Suggestions for $800 budget? Pre-built only.

[thebigdintx]

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/ZT-A.../ccd/productDetail.do?cc_fm=Similar+Items+Mod


http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer...93175/catOid/-12965/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do


http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/PNY-...84566/catOid/-13043/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

this comes in at $840...what do ya think?

oh...and some speaker for another $53
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Logi.../ccd/productDetail.do?cc_fm=Featured+Item+Mod

little over budget..but pretty close

 

[Teny]

from what you are asking for. Its pretty much impossible unless you keep checking every Sunday for sales.

i found this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9999100200050008&type=product&id=pcmprd100300050008

its $700, but it doesnt have an graphics card.
So you would have to get a graphics card, and an DVI cable (most monitors dont come with one).

Most prebuilt never come with an graphics card, they usually charge 3x the price from newegg to put that card in. For example, and 2600 is $50 on newegg, Dell charge about $250 for it.

 

[LukaszR1]

looks good. but the video card is abit expensive...i think. you can get a much better card for the same price...maybe slightly more...

let me find you one. Do you have preference? Nvidia or ATI?


Otherwise the monitor is good...and computer good too...nice price too!

from what you are asking for. Its pretty much impossible unless you keep checking every Sunday for sales.

i found this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9999100200050008&type=product&id=pcmprd100300050008

its $700, but it doesnt have an graphics card.
So you would have to get a graphics card, and an DVI cable (most monitors dont come with one).

Most prebuilt never come with an graphics card, they usually charge 3x the price from newegg to put that card in. For example, and 2600 is $50 on newegg, Dell charge about $250 for it.

nice find Teny...now lets find him a VGA card and he should be a happy fellow

how about this card?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4197106&CatId=3585

 

[Teny]

the cheapest from best buy is this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8990407&type=product&id=1218007083381
which getting both is still under $800

 

[eslfish]

personally I think you shouldn't go pre-built, there are some bottlenecks to it. but thats my opinion...

 

[LukaszR1]

personally I think you shouldn't go pre-built, there are some bottlenecks to it. but thats my opinion...

thats what we told him. but his sister doesn't know how to build the computer i guess so he just wants pre-built.

 

[eslfish]

thats what we told him. but his sister doesn't know how to build the computer i guess so he just wants pre-built.

ahhh now I see, I should of read all of it. I only read half...lol

 

[LukaszR1]

ahhh now I see, I should of read all of it. I only read half...lol

lol...we all do that hehe

 

[thebigdintx]

here is what i finally put together and sent her...thanks for helping look.

HP Compaq with Core 2 Duo E8200 @2.66GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, $589
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883107671

Acer 19" widescreen LCD monitor, $169
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer...93175/catOid/-12965/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition, $89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116135

Locitech 2.1 speakers, $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121010

total came out to $887...i recommended she try that out first, and then she can upgrade to a dedicated graphics card later if she wanted to.

 

[LukaszR1]

^^^ looks good. hopefully she is happy with it