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suby01
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hi i was looking what are some good websites to build your own computer on?nothing too extreme im am looking on spending $1000-1200 for something that wont lag when browsing the web listening to music downloading and burning cds. thanks.


dos4ever
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I usually go to pricewatch.com and hunt around for what I want there. Just pay attention to the seller ratings.

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WOW...for that much I can build you a VERY WELL equipped machine.

My site is not really set up for building a computer. But I will do my best to show you the best parts available.

I give Nico members a discount on parts. Which for a new PC comes to about $100-$150 savings. Def for what your wanting to build.

Here are some parts that might help with the processThis is from my February KenCom Ultimate"Ultra Black Aluminus ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports And Ultra X2 550-Watt Power Supply"Lite-On Super-Multi LH20A1H / Internal / Black&Beige / DVD Burner with LightscribeSeagate / 320GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive"Asus P5N32-E SLI NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard and an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz OEM Processor"Ultra / Fire / Socket 775 / P4 3.8Ghz / Copper Core / CPU FanUltra XL Dual Channel 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 800Mhz Memory (2 x 512MB)Ultra XL Dual Channel 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 800Mhz Memory (2 x 512MB)

Prices around $1408 retail. Your price would be around $1250.

KenCom Smasher:"Ultra X-Blaster Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, FireWire, Audio Ports and 400-Watt V-Series Power Supply"Lite-On Super-Multi LH20A1H / Internal / Black&Beige / DVD Burner with LightscribeSeagate / Barracuda 7200.10 / 250GB / 7200 / 16MB / Serial ATA-300 / OEM / Hard DriveUltra / Fire / Socket 775 / P4 3.8Ghz / Copper Core / CPU Fan"MSI P965 Neo-F Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard and an Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz OEM Processor"Ultra XL Dual Channel 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 800Mhz Memory (2 x 512MB)

Priced aroun $1000 retail. Yours $800

KenCom Kicker:"Ultra X-Blaster Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB, FireWire, Audio Ports and350-Watt V-Series Power Supply"Lite-On Super-Multi LH20A1H / Internal / Black&Beige / DVD Burner with LightscribeSeagate / 160GB / 7200 / 8MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard DriveUltra / Fire / Socket 775 / P4 3.8Ghz / Copper Core / CPU Fan"Mach Speed P4MSD-800 D2 Via Socket 775 MicroATX Motherboard and an Intel Pentium D 925 3.0GHz OEM Processor"Ultra Dual Channel 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory (2 x 512MB)

Priced $665 Retail Yours around $550.

KenCom Simplex:"Ultra Black Defender ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB Ports and 400 Watt XVS Modular Power Supply"Lite-On Super-Multi LH20A1H / Internal / Black&Beige / DVD Burner with LightscribeSeagate / 80GB / 7200 / 8MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive"Mach Speed P4MSD-800 D2 Via Socket 775 MicroATX Motherboard and an Intel Celeron D 352 3.20GHz OEM Processor"Ultra / Fire / Socket 775 / P4 3.8Ghz / Copper Core / CPU FanUltra 512MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz MemoryRetail $496 Yours $415.

Hope this gives a good Idea on what you could get. Let me know if you might be interested. These prices are about 3 months old so some of the parts are cheaper. But not to much.


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I like the names.

Ken is a good dude, so don't be afraid to buy his stuff. Here's another website I look at for computers.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com

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Jookmasta
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no video card in the ken systems?

240Knightrider
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I can put in anything you want. Those are just the basic setups for those machines.

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j35us
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You should go to newegg, they let you search by your own guidelines. Took me about 15 minutes to find all the parts I wanted for my new computer.

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Zyphar
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good website for cases and cooling (fans and such) would be http://www.xoxide.com/

JKD
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You can sometimes find a good deal on both parts and built PCs here:

http://forums.slickdeals.net/forumdisplay.php?f=9

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http://www.newegg.comhttp://www.tigerdi ... w.frys.com (sometimes they have a deal on 500gb sata hdd for $99 shipped)

if you want to do some reading and find deals then readhttp://www.overclock.net (at the bottom is a forum for online deals)http://www.slickdeals.net (check the hot deals part of the forum for computer parts too)

Danmarineman
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I would say build your own, anymore they are way better then anything u can buy because u can get all u want at a cheaper price..

Danmarineman
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If not that you should go alienware imo

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I used newegg.com to build mine. You should talk to Ken though, I forgot he sold computers. I bet he could hook you up with something nice, and throw whatever you want in it.


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