Kraznaya
Princeps
Hi, I'm going off to college soon and I have a $1500 scholarship on tap ostensibly for buying a "laptop." Now, that's not actually what I'm going to do with it, but it does mean I have the funds to get myself a nice desktop for the first time in my life (I don't recall owning a computer that didn't have an integrated graphics card >:|). So I ask you, honored residents of CFC Computer Talk, to help me put something together so I don't end up with an overpriced Dell from Best Buy or something.
Here's what I'm looking for:
Thanks!
Here's what I'm looking for:
- I want a PC. I don't want to get into the Mac-PC debate but I want a PC running Windows 7 because of personal taste.
- I'd like a nice graphics card. Preferably one which can run all the games that simultaneously release on the PS3 and 360 quite comfortably, as a benchmark.
- For the processor, hard drive, and memory, I'd like something matching what's standard for my price level. Nothing special. Enlightenment on the newest AMD and Intel brand and numbering systems would be appreciated (i5, i7, what the hell is actually going on?).
- If a suitably tempting prepackaged PC is on the market, I'm willing to go for that instead of building my own.
- My preferred price point is $1000ish for the core system, as I'd like to also get a monitor and some other goodies.
Thanks!