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    Posted: 18 March 2005 at 3:04pm
Ok i dont know much about computers so bare with me

Im looking to get a computer good for gaming but not expensive (dont have alot of money) doesnt need to be perfect just something i can take to lan parties play online ect without lag or something thats gonna give me alot of grief i know very very very little about computers so could anyone show me some computers that fit what im looking for? or any info on what i should look for in a computer?

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lan parties

newegg.com

mmm...I hear nvidia and AGP(?) make good cards. yea, i dont know anything about computers.
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How much you got to spend? Also what games do you play? Do you need a monitor? PCI express? AGP?


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I was in the same position you are in 6 months ago.

Now I have a semi-decent gaming PC. I just bought some older stuff from a friend who constantly upgrades. If you plan on going to lan parties, talk to the people there. See if they have any older but still good hardware available for cheap. Buying second hand older stuff is a good way to get started.
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Well no current set price gonna be doin a job makin 100bucks a day for a month im gonna use money from that but i dont wanna spend a thousand bucks or anything just something that can hold a game without kicking me off cause its not powerfull enough lol i considerd just buying all the parts seperate i have friends who can help put the comp together so thats not a problem dunno if it would be better to get it all at once or buy indivisual stuff or if it would be cheaper or what

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Originally posted by Hitman Hitman wrote:

I just bought some older stuff from a friend who constantly upgrades.

This is the key.  Buy a bare-bones setup, find an upgrade-happy friend, and buy his old video card and processor every six months.

I've done this with great luck.
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And i need the whole works monitor keyboard tower speakers everything i have a Gyration small wireless keyboard and wireless mouse but i dont ahev CD's to get the computer to use them so they just kinda sit here lol cant do anything with em

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If you really look around. You can build a computer from Internet Forums and eBay. That also depend on your trust with other people. If you go the route of computer forums make sure it has some sort of "rank" system.
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yeah only problem with buying parts from ebay or somethin is i dunno what they do lol

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What are your specs now?
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Well the computer im usin is like the family comp im not allowd to take it anywhere dunno the specs the side of the tower says alaska the monitor says orion nothing special in it only new parts were put it in cause the other ones got fried "tower started to smoke" its not great for gaming more of a simple internet thing like this

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=517445736 1&indexURL=0#ebayphotohosting

I found that on ebay his discription SOUNDS good and the price doesnt seem bad is that a decent computer for the price? or would i be better off with something else? Im not buying right now only have 150bucks gonna have to wait just gettin an idea so i can look now

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What happened to being an anti-pc, Xbox fanboy?
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Im not anti PC i still love my xbox but id like a computer for gaming aswell

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Originally posted by Glassjaw Glassjaw wrote:

What are your specs now?
The desire for polyester is just to powerful.
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i think this type of computer in that range should have an AGP video card(not pci express),DDR memory(not DDR2), and an IDE hard drive (not SATA).
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Originally posted by DracoPlasm DracoPlasm wrote:

Well the computer im usin is like the family comp im not allowd to take it anywhere dunno the specs the side of the tower says alaska the monitor says orion nothing special in it only new parts were put it in cause the other ones got fried "tower started to smoke" its not great for gaming more of a simple internet thing like this

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Ah, missed that.  My apologies.

Go to start > run > type in "DXDIAG" (Caps lock not needed, and don't use quotations).

Screenshot or type out the first page, and video or grahpics or whatever page.
The desire for polyester is just to powerful.
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I tried taking a screenshot but but hosting it on photobucket made it so small it says

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1. Build 2600)

System Manufacturer: NVIDIA

System Model: AWRDACPI

BIOS: Phoenix-AwardBIOS v6.00PG

Processor: AMD Duron(tm) processor, NMX, 3DNow, ~1.2GHz

Memory: 256MB RAM

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haha your computer sucks
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