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thundercat984
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Joined: December 31, 2005
Posts: 166
From: southern us
|  Posted: 2006-03-05 01:26
Hey guys i'm looking to buy a new pc. Since judging by your post you guys are more up to date on the best systems to have. I was wondering what i should get with a budget of about 1,500. Any feedback would be appreciated. thanks.
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Borgie
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Joined: August 15, 2005
Posts: 2256
From: close by
| Posted: 2006-03-05 08:36
jack would be your best bet he seems to know the most about computers
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Feralwulf
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Joined: January 24, 2004
Posts: 1729
From: sitting somewhere drinking beer
| Posted: 2006-03-05 10:02
I have a Dell Dimension 4600 - $1100 US 3 1/2 years ago.
I'm planning to buy a new Computer pretty soon, and will likely get another Dell. Probably an XPS 600 - $1600-$4900.
Since you have a $1500 budget look at the XPS 400 starting at about $1200. I have no doubt there are better systems, and no doubt there are worse. However this Dell has been good for me, for the most part, and since I already have an account with them, I'll most like get another.
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Smith
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Joined: October 13, 2002
Posts: 320
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2006-03-05 11:06
http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora/aurora_features.aspx?SysCode=PC-AURORA-5500-R2&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
this comp 1279 + a $198 graphics card upgrade to a geforce 7700 = $1477
might wanna do a little tinkerin to get a dvd-rw or cd-rw if ya want it.
o yea and u get a free gig memory upgrade and a $100 instant rebate which will probly pay for the shipping 
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BackSlash
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Joined: March 23, 2003
Posts: 11183
From: Bristol, England
| Posted: 2006-03-05 11:32
Don't go Nvidia at the moment. Their cards suck.
Don't go Intel, their CPU's suck.
Try and get an AMD 64 3500+, or around that for a processor. Also, try to couple it with ATLEAST 1GB of memory, two 512MB sticks would be perfect, so they can run in dual channel. Also, try find a X1900XT, they're a bit expensive, but that thing can run ANYTHING you throw at it. And I mean ANYTHING. FEAR at maximum settings, with no slow down. It just waltzed through anything. As far as sound, try get an Audigy X-Fi, EAX 5, it just rocks.
Appart from that, motherboard-wise, an ASUS SLI-Delux is a nifty little board with a lot of things on it.
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Obiwan Kenobi
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Joined: January 14, 2005
Posts: 99
From: Mooresboro , North Carolina United States
| Posted: 2006-03-05 11:53
hey i resent the intel cpu remark my p4 has worked beautifully for me for almost 2 yrs now
btw as for the nvidia...im ATI all the way baby 
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Likkarn *Freelance*
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Joined: December 29, 2005
Posts: 148
From: Gresham, Oregon. USA.
| Posted: 2006-03-05 12:54
I have a Dell too. 4700. Now, if I tell you guys this, dont laugh, ok? I amazed my computer runs this game as well as it does. I have a Pentium 4 HT 2.8gh, Integ graphics, Integ audio, 256 ram, and, wait for it, dont laugh, 8 MEGS GARPHICS MEM! Yes. I can set it to 1, but who would? I was thinking about buying a graphics card soon. and more ram. in that order.
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Banshee
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Joined: August 28, 2001
Posts: 2181
From: Philadelphia, PA
| Posted: 2006-03-05 13:29
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On 2006-03-05 10:02, Feralwulf wrote:
I have a Dell Dimension 4600 - $1100 US 3 1/2 years ago.
I'm planning to buy a new Computer pretty soon, and will likely get another Dell. Probably an XPS 600 - $1600-$4900.
Since you have a $1500 budget look at the XPS 400 starting at about $1200. I have no doubt there are better systems, and no doubt there are worse. However this Dell has been good for me, for the most part, and since I already have an account with them, I'll most like get another.
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Those XPS systems look damned sexy
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Demorian
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Joined: October 06, 2001
Posts: 3406
From: Charlotte, North Carolina
| Posted: 2006-03-05 13:31
I'll back Jack up on that nvidia/intel.
Go with an AMD processor of the newest socket generation, which is 939... and make it Dual Core if you can. The fastest dual core are around $700-1000 right now, and if you get a cheap Dual Core you can get a reasonable PCI express video card and then some fast ram (Corsair XMS!) and a good mobo (ASUS!!) to boot.
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Bobamelius
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Joined: October 08, 2002
Posts: 2074
From: Ohio
| Posted: 2006-03-05 13:38
...Build your own system if you can. You'll save loads over Dell/Alienware/anyone else.
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c0ld
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Joined: June 24, 2003
Posts: 342
From: UK
| Posted: 2006-03-05 13:41
.. +SATA western digital raptors, 36gig version for system disk.
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thundercat984
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Joined: December 31, 2005
Posts: 166
From: southern us
| Posted: 2006-03-05 13:59
Lol thats alot of information! I'm going to write all this down and do some shopping soon. Much thanks for all your help.
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