Solve : What to put in my new computer?

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Answer» I'm going to buy a new computer very soon, I have a 4yo LAPTOP and want something newer with more memory etc that doesn't die on me all the time. I have the option of putting it together pretty much from scratch (nice computer shop) so what should I go for? I'd LIKE some suggestions for good graphic cards and processors etc. Should I stick with XP or try Vista? What brand should I buy? Anything special I should add?Budget ? What will the machine be used for mainly ? Is this your 1st build ? Help US to help you...Budget is 10-15.000 SEK, I'm guessing it's ~1.500$. Normal price, I think? What will I use it for? Games, MUSIC, videos, programs... Nothing specific but something that can handle graphic-heavy games. I'm not going to build the PC myself (I'm not that talented), only tell the people what I want and they'll put it together for me. I'd just like some advice on what to put in it. E.g. I'm used to XP, but would Vista be a better choice? Should I stick with Radeon or go with GeForce? Intel Pentium, Intel Core or something else? Since your going to be doing some games and say that its graphically intense programs, then you should go with Intel Core, a dual or quad processor will be helpful. check out newegg.com. they got deals now and then and also they have preconfigured computer selections so you can see what they do and then you can build yourself a similar pc with upgrades from what you see if budget allows... Quote from: x2543 on April 15, 2009, 07:33:03 PM check out newegg.com. they got deals now and then ... But, she won't be able to order from newegg.com. They only sell in the U.S. and Canada. Quote from: soybean on April 16, 2009, 07:50:50 AM But, she won't be able to order from newegg.com. They only sell in the U.S. and Canada. oh sorry, I didn't notice she lived elsewhere. But she can look at newegg offerings and build a good pc herself. Thanks for everyone's advice. I've looked in a few sites online to see what kind of combos are available as well as talked to the guys in the shop. My new PC will be a "gamer", heavily geared towards handling games, since it seems the easiest setup. It'll have Intel Core 2 Quad, ASUS Geforce 9800GT, 500GB & Vista. If I need or want anything else it will be easy to add or change. It'll also be cheaper than I thought + they'll lower the price for a new screen. Make sure you get a good amount of RAM too. With Vista and Games you probably might want atleast 2Gigs of RAM, my numbers may be wrong but couldn't hurt to have a few more Gigs to that. Quote from: karinms on April 16, 2009, 01:48:42 PM Thanks for everyone's advice. I've looked in a few sites online to see what kind of combos are available as well as talked to the guys in the shop. My new PC will be a "gamer", heavily geared towards handling games, since it seems the easiest setup. It'll have Intel Core 2 Quad, ASUS Geforce 9800GT, 500GB & Vista. If I need or want anything else it will be easy to add or change. It'll also be cheaper than I thought + they'll lower the price for a new screen. How many MB of RAM is on that VIDEO card? And yeah, you'll want atleast 2gigs of computer ram.If you have $1500 you can get a better computer than that. What country are you in? Sweden.RAM is 4GB (and something called DDR2 RAM-memories), that's good enough right? Quote from: computeruler on April 16, 2009, 07:10:19 PM If you have $1500 you can get a better computer than that. What country are you in? Sweden. I probably could but I think it's a good deal, I'll pay ~$500 less than I thought. The shop is small but owned by one of the best computer-guys in the country (he's Finnish, so probably two countries) and should know what a good computer needs. He's an expert in extracting files from dead harddrives, even those that others say are impossible to salvage.That is perfect amount of RAM And don't worry about the salvaging, my old Dell Dimension's HD was failing and freezing right after boot up so once I got my new rig we transfered the files over to the new rig, they cleaned it out, ran diagnostics to check to see if it could be used as a Secondary drive and it was ready to go as one. just know that 32 bit editions of windows can't really read al 4gb of memory, but the dual channel I think would still be there. People have said 3.25 gb or osmething like that is what they see. But you really don't need so much memory though unless you're really using a lot of memory.

