Kevin
I've been considering on buying, or building a computer for me. I am a big gamer and have had all my games on my Inspiron 14R 4010N and well with new games coming out it is behaving like a piece of crap. So this time I want to go with a desktop, will this run all my games and future ones? My types of games are Modern Warfare 2-3, Black Ops II, Battlefield 3, DayZ. I want to know if it will handle it fine, not looking for crazy insane lifelike quality of my games just something between sweet and eh.
This this is the computer:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/CyberpowerPC-Black-Gamer-Ultra-GUA250-Desktop-PC-with-AMD-Quad-Core-FX-4100-Processor-8GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-7-Home-Premium-with-Wind/17811825#Product+Reviews
Answer
Keep looking. You've landed firmly in "eh." AMD Quad-Core FX-4100 processor 3.60GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GT 610. A very low-end CPU paired with the absolute lowest end dedicated card that Nvidia makes. At least the two are a good match. Neither one is good. If $500 is your budget, you're going to be hard-pressed to get anything above .. eh. You really need to be in the range of $700-800 and even that's probably just above mediocre.
Here's a few build-it recommendations: $500 PC: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/build_pc_any_budget_three_builds_500_2000?page=0,1
"Normal" gaming PC: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/build_pc_blueprints_november_2012?page=0,0
Yet another gaming rig: http://www.pcgamer.com/tag/pc-gamer-rig/
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bbp2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bbp2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bbp2/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Compuvest)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-Master Black/Red HTPC Case w/500W Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $535.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-03 01:23 EST-0500)
**edit **
Had to up the CPU. Just had to.
Keep looking. You've landed firmly in "eh." AMD Quad-Core FX-4100 processor 3.60GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GT 610. A very low-end CPU paired with the absolute lowest end dedicated card that Nvidia makes. At least the two are a good match. Neither one is good. If $500 is your budget, you're going to be hard-pressed to get anything above .. eh. You really need to be in the range of $700-800 and even that's probably just above mediocre.
Here's a few build-it recommendations: $500 PC: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/build_pc_any_budget_three_builds_500_2000?page=0,1
"Normal" gaming PC: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/build_pc_blueprints_november_2012?page=0,0
Yet another gaming rig: http://www.pcgamer.com/tag/pc-gamer-rig/
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bbp2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bbp2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bbp2/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Compuvest)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-Master Black/Red HTPC Case w/500W Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $535.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-03 01:23 EST-0500)
**edit **
Had to up the CPU. Just had to.
Gaming computer help?
James
I know I asked this before but I need help with choosing the right desktop or laptop for everyday use and gaming. I play a lot of simulation games such as the new simcity game and 18 wheels of steel. I don't need something outrageous.
Answer
If you need a laptop, don't go over an entry level gaming machine for what you describe. You won't need it. I don't believe the sim games will need the graphics power of something more powerful.
Personally, for the cost of a mid level gaming laptop, I would spend $600 for a really hot desktop and then pick up a $300-$350 laptop for mobility - something light with good battery - I have lugged heavy laptops on travel, and I would get choose something lighter anymore.
Take a look at these rankings:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/best-worst-notebook-brands-2013/3
You can look at some gaming machines here:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/landing_pages/ideapad/gaming-pcs
http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/Gaming_Products/
Lenovo, Asus, HP, and Samsung are the top 4 laptop brands. I wouldn't consider any other brands.
Dell makes Alienware and they are not worth the money charged.
Acer makes Gateway. You'd have to pay me to use one of their machines.
Sony hardware has generally been good, but they are notorious for putting huge amounts of crapware/bloatware on machines and gathering information on their consumers without their knowledge or permission.
Toshiba has bottomed the rankings. Personally, I have used them and never had a problem, but that does not appear to be the case any more.
If you need a laptop, don't go over an entry level gaming machine for what you describe. You won't need it. I don't believe the sim games will need the graphics power of something more powerful.
Personally, for the cost of a mid level gaming laptop, I would spend $600 for a really hot desktop and then pick up a $300-$350 laptop for mobility - something light with good battery - I have lugged heavy laptops on travel, and I would get choose something lighter anymore.
Take a look at these rankings:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/best-worst-notebook-brands-2013/3
You can look at some gaming machines here:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/landing_pages/ideapad/gaming-pcs
http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/Gaming_Products/
Lenovo, Asus, HP, and Samsung are the top 4 laptop brands. I wouldn't consider any other brands.
Dell makes Alienware and they are not worth the money charged.
Acer makes Gateway. You'd have to pay me to use one of their machines.
Sony hardware has generally been good, but they are notorious for putting huge amounts of crapware/bloatware on machines and gathering information on their consumers without their knowledge or permission.
Toshiba has bottomed the rankings. Personally, I have used them and never had a problem, but that does not appear to be the case any more.
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