Bob Ramber
I don't know much about Comuters so don't come at me with all those technical terms like "Dual processors" and all that stuff.... I'm just tired of MASSIVE lag. Here are my current computer specs
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Its not a bad setup, but if you are looking for performance and modern gaming such as Call of Duty and Battlefield, you would probably want to change out your processor or CPU to a quad core. You can build a decent one for under $800 that will play most games at least in 720p with acceptable frames per second.
Here are some easy terms that you will need to know in order to understand how a gaming PC really works:
CPU or Processor- the computer's brain that does calculations in order for your game to run at the required frequency.
RAM or Random Access Memory-memory that is needed to remember and know of the games' save, configuration, maps, location, and statistics.
Hard Disk Drive or HDD-The storage of all the information needed to play the game
GPU or Graphics Processing Unit- This creates the visual from the calculated information to display onto your monitor/screen. This one puts a beating on your machine depending on the game.
PSU or Power Supply Unit-All computer components or hardware need proper voltage in order to run, the PSU regulates the voltage to each individual part.
Cooling or Heatsink/Fan- Your cpu gets hot when playing games and needs to be properly ventilated in order to run under stress. PC games put it to the extreme. Most, in cases, have aluminum fins, copper insulated tubes (to channel the heat to the fins), and a fan to push the air through through it.
Hope this helps. Its not all of what you need, but will get you somewhat familiar with PC components/hardware. For gaming, you will need to focus on these parts listed.
Its not a bad setup, but if you are looking for performance and modern gaming such as Call of Duty and Battlefield, you would probably want to change out your processor or CPU to a quad core. You can build a decent one for under $800 that will play most games at least in 720p with acceptable frames per second.
Here are some easy terms that you will need to know in order to understand how a gaming PC really works:
CPU or Processor- the computer's brain that does calculations in order for your game to run at the required frequency.
RAM or Random Access Memory-memory that is needed to remember and know of the games' save, configuration, maps, location, and statistics.
Hard Disk Drive or HDD-The storage of all the information needed to play the game
GPU or Graphics Processing Unit- This creates the visual from the calculated information to display onto your monitor/screen. This one puts a beating on your machine depending on the game.
PSU or Power Supply Unit-All computer components or hardware need proper voltage in order to run, the PSU regulates the voltage to each individual part.
Cooling or Heatsink/Fan- Your cpu gets hot when playing games and needs to be properly ventilated in order to run under stress. PC games put it to the extreme. Most, in cases, have aluminum fins, copper insulated tubes (to channel the heat to the fins), and a fan to push the air through through it.
Hope this helps. Its not all of what you need, but will get you somewhat familiar with PC components/hardware. For gaming, you will need to focus on these parts listed.
Gaming computer components?
Jay
im trying to build a gaming computer for under $1000 do you think this is a good setup. as time goes by i do plan on crossfiring the graphics card with another radeon hd6870
processor:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
motherboard:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131706&cm_re=asus_p8p67-_-13-131-706-_-Product
graphics card:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161349&cm_re=radeon_hd6870-_-14-161-349-_-Product
hardrive:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319&cm_re=western_digital_caviar_black_wd6401aals-_-22-136-319-_-Product
memory:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311&cm_re=ripjaw_8gbrl-_-20-231-311-_-Product
griz thank you for ur awesome feeback, but i do plan on holding this computer for 3+years, would u still go for the i5? and the reason i thought of the radeon 6870 is because i couldn't find a bad review on it, is the gtx560 ti far more superior ?
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Great setup, except for one thing. Drop the i7 2600K to an i5 2500K. There is no difference between the two for games since 99% of games don't use hyperthreading. Take the extra $$ and put it into a 6950 Radeon or Nvidia 560 GTX. Buy a cheap $30 CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ cooler, will easily let you overclock it to 4-4.5 ghz. Intel stock coolers are crap
Have i7 2600K @ 4.5ghz on air + 570 GTX myself
Great setup, except for one thing. Drop the i7 2600K to an i5 2500K. There is no difference between the two for games since 99% of games don't use hyperthreading. Take the extra $$ and put it into a 6950 Radeon or Nvidia 560 GTX. Buy a cheap $30 CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ cooler, will easily let you overclock it to 4-4.5 ghz. Intel stock coolers are crap
Have i7 2600K @ 4.5ghz on air + 570 GTX myself
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