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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-21 02:08:14
November 21 2009 01:48 GMT
#1
my budget is around 1k(however the cheaper without sacrificing too much quality = the better), im looking for something that would preferably be ready to run sc2 on it so i wouldnt need to upgrate any parts anymore

any suggestions? would it be wise to wait after christmas to see if the prices go down?

edit: and im looking for a full desktop pc package(monitor + tower etc..)

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meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
November 21 2009 01:57 GMT
#2
Build your own if you have the know-how, its much cheaper and you wind up with a much much better computer.

www.newegg.com
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
November 21 2009 01:58 GMT
#3
i have 0 computer knowledge
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
November 21 2009 02:04 GMT
#4
Get someone to do it for you?
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
November 21 2009 02:05 GMT
#5
On November 21 2009 10:57 meeple wrote:
Build your own if you have the know-how, its much cheaper and you wind up with a much much better computer.

www.newegg.com


Check to see if NewEgg offers Black Friday Deals in Canada.
LiquipediaBrain in my filth.
Amarxist
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States371 Posts
November 21 2009 02:05 GMT
#6
Wait till after christmas, usually newer versions of parts come out and it drives prices down. More bang for buck.
☺ ☻
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
November 21 2009 02:06 GMT
#7
Seriously its just so much better... you can get the standard package from dell or whatever, but it will never be as good as homebuilt.
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
November 21 2009 02:27 GMT
#8
acer vs dell destop pcs, which is better?
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-21 02:52:00
November 21 2009 02:51 GMT
#9
acer

Dell will break down after a year (says a guy using a dell right now). This thing still works (good thing I bought a warranty), but if I had to do it again I would go with an acer.
PoP-sicle
Profile Joined May 2007
Canada418 Posts
November 21 2009 03:02 GMT
#10
On November 21 2009 11:27 iamtt1 wrote:
acer vs dell destop pcs, which is better?



none... that coming from an I.T technician , pm me if u need help
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
November 21 2009 03:26 GMT
#11
any recommendations on a custom made cpu? i could buy a monitor seperatly afterwards
but i wanted to buy a desktop pc package because they usually come cheaper as opposed to buying a cpu + monitor seperatly
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
November 21 2009 04:08 GMT
#12
Build your own comp. It isn't really hard.
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Knickknack
Profile Joined February 2004
United States1187 Posts
November 21 2009 04:08 GMT
#13
http://techreport.com/articles.x/13671/1

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/17787/4

| www.ArtofProtoss.vze.com |
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
November 21 2009 04:47 GMT
#14
thx knick
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
November 21 2009 05:37 GMT
#15
Geez... 5770 is cheap. My 4770 was about $100.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
November 21 2009 05:44 GMT
#16
Don't be afraid of building your own computer mang.

it's like putting legos together... just read the manual and guides (the hackintosh thread in general is pretty good).
Rillanon.au
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
November 21 2009 05:48 GMT
#17
i5-750 or Phenom II 720 if you want to save a few bucks (not worth it)

everything else is overpriced.
Rillanon.au
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51507 Posts
November 21 2009 06:12 GMT
#18
definitely go with the new i5 over the phenom without a doubt.
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ffswowsucks
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Greece2297 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-21 07:55:50
November 21 2009 07:55 GMT
#19
and u should buy a good monitor, the best buy I ever made to my PC was a 22'' Samsung but not the cheap crappy one's, the 300euro one's. Its just too important to have a nice monitor
Terran in particular is a notoriously strong race for a no brain skillhand bot style.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-21 08:09:19
November 21 2009 08:08 GMT
#20
If you don't want to build it yourself, I think sites like CyberPowerPC and ibuypower generally have reasonably priced PCs.

Not going to be able to fit an i5 and a 5770 into $1000 if you want a decent monitor though...
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
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