Sorry to be a bother, but...
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:24 am
I didn't want to clog the forums up with more unnecessary posts but I need your help!!!
What I'm bugging you about is, well, after many years of fine and loyal service I believe my beloved iMac is on its last legs (For reals this time. I got back from the Genius bar and nothing can be done) and since my 360 is so unreliable I was thinking instead of getting another Mac I should just get a Windows PC so I can play FFXI without having to rely on my unreliable 360.
I'm looking to build it myself, planning on buying all parts from Newegg or Fry's, and plan on running XP on it so any assistance you can provide (As in what processor, graphics card, sound card, how much RAM, etc.) would be greatly appreciated. Also, explain it like you would explain it to a five-year-old who lived in a house covered in lead paint, under power lines, where said child repeatedly suffered blunt force trauma to the head since birth then dumb it down a few notches from there. My budget is $1,000 for PC and monitor. While quality is an issue I don't want to buy name-brand and end up paying for the name.
Also, in an effort to kill two Orc's with one Stonega (lol) I'm looking to get a Widescreen monitor capable of whatever 720p comes out to in PC resolution because my budget includes a VGA cable for my 360. Legible text in Dead Rising and an end to those black bars in games like Blue Dragon and Mass Effect being the reasons why.
So please assist a computer illiterate Mac owner in the wonders of PC land. If you do I swear I won't bother you for anything like this again. Until it comes time to upgrade.
What I'm bugging you about is, well, after many years of fine and loyal service I believe my beloved iMac is on its last legs (For reals this time. I got back from the Genius bar and nothing can be done) and since my 360 is so unreliable I was thinking instead of getting another Mac I should just get a Windows PC so I can play FFXI without having to rely on my unreliable 360.
I'm looking to build it myself, planning on buying all parts from Newegg or Fry's, and plan on running XP on it so any assistance you can provide (As in what processor, graphics card, sound card, how much RAM, etc.) would be greatly appreciated. Also, explain it like you would explain it to a five-year-old who lived in a house covered in lead paint, under power lines, where said child repeatedly suffered blunt force trauma to the head since birth then dumb it down a few notches from there. My budget is $1,000 for PC and monitor. While quality is an issue I don't want to buy name-brand and end up paying for the name.
Also, in an effort to kill two Orc's with one Stonega (lol) I'm looking to get a Widescreen monitor capable of whatever 720p comes out to in PC resolution because my budget includes a VGA cable for my 360. Legible text in Dead Rising and an end to those black bars in games like Blue Dragon and Mass Effect being the reasons why.
So please assist a computer illiterate Mac owner in the wonders of PC land. If you do I swear I won't bother you for anything like this again. Until it comes time to upgrade.