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re: Calling all gaming computer experts
Posted on 12/16/11 at 3:43 pm to Gnarls Broccoli
Posted on 12/16/11 at 3:43 pm to Gnarls Broccoli
Might as well just get a console 
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Posted on 12/16/11 at 4:23 pm to Chimlim
Either start from scratch or just get a console
Posted on 12/16/11 at 9:16 pm to JLock
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JLock
I commend you on your ability to echo posts from two previous posters.
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:26 am to Gnarls Broccoli
I just put together a mid-range gaming PC for a customer...had to keep the cost down a little.
Got an ASUS Gene-something or other board. 16 GB of RAM (customer requested, I thought 16 GB was overkill but the customer requested it, I honestly haven't kept up with gaming, are there any games that will actually use this much memory? socket 1155 i5 I forget which one, fairly high up - would have gone i7 or even socket 2011 but like I said needed to keep cost down, explained to customer we were not going all out. Memory was G.Skill DDR3 1600. Onboard HD sound. EVGA Nvidia GTX 570 video card. Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. 27" ASUS LED backlit monitor 2 ms response time. Customer requested large storage, so I went w/ a WD SATA Caviar Black 1 TB drive. I would loved to have gone SSD but it wasn't in the budget.
Anyway, after I built it, I did the Windows performance rating. Proc comes back at 7.8. Memory 7.8. Video 7.9. Lowest rating was the SATA drive at 5.9. I told the customer we could move to SSD in the future.
tl;dr
Got an ASUS Gene-something or other board. 16 GB of RAM (customer requested, I thought 16 GB was overkill but the customer requested it, I honestly haven't kept up with gaming, are there any games that will actually use this much memory? socket 1155 i5 I forget which one, fairly high up - would have gone i7 or even socket 2011 but like I said needed to keep cost down, explained to customer we were not going all out. Memory was G.Skill DDR3 1600. Onboard HD sound. EVGA Nvidia GTX 570 video card. Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. 27" ASUS LED backlit monitor 2 ms response time. Customer requested large storage, so I went w/ a WD SATA Caviar Black 1 TB drive. I would loved to have gone SSD but it wasn't in the budget.
Anyway, after I built it, I did the Windows performance rating. Proc comes back at 7.8. Memory 7.8. Video 7.9. Lowest rating was the SATA drive at 5.9. I told the customer we could move to SSD in the future.
tl;dr
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:35 am to Casty McBoozer
Oh the whole setup, case, power supply (750W corsair modular, system board, proc, memory, hdd, video card, case, OS, monitor everything was about $1800
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:49 am to Casty McBoozer
LINK
Here a DIY combo on newegg for about 900. If you already have the input devices(keyboard,mouse,) and a monitor with under 2 ms refresh rate this is a cheap option just bring it to a local computer store and theyll do it for u for 50 dollars or so.
Here a DIY combo on newegg for about 900. If you already have the input devices(keyboard,mouse,) and a monitor with under 2 ms refresh rate this is a cheap option just bring it to a local computer store and theyll do it for u for 50 dollars or so.
Posted on 12/17/11 at 8:05 am to Gnarls Broccoli
Here's what we need to determine what you need:
What kind of computer do you have? Is it manufactured like Dell or HP or the like?
If you have 1 GB of RAM and it has Vista, I can tell you right now, it very likely has a single core processor and no video card (onboard video).
Here's probably what you'll need to upgrade to play Skyrim close to ultra:
4 GB RAM
A new video card. Radeon 6850 struggles with Skyrim on Ultra and that's a damn good card.
A new processor, at least dual core, preferably quad core.
To handle the upgrades, you'll likely need a new motherboard.
To handle the voltage needs of the upgrades, you'll likely need a new power supply.
In essence, you'll need a whole new computer.
No, that customer is just an idiot. I have 4 GB and don't ever even hit 3 GB being used.
What kind of computer do you have? Is it manufactured like Dell or HP or the like?
If you have 1 GB of RAM and it has Vista, I can tell you right now, it very likely has a single core processor and no video card (onboard video).
Here's probably what you'll need to upgrade to play Skyrim close to ultra:
4 GB RAM
A new video card. Radeon 6850 struggles with Skyrim on Ultra and that's a damn good card.
A new processor, at least dual core, preferably quad core.
To handle the upgrades, you'll likely need a new motherboard.
To handle the voltage needs of the upgrades, you'll likely need a new power supply.
In essence, you'll need a whole new computer.
quote:
I thought 16 GB was overkill but the customer requested it, I honestly haven't kept up with gaming, are there any games that will actually use this much memory?
No, that customer is just an idiot. I have 4 GB and don't ever even hit 3 GB being used.
This post was edited on 12/17/11 at 8:07 am
Posted on 12/17/11 at 9:42 am to Gnarls Broccoli
Just built this last weekend. Downloading SWTOR as we type and plan on getting Skyrim and BF3 soon.... sorry for the format lol
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