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 Member 229 Level 9.20 Mar 2006 
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I'm not much of a PC gamer (I'm running on an ancient 700 MHZ clunker, so I can't be), but I'm looking into buying a new PC that's at least capable of today's highest demands (Oblivion, specifically :P, but I'd like it to last). I have a low price limit of around $1400 max, though, which limits a lot.
I've got quite a few questions... I'd definitely want to go dual-core, most likely around 3 to 3.2 GHZ, but Intel's Conroe intrigues me. Would a Conroe likely be a better purchase than a dual 3 GHZ? I'm thinking about price, performance, and longevity here. Would Intel's Pentium D's see a price drop? Would a bleeding-edge Conroe be worth the higher price tag? I'm also not sure what to do on the graphics-side of things. I'd want to go SLi compatible, but not necessarily go immediatley Sli (as in, I might want to buy the second card later...). A GeForce 7800 tickles my fancy, but I have to keep in mind my budget (which, sadly, inclues a monitor). I was thinking perhaps two 6800s. I'm not likely to upgrade anytime soon, so would two 6800's be better than one higher card? (I don't even know if I can afford that, though...) Also, in terms of RAM, my minimum is 1 GB (533 MHZ min.), and the plan is to upgrade to 2 GB later. Is one gig good enough for now, and when would the upgrade be necessary? I know it's impossible to tell when 1 GB won't be enough, but any guesstimate is welcome. I've been out of the PC loop for years because I've never had the opportunity to upgrade. The biggest problem though, is that since I have no way of paying for all of that myself, I need my parent's help. That means I probably won't be able to build this myself, and I'd have to have a professional assemble it for me with a warrenty. That plus the monitor cost effectively puts my actual budget significantly lower than 1400... Anyway, if anyone bothered to read all that, any suggestion at all would be great. Basically I'm looking for a wallet-friendly PC that can handle today's demanding games that will give me at least a little longevity. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
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