Looking to buy a computer ...

[Woofna 0]

I don't really want to spent more than 1000 dollars, but I want it to be able to play some games.

 

I dunno, I am SO clueless in this department, I really need help. I wanna spent aroun 500 dollars for just a general purpose PC.

 

 

Are Macs any good?

[BWare 0]

Macs are HORRIBLE, especially if you want to do any gaming. They're only really great for media stuff.

 

You can build yourself a really nice gaming/general purpose PC for under a thousand, dude. Shop around a bit- there are some great options out there :wink:

[(ha) crazy 0]

sorry woofina i can't help i'm in the same boat i hear the dell xps is good :wink:

[Luk3us 63]

Just make sure when you're buying bits and pieces they all are compatiable. Nothing worse than buying a CPU and getting the wrong motherboard...

[Cygnus X-1 12]

MACs are excellent machines, EXCEPT when it comes to gaming. Mostly because people make games for Windows ( )

 

Do what they said, buy stuff sepperatley and build your own. Use the comp geeks at the local comp shops for questions about parts compatability.

[TheBlackOut 7]

I personally like HP's if you're going to get a pre-built one.

 

Gaming PCs for 500..? Err, you need to build your own if you want that cheap, and even that, it wouldn't be great.

 

819 bucks... http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/153715...ication.do#tabs

 

It will run BF2 and stuff good, and its DDR 2. Overall a great PC for the price. (And hey, if you ever want to buff up the video card from intergrated, PCI-e x16 slot too.)

[Cygnus X-1 12]

:shock:

 

now thats a beauty.

[TheBlackOut 7]

Yah, I thought that is a pretty good computer for the price.

[Cygnus X-1 12]

Same here. *starts ssaving money*

 

although the vid memory looks a tad low..that can be added to via comp settings, right?

[TheBlackOut 7]

Same here. *starts ssaving money*

 

although the vid memory looks a tad low..that can be added to via comp settings, right?

 

Umm, do you know a lot about computers? Just asking.

 

The video card is fine. My friend has it and hell, he can play BF2 pretty good.

[Cygnus X-1 12]

I meant the comp's allocated mem for vid usage, not the cards themselves. I know a bit about computers, but not a lot.

[BWare 0]

I'm sorry, but the nVidia 6150 is a HORRIBLE video card if you want to even consider gaming. Besides, in that computer, the 256 mb is shared. Blech.

[Cygnus X-1 12]

See? /

 

I knew there was something about that 250 MB that didnt smell right.

[BWare 0]

That computer is nice- has all the RAM you need, a very nice processor, decent hard drive space, great operating system... but still, the video performance would give you an aneurysm. For a media center, it would be excellent. Gamers beware!

[Alphabear 11]

im still running a nvidia 5500. it struggles through most games, a few bf2 maps give me alot of trouble though when their full

[TheBlackOut 7]

I'm sorry, but the nVidia 6150 is a HORRIBLE video card if you want to even consider gaming. Besides, in that computer, the 256 mb is shared. Blech.

 

It isn't. Have you ever used one? I have, and its runs pretty damn good for intergrated. And again, I said you could upgrade it too if you wanted. It has a PCI-e x16 slot...

[Renegangsta 0]

http://aec.cadalyst.com/aec/article/articl...l.jsp?id=324997

heres the answer to your dreams :shock:

[WhOIsInTeResTed InMyNaMe? 0]

1GB !!!!!!!!!! :shock:

i still use a computer that has 32MB to play RA2, and a notebook of 128 for the recent games, where i live god is a friend´s 256, but 1GB !!!!!!, well..... $2000 so forget it

buy a 256 of video and 1GB of RAM and there you have a computer for at least 3 years more (and an AMD proccesor)

[BWare 0]

It isn't. Have you ever used one? I have, and its runs pretty damn good for intergrated. And again, I said you could upgrade it too if you wanted. It has a PCI-e x16 slot...

The 6150 is hardly even a step above integrated, which is abysmal at best. No, it is not a good card.

 

I'm currently running a 7600 in my media computer, and an ATI x1900xtx in my gaming rig . Now THOSE are good cards. The 6150 will eek out enough power to do the very basics, but really... it is NOT a performer.

[TheBlackOut 7]

http://aec.cadalyst.com/aec/article/articl...l.jsp?id=324997

heres the answer to your dreams :shock:

 

Thats for someone who works in graphics I believe. Like a game developer or something.

 

It isn't. Have you ever used one? I have, and its runs pretty damn good for intergrated. And again, I said you could upgrade it too if you wanted. It has a PCI-e x16 slot...

The 6150 is hardly even a step above integrated, which is abysmal at best. No, it is not a good card.

 

I'm currently running a 7600 in my media computer, and an ATI x1900xtx in my gaming rig . Now THOSE are good cards. The 6150 will eek out enough power to do the very basics, but really... it is NOT a performer.

 

x1900xtx? Bastard. And a 7600 in just your media computer? WTF? Send me something... Though I do love my BFG GeForce 7800 GT OC. :oops:

 

I'm telling you, that card is good for intergrated. I've seen and played on it. Its better than the ATi Express 200. And again, I will say, you can always upgrade the videocard.

[Cygnus X-1 12]

That card (in the comp article thing, the $819 comp) is so much better than what I'm using to run C&C and EAW right now.

 

How much is that graphics card that was just mentioned?

[Renegangsta 0]

$2,000 which is a lot even for me :shock:

[TheBlackOut 7]

$2,000 which is a lot even for me :shock:

 

Gangstas ain't rich, so we wouldn't expect you to afford it. - Seriousnessnessity

 

Or you just some white kid who thinks he's gangsta. :| - Sarcasmnessnessity but I want to know kind of.

[Riparius 0]

Why to waste 2k when you can get one for about $900, the Geforce 7950 GTX 2. You can get two of those for the price of one ATI.

And Crossfire only supports 2 cards?

Put 4 Geforce 7950 GTX 2-s in SLi and..... you need a big power supply.

[BWare 0]

...and you're instantly bottlenecked by your processor :wink:

 

All you really need, even with the best processor out (the Athlon 64 FX60 until Conroe comes out :wink:), is two top of the line GPUs in SLI or Crossfire to maximize performance. For what I have, the Athlon 64 4000 (basically an FX53), a single x1900xtx gpu is doing just fine. Much more gpu power, and I really wouldn't see that much of a performance gain.