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Since: 12-21-05
From: New Hampshire

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Posted on 06-11-06 06:46 PM Link | Quote
So now that I'm going to college, I figure it's a good idea to get rid of this VIAO I've had stapled to my desk for the past four years. Intel Celeron CPU 1.70 GHz processor, 40 Gb of memory, and Sis-600 series video and sound cards... It's quite gruesome from an observer's point of view, I'm sure.

Now, Champlain College recently sent me a list of the basics that I'm going to need for the Bachelors in Electronic Game Programming. And everything is exponentially better then what I have at the current moment. What I'm looking to do now, is to buy a PC with all the requirements taken care of while keeping the buying price $1,500 or less. I could probably do with a whole new monitor as well (Samsung SyncMaster 770 TFT ain't bad, but I mine as well go for the whole package). So can anyone please help with finding some desktop PC's that fufill the following minimum requirements? Going higher then the required specs while keeping it reasonably low cost would work just fine as well. =P

* Intel 3.2 or AMD 4000+ (dual core)
* 1 CD/DVD-RW drive
* 200 Gb of disk drive space
* Any moderately good Video card, 256 memory
* A gig of system memory
* 19" flat screen monitor
Young Guru

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Since: 11-18-05
From: Notre Dame, IN

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Posted on 06-11-06 07:19 PM Link | Quote
As with the laptop that was asked about in another thread, I'd suggest iBuyPower. I got my computer from there and it runs great. Here's what I've been able to configure with your specs. Everything can be tweeked if you go there so you can basically get whatever you want ontop of your requirements from $920 and up.

For $920

Case- Raidmax 268 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/350W Power Supply Silver
Power Supply- Standard Case Power Supply
Processor- [Socket-775] Intel Pentium-4 Processor 640 [3.2GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, 64-Bit + HT Ready]
Processor Cooling- Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink
Motherboard- ** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** [DDR2] ECS 945P-A i945P Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, USB 2.0 PCI-E MB
Memory- [Req.DDR2 MainBoard] 1024MB (512MB x2) DDR2-667 PC5300 Memory Corsair-Value or Major Brand
Video Card- Nvidia Geforce 7300LE 256MB w/DVI + TV Out Video
Hard Drive- [Special !!!] 200 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 8M Cache]
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive- Sony DW-G120 Dual Format/Double Layer 16X DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive
Sound Card- 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card- Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Monitor- LCD Monitor ViewSonic 19" Q9B TFT LCD Monitor [Black]
Keyboard- PS/2 104 Key Windows 98 Keyboard Beige
Mouse- Logitech Optical Internet Mouse Black
Flash Media Reader/Writer- 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Beige
Warranty- Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support


Or for $1,649

Case- Raidmax 268 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/350W Power Supply Silver
Power Supply- ** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** NZXT PF-500 500 Watt Power Supply
Processor- [Socket-775] Intel Pentium-4 Processor 660 [3.6GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, 64-Bit + HT Ready]
Processor Cooling- Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra Color Lighting Case Fans
Motherboard- ** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** [DDR2] ECS 945P-A i945P Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, USB 2.0 PCI-E MB
Memory- [Req.DDR2 MainBoard] 2GB (1GB x2) DDR2-667 PC5300 Memory Corsair-Value or Major Brand
Video Card- Nvidia Geforce 7300GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video
Hard Drive- [Special !!!] 200 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 8M Cache]
2nd Hard Drive- [Special !!!] 200 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 8M Cache]
CD/DVD Drive- Sony DW-G120 Dual Format/Double Layer 16X DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive Beige
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive- Sony DW-G120 Dual Format/Double Layer 16X DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive Beige
Sound Card- Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
Network Card- Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Floppy Drive- Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive Beige
Monitor- LCD Monitor ViewSonic 19" Q9B TFT LCD Monitor [Black]
Keyboard- PS/2 104 Key Windows 98 Keyboard Beige
Mouse- Logitech Optical Internet Mouse Black
Flash Media Reader/Writer- 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Beige
Warranty- Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support


(edited by Young Guru on 06-11-06 06:21 PM)
(edited by Young Guru on 06-11-06 06:24 PM)
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