10-06-2011, 02:45 AM
Well, for $600 to $800 you should be able to get something decent, there are a few less technical bits of information that would be handy though.
First is the obvious one, what do you want it for? Are we talking a gaming rig, or just something to get on the internet? Basically, what do you want it to do?
Second, are you looking to just but off the shelf, or are you happy to assemble it from parts? There's trade-offs either way to be honest, with an off the shelf system you can pretty much just plug it in an go, but building it yourself you can save a whole lot of money, and of course it's always nice to know exactly what's under the hood.
Last question is purely financial, are you using existing peripherals? Monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.? Kind of important because $600 for a computer is fine, but you could easily spend that on just a monitor, those things can be pricy.
First is the obvious one, what do you want it for? Are we talking a gaming rig, or just something to get on the internet? Basically, what do you want it to do?
Second, are you looking to just but off the shelf, or are you happy to assemble it from parts? There's trade-offs either way to be honest, with an off the shelf system you can pretty much just plug it in an go, but building it yourself you can save a whole lot of money, and of course it's always nice to know exactly what's under the hood.
Last question is purely financial, are you using existing peripherals? Monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.? Kind of important because $600 for a computer is fine, but you could easily spend that on just a monitor, those things can be pricy.