Great Online Bargain Shopping

Thomas asked:


I’m upgrading my computer, currently I have a PC from 2001, from Walmart, and from the bargain bin inside of Walmart. Needless to say, my computer *****.

I was looking at computers online, found cyberpower, then read the horror stories from them, so I opted to stay away. My dad introduced my to compusa.com and I looked on there and found this (http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4360112&CatId=2630)

The specs are:
SLI dual 9600 GSO
4 gb ram
Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz

It’s prebuilt and can be shipped to my door.

I then found a different website that said SLI was for ******** gamers who didn’t mind throwing down extra money for a few more FPS in super high resolutions.

I really don’t want to game in super high resolutions, I just want good FPS in my games on a regular resolution. I want to be able to run Oblivion on pretty darn good graphics, Crysis as well.

Will SLI benefit my FPS in games noticeably if I just use them for regular gaming? Or should I just stick with single graphics cards (which, I think might be a little bit cheaper)

Another reason why I might not want to switch is because I found this (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/build_a_500_pc_play_crysis_40fps?page=0%2C0)
Which for $500 I can get a good PC, with no SLI.

So confused.
So.

SLI or no SLI? Which would be better? Also, I’m on a limited budget (kinda) I’m in school and have a part time job. It’s taken me like… 4 months to save up $800. Any other good builds that you could possibly link to would be great as well.
Thanks guys, I wish I could chose all of you for the best answer, you helped me out a lot!

Alta

Sarah asked:


I need an all round computer. I like online shopping, bingo! etc and my husband loves online gaming. We need a unit that will support this as well as online courses etc. We would like large hard disk space, 2 ram of memory and a good quality graphic/sound card and affordable into the bargain! Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks.

Charity

Mirza Hakimi asked:


Since Vista & Office ‘07 is now being shipped, this seems like a good time to shop for a new desktop. I’m considering ording online, perhaps Dell. Is Feb/March a good time to find bargains? Any reason I should wait a little more?

Willy