# my home cpu **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 10, 2004, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046 "2004-09-10T05:26:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/1 "2004-09-10T05:26:26Z")
…died on me last night. it had spyware and some crazy virus that killed my multi-media capabilities (sound, cd drive, gaming, some media player stuff). it was pretty beat and always froze up and had error messages. well, last night it wouldnt even turn on. i’m fed up w/ it and its time for a new one. anyone have any advice on a place to go and get a new tower? i dont need anything special, but something decent. tonight i am gonna check at Best Buy and maybe Circuit City…and suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik/32/5941_2.png) [@Logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Logik)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/2 "2004-09-10T05:27:09Z")
why not just reformat and reinstall your apps? Free \> Best Buy ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/3 "2004-09-10T05:42:43Z")
[dell.com](http://dell.com) give me your old computer! hehe ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/4 "2004-09-10T05:48:52Z")
yea your old computers trash, give it to sonny ---
**Author:** ![Logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik/32/5941_2.png) [@Logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Logik)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/5 "2004-09-10T05:58:31Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > [dell.com](http://dell.com) Dell has really gone downhill lately. Their newer ‘black’ stuff is garbage and cheap feeling. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/6 "2004-09-10T05:59:49Z")
no doubt… dell is garbage, this is how they manage to sell desktop setups for 299 and 399 with moniter… :rolleyes: the computer show at the expo mart is today thru sunday… might want to look there for deals. ---
**Author:** ![Logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik/32/5941_2.png) [@Logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Logik)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/7 "2004-09-10T06:06:38Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > the computer show at the expo mart is today thru sunday… might want to look there for deals. from zee Russians. :eek3: ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/8 "2004-09-10T06:22:57Z")
> [@Logik](#): > > from zee Russians. :eek3: and the neighboring chechnyans ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/9 "2004-09-10T06:44:02Z")
isnt Dell mail-order only? ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/10 "2004-09-10T07:24:21Z")
yes, you’d need to go to the gateway store in monroeville to buy and take home same day… ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/11 "2004-09-10T07:34:44Z")
home built\>compaq\>dell\>gateway ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/12 "2004-09-10T07:39:41Z")
Dell is after the price/performance market… Once you get up into the higher pricing schema their machines are built much better. I do agree their low end stuff is cheap, but what do you expect when you pay $400 for a pc with monitor. Sounds like you should buy off the shelf, cause if you think spyware has ruined your CPU and PC, then you are not very technical. I would suggest getting something already prebuilt, or just reformating your current computer. ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/13 "2004-09-10T07:48:29Z")
spyware isnt the only thing wrong w/ it. it doesnt even turn on. i have no idea why. but when i turn it on…nothing happens at all. there is alot of stuff wrong w/ it besides spyware. plus its getting old, so i want a new tower. my moniter is 17in, so im gonna keep all my speakers , monitor, keyboard and such. i’d rather not mail order either. but i’d go out to monroevilles store if they have decent computers at a good price. ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/14 "2004-09-10T07:54:52Z")
> [@Logik](#): > > why not just reformat and reinstall your apps? > > Free \> Best Buy ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/15 "2004-09-10T07:55:49Z")
How much are you looking to spend? Do you want to have support? Do you game, what do you use your PC for? Give me some ideas about what you are thinking and I’ll be glad to make a suggestion for you. It’s not mail order you build it online and they ship it, if you buy something off the shelf you are not going to get the best price/performance delta based on how the pricing on PC’s drop so vastly. The online build to order model works well for a good reason. > [@smokeyburnouts](#): > > spyware isnt the only thing wrong w/ it. it doesnt even turn on. i have no idea why. but when i turn it on…nothing happens at all. there is alot of stuff wrong w/ it besides spyware. plus its getting old, so i want a new tower. my moniter is 17in, so im gonna keep all my speakers , monitor, keyboard and such. i’d rather not mail order either. but i’d go out to monroevilles store if they have decent computers at a good price. ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/16 "2004-09-10T07:58:05Z")
DO NOT BUY ALIENWARE!!! i got a $ 3,600 paperweight here ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/17 "2004-09-10T08:03:57Z")
You are not the only one, look up the BBB records of late… they used to make good machines… > [@slowcamaro](#): > > DO NOT BUY ALIENWARE!!! > > i got a $ 3,600 paperweight here ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-home-cpu/169046/18 "2004-09-10T08:09:19Z")
> [@silvrhand](#): > > You are not the only one, look up the BBB records of late… they used to make good machines… do you want a list of shit broken on my 1 yr old machine screen is burnt keyboard keys broke off i just got the stubs broken front face plate 2 blown batteries broken floppy drive over heats after a few minutes and shuts off and the worse custome support ever…they barely speak english its just a painted over priced pos cant wait to send this back for service…and to think its a year old and i got 3 more left on the warrenty