What Kind of Gaming Computer Should I get?

Tyler

I been wanting to play Arma 2, DayZ, and even Arma 3 for the longest time, but my computer now is really horrible. I was wondering what kind of pc should i get, components, etc.! Also what price would it be, i want to stay under 700-800 if possible!

Answer
This setup is strictly gaming, it won't match up well in media rendering and what not compared to other cpu's but gaming will be fine:

i3-3220
Asus P8B75
Gigabyte HD 7950
7200rpm HDD
4GB ram
500W psu
Cheap case

Total Cost: ~$700. Depending on deals and sales and what not but that is the general idea. Along with the HD 7950, if you purchase it through an applicable retailer, you also get Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite, and Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon for free. That's 3 free games and you are still at the $700 mark.

If you would like a better processor upgrade to the i5-3570k and the price will increase to about $800. The i3-3220 will fair well in gaming because you will be getting such an amazing GPU so the processor won't really be a game breaker for the most part. You may get better frame rates occasionally with the i5 over i3 but not enough to warrant worry.

This is the cheapest I have seen HD 7950's go for:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1917611&CatId=7387

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-Graphics-21196-00-20G/dp/B00BXVFM3K/ref=sr_1_13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1365995077&sr=1-13&keywords=hd+7950

what kind of career can you get from a computer game science degree from University of California Irvine?

Andrew Sou

I've been interested in going to UCI and study computer game science, but I want to know if it will be worth it. I love to play video games and I think this degree, since it has a lot to do with video games, would be something I would love to do. However, I have doubts whether graduating with that degree will get me a good paying career. What kind of career can I get with this degree?

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You can get a job in Programing computer games, Testing Computer Games, Designing computer Games Marketing Computer Games Advertising Computer Games and Drawing Computer Games. The pay is not as good as a Computer Engineering job for the jobs I mentioned above, but if you continue and get a PHD and possibly a Doctorate in Computer Games Science and a few other majors in different computer qualifications you could possibly get a job as a Computer Game Engineer and the would be a very well paid job because you wouldn't just be making computer games but you would also be making games for PlayStations consoles, Xbox, Wii, Nintendo and other Consoles as well as inventing games.

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What's the cheapest gaming computer I can buy?

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Tim

I need a good gaming computer that will play games like Left4Dead without lag. I need ideas on what kind of gaming computer I can buy that's really cheap, at least $1000 or under.

Answer
There is never really cheap when it comes to gaming computers. I would go go for a Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor, for a video card at least a Nvidia 9800 GTX+(a faster version of this card would be a GTS 250, it is just the same card be slightly faster), or an ATI Radeon 4870 HD. I am pretty sure not many store bought computers will have these settings, you could build your own though but since you want to buy a cheap computer I wouldn't suggest building one. Don't go for Core i7 or Core i5 processors right now since most retailers will sell them more around $1500 to $2000, unless you want to build a system with a Core i7 or i5 processor in it.

I am just saying when you do go for a retail PC you will down the road need to upgrade the video card, add more RAM, or more hard drives, so go as cheap as you want, but you won't have the performance unless you really build it yourself and browse for motherboards yourself. Just a suggestion.

But if you want to keep prices down I would still suggest going for a Core 2 Quad processor and a GTS 250 or an AMD processor with a Radeon 4870, since AMD doesn't price their products as high as Nvidia does.

If you have anymore questions or comments about my answer, please feel free to contact me and I will gladly reply.
Have a nice day
Ken

What kind of Gaming computer should I buy?

Gamer197

I was looking to buy a gaming computer and my friends recommended Alienware. I looked at their website and customized the aurora and my total was $6000!!!!!!!! I heard that building one was cheaper but I don't have any exp.Could I pay someone to do it for me or should I just buy the aurora without customizing it to the max? Please help.

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I don't think you need to build a super computer cost $6000 to run current games. With the starting spec of the Alenware Aurora ($1199) is good enough to run the games max out.

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