PC Help.
My Money Budget: $400~$550
The only models I can only get is : ASUS, DELL, HP .
Desktop PC. (prebuilt only, sorry.)
I'm not looking for hardcore games like Black Ops, or Crysis 2.
Basically have a good cooling system and performance.
50+FPS on CF, CA, SF, CS:S and other mediocre games.
Newegg, MicroCenter, BestBuy only.
The only models I can only get is : ASUS, DELL, HP .
Desktop PC. (prebuilt only, sorry.)
I'm not looking for hardcore games like Black Ops, or Crysis 2.
Basically have a good cooling system and performance.
50+FPS on CF, CA, SF, CS:S and other mediocre games.
Newegg, MicroCenter, BestBuy only.
Comments
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227314ChubIzCool wrote: »im not very good with computer selection, but this is what i recommend (but consult DatMuffin) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227339
this is better
you can easily OC CPU anyway -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227314
this is better
you can easily OC CPU anyway
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=417543&Sku=T71-13101&cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2001c-_-CatId_6_T71-13101
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129153
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By narrowing your choice to Asus, HP and Dell, you are seriously limiting youself. For that little a price, you will not get a decent gaming PC from those brands. So open up to other brands as well and it will payoff in the long run. I will recommend you take a look at this PC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227314
Very decent CPU and GPU. It will play games like CF and CS just fine and even some higher end games at low to medium settings. But since you mentioned you will upgrade what you buy now, I will highly, HIGHLY recommend you get this system,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113171
Intel processors are always a step ahead of AMD processors. With the same number of cores as the first PC I mentioned, this PC will perform much much faster at about everything. It's just missing a discrete GPU. While the HD2000 integrated GPU will play CF just fine, it will choke on higher-end games. Since you said you are planning to upgrade, you can just buy a separate graphics card in the future and pop it in. You will have an excellent budget gaming computer then.
While the first one is a more complete package with a discrete GPU and all, the second system will be so much faster and doing everything and is a better buy in the long run. You won't have to upgrade anything on the first one for a long time, but by just buying a separate GPU for the second one, you are getting yourself a faster machine. So if you asked me which would I choose, it would be the 2nd machine easily. -
Kedaamikeda wrote: »By narrowing your choice to Asus, HP and Dell, you are seriously limiting youself. For that little a price, you will not get a decent gaming PC from those brands. So open up to other brands as well and it will payoff in the long run. I will recommend you take a look at this PC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227314
Very decent CPU and GPU. It will play games like CF and CS just fine and even some higher end games at low to medium settings. But since you mentioned you will upgrade what you buy now, I will highly, HIGHLY recommend you get this system,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113171
Intel processors are always a step ahead of AMD processors. With the same number of cores as the first PC I mentioned, this PC will perform much much faster at about everything. It's just missing a discrete GPU. While the HD2000 integrated GPU will play CF just fine, it will choke on higher-end games. Since you said you are planning to upgrade, you can just buy a separate graphics card in the future and pop it in. You will have an excellent budget gaming computer then.
While the first one is a more complete package with a discrete GPU and all, the second system will be so much faster and doing everything and is a better buy in the long run. You won't have to upgrade anything on the first one for a long time, but by just buying a separate GPU for the second one, you are getting yourself a faster machine. So if you asked me which would I choose, it would be the 2nd machine easily.
i'm mundane with PC, but isnt integrated Intel HD graphics like inside the processor? -
i'm mundane with PC, but isnt integrated Intel HD graphics like inside the processor?
Yup. But the latest Intel processors have a very good integrated GPU. Even without a separate graphics card, you will be able to play CF just fine. Just buy a separate graphics card when you have the money. -
Kedaamikeda wrote: »Yup. But the latest Intel processors have a very good integrated GPU. Even without a separate graphics card, you will be able to play CF just fine. Just buy a separate graphics card when you have the money.
Basically there isnt a video card but graphics in the processor? If im right, im probly gunna get a 500w PSU and http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+GeForce+GTX+550Ti+1GB+GDDR5+PCI+Express+Graphics+Card/2627315.p?id=1218340594383&skuId=2627315&st=550ti&cp=1&lp=1 -
Basically there isnt a video card but graphics in the processor? If im right, im probly gunna get a 500w PSU and http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+GeForce+GTX+550Ti+1GB+GDDR5+PCI+Express+Graphics+Card/2627315.p?id=1218340594383&skuId=2627315&st=550ti&cp=1&lp=1
Yes you are right about the graphics.
That's excellent that you are thinking of changing the PSU and get a GPU. 300w isn't much. As for the video card, do you mind buying online? Because for about the same price, you will get a much faster graphics card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130565
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131374
Either of these cards will play all games pretty smoothly.
And I will recommend this PSU if you are interested
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094
This PSU is a little cheaper. But it will have no problem powering either of the two graphics cards above
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182076
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