• Whats a rig that can run all modern games?
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I'm in the market for a new PC, but I haven't got a ruddy clue where to start looking or what to look for in a PC that can run modern day games at full or high. This current cardboard box of a PC can run HL2 at full with a steady 20 FPS. Anything like TF2 however, and the PC starts choking on the graphics. Not to sure about the specs, I'm pretty sure they're something like this though: Dell 220GB Harddrive XP Home Edition Version 2002, Service Pack 2 2.00 GB of RAM Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz 2.99GHz Thats all I can remember from a while back, but yeah. I don't particulary have a budget, just looking for something that I can game on without soaking it in liquid oxygen. Anyone got any pointers or ideas?
A budget would really help. If not, just aim for 800-1000 for a good computer. Any higher and it's just delicious gold plating.
[QUOTE=Razzie;19849592]A budget would really help.[/QUOTE] Yes it would. [editline]04:22PM[/editline] But if money doesn't mean anything to you. [URL="http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17364167"]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17364167[/URL]
my p4 rig with a 9600 gso could RUN all games so making a rig to run them should be dirt cheap
[QUOTE=GhostSonic;19850273]Yes it would. [editline]04:22PM[/editline] But if money doesn't mean anything to you. [URL="http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17364167"]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17364167[/URL][/QUOTE] Get 3 of these monitors instead. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236047[/url]
[QUOTE=gerbils_alt_2;19850379]my p4 rig with a 9600 gso could RUN all games so making a rig to run them should be dirt cheap[/QUOTE] Maybe at 1024 x 768.
[QUOTE=ghostofme;19850840]Maybe at 1024 x 768.[/QUOTE] All he is asking is to run them not to run them well.
[QUOTE=GhostSonic;19850273]Yes it would. [editline]04:22PM[/editline] But if money doesn't mean anything to you. [URL="http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17364167"]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17364167[/URL][/QUOTE] you could do better. Put a EVGA Classified E762, 4 GTX 285s Classifieds and a 1.2 KW PSU and you are in business. 5970s suck nvidia cards are the way its meant 2 be played lmao
[url]https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=12008465[/url] :suicide:
[QUOTE=GhostSonic;19850273]Yes it would. [editline]04:22PM[/editline] But if money doesn't mean anything to you. [URL="http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17364167"]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17364167[/URL][/QUOTE] Jesus christ!. What do you get out of a $4000 dollar SSD that you couldn't get out of another one?
[QUOTE=melonmonkey;19855059]Jesus christ!. What do you get out of a $4000 dollar SSD that you couldn't get out of another one?[/QUOTE] a terabyte
[QUOTE=reapaninja;19855076]a terabyte[/QUOTE] I have a 1tb hard drive in my $1200 computer D:
[QUOTE=melonmonkey;19855059]Jesus christ!. What do you get out of a $4000 dollar SSD that you couldn't get out of another one?[/QUOTE] a shit load more space [editline]11:32PM[/editline] ninja'd
[QUOTE=melonmonkey;19855098]I have a 1tb hard drive in my $1200 computer D:[/QUOTE] and that hard drive is not an SSD let's just break it down "what do you get from a $4k SSD" = 1TB "what do you get from a $4k 1TB" = an SSD
Don't bother with an SSD of that size. If you REALLY MUST have one, then get a smallish one for your Windows drive and a normal, cheaper drive for your files and stuff. [editline]01:16PM[/editline] Also, OP if you're just running Source games then you don't need a $1000 computer. Source isn't that demanding.
A good budget for all modern games would be somewhere between 800 and 1200.
If you ignoring budget go for an alienware pre-built rig [URL="http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx?tab=desktops"]http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx?tab=desktops[/URL]
Well he may be ignoring budget but Alienware is WAAAAY too overpriced.
Why would u buy a alienware peice of shit.. its way to over priced for what your getting.. im spending about 1300 on my new rig.. and that incluseds everything i need for my tower and monitor... found this today on newegg... [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112017[/url] cheapest HD monitor i found
Build a rig. At least $550 for just the tower itself, not monitor/OS will get you a decent one that can run most games. AMD Athlon II's are good bang for buck, and Phenoms are just awesome.
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;19862516]Build a rig. At least $550 for just the tower itself, not monitor/OS will get you a decent one that can run most games. AMD Athlon II's are good bang for buck, and Phenoms are just awesome.[/QUOTE] Athlon II 240 is a great bang for buck CPU. Or a Phenom II 940 or 955 are nice also for the dolla.
[QUOTE=mankind_me;19860695]Well he may be ignoring budget but Alienware is WAAAAY too overpriced.[/QUOTE] Once you build your own pc, EVERY prebuilt is WAYYYYYY over priced lol.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114796&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL012810&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL012810-_-LaptopsNotebooks-_-E0A-_-34114796[/url] Yea, a laptop thats worth the price. Travel and play all the latest games, nothing sounds sweeter.
[QUOTE=Mental;19860597]If you ignoring budget go for an alienware pre-built rig [URL="http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx?tab=desktops"]http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx?tab=desktops[/URL][/QUOTE] So I did some research with the 4000 dollar computer on there. I got all the parts that are only on the front page and a cool case (No power supply, ect.) [QUOTE=Newegg]8 Item(s) ($1,810.92)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Mental;19860597]If you ignoring budget go for an alienware pre-built rig [URL="http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx?tab=desktops"]http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx?tab=desktops[/URL][/QUOTE] no [editline]05:09AM[/editline] your username represents your state of mind
[QUOTE=Mental;19860597]If you ignoring budget go for an alienware pre-built rig [URL="http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx?tab=desktops"]http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx?tab=desktops[/URL][/QUOTE] no, If you are ignoring you'd get the best custom PC ever built, not some shitty alienware.
[QUOTE=irgoto;19862140]Why would u buy a alienware peice of shit.. its way to over priced for what your getting.. im spending about 1300 on my new rig.. and that incluseds everything i need for my tower and monitor... found this today on newegg... [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112017[/url] cheapest HD monitor i found[/QUOTE] Check the Dell website. They make fantastic Monitors and that is where I got my monitor. $133 for a 22 inch 1080p.
[QUOTE=Robbazking;19921060]Buy a p55 motherboard, i5 750 and a 5850 ect ect Boom all games powned and cheap.[/QUOTE] No, a Xeon X3440.
[QUOTE=ghostofme;19928848]No, a Xeon X3440.[/QUOTE] sure like hyperthreading increases gaming performance
[QUOTE=whatnow V2;19938187]sure like hyperthreading increases gaming performance[/QUOTE] You get the better multitasking in hyper threading and it is only 40 bucks more than the i5. Also it will overclock better.
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