Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PC)... opinions?

Q. GR:FS came out for the PC very recently; And I'm trying to decide whether it's worth getting or just a waste of money. I loved the first Ghost Recon, however the second; not so much.
If any of you have played it through or even just a little bit, could you give me some quick feedback on how good you think it is, and whether it's worth buying?

Please consider gameplay, graphics, campaign/storyline, comparability to its prequels, etc.

Already it seems GameSpot and other reviewers have given it a considerably low score, however I don't know if that's just the hardcore "play the entire thing through in an hour and be really critical" types doing the reviewing so far.
Thanks!

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The game is really good.... i'm really enjoying the gameplay ....

read this review http://rk00064.blogspot.in/2012/06/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-future-soldier.html

Rate my new gaming PC configuration?

Christian

I'm planing on upgrading my configuration (nothing too fancy, alright) and I just want to know your opinions on it. I'm changing the motherboard, CPU, GPU and RAM, but here are the full specs:

Case: Cooler Master HAF X RC-942-KKN1
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 (Socket 1155)
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 3.3GHz
GPU: Asus ENGTX560 Ti 1GB GDDR5
RAM: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 HyperX X2 Grey Series 1600MHz
PSU: Seasonic SS-850KM 850W Modular
HDD: 2 x Western Digital 500GB SATA III Caviar Blue 7200rpm

Maybe I'll replace one of the hard drives with a 120GB SSD.

So, what do you think?

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Hello my Friend!

let me review the question, alright done.

8.5/10 - Its a good computer, it can run every single game out today, including the ones coming out in 2012.

Congratulation my friend, job well done earning it! Hard work and effort, gets you this.

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A PC game controller- extsts?

Blaze R

Is there a PC game controller? like the ps2's or XBOX's?

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There are plenty of game controllers on the market for the PC. I personally like to use my xbox 360 controller. They are USB and Plug and Play with windows, meaning that you don't have to install any software. Here's a great site to find some controllers.

http://www.newegg.com

xbox controller for pc games?

hotstix696

I can't figure out how to get my controller to work properly with my pc games. I've installed the drivers and everything is done correctly, but the controller won't turn on and work. Is there something I'm missing here?
I have a wired controller and plugged it in, sorry i forgot to mention that.
I'm just trying to play some older games, using the keyboard is just taxing for those games lol. I am on a laptop and I plugged it in the back usb port.

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Only a wired 360 controller will work, any wireless controller can be plugged into a PC but it is only the battery that is connected to the USB to allow it to charge, so yeah only wired controllers will work

-Hmm Im not sure then tbh mate, mine just plugs in and works, did you try putting it into a different usb socket, preferably on the back of the pc as appose to the front case usb sockets? also what game are you trying to play with it? mine works with most emulators and modern games that want to support it such as fps games, im not sure it would work on an RTS game like command and conquer etc.. though you say it doesnt even turn on.. so yeah Im not sure why that would be tbh mate

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What is a suitable value for money gaming PC?

jec_6152

Need advice for a decent & affordable gaming PC setup. I don't really care about high definition, resolution, pixels, etc. As long as I can play the latest games (MW3, BF3, LA Noire, etc.) without any lags.

Do I really need a 3GB graphics card or would a 1GB card suffice? Also, there's a lot of 1GB card out there with variable prices. Any differences between a cheap one & a not so cheap one?
Some other details I'd like to get advices on:
- AMD vs Intel (is i5 good enough?)
- ATi vs GeForce
- single or dual card (SLI/Crossfire)
- a good sound system & speakers
- a decent monitor, not necessarily HD

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A 1GB card is enough.

Affordable is a bit of a stretchable given, as a few things depend on your budget of course.

Decent video card for a very decent price is the ATI 6870 (best value for money card), starting at around $140 at NewEgg
A decent P67 mobo would set you back between $60 and $80.

An intel i5 2400 goes for $190

RAM is dirt cheap and for $50 you have 8GB of DDR3 RAM @1600MHz

A good ventilated case should cost no more than $90

A 600 watt power supply can be had for around $80

The difference between a cheap 1GB card and a more expensive one usually sits in the second digit of the card's numbering...

