new pc suggestions

[=(eG)=Jok3r-=KK=-]

any suggestions on what would be the best pc to get for gaming for around $2000-2500
mine has finally crashed and looking to getting new one

 

[niko{RD}]

http://www.fpslabs.com/price-guides here you go here is a good price guide for amd or intel systems

 

[-=KA=- Colonel]

hey bro, i just picked up a new rig myself...lower price range though ($1k-1.5k) but ck out the thread in here cuz it might give u some ideas. Anyhow, here is what I would have done....money allowing....appx US$2,200

CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core 2.4GHz 8MB (G0)
Overclocking ETC Computer Professional OC Service (2.4GHz to 3.2GHz)
CPU Cooler Zalman CNPS9700 NT Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler (Black)
Dual Channel Memory 1 Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066Mhz NVIDIA SLI-Ready 2GB Kit
Dual Channel Memory 2 Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066Mhz NVIDIA SLI-Ready 2GB Kit
Memory Cooler Corsair DOMINATOR Memory Airflow Fan
Motherboard EVGA nForce 680i SLI 775 A1 (SLI,4DDR2,3PCI-E,RAID,2GbLAN)
Hard Drive 1 Western Digital 320GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA II
Hard Drive 2 Western Digital 320GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA II
Optical Drive 1 LITE-ON LH-20A1L 20X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW SATA w/LightScribe
SLI Video Card 1 EVGA Nvidia GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB
SLI Video Card 2 EVGA Nvidia GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB
Audio Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Network Card Onboard Dual Gigabyte Network Card
Case Coolermaster Cosmos Full Tower ATX Case
Power Supply OCZ GameXStream 700W SLI™-Ready/Active PFC Power Supply

 

[Rogue Sniper]

well for premade comps go for dell xps, alienware, falcon NW

those are gaming comp companies and there pretty good i guess. building your own comp ftw

 

[Cryptex]

For $2K-to $2.5K, you can get a really SICK PC, go to NewEgg. If you want, I can go and pick out your parts, depending on the price range. Just PM so we can get squared away.

 

[LewsTherin]

Yeah, in that price range you could do RAID0 with some Rapters and have the SLI setup, nice indeed.

 

[Doobs]

[link=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127033]Motherboard[/link]
[link=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115027]CPU[/link]
[link=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129103]Video Card(s)[/link]
[link=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227278]RAM[/link]
[link=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182096]PSU[/link]
[link=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133037]Case[/link]

I'm leaving the rest up to you because I don't know what kind of optical drives your want, or if you want external SATA drives or what size of Hard Drives your want or any of that stuff. If you get 2x 3870X2, the drivers are still in the beta stages so you'll have to just chill for a while (just letting you know).

You could probably get an AMD Phenom B3 after CeBIT, depending on availability and whatnot. GeForce 9800GX2 is coming out soon, as well as 9800GT and all that good stuff. If you could wait like two weeks you'd be more future-proof (or you could go with ATi and be happy now ). I prefer ATi over nVidia, but most people like nVidia more, so whatever makes you happy.

 

[DarkKnightF.X.R]

Never buy a Dell PC, they never send you the operating system, and you can't clean your own PC without killing the warranty, and if they do send the software it got "lost" in the mail

 

[M3dley]

Mombo=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188013

PSU=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

RAM=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148069

Case=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

HD=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140

GPU=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130328

Heatsink=
pick your own out.

CPU=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115027

Total Cost: About $1385 ish.

 

[Everlast]

raptors are no longer king.......

not to mention raid 0 is over hyped imo

and don't buy a system from alienware, unless you like throwing money away

 

[LewsTherin]

raptors are no longer king.......

Solid State drives are still very expensive, Raptors are at least affordable.

not to mention raid 0 is over hyped imo

I've been using RAID0 setups in my past 3 systems, for about 5 years, I don't think I will ever not use a RAID0 setup after seeing the benefits of load times in games, etc... but that's my opinion from my experiences.

There are several vendors in your average PC Gamer Magazine that would probably be a better deal and give nice performance over an Alienware, just look around and then look at reviews, or take the best way and build the system yourself.

 

[Rogue Sniper]

$2000-$2500 well thats alot so youre not really limited on what you can or cant buy.
so shop around and research before you buy

 

[M3dley]

check my updated post.