I'm getting this for Christmas (http://site.exceedrc.com/52C62-MadFire-Red-4.jpg)such a tradgedy the first one got burnt. :noid
such a tradgedy the first one got burnt. :noidLook at it this way, if I had done it I would be demanding they give me a new one or give me money for it, i'm being the good guy here and just saving up
Newegg.comi play alot of computer games, the Radeon is a good computer, i have a friend with one and its AMAZIN. i have 8 games installed on this computer, 2 of which can hardly be played. what im really looking for is graphics and memory, i do alot of picture editing and graphics are a must. the sound card im not so worried about as i use speakers most of the time. im no good with all this technological stuff so building my own gaming PC is definately out of the question.
If you can't build a PC, that's the best place for a cheap, decent gaming rig. If you CAN build, buy your parts from there and build it together, you'll usually save between $100-200.
3 important things for a gaming PC.
Proccessor (CPU)
Graphics Card (GPU)
RAM (Memory)
But you'll also need a good power supply to run it all, 800W is pretty decent.
Intel i7 is one of the best CPUs.
GPUs- you can either go Radeon or nVidia. Both are pretty nice, I myself use Radeon. If you play only those two games, then a Radeon 5770/nVidia GTX260 is plenty good enough to max it. If you play more demanding games, then a Radeon 69xx/GTX460 should be able to run pretty much every game out there.
4GB of RAM is all you need, anything over 6GB is overkill. I know guys with 12GB and it scares me.
If you play a lot of games/make videos/take pictures, then a hard drive is 1TB is plenty of space, and you can always add more if needed, so no big deal here.
Sound cards - an onboard card is fine IMO, usually adding a sound card adds more trouble with drivers and conflicting programs, at least for me anyway.
Motherboard - you should try to get one with at least 2x PCI-E slots for any future upgrades.
Windows 7 Home 64bit is good enough, no need to buy that proffessional stuff.
skorpion, just look in the hardware section of the forums, plenty of people have posted what they put together themselves and how much it cost. for $800 you could build a nice system, buying a retail unit would get you mediocre. you have access to the internet and all the information you need for assembling a system is out there, a child could do it.well, i dont want to have to assemble my own present on x-mas morning...not being greedy or anything, but there are some really nice retail gaming PC's out there. and if you knew me, you would know that i put the "pro" in "procrastinate" when it comes to assebling stuff.
Radeon is just the GPU, and i'd suggest nvidia anyways. Also a good soundcard is always good, improves quality regardless of your speakers.well, unless the game is playing death metal/AIC, then im not too worried :aok
Windows 7 Home 64bit is good enough, no need to buy that proffessional stuff.
Skorpion, check your PMs.thanks for letting me know. will message him later
Tequila, the problem is RAM doesn't affect gaming THAT much, not even half of what a good CPU or GPU would put out, 4GB is plenty enough, 6GB is fine if you really want that extra bit of performance. Anything over and you might as well be spending that money on a new GPU/CPU. Yea, you can load up windows in 1 second with 12GB of RAM, but then you could also wait an extra second with 4GB and be able to run games with higher fps on abetted GPU.
Of course, if money is not an issue, then buy all the RAM you want. But on a $800 budget, it's better off spent elsewhere.
Newegg.comA single 5770 runs Wot great as that is what is on my rig. I also can play battlefield 3 beta on max too. I also have an i7.
If you can't build a PC, that's the best place for a cheap, decent gaming rig. If you CAN build, buy your parts from there and build it together, you'll usually save between $100-200.
3 important things for a gaming PC.
Proccessor (CPU)
Graphics Card (GPU)
RAM (Memory)
But you'll also need a good power supply to run it all, 800W is pretty decent.
Intel i7 is one of the best CPUs.
GPUs- you can either go Radeon or nVidia. Both are pretty nice, I myself use Radeon. If you play only those two games, then a Radeon 5770/nVidia GTX260 is plenty good enough to max it. If you play more demanding games, then a Radeon 69xx/GTX460 should be able to run pretty much every game out there.
4GB of RAM is all you need, anything over 6GB is overkill. I know guys with 12GB and it scares me.
If you play a lot of games/make videos/take pictures, then a hard drive is 1TB is plenty of space, and you can always add more if needed, so no big deal here.
Sound cards - an onboard card is fine IMO, usually adding a sound card adds more trouble with drivers and conflicting programs, at least for me anyway.
Motherboard - you should try to get one with at least 2x PCI-E slots for any future upgrades.
Windows 7 Home 64bit is good enough, no need to buy that proffessional stuff.