EnragedPlaty

We're at sextuplet core CPU's and quad GPU's now.
Gawd, keep up!

All seriousness though, I agree with going desktop instead. Having looked at some laptops lately (for a friend) it seems way more cost effective to go with a custom built desktop.

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Poorlaggedman

Ive been pretty lazy as far as researching goes. I got promoted and it was supposed to be effective last October so now im getting about a $1000 back pay and Its burning a hole in my pocket.

This sort of setup looks appealing to me, I dont care about Windows 7 though. I'd probably get vista...and a Blu Ray player. And i'll put it together myself.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...2&Sku=G180-0124

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uberkirsche

You would have to hold a gun to my head before I agreed to pay any amount of money for a laptop. Even then I would just take the bullet. Laptops are overpriced, undersized crap. Nothing more. I do computer service in my area, I won't even open anyone's laptop, I only do software service on them, I basically tell them they got soaked for an outdated novelty that will cost them an arm and a leg to service if the hardware breaks down, which it is guranteeed to do. Reading your post, I can't believe you would buy a second laptop after the first only lasting two years. I built this PC almost 4 years ago, it would be worth $2,500 retail, I built it for $1,200 with Windows XP and the monitor. I dont expect it will break down except maybe the power supply and that is cheap to replace. Unless you are constantly on business trips or a student that really needs to have a laptop, there is no practical use for it. If you want to make spreadsheets at work or do powerpoint presentations for your tupperware parties or pyramid scams, then a laptop is for you. If you want to play video games, build a desktop PC yourself from wholesale parts or have someone you know that knows computers do it for cheap.Or like someone said, shop around for a pre-built one with decent specs for cheap, the manufacturers and software makers have shot themselves in the foot because processing power doubles every 18 months, but people won't shill out $2,000 every 2 years for a new PC especially because Bill Gates needs an new ivory backscratcher. (he does you know)

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Poorlaggedman

Yeah but a desktop sits on a desk and gets dusted out every once and a while and all the components are easily accessible.

A laptop is very compressed and you move it around a hell of a lot more which makes it more prone to damage (all mine have taken the occasional roughness). I was in no way babying my laptops. My last gateway I stuffed into a dufflebag wrapped in a blanket. The duffle full of stuff being thrown around, you could see the outline of the laptop from outside. Yet it made it another year after that, speakers, monitor and all. The mobility is priceless. Wanna have a LAN party? Easy as hell. No internet connection, nearly every library has free wifi. Try picking up wireless networks with a desktop. Yeah, roger.

Everyone i know has laptops. I'm not even exaggerating, nobody im around doesnt have one. And you're wrong that laptops are overpriced. It costs some money to make things so much smaller. When you factor in the monitor (mine is 17 inch), its hardly more expensive than buying a comparable desktop. Its too easy to use external hard drives. That being said you dont just go to best buy and buy whatever piece of crap they offer.

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Poorlaggedman

Alright I spent some time looking and this is what im looking at.

Processor:
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...5-215-_-Product
$200

Video Card:
ASUS EAH5850 DirectCU TOP/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ ATI Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1-370-_-Product
$340

Power supply:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16817139006
$110

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6-320-_-Product
$70

DVD/Blu-ray writer/player:
LG Black 10X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Disc Combo Model UH10LS20 LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16827136183
$105

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16832116754
$100

Motherboard: Not sure.

Newegg seems to have just as good or better prices than TigerDirect

Bought a 32 inch HDMI Sony Bravia for $300 already, gonna use that as a monitor. Any comments/ideas for a mobo? Thanks

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skittlesareyum48

Don't just look on newegg, look on google shopping as well,they compare a lot of prices - newegg doesnt always have the cheapest stuff - unless u already have :P

Space Ranger

If newegg taxes your state, then go with tigerdirect, or vice-versa

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Poorlaggedman

Hmmm.. Interesting. I hooked up my laptop to my 32 inch T.V. with an HDMI cable and oddly enough the extreme blurring effects of my graphics card going to crap are not present on the T.V. screen while still present on the monitor. Why didnt I think of this before? Now I can play the dark RnL maps which were too much before (everything turned so blurry I had to look straight up into the sky to find "disconnect" on the menu. Still getting a new desktop though.

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