I'm playing on an alienware I bought for $900 back in 2008.

I want to upgrade and I know a lot of people say just build it but I really think I'm going to mess something up so should I just buy one from http://www.cyberpowerpc.com my price range is 1.5k

They over charge by a mile, buy the parts ask a local pc shop/repair to build.

I would have appended this to the other thread.

Do you know how to put together a computer? That's really all that matters. Have you put one together anytime recently? I just made a new one and a lot had changed.

If you can find a good deal on a pre built one go for it, there is a misconception that they overcharge you by a ton, but thats not the case usually, and it can be good to do for your first pc.

What would be the fee for that though, I just want to run ESO on ultra at enjoyable fps not planning to stream and play eso Skyrim and titanfall at the same time

youtube a video on building a pc

its really easy, only the cpu can be tricky

There is only one thing I'm (and I guess many are) afraid - to put processor correctly into slot on mb plus first not to buy wrong processor to wrong mb (but it is just slot number, so not big deal). Second is to connect power supply correctly. I was always asking someone to do this.

Just look at some guides about building it yourself. It's really not that hard. Everything has ONE place it can go(except the cords coming out for the front panel of the case, those have small lettering on the MOBO that you have to pay attention to). It's basically like that child's toy where they have to fit the different shaped blocks into that plastic cube. Everything has it's place and when you do it once, you'll be amazed at how simplistic it was lol.

Do you know anyone that can build pc's? It's not hard, but there are alot of minute issues that can be overcome easily with a little experience. If you know something, see if they will help you for a six pack or a pizza

Build PCs are pretty easy. Pick a motherboard first then using the compatibility information on the manufacturer's website find a CPU and RAM with bus speeds that match the mobo. That's probably the trickest part. If you ever played with Legos you can probably build a PC. CPUs should just drop right into their socket, if its not then its likely the wrong socket type for the mobo or isn't properly aligned with the socket.

1500 oO

EU or $

Doesnt matter: for that kind of money you get an premade extra class alienware.

Here:

http://www.alienware.com/Landings/desktops.aspx

And you still got cash for more to include there. Or an huge Ice cream lol.

You can find a local pc shop in most towns theses days. Go in and talk to the manager/shop owner. Tell them what you want (low heat,fps,graphics etc) and let them know you are a gamer. Tell them what your budget is. *** when I say shop and I mean a ma and pa pc shop not Best Buy,Walmart etc***

Ask them to give you of list of items they would suggest . Ask them what the charge is to build the pc for you. Go home and google the stuff they suggest and then go back and follow up with any questions you have. Ask them about their return policy since you do not want to be holding a bad part etc.

Order the parts from them and have them put it together. Maybe arrange it so that you are present so you can learn. If not able to be present, at least you get a pc you want for a price range you can afford.

I recently built my own PC (mainly for ESO, but I had been wanting to for awhile!) and it was surprisingly easy. I recommend buying the parts all at once in a store, if you can. I had a fantastic experience at Micro Center. I already knew what parts I wanted, but he showed me alternatives and pointed out what areas it was okay so get something cheaper and which parts I'd want to spend more on to get more bang for my buck. It was really great. For putting it together, it took me maybe 4-6 hours. If you can, have a friend come over who has built a PC before and offer to cook them dinner/buy them beer for helping. Thankfully I had my boyfriend so I just thanked him with kisses! Haha. It was sooooooo much easier than I thought it would be. And thermal paste is so cool *_*

Last month I get new pc that I totally recommend, here are details:

Disc Seagate 1TB, SATAIII, 7200RPM, 64MB cache
Gigabyte GeForce GTX770 2048MB DDR5/256bit DVI/HDMI/DP OverClock triple went
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL(9-9-9-24) Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.5V

Motherboard MSI B85-G43 GAMING, B85, DualDDR3-1600, SATA3, HDMI, DVI, GBLAN, ATX

Processor Intel CORE I7-4770 3.4GHz LGA1150 BOX HASWELL BX80646I74770
Fortron Raider 650W
Zalman Z3 PLUS Black mATX ATX

It cost me about 800GBP(1.3k) and im very happy it (rocket), so i suggest to add

Kingston SSDNow V300 120 GB 7mm

That should keep you for like 5 years on full details

Here is the thing... Putting a PC together with today's technology is easy. Just plug pieces together. There is some pain in the butt nuances, but overall, a 7 year old could do it.

The challenge is figuring out which pieces you should get, making sure they match up and compatible.

If you have a friend who can build a PC, use em. If not, and you feel confident, get a list of parts from someone, even here and buy them and put it all together yourself.

If you absolutely cannot do any of the above, then you have to do, what you have to do.

But fair warning... my PC, I dropped about $2,000 on it... (not including the monitors I had already and the keyboard/mouse)

If I bought that already put together, I would have spent at least $5,000.

No Joke.