For instance, there's NVidia's 5xx family, with a GTX560ti going for around $250 to $300, while a GT520 would be below $100. Both have 1GB of V-RAM, but the latter is a low level card while the former is a top notch one...

The second digit always indicates the "power" (or lack of) a card has...

As such, for example, a GTX260 would fare better than a GT520 by a serious margin.

Is this pc good value for money ?

Lee

Hi Is this pc any good for the money i want it to play games on I don't expect it to play games like bf3 or skyrim

its a ADVENT DT1410 Desktop PC

Processor Intel® Quad Core Processor i5-2320 - 3 Ghz - 6MB cache memory

Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

RAM 6GB (4GB + 2GB), DDR3, 1333Mhz, Maximum expandable memory 8GB
And advise
Graphics card Intel HD2000

Hard drive 1.5 TB, 7200rpm (variable),SATA

Optical disk drive Yes

16x DVD, 48x CDR, 24x RW 24x DVD -/+R, 8x DL-/+R, 8x +RW, 6x -RW, 12x -RAM

Memory card reader Yes

USB 8

Modem/Ethernet 10/100/1000 GigabitEthernet

WiFi Ralink 802.11 bgn USB Dongle

Audio interface 3.5mm

Expansion card slot 2x PCI-E x1

Keyboard & Mouse Wirelessmultimedia keyboard,wirelessmouse

I know the graphics card is no good but if it's a good pc I will buy one to install my self the pc is 480 pounds just to play games of steam and things like that

thank you :-)

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Yeah thats about what I paied for my PC, and yours is actually a bit better then mine, what with having more RAM and a slightly petter processor, and I got mine at a good deal. 480 pounds (about $750 in usd) is a pretty good deal i'd say. Yeah the graphics card isnt good at all, about for about 100~200 you can get a pretty decent one that will let you play a ton. for something like skyrim you'd need about 480 steam processors for it to run smoothly, and the Intel HD2000 has about 200. Just for low profile games on Steam, it should manage, but i would consider upgrading to AT LEAST a a Radeon HD 5750.

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Gaming PC budget $700?

alkire44

Okay I am looking for a PC that can run games such as Stronghold 3, Men of War, Command and Conquer. I am on a very strict budget thought that only allows me to go around $600-700. I would like to be able to upgrade it in the future such as in 3 years when I head off to college. This computer would also be used for video editing with Adobe(Premier,After Effects,Photoshop). I have checked bargain sites but I can't find the right combo (newegg.com and techforless.com) I typically trust those sites for electronics but I don't trust Ebay. So please no ebay links. I would like for it to be i5/i7 and have a radion(SP?) video card.

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There is no sub-$700 computer that has both decent graphics card and Intel i5 processor. Maybe you can get one if you build it yourself. Pre-built $900-$1000 computers with ATI HD 5770 or HD 6850 graphics card cost $900-$1000 minimum.

The best you can get for under $700 is "Titanium Gamer AM6020"
http://best-gaming-computers.blogspot.com/2011/03/66999-titanium-gamer-am6020-gaming.html

Or second one from this chart, if you have a retail Windows CD laying around:
http://best-gaming-computers.blogspot.com/2011/03/comparison-of-26-best-gaming-computers.html

GOOD Gaming PC For under $700?

Billy

I need a good gaming PC for under $700 basically for internet browsing, and either FSX or FS2004 (or both) I need a computer that would make FS2004 or FSX not lag WHAT-SO-EVER, 0 problems, no "slide show" as in skipping, like a 60 FPS frame-rate or more. All I've found is some cyberware or something like that, I'm not sure if that's a good choice for $600.

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If u give me time i would like to do the reseach and assemble u one.

Edit:

this is my first config, might be a little overpriced but will definetly be awesome for gaming, if you consider serios gaming then this is the rig for you.

