Gaming computer help
I'm looking into getting a new computer to play newer games. Mine is just so old and out of date, I need to upgrade the entire thing to get a new video card.
Just need one that can run games well and not have to be upgraded for a while.
Seems like every game that comes out needs a better and better card. -.-
Not sure which processor and video card combination would be best.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/CyberPowerPC+-+Gamer+Xtreme+Desktop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/689800...
This is the kind I had in mind, but I can't seem to find which ports the computer has. I know it had them before, but I can't seem to find them now.
I need a headset and microphone port.
Kind of a lot of money, so I wanted some opinions before I made a purchase!
Thanks to everyone who decided to read this far. (:
No! That computer will not run most games.
That computer has a NVIDIA GeForce GT620 graphics! The GT620 is not a gaming card.
The only good thing about that computer is the processor.
Gaming performance on a scale 1 - 10, that PC would get about a 2.5.
Just becuase it looks like it can be a gaming computer and is advertise as one, does not make it one...
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would that be a good setup? Any advice on this would be helpful. Thank you.Hi Nero,
Always good to meet a fellow gamer.
Other more experienced gamers will no doubt provide you with better insight than I can, but here’s what I’ve learned over the years about customizing rigs to be the ideal setup for my budget:
Build With A Particular Game In Mind. Many of the latest or upcoming games are taking advantage of the newest hardware and software technologies. It’s always a good idea to take a look at some of the games you are interested in buying and get a sense of what their hardware requirements are going to be. Building a rig for a game you bought last year and are still playing will mean you may need to upgrade sooner than you hoped.
Never Buy Integrated Graphics. If you want to see the amazing colors and details of the game you will be buying, make sure you buy a rig with a good to great video card. “Integrated” graphics are the poor man’s choice and while functional, lack the capacity to run games at their optimal settings (or even some games at all).
Dedicated Graphics Memory Is Essential. Most gaming rigs will have dedicated memory set aside just for your graphics card. This leads to faster frame rates when rendering images (among other things). The rig you are currently looking at is 1 GB of dedicated memory. The newer rigs have between 2 – 3 GB as minimums.
Processing Speed Is Important. A 1.2 GHz rig won’t do you many favors in the gaming world. Most serious rigs start at about 2.2 (for laptops) and go from there.
Get The Latest Processor. i3s might be cheap, but i7s are where it’s at.
Hard Drive Speed Matters. Never buy 5400 rpm drives – no matter the storage available to you (do you really need 1TB of storage on your rig? Me thinks not). You want 7200 rpm if you want good gaming performance.
8GB DDR3 SDRAM Is Fine. Unless you are planning on competing with a Grey supercomputer, you don’t need to worry about spending money on solid state drives or getting more than 8 gigs of ram.
Don’t Get Windows 7. I know, I know, Windows 8 is supposed to be the pits, but it’s what we have and Microsoft will eventually reduce support of Windows 7 in order to force consumers to switch. Most future games will be designing with Windows 8 or 8.1 in mind so don’t handcuff yourself by skimping on the operating system now.
Remember You Are Not Rich. Well you might be, but gaming is a hobby and you have a life outside the gaming world (well, I hope you do!). I’ve been tempted to spend $2k on rigs before – but let’s face it, by the time five years have passed, my rig will be outdated and considered a relic (I used to upgrade my tower every three years).
Read Reviews And Research, Research, Research. I can’t emphasize this enough. Some rigs look amazing, but it’s only after we start to encounter problems that we hit the net to find out what’s going on. Oooops. It turns out that the rig I just bought was using some cheap 7200 hard drives from a fly by night company operating out of China. Had I researched in advance, I would have known this. Now I have to return to the manufacturer and wait 6 weeks while they replace my drive. Oh no - 8 weeks have now gone by and computer is still not back – I’d like to call the help desk for an update, but the staff in India keep telling me they are unable to reach the company in the U.S. to get an update. Sadly for me I did not buy from Best Buy and am now having issues with the company that were selling the same rig online for $300 cheaper. OK – so you get my point – look at the components in your rig and do a little research on the brand – a little time now could save you a major headache later on. And sometimes buying from a big box retailer is more in your favor than buying from an online cheapo store that may not be there tomorrow. If they go out of business – good luck getting your money back.
A few dollars in either direction might make all the difference. Check out the following items as some of them have i5 processors which might be better than the AMD series you are looking at (not saying it is, just giving you alternatives to consider when doing your research).
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BarbWhen it comes to gaming and multimedia I ALWAYS recommend Intel based processors. AMD are very good but they build their processors for a different market. With Intel processors you have 2 ways your can go. The Intel I7 which is the top tier series and then the Intel I5. The Intel I7 does offer some beneficial abilties but many will not play that big of a roll in gaming. I would save the money and get an I5 and spend a little more money to get a good graphics card. There is a Dell XPS desktop on bby.com (SKU:6877726) that has an Intel I5 processor, 8GB ram (upgradable) and a 1TB hard drive. The hard drive wont make much of a difference in terms of speed, but it will in how many games can be installed and what can be saved. Think movies, music and pictures. You would be hard pressed to find a performance desktop with much less then 1TB of space because the cost of hard drives has come down so much since the past years. Since this desktop computer already has a dedicated graphics card (ATI HD 7570) it should have a good power supply to support a better graphics card but you may need to upgrade the power supply. I cannot see what the wattage of the power supply it comes with. With that said, you can get by with that graphics card that it comes with but like I said before, Save the money with the step down in the processor and get a better graphics card. It will pay off big time in performance. For the graphics card I recomment the Nvidia 660 (sku:7001204) or Nvidia 660TI (sku:6208848). Both are great, the TI version offers some added benefits over none TI card that make a world of difference in the games performance. Plus I have the 660TI and I LOVE it. With what I recommended with the desktop computer and the graphics card you will be able to stay within your budget and get a gaming computer that will play any game out right now with outstanding performance and last for a few years at the least. If you have any more questions feel free to ask.
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We have just got everything and set it up, put in Windows 7 and tried to connect to our little home network(which is this computer and his)
Main computer is using XP. and says everything is fine.
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If you have any computer knowledge at all I would say build it.
If you can read up and understand how to build it. Also if you can read/understand troubleshooting documents then it's a no-brainier to build it.
You do take a small risk on messing up the computer parts, but as long as you are careful and ground yourself before working on it you should be fine.
The worst part is DLing/installing drivers and making sure everything is working properly (which windows 7 has made a lot easier then previous iterations).
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