when buying a new computer what is important?

[rwfanatic]

My comp that I have now is fried and will not even power on anymore so I need a new one ASAP! What are important things that you look for when you got yours? Ijust need the tower cause my moniter is still good. What can I get for about 600 max?

 

[bg babyglock26]

Build your own.

 

[2o4]

depends what you'll be using it for.

 

[rican rachets]

Ram...
Video card (if it comes with one)

 

[emaych417]

what i'd look for is mainly ram & what type of processor it has. hard drive doesn't really matter to me cause I have a 500 gb external

 

[thehealthinspector]

RAM

 

[rican rachets]

Originally Posted by EmAych417

what i'd look for is mainly ram & what type of processor it has. hard drive doesn't really matter to me cause I have a 500 gb external

Externals are slow since its usb...internal ftw...you should take the hd out the case and install it as a slave drive..and u'll see how much faster youcan transfer files..

 

[kicksnbeats]

At least 1 gigabyte of RAM.

 

[rwfanatic]

Originally Posted by 2o4

depends what you'll be using it for.

Mainly d/l music and watching movies, photoshop, gif animator, you know the basics

 

[rican rachets]

Originally Posted by rwfanatic

Originally Posted by 2o4

depends what you'll be using it for.

Mainly d/l music and watching movies, photoshop, gif animator, you know the basics

so then u'll need bout 2 gigs of ram..and a good video card

 

[iceman3699]

It looks like you wont be needing a crazy setup regarding your apps. You just need a decent processor with a good amount of ram (get 2gb), a low-midrange videocard (since I am assuming you dont game), and a large HDD. but honestly, you should just make your own.

 

[rican rachets]

Originally Posted by iceman3699

It looks like you wont be needing a crazy setup regarding your apps. You just need a decent processor with a good amount of ram (get 2gb), a low-midrange video card (since I am assuming you dont game), and a large HDD. but honestly, you should just make your own.

he watches movies through..so he would need a good video card

 

[anita millyin]

Core 2 duo....thats what you should be lookin for.

Or Intel Pentium processor.

 

[nycknicks105]

Originally Posted by rwfanatic

Originally Posted by 2o4

depends what you'll be using it for.

Mainly d/l music and watching movies, photoshop, gif animator, you know the basics

Are you looking for a laptop or the a desktop???

If you want a laptop then i recommend you get 2GB of RAM, 200GB HDD, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, make sure it is above the T7100 series.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8669504&type=product&id=1196470766824http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8669504&type=product&id=1196470766824


If you want a destop then i recommend you go with the iMac 20' high or something with a Quad Core processor. The Ram should be around 3GB, and the Harddrive should be atleast 500GB.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8480253&type=product&id=1185267960006
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8542179&type=product&id=1188559785167

 

[the great shake]

Ram. HD Space....

 

[rican rachets]

Originally Posted by nycknicks105

Originally Posted by rwfanatic

Originally Posted by 2o4

depends what you'll be using it for.

Mainly d/l music and watching movies, photoshop, gif animator, you know the basics

Are you looking for a laptop or the a desktop???

If you want a laptop then i recommend you get 2GB of RAM, 200GB HDD, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, make sure it is above the T7100 series.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8669504&type=product&id=1196470766824http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8669504&type=product&id=1196470766824


If you want a destop then i recommend you go with the iMac 20' high or something with a Quad Core processor. The Ram should be around 3GB, and the Hard drive should be atleast 500GB.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8480253&type=product&id=1185267960006
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8542179&type=product&id=1188559785167

his budget is 600..

 

[iceman3699]

Originally Posted by Rican Rachets

Originally Posted by iceman3699

It looks like you wont be needing a crazy setup regarding your apps. You just need a decent processor with a good amount of ram (get 2gb), a low-midrange video card (since I am assuming you dont game), and a large HDD. but honestly, you should just make your own.

he watches movies through..so he would need a good video card

yeah, but this also depends on what kind of movies you are watching (reg vs HD). and if you dont game at all, just get the video card that will do whatyou need it to do.

 

[rwfanatic]

I won't be doing any gaming so should I really be checking for a top notch video card? And yea, I don't wanna spend no more than 600. What places canyou buy parts if you want one built?

 

[mayor of nyc]

off topic but rwfanatic i seen ya myspace..no stalking ..but u was on my boys FL

 

[rwfanatic]

Who's your homie?

 

[rican rachets]

Originally Posted by rwfanatic

I won't be doing any gaming so should I really be checking for a top notch video card? And yea, I don't wanna spend no more than 600. What places can you buy parts if you want one built?

newegg.com

and nah you don't need anything top notch..just suttin wit atleast 256mb