GPU
Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon HD 6850 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

CPU
Intel 3.3 GHz LGA 1155 Core i5-2500K Processor

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H Motherboard

PSU
Corsair CMPSU-650TXV2UK 650 Watts PSU

Cabinet
Cooler Master Elite 430 Black Mid Tower Cabinet

Monitor
Samsung 20 inch LED - S20B300B Monitor

Mouse and keyboard
Logitech Wireless Combo Desktop MK320 Wireless Keyboard (Black)

RamCorsair DDR3 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) PC RAM (VS2GB1333D3) x4 (8gb)

if u cant afford this or only wanna play flight simulator than u could dail the cpu and gpu down a lil bit hell if only wanna play fs than i5 alone can handle that without the descrete gpu.......

hope this helps.

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Is the PC gaming market finished?

David

Or is the PC market finished for that matter. Every time I go into a games store the PC games section seems to shrink some and the console section gets bigger.

Is this the end for PC gamers? will there come a time when companies will stop making games for PC's altogether because they just wont sell? whatcha guys think?

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PC games are steering more and more towards downloading games straight from the internet instead of disks. this can be explained for a few reasons. one disk drives are unpredictable and can fail fairly easy. two it's an easier way to keep a game. whenever you download a game from steam it's stored on your system and your account. they do this because computers are ever changing. the game console business changes slower so they keep the same system around for a few years but computers on the other hand are rapidly changing and upgrading. it's unlikely that a person would still be using older systems that run operating systems like windows 98, 95, 2000, or some other outdated operating system. my point is it's easier (and takes up less space) to download steam than it is to download every one of your games onto a new system. yes there still are some games that you can't from the internet that's why they are still available in stores.

Ps3 or Gaming PC? +BQ?

Chicago

Should i build a gaming pc or ps3? Im leaning more on the ps3 since i already have a laptop(but i use it mostly for school) and ps3's are much cheaper. But someone told me that if you wanna play games you should stick to gaming pc's. And pc's are much easier to upgrade in a few years in case the ps4 is released and new games come out. So what should it be?

BQ: is it still worth it to buy the ps3? I mean its like 5 years old and ps4 may come out in a few years.

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Good Gaming PC will cost you $900
Consoles PS3 $250 Xbox $300 "with some free games so it's the same price as the PS3"
I don't think you gonna lose that much if buy the console whatever console you like i personally like the Xbox 360.
The Gaming PC is also good if you can afford to buy a good one, and you need to put in mind that you will have to upgrade your PC at least once every 3years and it will cost around $250 and up for the upgrade.

So i think the console will be a better choice at this point.

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2012 Gaming/ 3d Modeling/ Video editing PC Build.?

Zero Cool

Guys im from India. Im going to buy a Desktop PC with custom parts. Here's my current Configuration. Please tell me if the current build is ok enough to play Battlefield 3, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Skyrim, and most of the new games like Battlefield 3. Here the list :-

Intel Core i5-2500K Quad-Core Processor.
AMD Radeon HD 6850 or Nvidia Gtx 550 ti ( cant choose between these 2).
NZXT M59 Gaming Cabinet or Cooler Master Elite 431.
LG 22inch LED Monitor.
Cooler Master 550w extreme Power PSU.
Asus P8H67-M-LX 16GB DDR Intel Motherboard.
Ram will be 4GB DDR3 Memory of 1333 MHz.
500 GB Seagate HDD.

Please Note That :- i'll also be using software like Maya 2011/2012, Combustion, most of the adobe softwares like Premiere CS5, After Effects CS5. then HD Video Editing.etc. Also please tell me that if choosing Nvidia, is it eVGA gtx 550ti or ASUS gtx 550ti. OR if choosing Radeon, is it ASUS HD 6850 or XFX HD 6850. Please answer fast. Thanks.

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Either for gaming or the programs you want to use, you're not going to make it with either of those cards because they are too weak.

You should be looking at an ATI 6970 or NVidia GTX560ti core 448, at least.

In fact, for the use of your editing stuff, you'd be better off with a Quadro card, but they're bloody expensive ($2000 to $7000) and not fit for gaming...

The rest of your system is okay, except you'd want to go for at least 8GB of RAM for the rendering/editing stuff...

Animated (3d) PC Chess Game?

rob1963man

I used to have a Chess game for my pc where the pieces were people, and when you moved a piece they would "walk" to their destination and fight each other.

