09-17-2003, 03:29 AM
1. As to building my own computer, I could possibly do that. My range really depends on quite a bit of things.
2. The minimum right now is about roughly $800 (US) and the maximum could go up as high as, oh, i dont know, probably about $1200.
3. Sure, I would go for off-name brand vendors as long as they are reliable and the return rate for the product is not too high. As for super-big name vendors, since they are super-big vendors, they couldnt possibly hurt. ;)
This computer that I am looking for will probably not be the best out there like 3.2 gigahertz, hyperthreading, over a gig of DDR Ram, and so on and so forth so please keep in mind when making suggestions that I will not really need these (unless they are in my price range :D ). Also, what are some good graphics and sound cards out there? And would building my own be cheaper/better or a pre-made one or maybe even a custom made one?
2. The minimum right now is about roughly $800 (US) and the maximum could go up as high as, oh, i dont know, probably about $1200.
3. Sure, I would go for off-name brand vendors as long as they are reliable and the return rate for the product is not too high. As for super-big name vendors, since they are super-big vendors, they couldnt possibly hurt. ;)
This computer that I am looking for will probably not be the best out there like 3.2 gigahertz, hyperthreading, over a gig of DDR Ram, and so on and so forth so please keep in mind when making suggestions that I will not really need these (unless they are in my price range :D ). Also, what are some good graphics and sound cards out there? And would building my own be cheaper/better or a pre-made one or maybe even a custom made one?