Any good computer under $400?

mushrooms · Post by **mushrooms** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:43 pm

Hey does anyone know of the best PC deal that can be bought for under $400 dollars? It doesn't have to include a monitor. I'm looking for links, like to a new egg deal or something.

Thanks

LuV3r8o1 · Post by **LuV3r8o1** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:50 pm

http://geeks.com/

They usually have some surprising deals.

Jabo · Post by **Jabo** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:55 pm

It si better if you buy it from parts and you make it by yourelsf or ask a friend to do it, it can be about 40% cheaper

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:55 pm

LOL there is no good comp for under $400 as far as I know.

Unless you buy one used...

Reise · Post by **Reise** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:07 pm

You could probably build a decent tower for 400$. But it wouldn't be able to keep up with the newer games and you'd be missing a mouse, keyboard, and whatever else you want.

toker · Post by **toker** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:28 pm

i just spent 400 on a case and motherboard

high end mobo and the case.. just for shits n giggles i guess..

Devotia · Post by **Devotia** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:47 pm

It entirely depends on:

A. how much you are comfortable doing yourself.
B. How much of a video card you need/want
C. How much you can scavenge from your current PC.

If you can do it yourself:

Athlon 64x2 3800+ on Biostar K8M800MAM2: 114.53
Radeon x1650 256mb: 75.83
pc2-6400 ddr2-800 1gb: 41.99
SATA 320 GB hard drive: 69.00
Chaintech AV-710 7.1 sound card: 25.00
Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers: 34.00

Giving you 40 bucks to spend on any peripherals/cords you'd need, or upgrading any one or two components.

However, if you don't want to put it together yourself, you can get a low end Dell (Dimension E521n) for about 400 with:

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+
128MB ATI Radeon X1300
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Onboard sound
No speakers

And that's without any of dell's monthly coupons. If one is out this month that applies to this model of computer, you might end up saving like, 100 bucks, enough to throw in a Chaintech and get some decent 2.1 speakers.

Post by **dom** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:44 am

You can get a pretty good calculator for that price.

mushrooms · Post by **mushrooms** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:40 am

I am not looking for anything over the top, as I understand it is out of my budget. I just want know where I can get the best bang for my buck. Thanks for the suggestions anyhow.
So putting one together is cheaper? I didn't want to go that way since with pre-made systems, you can get Windows (legit version) included at a bargain.

Devotia wrote:Athlon 64x2 3800+ on Biostar K8M800MAM2: 114.53
Radeon x1650 256mb: 75.83
pc2-6400 ddr2-800 1gb: 41.99
SATA 320 GB hard drive: 69.00
Chaintech AV-710 7.1 sound card: 25.00
Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers: 34.00

Well, we can scratch out the speakers, since I already have some. And I can probably have my brother transfer the soundcard of this computer to the new one one so we can also scratch that out for now. I'm not really a sound freak anyway.

If I add that up, it comes to around $302 (and maybe like $100 more dollars for periphals and a cheap case/power supply). Is that enough to run most current MMORPGs smoothly? And do I need to buy anything else?

And also, do you think the Dimension E521n is enough to play Silkroad smoothly? If so, I'll think about getting a Dell instead. Keep in mind, this is coming from a guy that uses a crappy old, hand-me-down computer with a 20gig hard drive, 512mb ram, Athlon XP 1800+ 1533 MHz and a GeForce4 MX420 which may seem pretty ancient. In my case, I have never seen water reflection before in a game lol.

Midori · Post by **Midori** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:53 am

this is what im getting in october

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

Rosewill R6A34-BK 0.8mm SECC 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA5600CZBOX

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply

EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16

using my HD and dvd/cd drive from the one im using now

it comes up around $600

cuchulainn · Post by **cuchulainn** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:58 am

For games, you need at least 1GB of ram and 128 MB graphics card. That should allow you to comfortably play on the low end for games. For better performance, bump up the graphics card and get a bit more RAM.

Devotia · Post by **Devotia** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:34 pm

mushrooms wrote:Well, we can scratch out the speakers, since I already have some. And I can probably have my brother transfer the soundcard of this computer to the new one one so we can also scratch that out for now. I'm not really a sound freak anyway.

