Lucas
Well, I was planning on making a gamer desktop, but there are so many specs that it will be hard to know which will benefit me.
I have some specs in mind, and I wanted to know who would be able to help me, maybe commenting about the specs.
#1 : AMD Phenom II X4 965 3,4GHz
XFX Radeon HD 6870 OR GeForce 550 Ti
RAM : 4GB or more.
#2 : AMD Phenom II X4 966 BE 3.2
Nvidia EVGA GTX 460 1GB GDDR5 / 256 bits
4GB RAM DDR3 Corsair Dominator
Now, questions :
Motherboard, how do I know the best model?
Nvidia or ATI?
GTX 460 or 550 Ti?
550 Ti or HD 6870?
What's your opinion about GTX 560 Ti?
AMD Phenom or Intel i3/i5/i7?
The more help, the better.
I hope not to be abusing a little :P
*Everything will run in a x64 Windows 7.
*Answer only if you know about the subject, please.
-I'm not abundant in money, so I don't care if there are better boards or w/e.
-I also have Intel i5 2500k as a processor in mind.
-The 4Gigs RAM are 2x, I forgot to add that.
Answer
A gaming PC mainly revolves around the graphics card. The processor only supports the card. If you have a weak processor, you won't get the full benefit out of your graphics card.
Core i3 and Phenom II X4 processors are good for budget gaming.
You should only buy a motherboard for it's features. If you want to overclock or run 2 graphics cards then you will need a better board. If you don't care to overclock and only want to run one card then get a basic board. These days you can't go wrong with Asus, Gigabyte, MSI. ASRock has been doing a good job with their boards. I would read the user reviews on newegg before choosing a board.
If you decide to go AMD I would buy at least an AM3+ 970 motherboard. A budget P67 motherboard for the Core i5-2500k will be about $130-150. If you want to overclock I would look at getting something that's $200. Why? because these boards have a better power design and are less likely to melt.
If you don't plan to overclock then don't bother with the 2500K. That processor has an unlocked multiplier. Save the $20 and go with the 2500 or perhaps the 2400.
Don't try to go cheap with the power supply. Don't listen to anyone who says it's okay to cut it close. It's not worth it to save 20 bucks. Get a name brand power supply with at least an 80plus certification. For your system a 650w power supply would be a safe bet.
The puppy guy really should really read some benchmarks. Last year, the Core i7-900 series processors were better at gaming but the difference wasn't enough to justify spending an extra $100 on that processor. If you were going to go intel the Core i5-750 was the processor of choice since it was priced similar to AMD's higher end Phenom II X4 chips.
While AMD has trying to get it's act straight and come out with their much delayed FX-Zambezi series, Intel released the 'Sandy Bridge' line. The $190 Core i5-2400 will smoke a Phenom II X4 965. It's that much faster to the point that it's hard to recommend AMD unless your have a very tight budget. In a processor intesive game the Core i5-2500 will book right on by the X4 965.
As far as the graphics cards go, it depends on what settings you want. If you want acceptable settings then go for the 6770 or GTX 550ti. If you want to come close to maxing out the game then look at the GTX 560ti and 6950. the screen resolution of your monitor is important too. With a higher screen resolution, the graphics card has more pixles to fill and that slows the card down.
A gaming PC mainly revolves around the graphics card. The processor only supports the card. If you have a weak processor, you won't get the full benefit out of your graphics card.
Core i3 and Phenom II X4 processors are good for budget gaming.
You should only buy a motherboard for it's features. If you want to overclock or run 2 graphics cards then you will need a better board. If you don't care to overclock and only want to run one card then get a basic board. These days you can't go wrong with Asus, Gigabyte, MSI. ASRock has been doing a good job with their boards. I would read the user reviews on newegg before choosing a board.
If you decide to go AMD I would buy at least an AM3+ 970 motherboard. A budget P67 motherboard for the Core i5-2500k will be about $130-150. If you want to overclock I would look at getting something that's $200. Why? because these boards have a better power design and are less likely to melt.
If you don't plan to overclock then don't bother with the 2500K. That processor has an unlocked multiplier. Save the $20 and go with the 2500 or perhaps the 2400.
Don't try to go cheap with the power supply. Don't listen to anyone who says it's okay to cut it close. It's not worth it to save 20 bucks. Get a name brand power supply with at least an 80plus certification. For your system a 650w power supply would be a safe bet.
