Need a Desktop PC with a budget of $500

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  mick123 on 04/03/2009 - 11:16

  i know nothing really about computers, but i keep hearing eee pc.

  zazz has it today for $365 shipped.
  if someone knowledgeable on computers and its pricing can tell if that is a good price, it might help you.

  not sure about performance of the computer, or if its all style.

  www.zazz.com.au

  16" monitor might be worth the extra $110

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  press711 on 04/03/2009 - 11:51

  I would be surprised if you can run WOW on a eebox.
  Check to see if MSY or UMart are in ur state.

  For that budget, your best options is to get one of them to build you a PC. Try asking the guys at the hwirlpool forum to help you with the specs. but here is something which might work :

  CASE: Thermaltake Wing RS100 Midi Tower Black(with 430W PSU) : $95
  CPU : AMD Athlon? 64 5000+AM2 Processor Retail Dual Core AM2 : $95
  Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P AM2 MB GF6100/nF430 DDR2 800 : $93
  Memory: Corsair 2GB (Single Stick) Value Select PC-5300 (667MHz): $45.00
  Video card : Sapphire HD2400XT 256MB DDR3 : $46 (should be able to run wow)
  Vista Home: $156

  Total : $430

  They will install everything for you for an additional $100.

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    press711 on 04/03/2009 - 11:58

    other option try ebay for an older pc. Also with the new mac mini out today you might be able to get your hands on an older refurbished model for about $500

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  ESEMCE on 04/03/2009 - 12:09

  Have a look on Whirlpool.net.au in their forums (I think links to Whirplool are banned so I wont post one.)
  There are heaps of people who ask this question and Whirlpool is filled with gamers..
  Do a search first to ensure noone has already asked in the past month or so..
  The MSY suggestion is a good one..as is buying used and upgrading as required. If your son is a gamer have you given this to him as a project? He should know what he needs for the game and you've set the budget.
  If it will run the game it will do everything else just fine!

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    scotty on 04/03/2009 - 18:30

    (I think links to Whirplool are banned so I wont post one.)

    Err. Never know that. This is the forum that you would be interested in:

    http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-threads.cfm?f=7

    Or here (although it's getting a bit too hardcore for me)

    http://forums.overclockers.com.au/

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      ESEMCE on 05/03/2009 - 13:21

      Ok, I thought I read that somewhere once..

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  kcyw on 05/03/2009 - 00:11

  +1

  http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=rmp_sg

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  Kranbone on 05/03/2009 - 01:41

  Yeah you can go to one of the stores such as MSY or ITEstate or even ARC (they seem fairly good with service) to get a price on a build that would suit your needs. MSY and ITEstate are fairly busy so service can be hit or miss but in my experience ARC charge a little more but can build a computer to your needs.

  If worse comes to worse, give me a yell, I've got a really hot PC/Desktop I'm going to sell. I've kept all invoices and it's definitely packing a wallop.

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  dj123 on 08/03/2009 - 17:52

  Watch ebay. As an example, see item 180332915098. Reasonable gaming PC for $390. Not high end, but ok motherboard and video card. I know you only want the box, and that example is Brisbane pickup only. But an example of what comes up.