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Posted on 8/8/11 at 10:28 pm to sbr2
Best way to do this Stout is tell us the max you want to spend.
I am assuming you already have a monitor ? What resolution does it run at ?
I am assuming you already have a monitor ? What resolution does it run at ?
Posted on 8/8/11 at 10:38 pm to stout
You need a HD6870 at minimum. 6450 will be a slideshow at BF3. I have 2 6950s and it rocks BC2 on 3 monitors at over 100 fps. I have over 3000 into my setup though. What resolution are you looking to play at?
This post was edited on 8/8/11 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 8/8/11 at 10:57 pm to Lynyrd
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Jeffo is likely more informed than I am, but our IT guy at works builds computers and my best friend pulled the specs on an AlienWare a few years ago (top of the line at the time) and it was well over $2000. This guy built the exact same thing for half with all the parts that were specified. It just didn't have an alien on the hard drive case.
does he do laptops? I'm about to buy a new gaming laptop.. looking for something with a low end i7, geforce 560M GTX, and a 15.6 monitor... the rest really doesn't matter much to me.
Posted on 8/9/11 at 4:22 am to LSU Delts
breaking the bank on a high end chip is generally less valuable than putting a few extra bucks on the video card... pretty much any i5/i7 or high end Phenom II is fine as long as you grab a good DX11 video card
Posted on 8/9/11 at 6:57 am to baytiger
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does he do laptops?
He sells them but doesn't specifically build gaming laptops, I don't think, but will double check with him to make sure. I'll shoot him your specs in an email along with Stout's to him this morning when he gets here.
Posted on 8/9/11 at 7:41 am to LSU Delts
Posted on 8/9/11 at 7:44 am to Lynyrd
baytiger, he does not handle gaming laptops. He said they are good for about a year until the next big game comes out and so much harder to upgrade. Sorry.
Stout, go to the LOB and I will post the link to it over there since they tend to frown upon linking businesses that sell things on here, especially when you're friends with them.
Stout, go to the LOB and I will post the link to it over there since they tend to frown upon linking businesses that sell things on here, especially when you're friends with them.
This post was edited on 8/9/11 at 8:02 am
Posted on 8/9/11 at 7:57 am to Lynyrd
I'd recommend going with an i5-2500K as your processor. Sandybridge CPUs are crazy in terms of price vs. speed. It's a 1155 socket which will factor in with your motherboard purchase.
This post was edited on 8/9/11 at 10:04 am
Posted on 8/9/11 at 9:54 am to stout
It was all good until you got to:
I have a 6850, which is much better and still not expensive, and it handles any game I've thrown at it at max graphics.
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The 6450 won't get you running many video games very well. You'd be better off going with a 5800 or 5900 series.
Think of it like this, the lower the number, the shittier the card, within the series, like 5x or 6x series. So 5950 > 6450, etc.
My computer cost me $650 w/o an OS. 500 GB HDD, 4 GBs RAM, AMD Athlon II x4 3 GHz quad-core processor, 600w P.S., ASUS M4A87TD mobo, DVD/RW drive, and my Radeon HD 6850 and it has handled everything I've thrown at it at max graphics. Though I didn't play Crysis 2
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AMD Radeon HD6450 Graphics With 1GB of video memory
I have a 6850, which is much better and still not expensive, and it handles any game I've thrown at it at max graphics.
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The 6450 won't get you running many video games very well. You'd be better off going with a 5800 or 5900 series.
Think of it like this, the lower the number, the shittier the card, within the series, like 5x or 6x series. So 5950 > 6450, etc.
My computer cost me $650 w/o an OS. 500 GB HDD, 4 GBs RAM, AMD Athlon II x4 3 GHz quad-core processor, 600w P.S., ASUS M4A87TD mobo, DVD/RW drive, and my Radeon HD 6850 and it has handled everything I've thrown at it at max graphics. Though I didn't play Crysis 2
This post was edited on 8/9/11 at 10:17 am
Posted on 8/9/11 at 11:48 am to Hulkklogan
Good advice, its all about getting the best bang for ur buck. U can buy a video card now for $200 or one for $400 but the $200 card will play anything for the next year and a half at max settings and then n 2 years u can get a card better than the $400 card for $200.
If u wanna set a budget around $650 I would recommend going AMD processor. Their processors have stock
heatsinks/thermal paste that work fine so u don't have to buy either of those
If u wanna set a budget around $650 I would recommend going AMD processor. Their processors have stock
heatsinks/thermal paste that work fine so u don't have to buy either of those
Posted on 8/9/11 at 11:59 am to Hulkklogan
I built an Intel based system last year for $1,000. It was my first time building a game rig but it worked out better than I had hoped.
