New Computer, any thoughts?

[BROSxXxDANIEL]

Hey ppl im thinking of getting a new computer ( an gaming one) and wondering if any of you know any good brands or Computers? plz and ty.

 

[Harv0kz]

yea, make one yourself is the best brand for gaming... no this is not troll/flame, but true advice.



Save money+better than "off the shelf" most of the time

 

[The Noodle]

What country do you live in? Also, what is your budget?

 

[Laithes]

Harvokz you actually spend like 5% more when building it yourself. But yes you can get something far nicer.

 

[M1_Mercenary]

Harvokz you actually spend like 5% more when building it yourself. But yes you can get something far nicer.

Not always



Gaming PC's you tend to save money compared to the other companies that tend to give decent gaming rigs

Example: My PC built was 1500$, at the time a comparable Alienware seemed to be about 1700-2000$



Edit: But noodle is right, Budget and country, and we can start the process of debating whats best

 

[Laithes]

M1, Alienware overprices everything.

 

[M1_Mercenary]

True, some of their cases are pretty awesome thou, wish you can just buy the case, and not their overpriced system

 

[Laithes]

Well yeah the cases look beast but the hardware is like 2x what is should cost.

 

[BROSxXxDANIEL]

My brother builds shit like cars and computers maybe i cud hit him up about it, but if not i was thinkin alienware or whatev its called

 

[The Noodle]

You should probably re-read the thread As the others have said, buying an alienware pc is rarely a good idea.

 

[Woody2371]

The alienware cases don't even look that good lol, I'd prefer a HAF or Antec case any day of the week.

 

[holidaY]

Alienware make good gaming laptops. Otherwise avoid them, and the idea that they overprice things is strange considering Dell owns them, so they would be mass producing that hardware and it would be cheaper, they do charge you extra for the fact there is a legit OS on there as well as the fact that put it all together for you, which it takes a "specialist" to do (<-- that is supposed to be funny).



But really, make it yourself, the customisation and freedom means everything.

 

[M1_Mercenary]

Honestly, building a computer is almost like a really expensive version of Legos, RTFM and make sure you ground yourself out before touching anything!



but if we can get a budget, I can come up with a parts list to aim for

 

[Aggravate]

As many people have already stated DO NOT BUY ALIENWARE they overcharge for just about everything and charge you for retarded things (as Holiday said they charge you extra since it was sooo hard for them to put the computer together).

I wouldn't even buy their laptops (even though they aren't that bad), it's usually cheaper to build your own and buy the parts seperate. Also remember to check if you can re-use parts from your old computer ( power supply, cd/dvd/blu-ray disk drives ) theres no reason to buy a new one of those unless they are damaged or non compatible with your new hardware.



(sorry for the wall of text, it's hard to space things out when typing on my ipod )

 

[BROSxXxDANIEL]

Im thinkin of Gamer infinity 9000, cyber power black pearl

 

[M1_Mercenary]

Link? I cant seem to find it at the moment D:

 

[BROSxXxDANIEL]

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Infinity_9000/

 

[M1_Mercenary]

I actually was on that! D: just i was looking for a spec list not a selection.



Not liking the graphics they select for you, still think a better all-round gaming PC can be built.

 

[BROSxXxDANIEL]

alright thanks ill start as soon as possible!

 

[M1_Mercenary]

Well I can help, i just need to know a budget, then we all can help with a parts list that would make the best gaming platform.