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★ Black Lounger ★
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my home pc is crapping out on me, and everytime i mention to anyone of mah online buds that im wanting to buy a decent gaming pc to replace it, and i show em a few im lookin at, i get slaughtered by "omgzors make your own youll save alot of moneh", (obviously not in those same words)
i know jack crap about putting a computer together, ive installed stuff inside a computer, but never started from scratch, i wouldnt know what parts i needed or if the case i got would fit the motherboard, (i hear this isnt a huge problem nowadays though) i can probabaly get a friend's friend to put it all together if i can just arrange getting the parts here, but thats a big if, (cuz the guy thinks im a psycho)
i noticed that it was possible to share wish lists on a computer part website, ive been directed to by the "omgzors" people, www.newegg.com, and so im asking you guys to help me decide what i should get based on what i want to do with it,
the least im spending on it is 600 but id like to keep it under 800 bucks if possible
what im wanting is a computer with:
a fast procesor, (2.5+)
1 gig of ram minimum, (2 gigs if price allows it)
windows xp, (i doubt it would be easy to simply take it of of my existing computer and place it on the new one, it didnt come with installation discs)
a pci-e (not agp) motherboard that is BUILT for gaming, and a matching graphics card
usb 2.0 for all those fancy new gadgets that i cant use cuz im stuck with 1.1
and last but not least
a nice looking case with plenty of room for expansion, (with a decent power supply)
dont forget some of the essentials which i probabaly left off the list, a lan card, a dialup modem, sufficent cooling etc, i only listed the things that i wanted, im not 100% sure i NEED
i can hijack the 40 gb and 120 gb HDDs, the dvd-rw and cd-rom drives, and the floppy drive off my existing computer if thats possible anyways, i dont have the driver installations for any of them, but didnt have to install any drivers to use them, least i dont remember having to, if not dont forget them when picking the parts, i dont wanna be stuck with 2 non-working pc's
i want a computer that will be able to run half life 2 at a good framerate without having to drop the settings down. i want to be able to actually PLAY onslaught mode in ut2k4 (without having to drop the settings), i want to be able to play pratically any current game out there at a decent framerate/detail level. (including doom 3 if possible)
if you dont wanna bother with digging through my post just read this part, i need a GOOD gaming computer in the jist of 600-800 smackeroos,
i know jack crap about putting a computer together, ive installed stuff inside a computer, but never started from scratch, i wouldnt know what parts i needed or if the case i got would fit the motherboard, (i hear this isnt a huge problem nowadays though) i can probabaly get a friend's friend to put it all together if i can just arrange getting the parts here, but thats a big if, (cuz the guy thinks im a psycho)
i noticed that it was possible to share wish lists on a computer part website, ive been directed to by the "omgzors" people, www.newegg.com, and so im asking you guys to help me decide what i should get based on what i want to do with it,
the least im spending on it is 600 but id like to keep it under 800 bucks if possible
what im wanting is a computer with:
a fast procesor, (2.5+)
1 gig of ram minimum, (2 gigs if price allows it)
windows xp, (i doubt it would be easy to simply take it of of my existing computer and place it on the new one, it didnt come with installation discs)
a pci-e (not agp) motherboard that is BUILT for gaming, and a matching graphics card
usb 2.0 for all those fancy new gadgets that i cant use cuz im stuck with 1.1
and last but not least
a nice looking case with plenty of room for expansion, (with a decent power supply)
dont forget some of the essentials which i probabaly left off the list, a lan card, a dialup modem, sufficent cooling etc, i only listed the things that i wanted, im not 100% sure i NEED
i can hijack the 40 gb and 120 gb HDDs, the dvd-rw and cd-rom drives, and the floppy drive off my existing computer if thats possible anyways, i dont have the driver installations for any of them, but didnt have to install any drivers to use them, least i dont remember having to, if not dont forget them when picking the parts, i dont wanna be stuck with 2 non-working pc's
i want a computer that will be able to run half life 2 at a good framerate without having to drop the settings down. i want to be able to actually PLAY onslaught mode in ut2k4 (without having to drop the settings), i want to be able to play pratically any current game out there at a decent framerate/detail level. (including doom 3 if possible)
if you dont wanna bother with digging through my post just read this part, i need a GOOD gaming computer in the jist of 600-800 smackeroos,