Need more Prebuilt PC help

[JoshuaC]

Hey a few weeks ago I posted a thread about needing a new PC and needing info about a seller. Well I decided on dell and today I picked every thing out and before I ordered it I noticed that the ship date for the dell XPS 410 was OCT 26 a month away. I really don't want to wait a month for a new PC the one I have now is starting to act up and I need one soon.

I need a Gaming PC for around $1500 with these specs.

Core 2 Duo E6600
2GB Ram
ATI X1800 or 1900 or a Nvidia 7800 or 7900
250GB HDD

These are the main factors of the PC I want and Please don't tell me to build one I really don't know how and I don't want to.

 

[Kenyada]

I'd suggest finding a local computer build shop. They will give you a quicker turn-around... but it will cost you more. BTW, if your current PC is "acting up," it's probably a good idea to start backing up all data now.

 

[shadowduck]

Look at this system by ABS (Newegg):

ABS Stealth Black ATX Mid-tower Case (Black Color) (Item#ABS11215003)
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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 (Item#ABS37110039)
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Antec TruePower 2.0 550W Power Supply (Item#ABS17103932)
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MB INTEL BOXD975XBXLKR 975X 775 (Item#ABS13121016)
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Conroe FSB 1066MHz 4MB L2 Cache 65nm LGA 775 (Item#ABS19115003)
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Thermaltake Silent 775 CPU Cooler With Heatpipe Cooling Technology for Intel LGA775 Processors (Item#ABS35106048)
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CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) 4-4-4-12 Dual Channel Kit (Item#ABS20145539)
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VGA EVGA GF 7900GT 256-P2-N584-AR (Item#ABS14130033)
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Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (Item#ABS22148140)
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none Hard Drives
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$-90
none Hard Drives
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$-2
SONY Black 16X IDE DVD-ROM Drive (Item#ABS27101131)
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NEC Black 16X DVD±R Dual Layer DVD Burner (Item#ABS27152058)
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$1607

 

[JoshuaC]

I like that price but will I be ok with only 1GB of ram? I've got 1.5GB of PC3200 on my PC now.

 

[megame255]

You can always add another GB yourself later(or pay them to do it for extra :lol: ).

 

[JoshuaC]

Yeah I know how to install more ram I just want to know if I'll be ok with 1GB.

How much faster is the E6600 over the E6400?

 

[blunc]

If I can edit video with 1gig of ram you should be able to game with 1gig of ram.

 

[shadowduck]

Yeah I know how to install more ram I just want to know if I'll be ok with 1GB.

How much faster is the E6600 over the E6400?

Not that much, a little due to the extra 2MB of cache. Will save you $120 or so to drop to the 6400.

You wil be fine with 1GB right now. RAM is so expensive, it will cost you $200 from ABS to go to 2GB. Save money and get it later.

 

[WR2]

NewEgg has the ABS systems.
TigerDirect has the Systemax PCs where you can pick and choose the components.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/configdetails.asp?Base=2368505

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/ is another website where you can shop for a pre-built system.

 

[shadowduck]

NewEgg has the ABS systems.
TigerDirect has the Systemax PCs where you can pick and choose the components.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/configdetails.asp?Base=2368505

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/ is another website where you can shop for a pre-built system.

Systemax should be avoided at all costs. (Just like Tiger Direct)
Read here:
http://consumer.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTE3MCwxLCxoY29uc3VtZXI=

ABS gets a glowing review.
http://consumer.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTA5MywsLGhjb25zdW1lcg==

Cyberpower fares a bit better than Systemax.
http://consumer.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTA0MCwsLGhjb25zdW1lcg==

 

[sailer]

I'd try Cyberpower. They're cheaper than Dell, they have a variety of parts listed for everything so you can get pretty much what you want, and they're fast.

 

[JoshuaC]

Yeah I'm going with ABS The site reviews are good and I love newegg.

Glad to know the E6400 will still do me good I was wondering if the extra $170 was worth it or not.

 

[mrreality13]

i have a acer and it works pritty good and has a gigabyte k8vm800 mb w/a sempy 3300 :? w/ some oc ability's add a gig of ram decent vid card and im happy for a basic pc