Advice in buying a new computer?

I am a 16 year old with an interest in technology. I have a decent job and have a respectable amount of spending money, but I would rather not spend more than 1000 dollars. I want to buy a computer that will not completely suck with in two years. I don't need a fancy graphic card or anything, just a computer that I can run a lot of things at one time and store a lot of music and such. Also I am considering switching to Linux so if you have any suggestions about that id appriciate it.Advice in buying a new computer?
Good idea. You have a lot of good choices. Remember, 2 GB of RAM is crucial to multitasking. If you ever edit movies or Photoshop, make sure you have a good CPU as well.





First of all, 1000 bucks is what is referred to as the ';Budget PC.';





Here are a few recommendations for your PC, whether you're building it yourself or looking for a prebuilt PC.


CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo e6300 or 4300


RAM - 2GB RAM (look on newegg.com if you want help with this)


Motherboard: This one looks good:


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as鈥?/a>


Graphics card: Get a nvidia 7600 GS





Feel free to move up on the CPU or graphics card as needed. I think a 7900 GS is a good step up from the 7600 gs, and a e6600 is a pretty good CPU for the money. Don't buy anything AMD; their systems are not as fast as Intel's as of right now.





As for whether to switch to Linux, well, Ubuntu and Gentoo are considered fast Linux OSs. They're lighter than Windows, but can't game or use exclusive Windows applications such as Adobe Photoshop. Otherwise for ordinary chatting, surfing, and document editing, Linux is fine, free, and fast.





For the ';completely suck'; problem, i.e. the obsolete technology problem, well, PCs generally get 2x as fast every 2 years or so. Basically you might want to learn how to overclock to speed up your PC or get a new one in a few years.





I forgot about the hard drive:


For music, well, a 120 GB hard drive is pretty good. If you want to backup DVDs, a much larger (400+ GB) hard drive is recommended. Getting 2 hard drives is not a bad idea. Use 1 for ordinary PC use, and the other for storage. Also, get a Western Digital Caviar or Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 drive for fast speed at a bargain price. Don't buy Maxtor; they have a bad drive history.Advice in buying a new computer?
Look for good upgrade options.


Invest in a PC with dual core Intel or AMD


Get a large hard drive 300GB +


Get 2GB ram





Spend now %26amp; you won't need to upgrade in 6 months
Don't switch to Linux. Next, if you're\ looking for a good pc on a budget, go with eMachines. They're solid, reliable, inexpensive, and will do everything you want them to. DONT DO DELL. They have a bad repuation of getting really really sluggish on you in 6 months. Don't do HP. They aren't built decently. Another great company is Toshiba. Sony. Again, eMachines. If you're a student, which I hope you are being 16, I believe you can use your student ID to get a MAC. Believe me, you will NOT regret getting a MAC. Even in two years you'll still be amazed at how much you're learning about the Mac. Check into that. But don't do Linux. And try not to do Windows. If you're wondering about the ';limited'; software you hear about with Macs, simply not true. 5 years ago that would be been the truth and all these people who say that had their ideas formed 5 years ago. There are sooo many titles available for the Mac. And they're 10xs better than their Windows counterparts. No viruses. No crashes. And they're so far ahead of Windows that by the time they become ';obsolete'; it's more like 5-6 years into the future.
Finding a computer that will not be obsolete in a few years is difficult. They are improveing them so fast most are redundant the day you buy them. To get past that I built my own. With the help of others. I used as large mother board with plenty of room to expand it as new things came along. My latest addition is a larger liquid cooling fan and a dual processor. I no sooner did that and they are talking about a quad processor and a terabyte memory. You cant win it seems.. With 1000 dollars you should be able to get a very powerful computer today.
im not familiar with Linux,go to apple.com for that.but some of the most important thing when buying a new computer is not to let them with all the dual core or core 2 duo,the bottom line is how many gigahertz(that is your computer clock size,the bigger,the better)re:1000megahertz=1 gigahertz.then you wanna know how much memory,it has allot to do with speed also you proably want a dvdrom/rw and the bigger the hard drive ALWAYS the better(more storage)i just purchased a new HP and i love it so i would check them out!!! i am running 2.8ghz,2048 ram,dual dvddual scribe burners,and a 226MB gaming card.i paid $2200 just for the tower,but you can find a HP to fit all your need,i have a gateway laptop,it was very pricey but,i tend to go overboard with my credit card!always remember,whats new 2day is out dated 2morrow,how sad is that when you blow all your cash for TOP OF THE LINE and it old in a month.i hope this helps you out!!! there are a shitload of com.company's out there so take the time to look around.plus,check out tiger direct.com for good deals on new and refurbished machines with warranty's,L8R Huck,if you wanna e-mail me for more info feel free huckfoo@verizon.net
get a dell
HP makes a good solid computer.
Are you looking for a laptop or a tower?


If you are looking for a tower, maybe you could build your own(of course with somebody else's help if you never done that before). That will probably save you a lot of money, plus you won't be paying a single cent for Windows since you would go with Linux.





EDIT: Just figured this is on desktop section lol, so never mind about the laptop thing.
If you have an interest in technology, build one yourself. It's not that hard.