Build your own. Just post your budget and we will tell you what to buy. Then once you get the parts its pretty self explainitory where what goes, not to mention it tells you how in the manuals but we can link you to video tutorials.
processer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103535 mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813130520 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820150631 gfx card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130256 hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822148036 moniter http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16824024102 case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811105152 cd/dvd drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16827106992 i think thgats all and it was $1066 but u could use and old moniter and an old case or old cd/dvd drive
Doomed no offence but that aint too good. Merged Post: Here - CASE: Thermaltake Mambo - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16811133174 MOTHERBOARD: ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16813157081 GFX CARD: Leadtek WinFast PX7800GT - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16814122228 PSU: Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16817103932 CPU: AMD X2 3800+ - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16819103562 RAM: OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16820227039 HARD DRIVE: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16822144701 MONITOR: VISON V1721DB Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16824161024 DVD DRIVE: NEC Black IDE DVD Burner - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16827152055 TOTAL: $1,212.08 Do you need a monitor, if not drop the monitor and up your cpu to a 4400+. If you dont game much you can drop the gfx card to a 6800GS or x800gto and then up the cpu.
i never had a pre built sadly i always had my own(the best computer is a computer made by you...why?...because you can fully customise it from top to bottom for what you plan on doing with it...and putting together a computer is not very hard......)
well i have an upgraded version of that gateway (pretty much exactly same but diff. specs) and i got it from future shop and its great.... havent had any problems.
I have had comps from both companies, and both have kinda died on me. the gateway had a truely huge case, I kinda knocked it over(twice) and lost a little info on the HDD, it lasted a total of 8 years I had a refurbished HP and its harddrive(a WD) crapped out on me after about 6 months just spontaneaously. I ended up having to reinstall windows and the HDD was enver the same. I used it for backup sotrage, but it then truely failed me, now I am just going to throw it away or donate it for tax benifits. Also, the proc on the thing overheats accordign to BIOS. it isn't typical for an athlon XP 3000+ to run at 70C conversely, my friend bought an HP without problem thusfar and my stepmothers albiet crappy HP is still running.
hp >>>>>> gateway gateway has too many problems (personal experiance... i bought A LOT of comps over the years and everyone has trouble with gateway)
both suck but if you must then go with HP. I sell computers at CompUSA. HP's manufacturers warrantee is better then Gateway. But if you have the money i recomend getting a compusa TAP plan. Dont go platinum unless you really need the in home installation and delivery of your computer. Gold gives you everything you need plus some nice stuff like on site repair. HP plans (or any manufacturers for that matter) suck because 1. it takes them 4-6 weeks at least to get your computer up and running and 2. most times they wont cover things because they can find a way to claim customer abuse etc.
