the most for 2k.. THe only thing that has me is the RAM..and video cards.. I haven't messed with PCI-E before always AGP

I'd buy a $500.00 barebones box and then spend $1500 on content (or beer...I always get those two confused)

shut your mouth trailer trash.

MacPro .................................

Re
 

I'm going for the VIAO laptops few years already, much more usefull than the PC.

what do you guys think of the sony viao desktops?

75.00 for a hard drive? There are two in the links I put up. main one is for os

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136033

149.00 its 10,000 rpm 76GB raptor. The second is just a caviar for data dumping, and its 250gb 7200 rpm. For what I do I use stackable external drives for 85% of the data I have to store. And they run off a file server so I use the raptor to write to while doing any encoding, editing, etc. Then I move it all to the file server each night. What hard drive would you recommend? Raptor is one of the fastest commercial drives out there. My eternal drives are segate 400gb stackables. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148076


I add them as I need, and I keep a few 80GB externals laying around too.

I like everything you picked but why that chip?

What about zipzoomfly.com and price watch =-)

This is the correct answer.

:1orglaugh

you should go buy a MAC! :)

That processor is the best bang for the buck out right now. Dollar for power nothing is touching it.


Toms hardware is your friend.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.ht...=464&chart=185

have something custom built

halo2?

i would go to the casino , bet on red if you lose keep your current computer , if you win buy something kickass


jk www.pricewatch.com

this is a pretty good deal $1700

http://www.pricewatch.com/computer_s...s/992367-1.htm

Core 2 Duo X6800 2.93Ghz win coa Dual Core Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo X6800 Extreme Editio
n 512MB PC6400 DDR2/800
160GB_HDD
PCIE_GF7300LE_256MB_Video
16x_DVDRW
Onboard7.1_Sound

it's lacking on RAM and Sound card.. and the graphics could be better for the price

There is simply toomany components to pick the right one.

I wouldn't have the system I have now if I had only spent $2k... plus I built my own system in order to not pay the manufacturer costs.

If you aren't a gamer and don't need a big video card you can get a good system in the 1.2 - 1.4k range...

Custom build it with OEM parts... always the best option.

Halo2 Mother Fucker?!

Whats your specs Stuart. I thought I remembered your's was very similar to the system I posted above.

AMD 64 Bit dual core +4600
Nvidia GeForce 7600 vid card
80 gig SATA 10k RPM hard drive
2 gigs of ram
ASUS a8n-sli deluxe motherboard

I think that's the main stuff...

if i have 2000 in my pocket i will be at the next applestore within 10 minutes