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06-26-2006, 06:08 AM
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big budget build for a friend
ok i have a friend who says he is willing to speen $3000 on a state of the art system probubly not till next month or 2he wants me to ask what he can get for that kinda denaro. now keep in mind if he dose not have to spend it all he wont but he wants it to be good for online play and for such games as counter strike and battlefeild 2. dont know if that matters but yea,wants 2 spend around 1000 to 2500 on it any suggestions on just one part or a whole list would be helpfull
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06-26-2006, 08:52 AM
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In a month or two, Intel's Conroe will be out. He might want to consider waiting until and building with that. Also, does he have a preference between AMD/INTEL?
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06-26-2006, 11:27 AM
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oopps im sorry i forgot to say but what is the conroe is or if it is better wit gameing but i think he wants amd but whet ever is better for half game enthusiast/ just needs a new computer for internet and such
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06-26-2006, 12:10 PM
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I would have your friend go over to Newegg and first look through the case selection to find something he likes. Good cases will be in the $100 and up range.
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06-26-2006, 12:24 PM
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Preliminary benchmarks show that Conroe is better for gaming than AMD - BUT, the tests were set up by Intel, so we can't really say for sure if they haven't tweaked things to exagerrate the results. If he's not buying for a month or two, I'd wait until it is released and the benchmarks come out from sources that are known not to be biased. Only then, can we say for sure it's performance. Then, make a decision over AMD or Intel.
In the meantime, I agree with flanzig's suggestion. I always like to read the reviews and whatnot on cases before making a decision. Also, if he needs a monitor, keyboard, or anything, start picking those ahead of time. The monitor will work regardless of the CPU. |
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06-26-2006, 12:43 PM
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I have found that XOXIDE.COM has a better selection of cases and quite often better prices so you may want to check them out as well
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06-26-2006, 09:40 PM
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ok but what i need to know is what is Good like what is a realy good Graphics Card and cooling system and such dosent need to be a specific item but like brand names
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06-27-2006, 09:41 AM
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