lenovo 30991PU Desktop PC - Worth the Price?

[Dreamchaser]

Got help, wrong board, ty.

[n0cturnal]

It really depends on the resolution you are going to use, the gaming performance is really subpar.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...o,2975-14.html this is a review with a slightly stronger version of the same series.

[Dreamchaser]

Noctorunal, unfortunately I know very little about hard-ware, and when I look at that page I feel inept and unintelligent. I've got a guy on the other board looking at the same thing, he's taking a glance around at computers in my price range too. I'm looking for a friend of mine, trying to help her out without her knowing.

[n0cturnal]

I suggest you take a look at http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...-Sample-Builds those are all very good builds and I bet you can find something for the price you are looking for.

[Dreamchaser]

Where would I go to make those purchases? Is there a place that could build it and ship it off for me? That 548 one looks good. I like that link, ty, Noct.

[n0cturnal]

The cheapest way is to build it yourself, I don't know of any store in the US that build stuff on demand, however I know that there are places like ibuypower that have a bunch of premade builds that you can choose from.

[Dreamchaser]

You'd need to buy a window's license with that, yes?

[n0cturnal]

You'd need to buy a window's license with that, yes?

Yes if you wish to use windows you would have to buy a license for it. Should be around $90 for Windows 7 home premium.

[Dreamchaser]

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[n0cturnal]

Looks like a good build, but you could save a bit if you cut down on some of the parts, such as a smaller hard drive, a cheaper motherboard and perhaps a cheaper case as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136769 $15 less
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811345014 $10 less
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157315 $45 less
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231394 $16 less

This is just to get you closer to the budget you stated in the other thread and not at all necessary if you are fine with the current price.

[Dreamchaser]

Let me take a look. I'll post the new list in a moment, and thank you so much, Noct, you're helping me beyond belief right now.

---------- Post added 2012-08-14 at 12:07 AM ----------

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[n0cturnal]

Looks good enough for a budget build, just remember that it has no DVD-drive so you either need to install windows using a USB drive or temporary use your own DVD-drive. That is unless you add one to your shopping list.

[Dreamchaser]

I told you I'm a nub at this. I'm going to add a dvd drive to it now.

---------- Post added 2012-08-14 at 12:19 AM ----------

One last time- Noct. Take a look at this, make sure I'm not a nub. lol.

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[n0cturnal]

Are you happy with that price? Otherwise the next price cut would be to get the Intel Pentium G830 which would save you about $35 but it will also be a slight decrease in performance.

Oh I saw now that you picked the 32bit version of Windows, you need to change that to 64bit. It is the same price just that it supports up to 16GB or RAM instead of just 4GB.

[Dreamchaser]

Honestly, I'd love to cut the 99$ for Windows... As that would be the HUGE price save of it- but Windows has gotten clever, and you can't use the same Code on multiple machines anymore. That would put me right in the zone I wanted. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure that this build is going to be the best for the buck, and 35$ for a lower processor, I feel would be a foolish thing.

Now, I do have a question- as this is the main problem with the machine I'm trying to replace.

http://www.amd.com/us/products/deskt...r-desktop.aspx

Can that processor be upgraded? If it can- then I could save a ton of money, and just buy it, as the other parts of the machine (even though it has an integrated graphics card) could run MoP and possible Saint's Row and Skyrim.

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Checked the net - the answer = NO. D*mnit.