Need help Building New Computer

[BiGDeE]

Im wanting to buy a new computer, i currently have a old pent4 that doesnt even have a pci express slot. i currently get 8-22 FPS in wow, depending on what im doing.

Id like to buy a new comp, i really want a i7 and like 6 gigs of ram, with 64 bit xp.

[BottMaster]

How much do you have to spend? That's really the question.
I actually run an i7, 6gigs and GTX 280 on my desktop already setup for overclocking, even though I haven't done it yet. I love it. Cost me a few bucks though. 212FPS with max settings in WoW out by myself. About 40fps at full settings in Dal after my addons.

[BiGDeE]

like 800 max.

[sparrows]

http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/
they are brilliant and super cheap! i got my pc from here and its a monster!!

[BottMaster]

like 800 max.

If you're talking about $800 USD, you might as well give up the i7 idea. The 920 alone is $250.

[Apple Pi]

If you want a comp for $800 excluding a monitor I would go AMD.

[BiGDeE]

ya i was exaggerating. i think my limit is gonna be bout half what i said, so ima go witha much less powderful puter like a dual core that i can upgrade later to quad.

[BiGDeE]

: : : CyberPower PC UK : : :
they are brilliant and super cheap! i got my pc from here and its a monster!!

Boo i just made a very nice computer on that site for a nice price, to find out they dont ship to US..

[BiGDeE]

But, they do how us site haha! lookin now lol.

[juicer44]

just go down to your local computer repair shop and ask some questions. I had no idea what to do to build my own, they pointed me in the right direction and gave me a lot of helpful hints.

[BottMaster]

just go down to your local computer repair shop and ask some questions. I had no idea what to do to build my own, they pointed me in the right direction and gave me a lot of helpful hints.

This is pretty much how I did it when I was a kid. I went to Best Buy with $800 in my pocket looking at computers. The guy said "You seem to know alot, you think you could build one?" I said "sure why not" Then he handed me a card to a computer parts store outside MIA and I got all the parts I needed. The people there barely spoke english (they were japanese), but they were alot of help none-the-less.

[BiGDeE]

well i was checking on craigslist and i got a guy who said the following

"But, I can build a dual core rig with 4-Gigs of RAM and a decent gaming card for $340"

so ima see what he can come up with and probably buy it, but im thinking of getting 64bit xp, but i hear its buggy can anyone verify otherwise?? i hate vista its such a carebear OS...

[BottMaster]

I'm posting this on XP64 from a laptop. It's REALLY hard to find drivers for it. But, after hours of trying to get this one to work the only thing I'm lacking is sound... which is really no big deal to me. My other computers have sound if I need it.

I would suggest Server 2008 if you're looking for something with an XP feel. Server 2008 is by far my favorite Windows OS. It's based off Vista, but it feels and is as stable as XP. You'll have trouble finding drivers for that too and if you do, Vista 32bit drivers work fine in most cases.

[BiGDeE]

well my problem with vista is trying to find icons and such, i should attempt to do it more on my girls laptop before i totaly go against it..