Buying A new PC need help please

BUYING A NEW PC, i need a little help on choosing 1

i have about $2000 to spend on it i guess, and i want somethign good/ like crysis good XP

i was looking at the

Sony Vaio FZ series VGN-FZ180E/B

i wasnt sure about the Core 2 Duo, if they have the Quad core out now... neways ne ideas??

specs:

Computer Type

• Notebook

Type of Use

• Portable

Action Buttons

• S (programmable), Volume, AV Mode, Play/Pause, FF, Rewind and Stop

Pointing Device

• Electro-Static touch pad

Keyboard

• QWERTY, 82 keys with 2mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch

Camera

• Built-in camera and microphone

Type

• Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7300

Speed

• 2GHz8

Front Side Bus Speed

• 800MHz

L2 Cache

• 4MB Advanced Smart Cache

Technology

• Intel® Centrino® Duo Processor Technology

Type-2

• DDR2

Installed

• 2GB (1GBx2) PC2-5300

Maximum

• 4GB16

Speed-2

• 667MHz

Capacity

• 200GB9

Speed-3

• 4200rpm

Interface

• Serial ATA

Screen or Display Technology

• WXGA LCD

Screen Size

• 15.4"2

Resolution

• 1280 x 800

XBRITE-HiColorTM Technology

• Yes

Blu-Ray DiscTM Support

• Yes12(BD-RE/DVD±R DL/DVD±RW)

DVD±RW

• Yes4 (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/DVD-RAM)

DVD+R DL Write

• 4x max.

DVD-R DL Write

• 4x max.

DVD+R Write

• 8x max.

DVD+RW Write

• 8x max.

DVD-R Write

• 8x max.

DVD-RW Write

• 6x max.

CD-R Write

• 24x max.

CD-RW Write

• 16x max.

CD Read

• 24x max.

DVD Read

• 8x max.

DVD-RAM Read

• 5x max.

DVD-RAM Write

• 5x max.

BD-ROM Read

• 2x max

BD-R Read

• 2x max

BD-R DL Read

• 1.6x max

BD-RE Read

• 2x max

BD-RE DL Read

• 1.6x max

BD-R Write

• 2x max

BD-R DL Write

• 1x max

BD-RE Write

• 2x max

BD-RE DL Write

• 1x max

Multimedia Card Reader

• One Memory Stick DuoTM media with MagicGate® functionality One ExpressCardTM /34 Slot One Secure Digital Media (SD)

Sound System

• Sony® Sound RealityTM - Audio Enhancer

Processor

• NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GT GPU

Video RAM

• 1023MB Total Available Graphics Memory11

Interface-2

• HDMI, VGA and S-Video Out with Smart Display Sensor

Memory Stick® Media Slot

• 1

Secure Digital Slot

• 1

Headphone Jack

• 1

Microphone Input

• 1

S-Video Output(s)

• 1

USB Port(s)

• 3 (2.0 compliant)

VGA Output(s)

• 1

Modem Jack

• 1

Ethernet Port

• 1

i.LINK® Connection

• 1 (4pin) i.LINK® connector (IEEE 1394)7

Express CardTM Slot

• /34 x 1

DC-In

• 1

HDMITM Connection(s)

• 1

Ethernet Protocol

• Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)

Ethernet Speed

• 10Base-T/100Base-TX

Modem Type

• Integrated V.92/V.90 Modem (RJ-11)

Wireless LAN

• Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection (802.11a/b/g/n)3

Battery Type

• Standard Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-BPS2B)

Estimated Battery Life

• 2.0-4.0 hours6

Power Requirements

• 110W+10%

Operating System

• Windows VistaTM Home Premium

Internet Services

• AOL® 90-Day Risk Free Trial - New Users Only

Security and Anti-Virus Software

• Norton® Internet SecurityTM 2007 60-Day trial with spyware protection

Supplied Software

• Microsoft® Works 8.5 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft® Office 200710

Sony® Original Software

• Click to DVD® - DVD Creation, LocationFree® Player *Please access VAIO® Help and Support from your PC for a complete list of software applications and trials.

Limited Warranty and Onsite Service

• 1 Year Limited Warranty with Onsite Service14

Telephone Support

• 1 year toll-free technical telephone assistance, available 24/715

Online and Email Support

• Support available from http://www.esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO

seriously, cant u guys just learn about computer hardware, or use GOOGLE, perhaps use a dedicaced forum.

seriously, cant u guys just learn about computer hardware, or use GOOGLE, perhaps use a dedicaced forum.

EcKzor

i knwo aobut the hardware, im asking if ne1 knows ne good bargens, if ur not guna contribute dont talk at all

ok you ask the right guy get ready to be amazed and shocked ok...first dont get sony because they and there freaking expensive and get DELL trust me!!! this is the dell im going to get for my birthday and it has way much better specs than that sony...oh yea if you need to know what any of these specs mean message me.. anyways..

go to dell.com click on the 15.4 inch inspiron 1520 and customize oh yea and and get,

NVedia GeForce 8600GT

2gb RAM

intel core 2 duo t7100

get 120gb 0r 160 hard drive

put the webcam on there

and high resolution 1680-1050

now this is a gaming laptop trust me man! do not get that sony!!!!!!!! need any questions e-mail me a gridironn@gmail.com or message me!

ok you ask the right guy get ready to be amazed and shocked ok...first dont get sony because they and there freaking expensive and get DELL trust me!!! this is the dell im going to get for my birthday and it has way much better specs than that sony...oh yea if you need to know what any of these specs mean message me.. anyways..

go to dell.com click on the 15.4 inch inspiron 1520 and customize oh yea and and get,

NVedia GeForce 8600GT

2gb RAM

intel core 2 duo t7100

get 120gb 0r 160 hard drive

put the webcam on there

and high resolution 1680-1050

now this is a gaming laptop trust me man! do not get that sony!!!!!!!! need any questions e-mail me a gridironn@gmail.com or message me!

Gridironn

lol thnx for the help, but i lost hope after u mentioned dell....lol sony is pricy, but good, lol my friends computer (dell) kept over heating, and he hadit checked out, dell put the fan in backwards to make it quiter...now he has a fan next to his comp 24/7...i cant deal with dell sry, but thnz again for the help

dell dosent over heat man!!!!!!!! and my friends has an inspirion had it the whole night!!!!! it wasnt really that hot probly theres something wrong with your friends fan in his note book and 65% pc gamers gets dell

oh yea SONY FREAKING SUCKS!!!

Why not just grab an alienware laptop if you want one to game for 2k?

Pricey, but I hate laptops, so I know little about them. I'm more of a desktop guy since I don't go many places lol