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albionmoonlight

09-13-2012 01:59 PM

Buying a new computer question

Question from my bro-in-law. Figured some people here would have some insight:

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I have a question for my friends who know about buying computers. My Alienware is a few years old & has started acting cranky; reformatting everything helped for a few months, but it's time to get a new CPU. Since I already had my dream of owning a cool looking Alienware, price matters much more to me now than looks. Where, in your opinion, is the best place to buy a new gaming rig online? Monitor & all peripherals are good, so I just need a new CPU.

Scoobz0202

09-13-2012 02:15 PM

The best place to buy a gaming rig is to build one your own. Truly building a computer looks much more complex than it really is and he will get a better system for a lower cost.

Glengoyne

09-13-2012 02:36 PM

You building your own or wanting to buy a complete rig?

I started looking at ibuypower.com, which was recommended in another thread here.

I ended up building my own, and I've been very happy with the results.

stevew

09-13-2012 02:58 PM

It may just be worth trying out a new SSD or Hard Drive before scrapping everything. You can always carry an SSD over to the new PC

Ron Mexico

09-13-2012 05:45 PM

Couple things-- check the motherboard of course to make sure you buy a new processor that fits his chipset. Once he's done that, I'm still a fan of newegg, and if there's one around him, Microcenter has been good to me for the times I don't feel like waiting for delivery.

And +1 to the idea of building a computer. A friend and I just built one for his wife and saved a bundle. It's really as simple as adult legos. I'm on my 3rd from scratch and will never buy any other way again.

frnk55

09-15-2012 06:59 AM

I've owned 2 Digital Storm pcs and have been very pleased. Check out the forums over there. They are very helpful.

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