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Hi R34

What do you have in mind, a lntel or AMD machine?
Are you looking for a laptop or desktop?
 

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Intel all the way :D with Nvidia graphics i guess.. or w.e is better and Desktop
 
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I'm not having very much luck finding anything under 800.

Perhaps this one:
HP Pro 3000 - Micro tower - 1 x P E6600 / 3.06 GHz - RAM 2 GB - HDD 1 x 160 GB - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - GMA X4500HD - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 7 Pro - Monitor : none - Microsoft Office 2007 Ready (WL936PA)

and then possibly this card if there is an available PCIe card slot. I couldn't tell from the specs. Special note though the GTS 450 recommends a 450W power supply and I couldn't tell what size power supply the case above has.

MSI GeForce GTS 450 Video Card - GDDR5 1024MB 128bit VRAM - 850/4000MHz Clock - PCIe 2.0 - DVI & Mini HDMI - SLI & PhysX Ready - DirectX 11 & OpenGL 4.0 (N450GTS-M2D1GD5/OC)
 

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Wait is that CPU good? because if u go to PC computers there is under there Custom and u get to choose what Cpu.... Ram.. etc.. Yea so what you say?
 

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Whatever you do, if you plan on future expansion, or are a hobbyist, stay away from all in one computers. The only upgrades that are practical are RAM & hard drive, there's no room for much anything else, not even a video card. And only the high priced ones offers an eSATA connection.

All in ones are best for those who doesn't need a ton of power, and/or those who are just content on having a computer, and can live within low specs. Most, except the business models, are budget computers, built with older parts, and are low priced.

Mine is barely a year old, and I've already had to replace the mouse & keyboard, not to mention having to upgrade the RAM to 4GB for acceptable performance. Another tip, computers with AMD processors tend to cost less than those with Intel ones, but check the numbers closely, low GHz numbers (mine is 1.5 GHz) means lower performance.

I hope that you can find a suitable computer that fits your needs soon.

Cat
 
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Check these specs out and see what you think:
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Case		SKU#16011346 - Widetech Mid ATX Tower Case with 500W Power Supply
CPU / Processor	SKU#19010175 - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Processor
Motherboard	SKU#28023273 - ASUS P5G41C-M LX - Micro ATX
DDR3 RAM	SKU#37140675 - Mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 KIT
Main Hard Drive	SKU#22040371 - Western Digital Caviar Green - 1 TB
Optical Drive	SKU#17040310 - LG 22x DVD Burner
Power Supply	SKU#34040523 - Thermaltake Litepower 500W Power Supply
OperatingSystem	SKU#39090308 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit
I changed the power supply out just in case you do decide to add a graphics card later.
You may want to add a few extras. :)

Total $648.49
 

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Yeaa thats pretty good and also i might changed the CPU in it?

Im gonna find one on mwave and post it and u tell me if its good and btw u put 2 power supplys one in case and one seperate xD
 
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Core 2 Quad not fast enough?
 

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Actually ur right..

Case SKU#16011346 - Widetech Mid ATX Tower Case with 500W Power Supply
CPU / Processor SKU#19010175 - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Processor
Motherboard SKU#28023273 - ASUS P5G41C-M LX - Micro ATX
DDR3 RAM SKU#37140675 - Mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 KIT
Main Hard Drive SKU#22040371 - Western Digital Caviar Green - 1 TB
Optical Drive SKU#17040310 - LG 22x DVD Burner
Power Supply SKU#34040523 - Thermaltake Litepower 500W Power Supply
OperatingSystem SKU#39090308 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit
Annd since i love havin a good GFX card.. Itll be Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 DDR5 1gb 256bit :D which brings it to 883 :O
I think i might jus do that..
 
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