Maggie Dar
I have been using a cheap laptop for gaming for the past couple years (which was sh*tty as is), then it decides to break down. I had to have it formatted, and now has to have Linux on it, which is now 1000000x more sh*tty for gaming, and everything else for that matter. I decided not to bother with that laptop anymore, it's outdated and an utter piece of crap. Now, I don't know much about computers, but I plan on getting a computer good for gaming, so I need help! Perhaps a list of good brands/things to look for etc. Any information is good. Thank you!
Answer
The best you can do is build your own.
Three parts tell you how to do it:
http://www.newegg.com/Store/Computer.aspx?name=Computer-Hardware
PC parts:
Case, system fans, motherboard, CPU, CPU cooler/paste+heatsink, DRAM, Graphics, power supply, Optical drive, hard disk drive, keyboard, mouse, display, speakers/headset, operating system
Many CPUs have integrated graphics, but are the lower end. It is all about how much you want to spend. You can go with a laptop, but the gaming performance is lower for the price paid.
The kits often do not include Windows 7, which is another $100
Gaming mostly depends on the graphics.
This slow load site of mostly laptop but some desktop by checking on the left and hitting restrict, shows gaming capability in summary:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
This site lists CPUs and graphics on a 2nd tab
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
You can estimate from one into the other
Case - cooling fans, space inside, cool looks like led's, sturdiness, external ports
motherboard - to match to CPU, different features like overclocking to make CPUs run faster, ethernet speed, audio quality, power handling, reliability of capacitors, number of slots for graphics and memory
CPU - main processor
DRAM- running multiple applications and processes at once and a holding bin for data to CPU and GPU
Graphics - gaming processor
power supply - power to run everything, efficiency is a factor, wattage, and whether cables are attached or modular
Optical drive - DVD or Bluray
hard disk drive - storage bucket
If talking a laptop, it is looking up the features in the above linked tables.
By brand:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/laptop_reliability_and_satisfaction_macbooks_rule.html
Mac's (Apple) are very expensive. Average in the table is alphabetical.
Stores: Newegg.com, Tigerdirect.com, Amazon.com are leaders for the parts and some full systems.
Can also look for laptops at Lenovo.com and HP.com
If under about $600, I suggest used gaming desktop systems on Craigslist
Lenovo.com has Y570 ideapad as a decent gaming laptop at about $700
HP has some competing now
Lower priced all built up gaming systems:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227408
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227383
Find similar at other stores.
First decide desktop vs laptop
then decide your price point
then decide if desktop about build-your-own or buy complete
then consider your sources
then determine best features for the price and weigh in brand
Then you can show a few options here asking more specifics.
Adding: Don't rely on what someone says is a good brand since they usually have little experience or consider old data. Surveys now say HP+Dell are low rated.
The best you can do is build your own.
Three parts tell you how to do it:
http://www.newegg.com/Store/Computer.aspx?name=Computer-Hardware
PC parts:
Case, system fans, motherboard, CPU, CPU cooler/paste+heatsink, DRAM, Graphics, power supply, Optical drive, hard disk drive, keyboard, mouse, display, speakers/headset, operating system
Many CPUs have integrated graphics, but are the lower end. It is all about how much you want to spend. You can go with a laptop, but the gaming performance is lower for the price paid.
The kits often do not include Windows 7, which is another $100
Gaming mostly depends on the graphics.
This slow load site of mostly laptop but some desktop by checking on the left and hitting restrict, shows gaming capability in summary:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
This site lists CPUs and graphics on a 2nd tab
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
You can estimate from one into the other
Case - cooling fans, space inside, cool looks like led's, sturdiness, external ports
motherboard - to match to CPU, different features like overclocking to make CPUs run faster, ethernet speed, audio quality, power handling, reliability of capacitors, number of slots for graphics and memory
CPU - main processor
DRAM- running multiple applications and processes at once and a holding bin for data to CPU and GPU
Graphics - gaming processor
power supply - power to run everything, efficiency is a factor, wattage, and whether cables are attached or modular
Optical drive - DVD or Bluray
hard disk drive - storage bucket
If talking a laptop, it is looking up the features in the above linked tables.
By brand:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/laptop_reliability_and_satisfaction_macbooks_rule.html
Mac's (Apple) are very expensive. Average in the table is alphabetical.
Stores: Newegg.com, Tigerdirect.com, Amazon.com are leaders for the parts and some full systems.
