Chimera778
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I have recently been wanting to buy a new computer and have been shopping around, but I am now more confused than before I even started, I hope maybe some people here more knowledgable than myself can lend some help.
I am looking for something fast, probably the best I can get for 1700 or less.
What is the big difference between intel and AMD? I prefer Intel just becasue I am a little more familiar with the brand, but I have a AMD right now and it works just fine.
What is DDR3 memory? is it so much better than DDR2? and if I can afford it, should I go with a quad core over a duo? It just sounds faster, but I have no idea about the technology behind it? is i7 even better?
What about hard drives? I never even thought about them much, I always thought they were the same, shows how much I know.
What is the latest graphics card from nVidia? I thought it was the 9800, but now I am thinking for some reason that I am wrong about that? Is ATI as good as nVidia still?
As much as I would like to build my own, I have no idea how to do that and have little faith in my ability to learn, so I have resigned myself to knowing that I will likely be ripped off in a store.
Thank you for any help, I assure you it is greatly apreciated.
I am looking for something fast, probably the best I can get for 1700 or less.
What is the big difference between intel and AMD? I prefer Intel just becasue I am a little more familiar with the brand, but I have a AMD right now and it works just fine.
What is DDR3 memory? is it so much better than DDR2? and if I can afford it, should I go with a quad core over a duo? It just sounds faster, but I have no idea about the technology behind it? is i7 even better?
What about hard drives? I never even thought about them much, I always thought they were the same, shows how much I know.
What is the latest graphics card from nVidia? I thought it was the 9800, but now I am thinking for some reason that I am wrong about that? Is ATI as good as nVidia still?
As much as I would like to build my own, I have no idea how to do that and have little faith in my ability to learn, so I have resigned myself to knowing that I will likely be ripped off in a store.
Thank you for any help, I assure you it is greatly apreciated.