New computer
 

Hello,

So its time to find a new pc. Have not bought one in years. Mostly used for Autocad / light gaming. This is a home pc that I do work from at home sometimes. Also play Everquest on.

Right now I am looking at this:
Newegg.com - Recertified: ASUS Essentio CG1330-07 Desktop PC Phenom II X6 1045T(2.7GHz) 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity ATI Radeon HD 5450 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

It seems like the best fit to me. Also I have a 8800GTS to put in it so video card is not a issue.

What do you experts think of this choice? It doesn't take alot of pc to run everquest or Autocad but I want something that will last awhile and in pc's that don't happen much. Really don't want to spend more than $600.

Thanks Smackre,

For that price I'd go new instead of refurbished.
Go to ibuypower or the other one, poweruser or something.
I don't know if you're set on AMD but you can build a PC with the new Sandy Bridge processor for 600 bucks

I've always liked Intel better, if you want to stay with the recertified ASUS on Newegg's site, then look at the recertified: ASUS Essentio CM5675-07 Desktop PC Intel Core i5 650(3.20GHz) 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity Intel HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. it will save you $40-$50 and is not that different in specs.

I am looking at getting this now:

Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!

Adding a extra 4 gigs of ram and a copy of windows 7 home premium. Costing around 760 shipped.

i have a commodore 64 if you want it

I haven't really looked to heavy into your links (as I'm a lazy hobbit), but I had to ask. Why not build one yourself smack?

You can save some money and I know you know how to build one (being as you are one of the smarter buckholes I know), so why not go that route?

Newegg has some awesome deals for DIY kits, I look at them daily and wish I had the cash.

Tiger Direct has some good prices on DIY also, plus you can pick up directly instead of shipping...

I'll take it!

I'd grab this barebones kit if you're set on the Phenom II X6: Asus M4A79XTD EVO Phenom II X6 Barebones Kit - Asus M4A79XTD EVO Mobo, AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE CPU, Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM, Seagate 1TB HDD, NZXT M59 Gaming Tower Case, Ultra LSP550 550W Power Supply at TigerDirect.com

I think newegg has better Diy kits than tigerdirect. I priced just about the same pc at both places. And Tigerdirect was about the same price but it came with a 3.0gbs hd when the newegg came with 6.0mbs hd.

Right now I am just trying to decide between the Phenom II X6 and the Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge.

It seems everything I read says the Intel will out perform the AMD mostly. Anyone else have a opinion on this?

The Sandy Bridge will be faster, cooler, and draw less power.
I'm not saying AMD doesn't make a good product, but anyone except a fanboy will tell you Intel is better.

PLUS, the midrange 2nd gen (ie, Sandy Bridge) will outperform the top end 1st gen chips.
Gen 1 has a 3 digit ID code, Sandy Bridge has a 4 digit code.

Well I put my order in. Went about $200 over the $600 I wanted to spend. But I want to make this last so I bought everything I wanted rather than going cheap. Here is what I got.

1) WIN 7 HOME PREM SP1 64BIT
2) CORSAIR Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
3) RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply
4) Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
5) GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
6) Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
7) RAIDMAX Helios ATX-819WB Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
8) LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X

Costing around $790.00 shipped.