Thinking of a new computer..

[Oberst]

My 2nd thread today, totally unrelated to each other but here we go.

I purchased my current PC about 2 years ago just before Windows 7 came out. I have been running Vista since I purchased it. Overall, it can play games fine but the technical aspect to it has been a complete nightmare. I bought it at Best Buy (I now regret that decision) and my warranty for it is expired now. It recently started having issues again regarding my WiFi Adapter and it is looking more and more like we have to take it back in (for the 3rd time now) and me and my parents are just getting sick of it. I am thinking next year, we are going to toss this PC out and try to find something better. What would you guys recommend? I am on a budget, and want to get the best bang for my buck. I would prefer a pre-build as I don't like the hassle of trying to set up my own computer.

 

[Cloakedsphere]

Well a question you need to ask yourself are:

Whats my budget? (if you have one picked and set you can put it here)

Another thing is ide wait for a tech pro to get here and post some pics of a beast build. (after you tell us your budget lol)

 

[reflex99]

build it yourself

that is my honest recommendation.

Also, have you tried uninstalling/re installing the wireless card drivers?

 

[Oberst]

My budget is looking from around $500 - $800. I would build my own PC but I would like to have premium parts for it, and that will cost much more to do and I am not familiar with building computers.

 

[frankth3frizz]

I was just putting together a really cheap rig for a mate and this is what I got without a gpu.

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and since you said you can go all the way to 800, i'd go get a 570.
I didn't add a storage HDD because they're really expensive right now so I'd use the one you still have right now.

 

[Cloakedsphere]

Well now all you would need is a video card. you could get a great one for 300$ on that build frank did. lol