What's a good computer for a college student on a budget?

Question

I can spend around $500 tops--maybe a little more, if it's worth it--and I want a computer that can handle most basic applications with a little bit of 3D for some game support. What should I look for in quality processors, hard drive size, RAM, and other nifty features? I'm not really interested in Bluetooth or any of those other high-end features, so if I can find something cheap without it, please do tell.

Answer 1

alright go to new egg and look for stuff with these specs:

CPU/Processor - intel e8400 wolfdale (3.0 GHz)

MB - just an intel 775 socket with 1-2 PCI express 2.0 x16 slots, and memory/RAM standards of 800 or better and 8 gb or better capacity

Graphics Card - get like a PNY 512 mb 8800 GT

Memory/RAM - get about 2 gbs of ddr2 sdram 800

hard drive - western digital 7200 RPM, 16 mb cache, 250 gb SATA 2.0 gb/s

power supply - get about 550-600w of maybe a Rosewill if you can make sure it has SLI support, and is like 12VX or something like that

case/dvd burner - get what ever u like won't really matter, just be sure ur dvd burner is SATA not IDE or w.e else, make your tower a mid atx tower

well good luck. don't get your mind set on anything always keep looking and be sure to check the combo deals at the bottom of a computer parts page on newegg

- will push budget and it doesnt have an OS, mouse, keyboard, monitor and what not but if you have some of those go for it, will last u and perform gaming very well if you get into it

Good Luck

Answer 2

I don't know about the 3-d but here a good buy.

http://www.microcenter.com/single_produc...

Answer 3

buy used.