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re: PC Gaming Computer Specs
Posted on 8/9/11 at 9:54 am to stout
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
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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
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