Computers: The most expensive console...May 21 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Apple, Dell, or build your own. Chupon takes a critical look at all 3 and decides to avoid getting a computer after all.
A computer is expensive. If you want one for games, expect to be paying 4 or 5 times more than your would for a playstation 2. On the plus side, expect to have a library of over 10,000 games at your disposal. I will now detail how you should go about getting your mini-god of a system so you can own people at every game under the sun. method man: Well, how should you go about choosing what kind of system to get? Should you get an Apple Macintosh? Should you buy something from Dell? How about a laptop? Here's the quick answers for you! Apple: Makes a mean system, the top of the line coming with the latest nVidea GeForce3 card (the most powerful video card on the consumer market. Just so you know, the video card is one of the biggest factors in determining how your games will run). The only problem with Apple is that in order to get your mini-god system, expect to shell out $5000.00. Do you have that kind of money? Even if you do, keep in mind that your game library is not nearly as vast on the macintosh platform as it would be on the PC. Nonetheless it's a cool computer, which would impress many at what games it can play. Dell (and all those "other" places): These people are good because they're reputable, make working systems, and you can get a pretty nice mini-god system for about half the price of an Apple Macintosh. The problem is that right now they don't offer nVidea's latest and greatest video card. To hell with them! If you don't like the next option I'm sticking in, then the best idea is to wait a few months until they do start shipping computers with this fancy new card. Trust me, it'll be well worth the wait. And now, the ultimate suggestion, combined with greatest risk and ultimate fun. BUILD YOUR OWN! That's right, you can assemble your very own computer with a screwdriver, a static mat, and we encourage you to build it naked so as not to charge up static electricy and blow your system up. Now before you run away scared at this prospect, let me tell you that if you do it this way, you can build your mini-god with less than $2000.00, and you can brag to all your friends who got pre-built computers that you rule and they can go home and cry to mama if they don't like it. And besides, you get a cusomization over what you want which no company can offer. Here it is in 3 easy steps: 1. Use epinions to review the following types of hardware: Motherboards, sound cards, video cards (although your heart should already be set on the GeForce 3), hard drives, cd-rom drives, monitors, processors, and RAM. Keep in mind that certain motherboards will influence what processor you need to get, and what type of RAM you'll need, along with the type of CD-ROM and hard disk. Typically, you will be getting an IDE hard disk and ATAPI cd-rom (which is pretty much the same as IDE). 2. Once you've made some choices as to what are good buys, get a computer paper. You can find these in computer stores, which give listings of different stores, and prices for individual parts. Make sure when getting stuff from these people that there's some type of warranty (min 90 days) on the parts you buy cause you don't want something which comes broken and be stuck with it. Oh, and don't forget to buy a case which will fit your system (each case has measurements so it's not hard) 3. Buy a static sheet to assemble your system on, as well as a magnetic tipped philips screwdriver (small to medium sized). Make sure the static sheet is grounded, and start screwing things together. If you don't have any documentation from the orders you did, you can find some online by using a search engine. Search for something like 'computer assembly', or 'building your own desktop computer'. Once you've screwed everything in, install some form of Winows (98 or better), and you're good to go. Yeah, right! As if it was that easy! If you aren't comfortable with the idea of doing a lot of research, buying parts from all over the place, and having to do all the work yourself, which means if something goes wrong, you're the only help there is, then go to Dell or Apple. Better yet, wait for the next generation game consoles. Computers are a hobby. The games are merely the perks.  |
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