11-14-2010, 07:48 AM
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Alright, my wives motherboard just died on her 3-year old computer (we didn't get the extended warranty either
). I was pulling out components and resetting the BIOS, checking the disk scans and what-not; after trial-and-error testing all the components I could, I'm 100% positive her motherboard is fried, which really ticks me off because we got her a nice APC battery back-up with her computer, which did not start hard-freezing until after a recent lightening storm which cause stop-n-go electricity to the house!
Anyways, even her 3-year old computer is outdated by today's standards! I haven't gotten PC World or any tech based mag's for years since I built my last two computers almost... I guess 7-8 years ago! I see all this new stuff, like 6-core processors, 18-gigs of RAM (wtf? 18-gigs?), 1-TB Satas, USB 3.0, PCIx2, etc... Wow, and I thought my computer was the bees-knees! So I don't have a lot of money to work with ATM, kids braces coming up, new car in the near future, other BIG expenses; a computer just wasn't on the bill, but it happened anyways, as the unexpected usually does.
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Alright, so I was looking at reasonably priced refurbished computers at Best Buy when I saw this: Link . The price is good, and a comparable one at Fry's not refurbished is 1.2k. So my next and I guess obvious question, is this thing powerful enough for today's games, such as Call of Duty Black Ops, Star Craft, or (most importantly) the upcoming Diablo 3? If yes to all of these, then my dreams have come true! I was looking to BYO again because it's so enjoyable making your own system - and you learn so much in the process - but the costs of doing that are far greater than what I can afford. This is without a doubt a better deal from what I've seen. But is it good enough to handle what I want? Thoughts?
Alright, my wives motherboard just died on her 3-year old computer (we didn't get the extended warranty either
). I was pulling out components and resetting the BIOS, checking the disk scans and what-not; after trial-and-error testing all the components I could, I'm 100% positive her motherboard is fried, which really ticks me off because we got her a nice APC battery back-up with her computer, which did not start hard-freezing until after a recent lightening storm which cause stop-n-go electricity to the house!Anyways, even her 3-year old computer is outdated by today's standards! I haven't gotten PC World or any tech based mag's for years since I built my last two computers almost... I guess 7-8 years ago! I see all this new stuff, like 6-core processors, 18-gigs of RAM (wtf? 18-gigs?), 1-TB Satas, USB 3.0, PCIx2, etc... Wow, and I thought my computer was the bees-knees! So I don't have a lot of money to work with ATM, kids braces coming up, new car in the near future, other BIG expenses; a computer just wasn't on the bill, but it happened anyways, as the unexpected usually does.
[/LONG-STORY]
Alright, so I was looking at reasonably priced refurbished computers at Best Buy when I saw this: Link . The price is good, and a comparable one at Fry's not refurbished is 1.2k. So my next and I guess obvious question, is this thing powerful enough for today's games, such as Call of Duty Black Ops, Star Craft, or (most importantly) the upcoming Diablo 3? If yes to all of these, then my dreams have come true! I was looking to BYO again because it's so enjoyable making your own system - and you learn so much in the process - but the costs of doing that are far greater than what I can afford. This is without a doubt a better deal from what I've seen. But is it good enough to handle what I want? Thoughts?
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