I'm looking for something like this online and I can't find anything like it. I don't remember the name of the game or its manufacturer.

Any clues as to what it was or something similar to it? It was not an internet game, it was a Player Vs. Computer only.

Thanks!

.

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It was called Battlechess! I loved it. I don't know about any online chess games like it.

However, Chessmaster 10th Edition ($20 at Best Buy) has a couple of animated sets which are much better than the old Battlechess program! They are selectable, so you're not stuck with them if you don't like them. Not only are they animated like the one you mentioned, but there's a 3D mode where you can actually put on a pair of those Red/Blue 3D glasses and play in a true 3D environment. I thought it would be kinda stupid but I actually was impressed! (The weird thing is that the game doesn't come with the glasses. I just read that the game had the 3D feature and I used a pair of glasses I had lying around from a 3D Shrek video I had. If you don't have the glasses you can Google search them online and purchase a pair.)

There is one other like Battlechess. It just came out for the Sony PSP. It's called Online Chess Kingdoms. It is very nice with the moving characters and has a really nice viewing function where you can swing the board around to see it from all angles with the joystick. (Very fluid.) Don't be misled by the word "Online" in the title - you can play the computer offline as well. It plays a pretty good game.

I recommend both programs equally.

If you have an old Nintendo 64, they made a Battlechess-like game for that called "Virtual Chess" with the moving characters you like. (They are more goofy and cartoony though.) It also has a very impressive tutorial for beginners as well as experienced players.

Good luck! I hope this helped.

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Build a Budget Gaming PC?

Parker

I'm hoping to build a new Gaming Computer by the end of the 2013 year. Currently, I'm either playing the Xbox 360, or playing on a crappy Intel Celeron B820. Obviously, that laptop isn't meant for gaming. I want something that can handle games like The Elder Scrolls on medium-high settings with a solid framerate. (Definitely want to play the upcoming ESO on the top settings on the new rig)

I will be building my own PC to save the money (and put it towards better parts). So the first question is: is newegg.com really the place to go? It seems that in every forum I have gone to, newegg is mentioned at least 5 times.

The real question here is this: what parts are the best bang for the buck for a budget of around $800?
And if it's worth it to pay extra, be sure to put that in your answer. Just let me know how much of a difference an extra $50+ would make to the overall machine.

So if you could, go ahead and name all the parts (cpu, gpu, motherboard, case, an on for every single thing I will need) for that price range. Also, I would appreciate if you could say how much of an upgrade one thing is to another (4GB of RAM compared to 8GB, etc)

Lastly, I've heard people saying that dual-core processors wont be able to run games in the future...so how long will the parts I get last in your opinions.

And of course, the true PC test..."Will it run Crysis 3?"

Thanks so much everyone. Yahoo Answers is truly the best!

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Ok, because of the variety of options I will just give a run down without going through and picking every part out for you to give you a understanding. Newegg is a good place to go along with Amazon. I have prime on Amazon, so I purchase almost everything on Amazon. If your mainly using the build for gaming look to spend more money on a graphics card. I have a 660 Ti and it runs Crysis 3 well along with Battlefield 3. I never played The Elder Scrolls, but you could look up benchmarks. I would stick with 8GB RAM, no more is really needed, you probably won't even use 8GB. For the CPU go with like a 3570K or something similar. With Haswell releasing, maybe come back to it since your not building until the end of the year. I'm not sure what your question is about "how much of an upgrade one thing is to another"... I mean, 4GB compared to 8GB, there is a upgrade, it's double the RAM. Hopefully this gave you an idea to think about, I'm sure new stuff (such as haswell) will release around June, but email me with any questions!

Is this a decent gaming PC build?

Newbssie

I am looking to build my own PC for gaming for the very first time, and I am just curious as to how this build looks/ if it all works together. I have very little knowledge about how to go about building, but i am thinking of rounding up the hardware. Any help/tips appreciated!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1i8do
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1i8do/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1i8do/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($91.12 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master eXtreme Power 550W ATX12V Power Supply ($54.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $670.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-18 19:25 EDT-0400)
At the moment, i am playing a lot of League of legends and Civ5, but am looking to expand into more modern games that i have on steam and others, ie: The Witcher, BF3, Borderlands 2.

