Build a Gaming Computer for Different Price Ranges?

Parker

I'm hoping to build a new Gaming Computer by the end of the 2013 year. Currently, I'm either playing the Xbox 360, or playing on a crappy Intel Celeron B820. Obviously, that laptop isn't meant for gaming. I want something that can handle games like The Elder Scrolls on medium-high settings with a solid framerate.

I will be building my own PC to save the money (and put it towards better parts). So the first question is: is newegg.com really the place to go? It seems that in every forum I have gone to, newegg is mentioned at least 5 times.

The real question here is this: what parts are the best bang for the buck for different price ranges?
$500-699?
$700-899?
And, if it is truly worth it, what parts are the best for a $1000 budget?

So if you could, go ahead and name all the parts (cpu, gpu, motherboard, case, etc.) for those price ranges. Also, I would appreciate if you could say how much of an upgrade one this is to another (4GB of RAM compared to 8GB, etc)

Lastly, I've heard people saying that dual-core processors wont be able to run games in the future...so how long will the parts I get last in your opinions.

Thanks so much everyone. Yahoo Answers is truly the best!

Answer
Hi, watch this video from jackfrags where he builds a pc that can run any game on ultra except bf3 and crysis games like that or i guess you could max them if you lowered your resolution, and the best part is all the parts cost only...... 400$!.
Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh455l3348s
the only thing i would change is upgrade ram to 8 gb and get a 3570k for the cpu instead of a Intel Pentium G850, which is a dual core cpu. Cheers!

Gaming computer build?

Emir

Case: Carbide Series® 500R Mid-Tower Case
Power Supply: GS700 80 PLUS® Bronze Certified Power Supply â2013 Editionâ
Processor: Intel® Core⢠i5-3570K Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H110
GPU: ASUS GTX660-DC2-2GD5
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V
Storage:
1.Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD for OS)
2.Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Optical Drive: ASUS Blu-Ray 12x DVD RW
Monitor: ASUS VG248QE
Operating System: Windows 7 ultimate 64-Bit

I ask for your suggestions and recommendations.
Build for the newest games 2013-2014.
I want to know if this build works?
I really appreciate any help you can provide :)

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I changed a few things...
psu needs to better quality, as well as the hdd (Seagate is worst on the market). ssd is ok, but there are faster ones.
I recommend spending a bit more and get an oced gtx760..
16gb on a gaming rig is a bit too much.. get 2x8 but with higher clocks..
if you need to save some cash to get MY parts, don't get the corsair cooler and use the stock one (for now).
once you wanna oc the cpu, get the hydro or similar..

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1q9iS

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How can I make my laptop better for gaming?

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Bd Cmp

Hello everyone,

I have a Toshiba Satellite 600 series and i'm looking to make it run fast enough to play games on it. I downloaded Surgeon Simulator 2013 but it was running rather slow, even with the quality all the way down. What can I do to make my laptop run faster and be better for gaming? Thanks for the help.

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Hello!
Laptops were not built for gaming, but for general use. If you want good performance in gaming a high end laptop or a good desktop will be highly recommended.

The Toshiba Satellite 600 laptop is a budget laptop. It is not built for gaming and has low-end specs which leads to the slowness of your laptop.

Ways to make your laptop faster and great for gaming:

1. Empty out your Recycling Bin on your laptop
2. Go to Control Panel>System and Security>System>Advanced system settings>Performance>Settings>Visual Effects and click "Adjust for best performance"
3. Update your drivers and Windows
4. Close applications and stop processes that are running in the background using Windows Task Manager
5. Run a security scan on your computer and fix problems
6. Consider upgrading a few parts on your computer

Can you change the video card on a razer blade laptop?

Austin

I wanna get a good gaming computer and I feel its kind of pointless if I can't take it with me wherever I go so I'm looking into buying a razer-blade laptop. The thing is, I don't want to spend 2000$ on a laptop where the games I want to play three years from now require much better video cards and I know on most laptops it's impossible to change the video cards so I was just wondering if this fine piece of machinery happens to be one of those rare laptops where you can change the video card.

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No, you cannot upgrade the video cards in laptops. Each laptop has a unique physical layout and each more powerful laptop has to have new/better/more efficient cooling techniques and these are constantly being changed/refined. The GPUs in gaming laptops are a particularly important cooling issue and even if you could find a replacement graphics card which physically fit the connection/space, its cooling needs would be nigh impossible for the old laptop configuration to cover adequately.

Just how portable do you need your gaming rig to be? I have seen people do things like taking a microATX or Slim computer and essentially mounting a screen on it so that when closed, the screen is against the case and protected but very portable for LAN parties and such. Attach a handle to one part of the case or a couple of heavy duty D-rings and a strap and you have your 10-15lb portable ... Certainly not the convenience of a laptop, but still quite portable ...

I know Razer's look all nice and pretty but ... the price tags may be out of whack with more accurately priced gaming rigs.
Consider what you see at these sites and compare specs against price:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/landing_pages/ideapad/gaming-pcs
http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/Gaming_Products/
Take a look at these rankings:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/best-worst-notebook-brands-2013/3

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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