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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/05/2012 16:21:20
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I'm looking for a new Desktop, that with Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse/CPU is all under $500 +/- $50
I was thinking this one, http://www.bestbu...Id=4672416 but idk. I'm trying to find one that already has a pretty good integrated graphics card....or something. I can barely play any games on the one I have now  Here are the specs for my comp now.
Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Speed: 1828 Mhz
2 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Unsupported
SSE42: Unsupported
Network Information:
Network Speed:
Operating System Version:
Windows Vista (32 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 323 0x0 0x0 0x0
Video Card:
Driver: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
DirectX Driver Name: igdumd32.dll
Driver Version Not Detected
DirectX Driver Version: 7.14.10.1437
Driver Date Not Detected
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
DirectX Card: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
VendorID: 0x8086
DeviceID: 0x2a02
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1280 x 800
Desktop Resolution: 1280 x 800
Primary Display Size: 17.80" x 11.10" (20.94" diag)
45.2cm x 28.2cm (53.2cm diag)
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 7 MB
Supported MSAA Modes Not Detected
Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti
Memory:
RAM: 3061 Mb
Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Microphone: Not set
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 238472 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 33492 Mb
OS Install Date: Apr 24 2008
Game Controller: None detected
Installed software:
µTorrent
Update for Microsoft Office 2007 (KB2508958)
Activation Assistant for the 2007 Microsoft Office suites
Adobe Flash Player 11 Plugin
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Reader 8.1.0
Adobe Shockwave Player
Apple Application Support
Apple Mobile Device Support
Apple Software Update
avast! Free Antivirus
Bing Rewards Client Installer
Bonjour
Broadcom 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter
Cards_Calendar_OrderGift_DoMorePlugout
CCleaner
Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system
Coupon Printer for Windows
CyberLink YouCam
DAEMON Tools Pro
DivX Setup
DVD Suite
EA Link
Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
Free Alarm Clock 2.5.0
GameSpy Arcade
GIMP 2.6.11
Google Talk Plugin
Hewlett-Packard Active Check
Hewlett-Packard Asset Agent for Health Check
Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB953595)
Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB958484)
HP Active Support Library
HP Customer Experience Enhancements
HP Deskjet 2050 J510 series Basic Device Software
HP Deskjet 2050 J510 series Help
HP Deskjet 2050 J510 series Product Improvement Study
HP Doc Viewer
HP Easy Setup - Frontend
HP Help and Support
HP Integrated Module with Bluetooth wireless technology 6.0.1.5500
HP Photo Creations
HP Photosmart Essential 2.5
HP Quick Launch Buttons 6.30 E1
HP QuickPlay 3.6
HP QuickTouch 1.00 C4
HP Smart Web Printing
HP Total Care Advisor
HP Update
HP User Guides 0087
HP Wireless Assistant
HPNetworkAssistant
HPPhotoSmartDiscLabelContent1
hpphotosmartdisclabelplugin
HPPhotoSmartDiscLabel_PaperLabel
HPPhotoSmartDiscLabel_PrintOnDisc
HPPhotoSmartDiscLabel_Tattoo
HPPhotoSmartPhotobookHolidayPack1
HPPhotoSmartPhotobookModernPack1
HPPhotoSmartPhotobookPlayfulPack1
HPPhotoSmartPhotobookScrapbookPack1
HPPhotoSmartPhotobookWebPack1
Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
iTunes
Java Auto Updater
Java(TM) 6 Update 2
Java(TM) 7 Update 4
JavaFX 2.1.0
LabelPrint
LightScribe System Software 1.10.13.1
Lua for Windows 5.1.4-45
Mathematica Extras 8.0 (2609412)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile
Microsoft Default Manager
Microsoft Halo
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office File Validation Add-In
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
Microsoft Office OneNote MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (English)
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2007
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Proofing Tools 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.17
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.4148
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.30319
Microsoft Works
Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem
Mozilla Firefox 12.0 (x86 en-US)
Mozilla Maintenance Service
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB973688)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 Parser and SDK
muvee autoProducer 6.1
My HP Games
PeerBlock 1.1 (r518)
Power2Go
PowerDirector
Process Hacker 2.27 (r4957)
PSSWCORE
QuickPlay SlingPlayer 0.4.6
Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
RICOH R5C83x/84x Flash Media Controller Driver Ver.3.51.01
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB2604111)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB2657424)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2478663)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2518870)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2572078)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2604121)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2633870)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656351)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656368)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656405)
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2596672) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2596785) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2596792) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2596871) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2596880) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2597162) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2597969) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2598041) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (KB2597161) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (KB2596764) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (KB2596912) 32-Bit Edition
Security Update for Microsoft Office Word 2007 (KB2596917) 32-Bit Edition
Skype™ 5.9
Slingbox Flash Tour
SlingPlayer
Steam
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
TeamSpeak 3 Client
TextPad 5
TuneUp Utilities Language Pack (en-US)
Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB967642)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB963707)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2468871)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2533523)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2600217)
Update for Microsoft Office 2007 Help for Common Features (KB963673)
Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Help (KB963678)
Update for Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 Help (KB963670)
Update for Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2007 Help (KB963669)
Update for Microsoft Office Script Editor Help (KB963671)
Update for Microsoft Office Word 2007 Help (KB963665)
VC80CRTRedist - 8.0.50727.6195
VideoToolkit01
Viewpoint Media Player
VLC media player 2.0.1
WeatherBug Gadget
Winamp
WinRAR 4.00 (32-bit)
Wolfram CDF Player (M-WIN-D 8.0.4 2609533)
Xfire (remove only)
Edit: This is primarily going to be used for gaming btw...So prob need a good graphics card.
