. Which computer to pick

[squee3504]

My wife gave me a budget of $800 and the computer has to be bought from best buy so we can get the 18 month Fiancing.
I have to choose from these computers that seems the best.

Hp Elite - i3-2120 / 8GB DDR3 / 1TB HD / AMD Radeon HD 6850
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+Desktop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/5720693.p?id=1218686499022&skuId=5720693

Hp Elite - FX -6200 / 10GB DDR3 / 1.5TB HD / AMD Radeon HD 7570
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+ENVY+Desktop+-+10GB+Memory+-+1.5TB+Hard+Drive/7479285.p?id=1218847153040&skuId=7479285

HP Elite - FX6120 / 10 GB DDR3 / 1TB HD / AMD Radeon HD 7450
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+ENVY+Desktop+-+10GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/6835567.p?id=1218809260533&skuId=6835567

DELL XPS - i5-3350 / 8GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / AMD Radeon HD 7570
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+XPS+Desktop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/7622052.p?id=1218855257008&skuId=7622052

ASUS - A8-5500 / 12GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / AMD Radeon HD 7470
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Essentio+Desktop+-+12GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/7453044.p?id=1218846427580&skuId=7453044


I am working on convince my wife to le me upgrade to one of these.


ASUS - i7-3770 / 16GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / NVIDIA GT 630
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ASUS+COMPUTER+INTL+-+Essentio+Desktop+-+16GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/7138076.p?id=1218831545767&skuId=7138076

AlienWare X51 - i7-2600 / 6GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / NVIDIA GeForce GT 545
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Alienware+-+Desktop+-+6GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/4819186.p?id=1218535466777&skuId=4819186

Alienware X51 - i5-3450 / 8GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Alienware+-+X51+Desktop+-+6GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/6912556.p?id=1218812711766&skuId=6912556

 

[th3_ory]

What will you be doing with it? Gaming, Video Editing, 3D works?

 

[MrSlavw]

i think dell xps, its the answer , good processor , wifi ,

 

[tiny voices]

These are all SUPER overpriced.

 

[tiny voices]

i think dell xps, its the answer , good processor , wifi ,

This won't play games any higher than low settings.

 

[feeblepenguin]

For gaming, the X51 alienware would do well, so would the hp pavilion, all the others have weak graphic cards that could be easily replaced with a modest radeon 7750. Other than the fact that they are all overpriced and you could save a hundred bucks+ by building your own, they all are are priced in order of their ability.

 

[squee3504]

What will you be doing with it? Gaming, Video Editing, 3D works?

Mainly Games like Counter Strike, Left for Dead 2, Team fourtress and watching / steaming / burning movies.

 

[tiny voices]

Only the bottom alienware will game past medium settings. And, its pretty overpriced.

 

[squee3504]

Alienware X51 - i5-3450 / 8GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 - I can get this one for 719.99

 

[tiny voices]

hmmm, it won't be as good. I would say you should get medium settings with it at 1080p in modern games. The games you listed should run at higher settings because they are older. TF2 should MAX no problem. The problem that most of these computers have low end GPUs.

 

[MrSlavw]

Only the bottom alienware will game past medium settings. And, its pretty overpriced.

they all overpriced , but picking a one that overpriced most?
read what he is saying -800$ what about a monitor?
the xps is the easy one to upgrade later, and wife will not even know, when this becomes a nice machine , after replaicing cpu and gpu, that way he spends least for start

 

[tiny voices]

Don't forget that that you will also have to replace the PSU for a new GPU. The CPU in the XPS is perfectly fine for gaming and wouldn't need to be replaced.

 

[MrSlavw]

from this pcs my advice is: buy xps, upgrade video card to 7790(its coming in close future) I think you can also overclock this xps( you can not oc hp),

 

[tiny voices]

from this pcs my advice is: buy xps, upgrade video card to 7790(its coming in close future) I think you can also overclock this xps( you can not oc hp),

Also need to upgrade PSU.

 

[squee3504]

Yah I just want a good base that I can later add a new poer supply and better video card.

 

[Bojangles86]

These are all SUPER overpriced.

This^^^^

 

[Bojangles86]

DELL XPS - i5-3350 / 8GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / AMD Radeon HD 7570
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+XPS+Desktop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/7622052.p?id=1218855257008&skuId=7622052


ASUS - i7-3770 / 16GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / NVIDIA GT 630
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ASUS+COMPUTER+INTL+-+Essentio+Desktop+-+16GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/7138076.p?id=1218831545767&skuId=7138076


Either of these 2. I would go for the ASUS though.

 

[tiny voices]

DELL XPS - i5-3350 / 8GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / AMD Radeon HD 7570
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+XPS+Desktop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/7622052.p?id=1218855257008&skuId=7622052


ASUS - i7-3770 / 16GB DDR3 / 1TB HDD / NVIDIA GT 630
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ASUS+COMPUTER+INTL+-+Essentio+Desktop+-+16GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/7138076.p?id=1218831545767&skuId=7138076


Either of these 2. I would go for the ASUS though.

No, you don't need the i7 or 16gb or ram for gaming. Plus the gt630 is a joke and won't play games on lowest settings.

OP, look for an i5 maching with 8gb RAM and the best GPU possible. This way you can do some low end gaming now and then upgrade the PSU and GPU later.