If I add that up, it comes to around $302 (and maybe like $100 more dollars for periphals and a cheap case/power supply). Is that enough to run most current MMORPGs smoothly? And do I need to buy anything else?

And also, do you think the Dimension E521n is enough to play Silkroad smoothly? If so, I'll think about getting a Dell instead. Keep in mind, this is coming from a guy that uses a crappy old, hand-me-down computer with a 20gig hard drive, 512mb ram, Athlon XP 1800+ 1533 MHz and a GeForce4 MX420 which may seem pretty ancient. In my case, I have never seen water reflection before in a game lol.

Well in that case I'd recommend going to a PCI-E video card, as the one I listed was AGP and would limit you greatly in upgrading it further if you wanted. If you wanted that you could probably get a newer Nvidia card, as well as another gig of ram and still stay under your 400 dollar limit.

That said, those prices were the first I found for each component. I'd HIGHLY recommend scouring rebate sites like slickdeals and OT's deal's board, because you can end up saving a ton of money with rebates EG. on slickdeals right now there's a deal for 2 gigs of DDR2-800 for 60 bucks after MIR. So for 18 bucks more, you've doubled your RAM. Finally, if you're looking into a dell wait until the 4th. There's been rumours of a blowout sale, and if you're buying on anyway, you might end up getting a LOT more computer for the price.

Snudge · Post by **Snudge** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:36 pm

dom wrote:You can get a pretty good calculator for that price.

Meanie

calearney · Post by **calearney** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:21 am

mushrooms wrote:Hey does anyone know of the best PC deal that can be bought for under $400 dollars? It doesn't have to include a monitor. I'm looking for links, like to a new egg deal or something.

Thanks

if there was a computer that WAS that cheap...it would suck.

Silver0 · Post by **Silver0** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:25 am

wait for November 2 big items like printers computers and cars

Mahnitu · Post by **Mahnitu** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:28 pm

Locketart · Post by **Locketart** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:30 pm

mushrooms wrote:Hey does anyone know of the best PC deal that can be bought for under $400 dollars? It doesn't have to include a monitor. I'm looking for links, like to a new egg deal or something.

Thanks

Actually wait until the end of this month. I'm sure I can come up with something decent after the price drops by the end of this month.

Kitt · Post by **Kitt** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:38 pm

calearney wrote:
mushrooms wrote:Hey does anyone know of the best PC deal that can be bought for under $400 dollars? It doesn't have to include a monitor. I'm looking for links, like to a new egg deal or something.

Thanks

if there was a computer that WAS that cheap...it would suck.

haha not if you have the right connections

and no not stole parts

PsYch008 · Post by **PsYch008** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:18 pm

toker wrote:i just spent 400 on a case and motherboard

high end mobo and the case.. just for shits n giggles i guess..

good for you... god i hate idiots who show off like this in a thread that has absolutely nothing to do with how much they spent on shit, wow GG you have 400 dollars to blow on a case and Mobo... you are super-fuckkin-man, great for you! now shut the **** up.

Kitt · Post by **Kitt** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:20 pm

PsYch008 wrote:
toker wrote:i just spent 400 on a case and motherboard

high end mobo and the case.. just for shits n giggles i guess..

good for you... god i hate idiots who show off like this in a thread that has absolutely nothing to do with how much they spent on shit, wow GG you have 400 dollars to blow on a case and Mobo... you are super-fuckkin-man, great for you! now shut the **** up.

lmao 400$ on a mobo and case? must be nice to have that much just to blow on less than half of a computer :roll:

not what i would call wise spending.....

Locketart · Post by **Locketart** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:03 pm

toker wrote:i just spent 400 on a case and motherboard

high end mobo and the case.. just for shits n giggles i guess..

Which case and which Mobo?

Devotia · Post by **Devotia** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:32 pm

calearney wrote:
mushrooms wrote:Hey does anyone know of the best PC deal that can be bought for under $400 dollars? It doesn't have to include a monitor. I'm looking for links, like to a new egg deal or something.

Thanks

if there was a computer that WAS that cheap...it would suck.

Yes, because everyone needs a quad core with 8 gigs of ram and 4 TB of storage.

PsYch008 · Post by **PsYch008** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:46 pm

you could build a decent machine for under 400 dollars, if you really want me to... i can build one for you, pm me if you want me to, and ill do it when i get back from lunch.

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