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[SimmerALPHA]

I'd advice against buying the latest of the latest. It's often too expensive and isn't that much of an improvement over the previous one. Only exception is the graphics card. There's currently a war going on between Nvidia and ATI which gives you great performance for really low prices. Get the Geforce 8800 GT. You won't regret it.What you should never buy is a QuadCore, stick with DualCore. QuadCore isn't supported by most games yet and usually gets worse results. QuadCore's only good for 3D modelers and video editors.

[anima9]

with all the games that are pretty much armed to the bit....get something that can outlast the 3 big consoles. spend over 5-8 grand. and thats pushing it IMO.

[AdventPrince]

Probably you'll be spending about $500.00 or $600 for a monster machine[if you chose good yet cheap parts for ur computer], but just build your own computer. MUCH cheaper[if u know what you're looking for, what parts u need] than buying a pre made computer, and may be as good or even better than a pre made PC. Probably go to www.newegg.com to o looking for computer parts, they got some pretty nice computer parts, some cheap or expensive.Probably you'll be spending about $500.00 or $600 for a monster machine[if you chose good yet cheap parts for ur computer], but just build your own computer. MUCH cheaper[if u know what you're looking for, what parts u need] than buying a pre made computer, and may be as good or even better than a pre made PC. Probably go to www.newegg.com to o looking for computer parts, they got some pretty nice computer parts, some cheap or expensive. By the way, if u want a top-of-the-line PC you'll probably spending about like $2000 or $3000 to make one mean PC.

[Shadow]

Well, Intel used to only have Core 2 Duo Qxxxx or Core 2 Extreme Xxxxx, but now there's Core 2 Extreme QXxxxx. That'll set you back a LOT. Next, the best motherboard you can find. Then, two 8800Ultras (or when they come out, two 9800GX2). Four sticks of DDR3 memory (highest clock and capacity). A >1KW PSU, which you'll definitely need for this setup. An X-Fi sound card, a Blu- Ray drive, an amazing looking case, and four 1TB HDDs in RAID-5. You're looking at a very unappealing price tag. Oh, don't forget the 30" LCD monitor :(Don't forget your peripherals, such as 7.1 surround sound, a gaming keyboard (I personally like the Tarantula), and a G5 gaming mouse.

Edited by shadowdude77, 10 March 2008 - 11:41 PM.

[atomicknight]

Heh, the best currently available Core 2 Extreme will set you back $1059.99 before taxes (http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819115034). Then add 2 GeForce 8800 Ultra's if you can find any (MSRP: $829) and you're already at about $2718 with just two components.

[Shadow]

Yes, well... I would say that the sweet spot for buying ranges is in the $1000 to $1500 range (that's if you built the machine). That'll last you a while and will be very customizable.I'd recommend the Q6600, 8800GT, and 4GB of DDR2-800 memory as your main components.

Edited by shadowdude77, 06 April 2008 - 03:25 AM.

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

About $3000 in my opinion. I got the Core 2 Extreme plus 8GB RAM. That was close to half of the overall price of me building the computer from ordered parts.

[Hopefully_Happy]

personally, I think the best laptops to rely on right now are sony and apple computers. Apple computers are less likely to crash on people because most viruses aren't created for apple computers so they don't need virus protection. I also like Sony because it works well. But never buy the latest models. If I were to buy a computer and didn't have to move it around, then I'll just get a cheap pc because they are more efficient (well at least in my opinion).