Can also look for laptops at Lenovo.com and HP.com
If under about $600, I suggest used gaming desktop systems on Craigslist
Lenovo.com has Y570 ideapad as a decent gaming laptop at about $700
HP has some competing now
Lower priced all built up gaming systems:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227408
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227383
Find similar at other stores.
First decide desktop vs laptop
then decide your price point
then decide if desktop about build-your-own or buy complete
then consider your sources
then determine best features for the price and weigh in brand
Then you can show a few options here asking more specifics.
Adding: Don't rely on what someone says is a good brand since they usually have little experience or consider old data. Surveys now say HP+Dell are low rated.
Fun sleepover games???? HELP!!!?
Makayla
My friend and I are having a sleepover tonight. What are some games we can play?
Answer
Stuck in the mud, hide and seek, computer games, ball games, treasure hunt.......
Here are some I got of the internet>>>
Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board
Ingredients
Just Add Guests!
To Play
The basic premise of this game is to have one person lie on the floor while everyone else sits on his or her knees around her with both hands slightly under her.
There is one "Storyteller" who sits by the head and tells a made up story about the person on the floor's life and her "untimely demise."
At the end of the story, everyone chants "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board" repeatedly as they lift her off of the ground.
The idea is to have everyone believing that "spirits" are helping to lift her off the ground (in reality, she is probably being lifted because of all the people helping to lift her). Take turns, and tell a story about everyone!
Junk Food Frenzy
This is a great game that will keep your tummy full and keep you laughing.
Ingredients
Index Cards
Dessert Recipes
Ingredients to Make the Desserts
Measuring Cups & Spoons
Baking Dishes
Bowls
To Play
Dig out some of your favorite dessert recipes and copy the instructions on index cards.
Buy ingredients for all the desserts and place them on the kitchen counter.
Shuffle the cards and divide the guests into two teams.
Have players take turns drawing cards.
Each player reads the card and takes the listed ingredient.
When all the ingredients have been distributed, give the teams thirty minutes to prepare a dish using the ingredients accumulated by the individual players.
When the dishes are complete, have each player taste and eat the results, then vote on the best tasting dessert! For a fun variation, give both teams the same ingredients and see what different desserts they come up with (without using recipes).
Do-It! Dice
Ingredients
2 Square Cardboard Boxes
White Paint
Markers
Dice
To Play
Buy or find two square cardboard boxes and paint them both white. On each side of the square, write a command or a stunt, such as "Sing our National Anthem," "Hop up and down," "Spin around in circles," and so on.
Have the kids gather in a circle with the "Do-It! Dice" in the middle.
Have one player roll BOTH dice to determine his/her stunts, then have the player perform both stunts AT THE SAME TIME. This should provide lots of laughs.
Grabbit
Ingredients
Bag of Candy
Book
CD
Stuffed Animal
Nail Polish
Other Small Gifts
To Play
Place the objects above on a table, enough for each player.
Let each player name a favorite card game, such as fish, rummy, spoons, hearts, war, etc.
Gather the players around the table and remove all but one prize, setting the others aside.
Play one of the card games; the winner gets the prize.
Replace the prize, and start a new game.
Panic Word
Ingredients
Index Cards
To Play
Write down 100 words on index cards (one word per index card), such as blink, stare, lint, thread, plate, bra, and shoelace -- any words you like.
Stack the cards and put them in the center of the room.
Divide the players into 2 teams and seat them opposite each other.
Set the timer or stopwatch for one minute.
Have the first player from Team One draw a card from the pile and give clues to the word to his or her teammates before the timer ends the play.
If the word is "blink", the team member might say, "What you do if dust gets in your eyes?" Players from Team One try to guess the word; if they are successful before the time is up, they get a point.
If the timer runs out and the word is not guessed, the other team gets a point. Take turns until all the cards are gone. Then add up points to see who wins.
Who Am I?
Ingredients
Index Cards
Double Sided Tape
To Play
Write the names of famous people on index cards and tape one card to the back of each guest.
Have everyone walk around in the same room, and instruct them not to mention the name on each person's back, but to talk to everyone as if they are the person on their card.
As people begin to correctly guess their identity, they have to continue to treat the people who still don't know their identity like the people whose name is taped to their back. When everyone guesses his or her "true identity" then the game is over.