Edited by Dudeman on 06/05/2012 16:29:14
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/05/2012 16:33:05
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Sorry another question I may up the budget to $700 to account for videocards and such.
How do these fare? or fair?
http://www.cyberp...pius_7500/
http://www.cyberp...000_Elite/
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| Carnage |
Posted on 06/05/2012 17:06:22
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www.woot.com has a cheap desktop today and it seems to be upgradeable...
"Hey guys, I just bought this thing called a sight ward...so it's GG." - MasterA in League of Legends
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/05/2012 17:11:59
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Hmmm well for one don't get my paycheck till monday But, the CPU runs at 1.66GHz less than mine now. the upgradeable ram is nice. And I would upgrade videocard....The processor can't be upgraded though right?
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| RazNinjaMike |
Posted on 06/05/2012 17:30:04
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| Kitty |
Posted on 06/05/2012 17:34:56
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This is the one im getting soon
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-dt2111-desktop-pc-11875804-pdt.html
General Information
Processor Intel® Core™ i5-2320 (3.00 GHz, 6MB cache memory)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
RAM 8GB (4GB + 4G
- DDR3
- 1333MHz
Graphics card AMD HD6670
Hard drive 2TB
- 7200RPM
- SATA
Optical disk drive DVD-RW
Read speed: 16x DVD, 48x CDR, 24x RW
Write speed: 24x DVD -/+R, 8x DL-/+R, 8x +RW, 6x -RW, 12x -RAM
Memory card reader Yes
USB 8
Modem/Ethernet 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
WiFi Ralink 802.11 bgn USB Dongle
Audio interface 3.5mm connection
TV output 1x DVI, 1x VGA and 1x HDMI
Expansion card slot 1x PCIe x1
Sound 5.1 channel
Keyboard & Mouse Wireless Multimedia Keyboard
Wireless Mouse
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| Pizzleini |
Posted on 06/05/2012 22:20:08
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Try Tiger direct
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=6
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| Carnage |
Posted on 06/05/2012 23:00:29
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You should be able to upgrade any part on the computer that you like. I know that it was a shitty computer but for 250 you can buy the stuff to upgrade it yourself and still come out below 500.
"Hey guys, I just bought this thing called a sight ward...so it's GG." - MasterA in League of Legends
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/06/2012 02:25:23
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I like the idea, and prob could build it better for like $100 than buying a new comp. But I just don't have the time So I'm just looking for a cheap/good comp that's already built.
Question: Gaming PCs, they can be used for everything else too right? I mean I want this PC to be an everything PC. I'm going to be using it for stuff like AutoCad also as I am in Mechanical Engineering. I think I may have found the one I want. Because it also bundles with a monitor and speakers are 10 bucks. It would cost less than $700 for everything together. http://www.tigerd...;CatId=114
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| ZA EZrab |
Posted on 06/06/2012 02:41:46
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dudeman1130 wrote:
I like the idea, and prob could build it better for like $100 than buying a new comp. But I just don't have the time So I'm just looking for a cheap/good comp that's already built.
