NEED HELP IN BUYING GAMING COMPUTER

[DllsCowboys31]

I know very little about gaming computers only that I love to play on them. I am looking to buy a computer but i dont know what is good and what is bad. the maximum that i am willing to spend is 1500. I am looking for a middle of the road computer nothing top of the line. i have a friend that knows computers but if you could just please tell me what to look for in buying a computer. aka give me a list of specs that i should look for. i need this for all of the latests games,as well as internet and music so it cant be all gaming thanks. here is a computer i was looking at www.computergamingpc.com it is the turantula please tell me if this is good or if i could take any parts out thanks

[Direct1]

Welcome to SysOpt! :t

Please do not double post.

The Tarantula looks nice but it only has a 9800 Pro video card which is not as current as some of the newer cards. You would be better off building it yourself. You could build the Tarantula for probably around $1,000 USD with a better video card...

Good luck! :D

[Shoreguy]

I posted a fairly decent hardware rundown here:
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/showthread.php?t=182898

You could tweak it up a bit, but with adding a monitor, software, and peripherals, you'd be hitting your cap pretty quick. I spec'd it so you'd be able to upgrade in the future pretty easily.

[DllsCowboys31]

thanks but becuase i know very little about computers i probably wouldnt be able to build my own. the 1500 doesnt include monitor and such i would buy that later or i might get some from friends.

[DllsCowboys31]

I want to buy a already built gaming computer i am willing to spend up to 1500 dollars not including monitor and other accesories. i would like a middle of the line computer but it needs to be able to play all of todays games. Please help me get gaming. i know very little about gaming computers but i have an idea of what im looking for....along these lines. www.computergamingpc.com its the tarantula is the one that i want but i want to know if im over paying. please give me some specs to go on and if i need any thing else thanks.

[Direct1]

Why are starting new threads asking this same question? Please DO NOT START MORE THAN ONE THREAD with the same topic.

[jediburke]

I went to a friend of a friends house who had this and it is sweet.
Extreme 5620 (http://www.xoticpc.com/product_info.php?cPath=95_34_90_89&products_id=1356)
Maybe alittle more than what your looking for, but it's one heck of a machine.
You said you had a friend that "knows computers" see if he knows about building one it's not that hard. If he's any kind of friend he wouldn't mind helping out so you can save some $$$.

[jediburke]

Sorry if I missed it, but we are talking about a desktop right? :confused:

[MavsMan]

I know very little about gaming computers only that I love to play on them. I am looking to buy a computer but i dont know what is good and what is bad. the maximum that i am willing to spend is 1500. I am looking for a middle of the road computer nothing top of the line.

In you're case you would probably want to go AMD and go with a cheaper socket 939 system and use onboard sound and lan you can always upgrade sound later if need be). If what you want is performance now with the ability to upgrade this would get your started (if your friend can build it for you).


S939 3500+ (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-103-514&DEPA=0)

Chaintech VNF4_Ultra (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-152-049&depa=1)

Seagate 7200.7 160 GB SATA Drive (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=22-148-034&DEPA=1)

2X Sitcks of Corsair XMS (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=20-145-450&DEPA=1)

MSI 6800NU (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-179&depa=1)

NEC 3540a DVD Burner (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=27-152-047&DEPA=1)

Samsung Floppy (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-203&depa=0)

Antec SuperLanboy (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-129-145&depa=1)

Xclio 24 Pin Native PSU (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-189-003&depa=0)

Microsoft Black Keyboard (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=23-109-125&depa=0)

Logitech MX510 Mouse (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=26-104-150&DEPA=0)

SAMSUNG SyncMaster 997DF (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=24-001-166&DEPA=0)

Logitech X-530 5.1 (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=36-121-126&DEPA=0)

Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition (http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=37-102-151&DEPA=6)