Becuase unless you already have some parts you intend on carrying over, it'll come out most likely costing more, and then you have to build it.Quote:
Originally Posted by voltz
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Becuase unless you already have some parts you intend on carrying over, it'll come out most likely costing more, and then you have to build it.Quote:
Originally Posted by voltz
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com
With $2200 you could make a retarded good computer.
ps never ever spend $2200 on a computer. No more than like a thousand, maybe at most $1500. Seriously, you will hate yourself for ever in less than a year if you do. Obviously that monitor is going to cost you a bit, but do no spend $2200 on a computer.
Bingo. The only real reason I have it on here.Quote:
I am not sure why you would want to do this, though. XP handles pretty much everything 98 does; DOS games can be tricky, however.
98 is the devil. =(
If you're going to pre-built I would suppose Dell is the answer but as always - shop around. The diffrence in names means nothing. Compaq is, however, the one to avoid. I hear e-Machines have beefed up some of thier line and are inexpensive and without any proprietary parts.
If you will build your own, and I really do suggest it because it really isn't hard, then you can make that money go a LONG way.
If you just want to spend though. www.overdrivepc.com
OPC has free shipping in the USA, they're a TX based operation like Dell and Compaq and they're flashy as all hell. Built mostly for gaming so they're all performance based, like Alienware. Thier i. and a. series are virtually interchangeable. If you want raw Mhz go with the i. (intel) or if you want better surrounding features... a. (AMD) has you covered. You'll pay less for the same if you build em yourself but the custom options are nice if a bit unnessisary. That, however, is the price of getting a nice PC rig without making it yourself.
Laptops, I don't know much about them except that I like Apple and Dell for those.
A Sony flat screen will do you better than an Apple one. They last longer and you won't need an adapter.
I used to think that no thread could be more repetitive and stupid than the "What's your favorite game soundtrack" thread.
I was wrong.
Agreed, and agreed. My PowerBook is sexy, but if I ever need a Win laptop, I'd probably buy a Dell or a Toshiba, though, I learn toward Toshiba. My friend has one of these, and got something like $1000+ of rebates on it, so it was around $1500, and damn, it's amazing. 17" widescreen, runs cool, sturdy as hell, Bluetooth and 802.11 built in, and activated by a button push. If I thought I'd be able to enjoy using a Win machine all the time again, I'd buy one. Best laptop ever. The speakers are mindblowing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tracer
Apple's LCDs rock, but they're also super-expensive. You can get a good LCD a lot cheaper these days.
Do not buy an Alienware machine, whatever you do. You might not even get your custom setup for a long time, either. I know people who ordered a machine and they didn't get what they wanted for months, and when they did, it was wrong (they got ripped off in terms of some parts) and needed to send it back for them to give them what they needed. Ridiculous. Also very overpriced.
Building is of course the best option, but if you can't do it, are there any local places that can for you? You still might pay a lot less.
Also, for those of you dual-booting 98 and XP just for DOS games, have you ever tried Virtual PC for Windows? Before it came out, VPC was an x86 emulator for Macs, but the PC version can run other versions of Win under XP and DOS, too. I assume the PC version runs faster, and it might run the DOS games you need over XP. Worth a try.
cyberpowerpc is not teh win.
Check out www.resellerratings.com to see why.
I used to think that one day you would make a constructive post.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
I was wrong.
Thats why I recommended OPC over Alienware. OPC is at least trustworthy.
I used to think you weren't an assclown.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
I was wrong.