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I'm going to buy a new computer very soon, I have a 4yo LAPTOP and want something newer with more memory etc that doesn't die on me all the time. I have the option of putting it together pretty much from scratch (nice computer shop) so what should I go for? I'd LIKE some suggestions for good graphic cards and processors etc. Should I stick with XP or try Vista? What brand should I buy? Anything special I should add?Budget ?
What will the machine be used for mainly ?
Is this your 1st build ?

Help US to help you...Budget is 10-15.000 SEK, I'm guessing it's ~1.500$. Normal price, I think?

What will I use it for? Games, MUSIC, videos, programs... Nothing specific but something that can handle graphic-heavy games.

I'm not going to build the PC myself (I'm not that talented), only tell the people what I want and they'll put it together for me. I'd just like some advice on what to put in it. E.g. I'm used to XP, but would Vista be a better choice? Should I stick with Radeon or go with GeForce? Intel Pentium, Intel Core or something else?

Since your going to be doing some games and say that its graphically intense programs, then you should go with Intel Core, a dual or quad processor will be helpful.
check out newegg.com. they got deals now and then and also they have preconfigured computer selections so you can see what they do and then you can build yourself a similar pc with upgrades from what you see if budget allows... Quote from: x2543 on April 15, 2009, 07:33:03 PM

check out newegg.com. they got deals now and then ...

But, she won't be able to order from newegg.com. They only sell in the U.S. and Canada. Quote from: soybean on April 16, 2009, 07:50:50 AM

But, she won't be able to order from newegg.com. They only sell in the U.S. and Canada.

oh sorry, I didn't notice she lived elsewhere. But she can look at newegg offerings and build a good pc herself. Thanks for everyone's advice. I've looked in a few sites online to see what kind of combos are available as well as talked to the guys in the shop. My new PC will be a "gamer", heavily geared towards handling games, since it seems the easiest setup. It'll have Intel Core 2 Quad, ASUS Geforce 9800GT, 500GB & Vista. If I need or want anything else it will be easy to add or change. It'll also be cheaper than I thought + they'll lower the price for a new screen. Make sure you get a good amount of RAM too.

With Vista and Games you probably might want atleast 2Gigs of RAM, my numbers may be wrong but couldn't hurt to have a few more Gigs to that. Quote from: karinms on April 16, 2009, 01:48:42 PM

Thanks for everyone's advice. I've looked in a few sites online to see what kind of combos are available as well as talked to the guys in the shop. My new PC will be a "gamer", heavily geared towards handling games, since it seems the easiest setup. It'll have Intel Core 2 Quad, ASUS Geforce 9800GT, 500GB & Vista. If I need or want anything else it will be easy to add or change. It'll also be cheaper than I thought + they'll lower the price for a new screen.

How many MB of RAM is on that VIDEO card?

And yeah, you'll want atleast 2gigs of computer ram.If you have $1500 you can get a better computer than that. What country are you in? Sweden.RAM is 4GB (and something called DDR2 RAM-memories), that's good enough right?

Quote from: computeruler on April 16, 2009, 07:10:19 PM

If you have $1500 you can get a better computer than that. What country are you in?

Sweden. I probably could but I think it's a good deal, I'll pay ~$500 less than I thought. The shop is small but owned by one of the best computer-guys in the country (he's Finnish, so probably two countries) and should know what a good computer needs. He's an expert in extracting files from dead harddrives, even those that others say are impossible to salvage.That is perfect amount of RAM

And don't worry about the salvaging, my old Dell Dimension's HD was failing and freezing right after boot up so once I got my new rig we transfered the files over to the new rig, they cleaned it out, ran diagnostics to check to see if it could be used as a Secondary drive and it was ready to go as one. just know that 32 bit editions of windows can't really read al 4gb of memory, but the dual channel I think would still be there. People have said 3.25 gb or osmething like that is what they see. But you really don't need so much memory though unless you're really using a lot of memory.

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