Need Help choosing a Computer

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thread starter Aweezy Feb 11 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Hey basil! If it wouldn't be any trouble would you please help me choose one of these two pc's. They are both refurbished and I only want a computer not a laptop. Here are the spec's. ACER M3802 Refurbished PC Base Unit �449.99 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 processor (2.5GHz, 4MB Cache) Genuine Windows(R) 7 Home Premium 6GB DDR2 memory 640GB hard drive 512MB ATI Radeon HD4350 graphics Blu-Ray player and DVD-Rewriter Built-in wireless (802.11b/g/n) HP S5229UK - Refurbished PC 4gb ram, 500gb hdd nvidia G210 512mb & blu ray �449.99 AMD Athlon II X4 620 processor (2.6GHz, 2MB Cache) Genuine Windows(R) 7 Home Premium 64-bit 4GB DDR3 memory 500GB hard drive Blu-Ray player and DVD Rewriter 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G210 graphics Digital TV Tuner Built-in wireless (802.11b/g) Cordless keyboard and mouse I will be using the computer to play Maplestory, Dragonica, World of Warcraft and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. Please tell me which one you would choose. Thanks in advance!

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magikhood 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Dont except to play MW2 with those video cards, they are really bad, you will need at least a 100$ card at bestbuy, most of all prebuild computers dont have good video cards and take the INTEL core. ok bye.

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bluewafflez 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

screw the cordless keyboard. 1st one is ftw maayne

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LoneVampire4 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Build your own please :3 prebuilts suck

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DeathTilDusk 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

ACER M3802 Refurbished PC Base Unit This one. A little less CPU power,but more ram,bigger HDD and a GFX card thats better then the other one,but if you want to play MW2,consider upgrading the GFX card to a HD4850(it's an ATI card).

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LoneVampire4 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] DeathTilDusk : ACER M3802 Refurbished PC Base Unit This one. A little less CPU power,but more ram,bigger HDD and a GFX card thats better then the other one,but if you want to play MW2,consider upgrading the GFX card to a HD4850(it's an ATI card). [/quote] Larger cache on the intel, buuut the RAM on the comp is DDR2. >_< edit: I KNOW YOU. YOURE IN MY WIFES GUILD O_O

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jonatan 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I would say the first one.

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mastaseller 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

build it urself lol u will get much better specs for cheaper price

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gamefreakNL 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] mastaseller : build it urself lol u will get much better specs for cheaper price [/quote] What he said, but if ur not that expert :P Go for the 1st option, much better. But u will need to improve or add an better videocard to play MW2

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Mejust + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Go for the first one, but get a better graphics card. A HD 4350 will play most new games on like 1024x768 resolution with probably reduced graphics. Be careful though, what kind of card you can add depends on what kind of slots are available on your motherboard and if your power supply can handle it. I think a HD 5670 will do good enough. (note: you CAN run MW2 on a HD 4350, considering I run MW on a HD 4330M)

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ChiaPets 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Mejust : Go for the first one, but get a better graphics card. A HD 4350 will play most new games on like 1024x768 resolution with probably reduced graphics. Be careful though, what kind of card you can add depends on what kind of slots are available on your motherboard and if your power supply can handle it. I think a HD 5670 will do good enough. (note: you CAN run MW2 on a HD 4350, considering I run MW on a HD 4330M) [/quote] The 5670 is sort of a ripoff, go get the 4850, more bang for your buck :D

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bigboychik45 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Don't buy refurbished computers. I've had REALLY bad expierence with a refurbished Dell. It was an XPS 730x and it was about a month after the XPS 730X came out. The one i wanted to buy was $2,599 but the refurbished was $1,899 so I chose that one. I had 2 weeks of pleasure; was a KICK ass machine. One day i turn it on and i get the Blue Screen of death. Dell tells me it was a fan leak or something and they couldn't fix it.

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Dojor 02/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] bigboychik45 : Don't buy refurbished computers. I've had REALLY bad expierence with a refurbished Dell. It was an XPS 730x and it was about a month after the XPS 730X came out. The one i wanted to buy was $2,599 but the refurbished was $1,899 so I chose that one. I had 2 weeks of pleasure; was a KICK ass machine. One day i turn it on and i get the Blue Screen of death. Dell tells me it was a fan leak or something and they couldn't fix it. [/quote] There is one main error in your persuasion argument. Dell .

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