Question: Gaming PCs, they can be used for everything else too right? I mean I want this PC to be an everything PC. I'm going to be using it for stuff like AutoCad also as I am in Mechanical Engineering. I think I may have found the one I want. Because it also bundles with a monitor and speakers are 10 bucks. It would cost less than $700 for everything together. http://www.tigerd...;CatId=114
Yep you can use it for everything... But... I'm sure you can buy a computer that is a lot better than that one for a similar price... The processor on that one ain't the best neither the video card... As I am not in america I wont recomend any sites but IK that you can get one for about $700 USD with at least a 3.0ghz processor and 1tb hard drive with a 1 or 2 gb video card... |
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/06/2012 03:01:34
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Thanks, I'll still look around then. I don't really have the money till Monday. So I can wait a little on it and look around.
Edit: Btw guys this thread isn't just for me  If yall want to post your specs or are in the market for new comps or anything around that feel free to do so XD
Edited by Dudeman on 06/06/2012 03:03:40
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| ledapus |
Posted on 06/06/2012 05:03:55
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ok dudeman DONT GET A HP IT WILL FUCK YOU UP HP COMPUTERS ARE ABSOLUTE SHIT!!!!!!!!
and what purpose are you using this computer for? if its an upgrade from your current computer you are better off just paying an extra 500 dollars (1000 altogether) and get a good computer that will last a while as a pose to getting a shit computer that will need upgrading again soon.
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/06/2012 05:13:04
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I don't have $1000 I spent more than $1000 on this one and it's 4 years old...Probably not even worth $200 now. I'd rather get something that is $500-$700 than be outdated in a couple years. They are always making better technology. I'm going to be using this comp primarily for School (Microsoft Office, AutoCad, etc.), Gaming (COD 4, Halo, COD Black Ops, and other shooters), and movies (DVDs not Bluray).
Mainly upgrading this comp because for one Gaming sucks on this. As you can see by the Graphics, there is no graphics card. I think it's only 128mb dedicated as well. Also this comp has been dropped quite a bit (laptop) been carried in rain, and I think it's also overheated. Which would explain that it shuts down during startup sometimes. In short my comp I have now is a piece of crap. I don't want to spend over $700 because I know I'll probably just update the comp again in 4 years. Technology moves quite quick, so a new OS will come out, games will be more sophisticated requiring a new graphics card, etc. It will be cheaper to just buy a whole new comp than upgrading everything that needs to be upgraded sadly
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| Pizzleini |
Posted on 06/06/2012 11:26:48
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Right! Start with the processor. Don't worry too much about ram HDD size etc...
You can always buy upgrades later.(if budget is a concern). At the miminum get a dual core processor 3.0 like Ezrab said.
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/06/2012 14:11:03
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Does the processor matter if it is AMD? or Intel? What is the difference?
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| FC Wings |
Posted on 06/06/2012 14:47:26
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i will suggest Intel just because they are known for core
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| ZA EZrab |
Posted on 06/06/2012 21:59:05
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Something like a Intel Core i5 or i7 is good, but just make sure its like 3.0ghz or above... And make sure it has a Dedicated graphics card that is at least 1gb +. |
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| Carnage |
Posted on 06/06/2012 23:40:28
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well as far as intel or amd I have been told that its like store brand versus name brand. you basically get the same product just intel is more expensive because they spend more money on advertising and have to charge more for their product to recoup that cost.
"Hey guys, I just bought this thing called a sight ward...so it's GG." - MasterA in League of Legends
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| ZA EZrab |
Posted on 06/06/2012 23:47:54
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Carnage wrote:
well as far as intel or amd I have been told that its like store brand versus name brand. you basically get the same product just intel is more expensive because they spend more money on advertising and have to charge more for their product to recoup that cost.
Yes, true but it is well known that sorta why I was recomending it... But if you buy one with a Intel Core i3,i5,i7 it tends to be just as expensive as one with a similar ghz such as AMD. Though if you are building a comp then no don't buy a Intel as they are quite expensive such as over here the Core i7 is $1000 dollars inc gst... Tbh even if I had the money and was building a computer I wouldn't spend that much on a processor... But like I said you buy one with something like a i7 already installed and it is around the same price as one such as AMD with a similar ghz. |
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/07/2012 00:43:26
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A bit more than I was willing to spend but what do yall think of this? I'll save up for another 2 weeks to get it. Because honestly this is something I will be using for years.
http://www.tigerd...;CatId=114
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