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Help me decide on what to buy.

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by Mziggy, Oct 17, 2009.

  1. Mziggy

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    /applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4608333&Sku=M975-10070

    /applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4974379&CatId=2628

    /applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4625191&CatId=2628

    /applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4610274&Sku=S445-10030

    /applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5343959&csid=ITD&body=QA#tabs


    Just add to tigerdirect (dot) com


    If i got the last one, what else other then a fan would i need?

    Best deal, and why? any others you can find i will look at!
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    Why not post the URLs in their entirity? That would save us a lot of time... :S

    This is a horrible deal, mainly because that's about the slowest PC money can buy. Never start with trying to upgrade a prebuilt PC, stuff isn't always compatible, and this isn't even a good prebuild. There are $150 CPUs that are more than triple the performance of that CPU.
     
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    Sorry about the links.

    and so what should i buy?
    my price budget is around 400-500 or below.

    any ideas?
     
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    My mistake, after seeing the first one I ignored the others, assuming they were extra parts to upgrade, not other choices. Either way they're refurbished, which is always a bad thing.

    What are you using the PC for? That affects what specification it should have.
     
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    Why bad?
    i bought a refurb. laptop gateway fx from them for 850 and its been working great.

    I jut wanted a desktop that runs fast so i can give my laptop a break, etc. No need for playing games. My laptop has a 9800gtx
     
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    Refurbished PCs are repaired versions of faulty ones. Sometimes they work fine, but in general the reliability of refurbished PCs is substantially lower than new PCs.
    For $500 you will not be able to build a PC that will outclass a $1500+ laptop.
     
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    Indeed it is generally best to stay away from refurbs.
     

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