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For a prebuilt, I have gone with Cyberpower and been very happy for what I got for the price. I recommend getting something like a quad-core, at least 4 gigs of RAM, Win7x64 and you will be alright. Then throw in a decent video card and you can get a pretty killer machine for way cheaper than an alienware.
It all depends on your price range, but I work in computers and some people love to build their own, but I prefer to buy a pre-built for cheap and just upgrade a few components. It is about the same price as DIY, but with non of the hassle.
You can get something like this: http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/AMD_Hex_Core_Configurator/ and then get whatever extra things you want and it will kick plenty of ass.
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On August 14 2011 19:21 TheAmazombie wrote:
Then throw in a decent video card and you can get a pretty killer machine for way cheaper than an alienware.
I'm hoping by decent you mean good...NVIDIA has been the best for me, at the moment I have a G-force 9800 in my gaming comp (few years old but still worked well), and I was able to play at 60fps on extreme graphics...Until I raged one day and unplugged everything.
If your getting a computer to play games on, I highly suggest getting a custom one...Prebuilts usually have a component that is holding it back (the comp I'm using right now has a tiny tiny video card (128mb dedicated memory; so no SC2)).
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1) Do not buy a prebuilt, it's way overpriced, and it'll come with a shit power supply
2) Do not buy an AMD proccesor, intel is currently the better choice at every gaming pricepoint and application
3) Buy from NCIX and use the $50 assembly fee
Post in the computer build resource thread
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Whoa, didn't think people run sc2 with a card lower than mine, which is 256mb  (HD 2400 Pro)
Good to see you are also eagerly awaiting Deus Ex HR 
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putting together a PC is like a giant lego set. there are youtube video guides explaining how everything goes together and as long as you dont force stuff into the wrong holes, your all good, you should really try it!.
if you want a PC that can handle anything out there at the moment an i5-2xxx from intel is all you need. much cheaper than an i7 but with 99% of the performance when it comes to gaming.
video cards it really doesnt matter, anything in the 150-200 euro range will play games on ultra at the moment. personally i prefer ATI cards as in the mid range you tend to get slightly more value for money
RAM is all basically the same. just get 4-8gb based purely on the fact that its so cheap to buy its hard to argue against having plenty of memory.
any 7200rpm hard drive will do you, brands can make a difference but western digital is a good name if you dont really care, obviously someone with a bit more tech knowledge can probably help you on the specifics.
if you do take my advice and build your own, the bigger the box the better. obviously your motherboard needs to fit the dimensions of the box, if you ask a similar question in the tech support area they will happily recommend you a decent motherboard and a box that fits it.
power supply wise, imo getting a modular one (removable spare cabling) is a huge plus just for having a tidy pc, and it helps alot when putting it together.
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Before you guys tell me to build my own pc, i stop you right there i have got no clue. I have also an unlimited budget and i am willing to pay a fair amount for great quality. (Quality>Quantity, right?)
Building one yourself is easy once you have the parts. You should learn because you can get better quality for a lower price building it yourself. If you're worried about messing it up here is something to consider. You could probably build an equivalent computer (custom built) to an Alienware and still have enough money left over to get parts for a really low end computer to put together first to make sure you do it correctly without exceeding the price of the Alienware. (This should read: Alienware price = $1500, custom price = $1000, low end parts = $100-200 for practice. Figures not exact.)
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