No-Mirror Make-Over
One of the best themes for a sleepover party for teenage girls is a Makeover theme. Host a beauty contest in which the contestants have to apply all of their make-up without a mirror. This is a game in which the most hideous contestant wins the prize. Make sure to take some nice blackmail photos of all the contestants!
Ingredients
Makeup
To Play
On the invitation tell the girls to bring their makeup...all of it!
Have everyone set it out.
Then, set a five-minute timer. Everyone has five minu
Stuck in the mud, hide and seek, computer games, ball games, treasure hunt.......
Here are some I got of the internet>>>
Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board
Ingredients
Just Add Guests!
To Play
The basic premise of this game is to have one person lie on the floor while everyone else sits on his or her knees around her with both hands slightly under her.
There is one "Storyteller" who sits by the head and tells a made up story about the person on the floor's life and her "untimely demise."
At the end of the story, everyone chants "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board" repeatedly as they lift her off of the ground.
The idea is to have everyone believing that "spirits" are helping to lift her off the ground (in reality, she is probably being lifted because of all the people helping to lift her). Take turns, and tell a story about everyone!
Junk Food Frenzy
This is a great game that will keep your tummy full and keep you laughing.
Ingredients
Index Cards
Dessert Recipes
Ingredients to Make the Desserts
Measuring Cups & Spoons
Baking Dishes
Bowls
To Play
Dig out some of your favorite dessert recipes and copy the instructions on index cards.
Buy ingredients for all the desserts and place them on the kitchen counter.
Shuffle the cards and divide the guests into two teams.
Have players take turns drawing cards.
Each player reads the card and takes the listed ingredient.
When all the ingredients have been distributed, give the teams thirty minutes to prepare a dish using the ingredients accumulated by the individual players.
When the dishes are complete, have each player taste and eat the results, then vote on the best tasting dessert! For a fun variation, give both teams the same ingredients and see what different desserts they come up with (without using recipes).
Do-It! Dice
Ingredients
2 Square Cardboard Boxes
White Paint
Markers
Dice
To Play
Buy or find two square cardboard boxes and paint them both white. On each side of the square, write a command or a stunt, such as "Sing our National Anthem," "Hop up and down," "Spin around in circles," and so on.
Have the kids gather in a circle with the "Do-It! Dice" in the middle.
Have one player roll BOTH dice to determine his/her stunts, then have the player perform both stunts AT THE SAME TIME. This should provide lots of laughs.
Grabbit
Ingredients
Bag of Candy
Book
CD
Stuffed Animal
Nail Polish
Other Small Gifts
To Play
Place the objects above on a table, enough for each player.
Let each player name a favorite card game, such as fish, rummy, spoons, hearts, war, etc.
Gather the players around the table and remove all but one prize, setting the others aside.
Play one of the card games; the winner gets the prize.
Replace the prize, and start a new game.
Panic Word
Ingredients
Index Cards
To Play
Write down 100 words on index cards (one word per index card), such as blink, stare, lint, thread, plate, bra, and shoelace -- any words you like.
Stack the cards and put them in the center of the room.
Divide the players into 2 teams and seat them opposite each other.
Set the timer or stopwatch for one minute.
Have the first player from Team One draw a card from the pile and give clues to the word to his or her teammates before the timer ends the play.
If the word is "blink", the team member might say, "What you do if dust gets in your eyes?" Players from Team One try to guess the word; if they are successful before the time is up, they get a point.
If the timer runs out and the word is not guessed, the other team gets a point. Take turns until all the cards are gone. Then add up points to see who wins.
Who Am I?
Ingredients
Index Cards
Double Sided Tape
To Play
Write the names of famous people on index cards and tape one card to the back of each guest.
Have everyone walk around in the same room, and instruct them not to mention the name on each person's back, but to talk to everyone as if they are the person on their card.
As people begin to correctly guess their identity, they have to continue to treat the people who still don't know their identity like the people whose name is taped to their back. When everyone guesses his or her "true identity" then the game is over.
No-Mirror Make-Over
One of the best themes for a sleepover party for teenage girls is a Makeover theme. Host a beauty contest in which the contestants have to apply all of their make-up without a mirror. This is a game in which the most hideous contestant wins the prize. Make sure to take some nice blackmail photos of all the contestants!
Ingredients
Makeup
To Play
On the invitation tell the girls to bring their makeup...all of it!
Have everyone set it out.
Then, set a five-minute timer. Everyone has five minu
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