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That's a good build. You shouldn't have any problems with the games you listed.

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Recommended Gaming PC specs and components for 2012?

Nick

So basically i have little to no knowledge on how to build a computer, and the recommended components to build a optimal gaming PC. So therefor i am having someone build it for me. all i need to know is the recommended components to build a optimal gaming PC that can run something like battlefield 3 on ultra, with a maximum price range of $2000 AUD preferably $1500 or less. also can you please list (ALL) the components needed to build this computer, including the case and all the internal stuff
Also can you please list the brand/model of the components needed.

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gaming computer for slightly under $1500 AUD, capable to run any game on high to ultra

parts list (all parts from computeralliance.com.au)
mobo - ASUS S1155 ATX P8Z77-V http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=13712
cpu - Intel S1155 Core i5 3570K 3.40Ghz http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=13735
cpu cooler - Thermaltake Contac 39 http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=13808
ram - 8GB (2x4G) G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=12595
gpu - ATI HD 7950 3GB Gigabyte PCIe Video Card http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=13928
ssd - 64GB Crucial 2.5" M4 SATA 6Gb/s http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=13368
hdd - 1TB Seagate 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=13353
opt. drive - DVD Writer LG Model GH24NS70 SATA http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=13186
psu - 600 Watt OCZ ModXstream PRO Modular http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=10838
case - Antec ATX Three Hundred Two http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=13709
OS - Windows 7 Professional 64bit OEM
total $1413 AUD

Need Help on Picking Components for Gaming Pc ?

Alex

I Have £820 to Buy a Pc Or Pc components From one of these 3 online Store's (I dont no any where else to get pc components from, and i cant use Newegg Because i live the Uk)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

http://www.aria.co.uk/

http://www.scan.co.uk/

If you Could design me system and tell me the Parts i would be Very Thankful

(i don't need a monitor or Keyboard/mouse)

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motherboard - ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 Intel Z68 https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+1155+Z68+%28B3%29/ASUS+P8Z68-V%2FGEN3+Intel+Z68+%28REV+B3%29+Socket+1155+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=47124
cpu - Intel Core i5-2500K https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Intel+Core+i5-2500K+3.30GHz+%28Sandybridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Unlocked+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=43216
gpu - MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/MSI+GeForce+GTX+560+Ti+OC+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=47973
ram - 4GB Mushkin Blackline (2x) https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3/Single+Modules/4GB+Mushkin+Blackline+%23991995+%281x4GB%29+DDR3+1600MHz+9-9-9-24+?productId=48151
hdd - 1TB Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/SATA+%28Serial+ATA%29/500GB+to+1TB/1TB+Samsung+HD103SJ+SpinPoint+F3+SATA-II+3.5%22+Hard+Drive+?productId=37726
cd/dvd - Sony Optical 24x DVD Writer, AD-5280S-0B https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Blu-Ray+%2F+DVD+Drives/DVD%C2%B1RW+Dual+Layer+Writers/Sony+Optical+24x+DVD+Writer%2C+AD-5280S-0B%2C+SATA%2C+Black%2C+OEM+?productId=46574
psu - 630W be quiet! Pure Power L8 80PLUS Bronze Modular https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/Modular+650W+or+less/630W+be+quiet%21+Pure+Power+L8+80PLUS+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=46238
case - Cooler Master 690 II Advanced Black Midi Tower https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Cooler+Master+690+II+Advanced+Black+Midi+Tower+Chassis+w%2F+USB3.0+?productId=48197
cpu cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cooling/CPU+Coolers/Cooler+Master+Hyper+212+EVO+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=47248
OS - Windows Home Premium 7 SP1 64-bit https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Software/Operating+Systems/MICROSOFT+Windows+Home+Premium+7+SP1+64-bit+EN+1pk+-+OEM+%5BGFC-02050%5D+?productId=38272

total £831 inc VAT

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Is My Gaming PC Worth My Money?

