- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Heyyo,
I suggest you build it custom dude, then you can never go wrong, and is much cheaper than buying computers pre-built, and if you need help setting it up you can just ask a local computer shop to build it up for ya. It's much more cheaper if you order your computer parts from http://www.newegg.com than buying them retail in the USA, for in Canada I've found warehouses even cheaper. ;)
Just look at prices and benchmarks to suit your needs, here's what I suggest to aim for:
AMD Athlon64 3000+ (if too expensive then a AMD AthlonXP 3200+)
Asus motherboard (make sure it suits your CPU chip)
ATI Radeon 9800 PRO (If too expensive the 9600PRO or 9600XT are good too)
1GB of Generic PC3200 RAM
You can use the built in sound card, it should do ok, but if you can get this:
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS (Gamer is cool too)
Any 80GB HD, or use the ones you've already got.
For case same deal, for mouse/keyboard, monitor, speakers, etc. you can reuse those.
Also, if you're lucky and find a good computer shop, they do trade ins for computer parts they believe they can resell, I know one in my town, so you might find one yourself. =D
And then you'd have a really hardcore gaming rig, at least twice as powerful as mine. ;)
[Edited on 11/16/2004 3:35:14 PM]