help buying a new cpu

i need a new computer. my hp laptop is over three years old and it's about to tap out. think i'm going to just get a desktop again, my laptop bag just collects dust and now that phones do all they do, i'm rarely ever on the road long enough to justify a laptop over  a home cpu

what kind of good deals are there?

does this sound like a decent deal?
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I guess it depends on what you want it to do with the new computer

for $800 you could do better

check this out

2 more gbs of DDR3 ram, better graphics card, 1tb of hard drive space..... etc......

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Studio-sx8100-850NBC-Desktop-Chrome/dp/B003LPUYKC/ref=sr_1_4?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1287377732&sr=1-4

May i suggest something else. The best way to kick some life into an old machine is to get a SSD harddrive (very expensive) and alternatively a hybrid disk.

Seagate make them. It is basically a normal hard drive with a 4 gb SSD cache.

It will boost your boot time, and the programs you choose and the web surfing you do.

I read in some article that it was the surest thing to make a noticeable change in your hardware.  More so than adding a new processor or rams. I think its about 100-150 for the hdd.

what makes you think its about to "tapout"? maybe just aprgrade HDD or even get a SSD..CAN U ADD more RAM?

i dont like laptops..to big to heavy and to expensive (unless ur a mobile gamer)...netbook way to go until tablet technology becomes actually practical and useful for other than wathcing you tube vids.

Do you need all the peripherals (keyboard, screen, mouse) or just the tower ?