for gaming which system is good and in budget?
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Depends on YOUR budget!  Avoid boutique brands such as Alienware, Falcon, and Voodoo.  You can get the same without paying the exorbitant costs.  These are just starters.  Check out this website for good tips.  http://www.notebookforums.com/forums
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Well that depends on your budget and if you want a desktop or laptop.  I think the cheapest thing you can do is to purchase an off-the-shelf system and then add what you need to it if it does not have everything you want.  Rule #1, never go with a Sempron or Celeron processor, I don't care what you're doing, they're slow for the even most basic tasks.  Rule #2 is slightly harder to avoid and that is never get an integrated graphics chip and again, I don't care what you're doing, integrated graphics are not only slow they also steal from your primary memory.  Rule #3, don't listen to a word the sales people tell you, chances are they don't know about the product they are selling and are poorly informed on how to help you decide what is best for you, fortunately, you have me.  But, you probably knew a good deal of this already, being young and all.  Rule #4 is to try to find one with at least 1GB of memory, however it may not be possible at lower price points and it may end up being cheaper to purchase more memory and install it yourself.\n\nI took the liberty of looking up some desktops under $500 (I'm assuming a limited budget) and the only one with 1GB of memory is this Acer Aspire which has a 200GB SATA hard drive and not too bad for being $500.  The only problems I see are that it claims nVidia graphics and my assumption on this matter is that they mean the Geforce 6100 IGP which isn't horrible but isn't that great either, it will run older games like Doom 3 fine but not games like FEAR or GRAW.  If you need to upgrade the graphics in that (since it has a PCIe x16 slot), go with a Geforce 7600GS or 7600GT depending on your budget.  But all in all that PC should suit your needs quite nicely, provided you don't do heavy gaming or multitasking (like me).  Here's the link, http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer-Aspire-trade-Desktop-PC-AST160-UA3402-/sem/rpsm/oid/149055/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do\n\nIf you're looking for a laptop, options become narrower and prices go up significantly.  I'm not saying this is the cheapest laptop with the features to look for but if you want one with 1GB of memory, a large hard drive at 100GB (which is large for a laptop) and a dedicated 128MB Geforce 7400 Go graphics card and an Intel Core duo processor at 1.83GHz you will end up spending nearly $1400, http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/149457/originURLEncoded/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.circuitcity.com%252Frpsm%252FcatOid%252F-12963%252FNtk%252FAll%252FNtt%252Ftv%252520tuner%252Frpem%252Fccd%252Fcategorylist.do/rpem/ccd/productDetailSpecification.do#tabs\n\nRule #5 is to buy an AMD processor whenever possible, in some cases it is not like with the laptop.  I would rather get an Intel processor + dedicated graphics than an AMD processor with integrated graphics.  I think I covered everything, good luck with your choice.
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Well the best one is that which has top components. Take a look at what alienware has to offer, or toshiba satellite series. These are the best.
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It depends on what you will use it for. Games, business, etc. It also depends on on your motherboard. Does it have PCI, AGP, PCI-Express. If it has PCI-Express, get a video card for that particular slot. Me personally, I stick with NVidia. You can't go wrong with either a NVidia or ATI card. As for the best and cheapest, start buying Maximum PC. They do Vs. features which will help with taking the guesswork out of deciding which video card is best for you. Good luck!
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the processor is REALLY slow, screen tiny, video card is junk, all you can do on it is go on the internet, music, but not at the same time....homework. the Ram is good, but i would just buy a desktop that's a lot better for a little more.\naround 600 bucks you can get a good one that can run music and the internet well, but games will be ok...
380310
look at memory, sound card, processor speed, video card, and internet speed if they r all of da best den u will enjoy highly graphical games at thier best quality.
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Windows 2000 and Windows XP should be fine if you not intent to run heavy program like gaming. But recommand you upgrade your RAM to 512MB, it make your programs run smooth.
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Well this is a question that is hard to answer from a technical point of view. All manufacturers are in a race now.\n\nHere are some guidelines:\n1- Never get a PC with less than 512 MB of RAM. Future OS won;t work well on it like Windows Vista and others.\n\n2- A hard disk of 80GB or more is the most convenient for Desktops.\n\n3- Make sure the graphics card is at least 128MB\n\n4-Processor speed/type is very dependent on what your gonna do. If no games go with a Celeron(Intel) or a Sempron(AMD). For gaming and heavy calculations... then Pentium(Intel) or Athlon(AMD). Other processors are available but u get the point.\n\nAs for the price a lot of manufacturers give you all these specs at a price may be lower than your budget.\n\nDell usually has the lowest prices. HP/Compaq(Which i have) usually comes second. Sony is the highest in price yet the most prefered for multimedia.\nBurning CDs and DVDs can be done by selecting the drive that supports that. Just make sure you select it in your configuration\n\nHope this is helpfull for you
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go to newegg.com, i myself have a evga geforce 6800gt it works well and runs almost every game out on medium or low settings
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If you want the premier gaming system, the hands down best uber system is from Alienware. A bit pricey but worth every penny. \n\nhttp://www.alienware.com/main.aspx
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Anything in the 500-600ish range isn't good at all. Anything 700 or over is considered good. Over 750 is great but over 800 is the best!
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It's not bad, but if you're a gamer looking for more frames/sec, you may want to consider a graphics card that supports SLI(scalable link interface, it allows you to hook up two graphics card to share the load).\n\nHowever, the motherboard will also need to support SLI.\n\nBut, otherwise, that video card should be just fine.
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If you are a gamer then you will be best served by a desktop as they offer more flexibility in terms of upgrading.  Being a gamer myself, you will be putting something new in your system about every six months or so.  If you are truly a dedicated gamer then you will be best off building your own system (you can use mine as a guide or not):\n\nAMD Athlon 64x2 3800+\n2GB PC3200 Memory\ndual 7600GS graphics cards (SLi)\nCreative X-Fi Sound card\ndual DVDRW drives\n560W SLi certified power supply\nAsus A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard (gaming edition)\nLogitech X-530 (5.1 Channel) speakers\n17" Samsung 173P (DVI) LCD\n\nBut of course it comes down to what games you like.  If you meant those silly little online games then you don't need something quite that powerful.  If you mean games like HL2, GRAW, FEAR... then yeah... you will need something that powerful and while you can get laptops that powerful they are two to three times the price of a desktop and you can't upgrade them to nearly the extent you can a desktop.\n\nI'll probably be looking to get one of the new AM2 motherboards so I can get one, a better processor and two, support for DDR2 memory but that will be in a year or so.  Plus I'm all out of PCI slots and PCIe slots as I am using every single one of them.
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You can purchase a decent machine for around $600 but if you want to play games or watch video it will be more like $1200 for something with a good video card.
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If you want a huge selection of games, try the PS2. If you want a new system with great graphics and a lot of potential, try the XBOX 360. I have played both and I found both are great.
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Best place to look is Newegg.com ther are many. for the ATI side the 1600 series and up are very good and usually between 100 and 300 dollars but you can go as low as 1300 series, and for gforce the 6600 series and up are usually good and are usually priced from 100 to 500 dollars but once again at a minimun you'll want a 6200 series. And in today day and age i dont recomend below a 256 meg vid card for gaming.
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The 6200 is slightly better, but you are not going to get good graphics with either one playing newer games.  Try to get at the very least something in the 6800 range, or preferibly the 7600 range.