I'm also building my roommate's computer at the moment (just waiting to slap down the CC info) using much of the same components but with minor upgrades.
What's cool is my computer is still running everything I throw at it smoothly at max settings. Even BF3 Alpha on my 1 year old system ran exceptionally well.
Here's some of the main components from the newer computer I'll be building soon if you're interested:
• EVGA P55V Intel Motherboard
• Intel Core i5 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
• EVGA GeForce GTX 570
• 8 GB of SDRam DDR3
• SAMSUNG 1TB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
I'm also building my roommate's computer at the moment (just waiting to slap down the CC info) using much of the same components but with minor upgrades.
What's cool is my computer is still running everything I throw at it smoothly at max settings. Even BF3 Alpha on my 1 year old system ran exceptionally well.
Here's some of the main components from the newer computer I'll be building soon if you're interested:
• EVGA P55V Intel Motherboard
• Intel Core i5 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
• EVGA GeForce GTX 570
• 8 GB of SDRam DDR3
• SAMSUNG 1TB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
This post was edited on 8/9/11 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 8/9/11 at 12:04 pm to electrikALIEN
Slightly off-topic but did you have an issue where the Alpha required a driver update that hadn't been released yet? I have an 2 EVGA 285 GTX cards and it would run fine after giving me an error message, but the update hadn't even been released by NVIDIA yet
This post was edited on 8/9/11 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 8/9/11 at 12:04 pm to sgallo3
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Good advice, its all about getting the best bang for ur buck. U can buy a video card now for $200 or one for $400 but the $200 card will play anything for the next year and a half at max settings and then n 2 years u can get a card better than the $400 card for $200.
Yep.
For some reason, people have it in their head that they need like 8+ gigs of RAM, which is stupid. Unless you plan on doing video editing, a gaming machine has no real use for that much RAM. I never see 3GB being used at once and I multitask quite a bit. I'd say maybe go with 6 if you're not on a super tight budget but I see no reason right now to get 8+ GB of RAM. Cut and save whereever you can if you're on a tight budget, as I was. Having additional RAM doesn't speed up your computer if you're not using what you have already.
This post was edited on 8/9/11 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 8/9/11 at 12:16 pm to sbr2
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Slightly off-topic but did you have an issue where the Alpha required a driver update that hadn't been released yet? I have an 2 EVGA 285 GTX cards and it would run fine after giving me an error message, but the update hadn't even been released by NVIDIA yet
I had to install the latest beta driver from Nvidia to get the alpha to work on my GTX 470 card. After that, the game ran fine.
Posted on 8/9/11 at 12:19 pm to stout
Looks pretty good (outside of the questionable vid card)
You will want to get 64 bit form of Windows.
And if you are willing to spend more, dump it into the RAM. You can never have enough of that...especially for FPSs
And I would recommend NEVER getting a gaming laptop. Really not worth it. You will pay a premium to get something that you won't be able to upgrade, and in practice it is essentially a mobile desktop rather than a portable computer.
You'll be doing good getting a half hour out of the battery if you try playing a game while not plugged in.
Made the mistake of getting one as a graduation gift from HS. While it was nice to be able to play BF2 in a lecture hall....the novelty wore off before long and it was more trouble than it was worth.
You will want to get 64 bit form of Windows.
And if you are willing to spend more, dump it into the RAM. You can never have enough of that...especially for FPSs
And I would recommend NEVER getting a gaming laptop. Really not worth it. You will pay a premium to get something that you won't be able to upgrade, and in practice it is essentially a mobile desktop rather than a portable computer.
You'll be doing good getting a half hour out of the battery if you try playing a game while not plugged in.
Made the mistake of getting one as a graduation gift from HS. While it was nice to be able to play BF2 in a lecture hall....the novelty wore off before long and it was more trouble than it was worth.
This post was edited on 8/9/11 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 8/9/11 at 12:20 pm to Hulkklogan
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I never see 3GB being used at once and I multitask quite a bit.
Huh...I do the same and I can easily run out of RAM.
Are you running 32 bit or 64 bit?
Posted on 8/9/11 at 12:23 pm to SG_Geaux
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Best way to do this Stout is tell us the max you want to spend.
+1
And are you building the computer, or buying one.
EDIT: I see you already said you were thinking of building one.
FWIW, if you wanted to buy one, but still have a high degree of customization control over the components inside, look at Ibuypower.
This post was edited on 8/9/11 at 12:26 pm
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