Gaming Computer advice?

I have around 800 dollars and need a computer to play doom 3 and call of duty 2.





Okay, so is building a computer really THAT hard?? it looks extremely confusing. I'm 15 so it is confusing to me perhaps. Couldn't I find like an 800 dollar one that plays all these games?


plz help.Gaming Computer advice?
It is not hard to build a computer. Whoever told you that was either having a bad day or was unexperienced. I built my first computer when i was 12. It is not hard. The hardest part (for me) was finding all the right parts and still making the desired budget.





When you go parts shopping do so online and save yourself a few hundred dollars. You should never underestimate slower hardware. Espescially if you can overclock it ( overclocking, like computer building, is not very hard you just need to know the parts and terminology).





In order to get the best most upgrade able deal get:





processor: intel core 2 duo 1.86GHz or an AMD athlon 64X2


the dual cores are the best choice because single cores will soon be obselete.


motherboard: any NVIDIA nforce 500 series or above board


NVIDIA has an overclocking utility that is extremely useful and less confusing than the bios it is called ntune


RAM: 1 or more GB of any DDR2 800 memory


video card: spring for one of the new NVIDIA 8600GT cards


the DirectX 10 support is extremely important.


Harddrive: anything 250GB 7200RPM or better


OS: If your getting Vista get the Ultimate system builders DVD it is cheaper than the retail version 200$ cheaper





And that is really all. The other components like the case and the keyboard and monitor are all up to you.Gaming Computer advice?
I think that if you want to get a good computer(laptops) for gaming you might need to spend a little more. But... there are still very good desktops you can get for gaming around $800.


This one is very good for gaming...


http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Specifica鈥?/a>


-it has ati or nvidia video card


-2 processors 2.4ghz


-2gb ram





For laptop you might have to spend more...
its not that hard just get a book on it
Before i got my last PC, I had an Dimension 2400... It was a bargain basement Dell... To play games well without lag all I needed to do was get a video card and add more RAM. If I was in your position I would check out the Dell AMD configurations on their website. You can upgrade one of these suckers with a 8800GTX. It might just make your price range, but you will be paying the extra money for quality. You will be happy because you did.





I have a friend who games with an emachines desktop(added video card) and it performs excellently and he recommends them to people. If you are thinking of going for a boutique(cyberpower, voodoo) do not. I have tried one before and had nothing but problems. From waiting almost a month for the computer and having it fry within the first week; I went with an XPS 710, missed some meals, and have been smiling ever since.





But both companies had a reputation of making well-built pcs that can stand the test of time.
It's not that hard to do it yourself once you learn how to, but it takes a while the first time. If you really don't want to, get a pre-fab PC for around $500-$600 and upgrade the graphics card and power supply. Make sure the motherboard has a PCI Express X16 slot, then pick your graphics card, then read the box to determine the recommended power supply wattage.





In the $800 price range, you will get more hardware for your money if you build it yourself.
Actually it is so easy. Browse the internet for some instruction or buy a magazine that has a tutorial. Do that. Reading a book is time consuming just make sure you always discharge yourself when working on the computer and holding computer parts. You can do that by having a esd strap or by holding the back of a working computer that is plug it doesn't really have to be on. Just hold the chassis of that computer once in a while.





Anyway, there are only 5 main parts if you are in tight budget





-cpu


-memory


-motherboard


-case w/ psu





+ video card.





other equipments:





-monitor


-keyboard


-mouse





Check out newegg.com





Also, if the parts won't go in don't force it. that means you have it the other way around...





With your budget you can buy a intel core duo just the 1.8Ghz (a lot faster than most P4), a 512mb videocard, a 512 or 1 gig memory. you will be blasting... blazing.... Whoa! Enjoy!
there are a lot to choose from, check out this site,





http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/search/search~id~217882048~search~3GHz%20to%203.25GHz.asp





i work for pcmall. so if ever you like any of our products tell me and i'll give you a discount on the product. just email me here or at work, nathanieln@pcmall.com
It cant be that hard to build one. I built a computer when i was 13 that should run it for under $700 with these parts from newegg.com:


P4 CPU 3.4GHz HT


1.0GB DDRRAM 3200/2700


256 MB ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Card


52x DVD RW Drive


320 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive


Have Fun!
you could probably go to walmart and just buy a computer that would play both games and still have some money left over. I think they sell computer for like 500$ and u might need a game card and they now sell them to and they cost like 50-60$. I know that would not want to bulid a computer it looks hard to me to
Go to Dell


1.800.289.3355