what is a good gaming computer?

Luis

like a decent computer that plays most games at 30 frames even while recording with something like fraps. what processor and how many rams should it have for games like gta 4, cod mw3,
2.8 ghz sounds about right my computer only has 2.00 ghz and it is a windows vista with 32.bit. and i get let's say 20 frames on this game called minecraft set has far. smooth lightning and fancy graphics off. if this questions gets any more answers will $500 buy me a decent computer one a bit better than this one.
well a computer i had my eye on costs about 400$ with quad core proccesse 4 gb and about 500 gb includes keyboard and mouse. another 100 for the screen. will it be good enough. i really forgot how much the tower itself costed. either $400 or $500. it sucks how they never include the graphics card on the towers info. so does it depend on the screen for the graphics card?

Answer
Most games are still optimized for dual cores, but having other processes running, and recording (recording uses alot of cpu).

Id recommend a 2.8ghz+ quad core processor.

You really only need 4GB of ram, even for gaming and multitasking, but if you want to future proof more, 8GB is good. More then 8GB is plain stupidity.

Now as for graphics, to play cod MW3 on highest settings @ 1920x1080 will require a higher end graphics card like a gtx560 or 6850 or better. So id suggest getting a 6850 or higher graphics card.


EDIT: Well it depends on what you need. If you need operating system, monitor, keyboard/mouse, speakers/headphones, $500 isnt going to get you very far.

For a decent gaming computer you need $500-600 for just the computer tower itself, none of the above things.
Its also usually better to build your own computer. Also if you do that, you can reuse an old HDD or dvd drive and save a few bucks aswell.

Id suggest:
core i5-2300/2400
some cheap z68 motherboard
4gb of ddr3 ram
500GB-1Tb 7200rpm HDD
Any sata dvd burner, they are like $15-20
a cheaper $40-60 mid tower case (antec, coolermaster, nzxt, thermaltake, rosewill cases are good)
a 430W corsair PSU
an amd 6850 graphics card

That should run somewhere around $500-600.

A good gaming computer.?

Tre

I want to buy a gaming computer but i don't know what one to get. I'm looking for a desktop about $300-$450. It needs to be able to handle Minecraft and DayZ on high settings and Battlefield and Call of Duty on medium-high settings. If you can't help me with that budget i can go lower on the settings, but if you can please give me a link and thank you.

Answer
Its not about the person helping you being able to help or not...

There is NO possible way to play games on anything but the lowest with that budget...
With that low of a budget, you will likely be using an A8-3850 and using the built in graphics... Which could probably barely play BF3 at 1366x768 resolution, with no hope for 1920x1080.

This is assuming you are building it yourself, which give you the upmost control over the best price/performance and quality.

If your budget was like $500-550 (and you already have a windows OS, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers), then you can get what you are looking for.


EDIT:
Assuming you already own
Windows OS ($90-100)
Monitor ($100-160)
keyboard ($10+)
mouse ($10+)
speakers/headphones ($20+)
if you need any of the above, just give up on getting a gaming computer until you have ALOT more money...

Cpu+motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1068277
ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148543
HDD+PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1067661
Graphics: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102988
Optical drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136247
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815014
Total: $454.93 (after shipping, but before rebates, $35 total rebates)

If you wanted the most of $450 you could

drop ram to 4GB ($-12)
drop case to a cheap PoS ($-15-20)
drop psu to 430W corsair ($-8)
drop HDD to 500GB (-$10)

That will net you an extra $45-50, but make you not able to easily upgrade anything at all lol, you would pretty much be stuck with this config.
You can either keep that extra money, or put it into graphics, and get a 7750, which is a big step up.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161403

with the 7750 you should be able to play BF3 on low-med settings at 1920x1080, and rest on med-high at 1920x1080. (well minecraft doesnt count, anything can max that game lol)

Again if you need windows ($90-100) you are fked on this budget...
same with something like a monitor.

if you want prebuilt this is pretty much the cheapest possible
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285
Though it does come with windows 7, but it has a cheap case, a VERY VERY generic psu (probably a $5-10 one), and the cheapest motherboard money can buy, likely a 760G chipset.
And it only has 1yr warranty, where as most individual parts have 1+ years each. and you onyl have to end in 1 part rather then whole computer.
(and 3850 > 4100FX in performance)

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