Nagasama
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nope, you were polite at least luke
So do you guys agree that this is the best I could get(no better options). Like I said I have $3000 to spend, but if I can't get better than that's good too. And yes I am not confident to put this rig together because how would I organize all the parts in the case. I don't want to ruin anything and end up wasting money. I wanna take things out and replace them with ease. I may just take it to be put together. Or I may learn by the time I end up buying em. Thanks for the help guys, but let me know if I can upgrade this anymore.
So, the only reason you want a Dell is because you don't know how/don't feel confident building your own?
Well don't fret it then. Pretty much any of the members on this site would be glad to walk you through building a PC. And once you do it, you'll kick yourself for not having just done it without question to start with. You'll find it is actually very, very easy to build a PC. Everything is made to fit one way, and one way only. If something doesn't just pop together, it's not made to be there. Most of the components come with installation guides anyway.
Your $3000 will buy you a pretty amazing PC. Please don't waste it on the junk that is Dell. Sure it has a warranty, but so do most of the individual components that come with your PC. Plus Dell will probably figure out a way to not honor their warranty and you'll get ****ed anyway.
You can match that $3000 Dell with a <$2000 custom built PC, or, if you want, you can just go with a $3000 custom built PC and totally rape games for years to come.
I strongly advise you listen to all the people in this thread and just build your own PC. ****, I'm sure someone here would even be willing to build it and ship it to you if it came down to it.
Do you still want to spend $3000? Because you would have one of the best rigs out there for $3,000 if you build it yourself.
look at this post seems pretty good u wont need to spend $3000 just to play games unless u want to overclock very high and get over 20k 3dmark06
Official XS PC Rig Building Guide - XtremeSystems Forums
Intel Sub-$3,100 System (Not Available Yet, ETA: November 2008)
Intel Core 4 Quad Bloomfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core (2 Threads/Core) Processor - $550
ASUS T6T-VC1 Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $300
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $450
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready - $570
2 X Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $260
2 X Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - $350
LG Black 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech - $25
Thermaltake Armor+MX VH8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $135
CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply - $270
SubTotal: $2,909.99
Total w/Shipping: $3,099.99