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help in buyin a new gamin pc

Jun 9, 2005 9:28PM PDT

hey,
im plannin on buyin a pc when i go to us this july...my budget is 2000$..im plannin on retaining the creative 5.1 from my old pc..
other than that,these are the config that i can come up with
DELL 2005fps(definite)20.1 widescreen
1gb ram
a good video card(preferably nvidia)
a good processor(amd or intel)64 bit
mobo to go with the processor(preferably with pci express)
a dual layer writer..
a normal dvd drive
120 gb hd
please help me come up witha good config

also please tell me whether if i can get sli...for the video cards

Vishnu.

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velocity micro or falcon northwest
Jun 10, 2005 1:16AM PDT

go to vm website and look around the gaming pcs, look for the configurable things e.g. all, also i think falcon nw has one of the best budget gaming pc's IMO the talon. talon has good features for the price, sli mobo and overall everything is good. with $2000 you can get a very potent pc, all you have to do is shop around.

konny

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wait until July
Jun 10, 2005 3:05AM PDT

and then buy
that's a month away
and a lot can happen in a month
just wait, and in July re-post and i'd be glad to assist you, as i'm sure many other members would

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help in buyin a new gamin pc
Jun 10, 2005 3:30AM PDT

Ozos, has a good idea things can change a lot.
What part of the US are you going to? And how long are you going to be here?
Some area of the US have better computer stores than others. Or order the parts and put it togther yourself before you go back. John

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July?
Jun 10, 2005 3:59AM PDT

Just what exactly will happen in July? o_O

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(NT) (NT) prices might go down a little?
Jun 10, 2005 6:56AM PDT
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Huh?
Jun 10, 2005 7:00AM PDT

You would wait until July for the prices to go down a little?

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Dagger
Jun 10, 2005 7:04AM PDT

The prices will drop due to new processors expected to be released in july. With the avilablility of new technology, you can also get a better computer. Why buy ahead to have it outdated in a month. THINK!

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Oye...
Jun 10, 2005 7:16AM PDT

How much of a difference would it be anyway? New technology comes out constantly...

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I could be wrong,
Jun 10, 2005 9:03AM PDT

but kinda believe Ozos, John, Nerdyboy, and Damasta are thinking that maybe AMD will come down on the pricing of their Dual-CPU system....say maybe in July?

As of now Newegg is offering the Intel Dual Processor 820 2.9 GHz 1MB L2 cache with heatsink & fan for $313.99. The 830 GHz 3.0GHz 1MB L2 cache for $409.99 with heatsink & fan.

AMD was supposed to come out with their dual core processor to consumers somewhat higher in price by the end of October, however Monarch is offering the following AMD Dual Processors and expecting June 16th:

4200 - 515k L2 cache per core = $579 without heatsink/fan
4400 - 1MB L2 cache per core = $610 without heatsink/fan
4600 - 512k L2 cache per core = $822 without heatsink/fan
4800 - 1MV L2 cache per core = $999 without heatsink/fan

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(NT) (NT) FSB could be the diffrence?
Jun 10, 2005 1:21PM PDT
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location
Jun 10, 2005 1:57PM PDT

i m goin to san francisco... and id like to buy all the parts and assemble it back home