The puppy guy really should really read some benchmarks. Last year, the Core i7-900 series processors were better at gaming but the difference wasn't enough to justify spending an extra $100 on that processor. If you were going to go intel the Core i5-750 was the processor of choice since it was priced similar to AMD's higher end Phenom II X4 chips.
While AMD has trying to get it's act straight and come out with their much delayed FX-Zambezi series, Intel released the 'Sandy Bridge' line. The $190 Core i5-2400 will smoke a Phenom II X4 965. It's that much faster to the point that it's hard to recommend AMD unless your have a very tight budget. In a processor intesive game the Core i5-2500 will book right on by the X4 965.
As far as the graphics cards go, it depends on what settings you want. If you want acceptable settings then go for the 6770 or GTX 550ti. If you want to come close to maxing out the game then look at the GTX 560ti and 6950. the screen resolution of your monitor is important too. With a higher screen resolution, the graphics card has more pixles to fill and that slows the card down.
Gaming PC!!!!?
jmuir17
would these specs be good for gaming on current games? I am trying to buy a gaming pc. thanks
geforce 8600gt, 1gig RAM (800 mhz), Sata 250 GB hard drive, AM2 Socket motherboard, Its running XP Media Center sp2, Lightscribe DVD Burner, DVD Fab installed, tons of games installed, Unreal 3, Oblivion, Bioshock, Soldier of Fortune:Payback
thats what his add says
Answer
Depends on how much the person is asking... computers are becoming very cheap.
(for example, you could buy a brand new Dell with all those specs and more with an awesome video card for $800-$900 and that would be brand new)...
That said ... lets take a look at the specs on the advertised machine ...
AMD AM2 CPU -- no mention of speed ...
AMD is hurting right now compared to Intel. I have been a faitfhul AMD fan for the past 10 years but have switched over to Intel because the new Core2Duos are simply fantastic/amazing processors -- until AMD pulls a magic trick, I'm sticking with Intel.
1GB of RAM -- well... you will probably want at least 2GB of RAM to play some of the games. While adding 1GB of RAM isn't difficult - on this machine it will probably cost you about $40 (versus $10 on the newer machines).
8600GT is a decent video card but roughly a year old (in computer age - thats old). Figure the 9600GT would be its replacement - costs $180 and is twice as fast.
All the installed games is nice -- do they come with the original KEYS? Anyone can download games, install them and play them - but you really need to be careful about using illegal software. Aside from the legalities - what happens if you ever have to reformat/reload your computer? Are all the disks available to reload them? Is the Operating System legit?
I'd give this a little research - again, compare the prices. New systems are getting pretty cheap and a lot of the newer systems will give you better performance for a great price. The 8600GT is the best thing listed above but even that is only a $80 video card right now. (and again, I would verify the legalities of the software just to be on the safe side).
Depends on how much the person is asking... computers are becoming very cheap.
(for example, you could buy a brand new Dell with all those specs and more with an awesome video card for $800-$900 and that would be brand new)...
That said ... lets take a look at the specs on the advertised machine ...
AMD AM2 CPU -- no mention of speed ...
AMD is hurting right now compared to Intel. I have been a faitfhul AMD fan for the past 10 years but have switched over to Intel because the new Core2Duos are simply fantastic/amazing processors -- until AMD pulls a magic trick, I'm sticking with Intel.
1GB of RAM -- well... you will probably want at least 2GB of RAM to play some of the games. While adding 1GB of RAM isn't difficult - on this machine it will probably cost you about $40 (versus $10 on the newer machines).
8600GT is a decent video card but roughly a year old (in computer age - thats old). Figure the 9600GT would be its replacement - costs $180 and is twice as fast.
All the installed games is nice -- do they come with the original KEYS? Anyone can download games, install them and play them - but you really need to be careful about using illegal software. Aside from the legalities - what happens if you ever have to reformat/reload your computer? Are all the disks available to reload them? Is the Operating System legit?
I'd give this a little research - again, compare the prices. New systems are getting pretty cheap and a lot of the newer systems will give you better performance for a great price. The 8600GT is the best thing listed above but even that is only a $80 video card right now. (and again, I would verify the legalities of the software just to be on the safe side).
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