Dededede

Hello Everyone!,

I have been wanting to make a custom PC for a while now I think I know the specs of the PC but I just wanted make sure the PC I am away to build Is worth my money?

The Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k

Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-VLX

RAM: A-Data DDR3-1333 16GB (2 x 8GB)

Hard Drive: Corsair 120GB SSD

Video/Graphics Card: Radeon HD 6950

Power Supply: Corsair 850w

Monitor: 23" ASUS VH236H (1920 x 1080) 2ms Response Time HD Ready

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium OEM (64 BIT)



All Of This Cost Me £815 ($1274)


I just wanted to know if this is a good price for the stuff I have bought? ,

What games I could play with this and at what setting? ,

Could I buy a better Gaming PC with my money? ,

Is this a good set-up for a gaming PC?

Please when answering do not direct me to websites.

THANK YOU :)

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The price seems about right. I would suggest:

1. Ditching the Corsair H60. Those kind of close looped coolers aren't worth it unless you're buying the top notch dual rad ones (e.g H100). In the H60's case, even a £35 air cooler would outperform.
2. Get 1600MHz RAM. Also, note you won't use more than 4gb when gaming. 6gb at the most during heavy multitasking. If you want to save some money downgrade to 8gb (2 x 4gb).
3. There's no point in buying an old card like the HD 6950 when there are newer ones that outperform. The HD 7850 is cheaper (or the same price) and is better.
4. A 120gb SSD quite frankly won't be enough. It would be able to hold the operating system and maybe a single game. You will need to buy another mechanical harddrive to accompany it.
5. You can use a Corsair 650w and be fine. The 850w would only be worth it if you plan on adding a second card in the future (which you can't, because your motherboard doesn't support it).

>I highly recommend you switch the GPU to the HD 7850, get a second harddrive, and change the RAM to something 1600MHz+.
>Hope your build goes smooth!

Is this a good Gaming PC for the money?

Hunter

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229322

I've looked in to it enough to know it should be able to play skyrim quite well

This is the computer:
CyberpowerPC Gamer Zeus System 1000T Desktop PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k(3.40GHz)
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity
Sound: Integrated :c
Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 7750 1GB
Premium Quad-Core 64-Bit

These are the specs to run Skyrim on high setting:
Operating System: Win XP/7
CPU: Quad-Core Intel/AMD CPU
Memory: 4GB RAM, 6GB Hard Drive Space
Sound: DirectX compatible sound card
Video Card: DirectX9 video card with 1GB memory. GTX 260/Radeon 4890 or higher

So what do you say? Should I wait it out and buy in the holiday season. Or bite on this deal. What would you do? Thanks!

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@AIS - "At least" a GTX 680? what? The 680 is pretty much the best single GPU solution on the market... not to mention the most expensive. IMO, at the least he should have a midrange card such as an HD 6850 or GTX 460 (at the very lowest the HD 6770 / GTX 550 Ti).

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That PC just barely meets the recommended system spec. The HD 7750 is just about equivalent to the HD 4870 or Nvidia equivalent GTX 550 Ti (which performs on spot with the GTX 260). It's definitely not even close to worth the price.

These three PCs outperform and are cheaper / about the same price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229327
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229292
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227382
The best deal out of those 3 links would be the $820 machine for the HD 6870 + FX 8120.

Remember, gaming performance is nearly entirely based on the graphics card. A weak GPU = weak performance.

The best choice would be to build it yourself. Higher quality, higher performance, and cheaper price.

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Could i build a good gaming PC on 1200$?

Andrew Dea

I enjoy games like League of Legends, HoN, and Minecraft.

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Those games really aren't to graphically demanding you could build a good gaming PC for those games for half the price but you may want to spend it all incase you wanna buy bf3 or skyrim.

CPU/Processer:219.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Mobo:$129.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

RAM:$64.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233185

Graphics Card:$279.99 With this gpu be sure to bios flash it to make it run like a 6970.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127588

PSU:$104.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049

Hard Drives:$89.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

Case:99.99 Midtower Or you can go to newegg and just type NZXT Phantom its a full tower case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197

Heatsink:29.99 Low overclocking

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Heatsink:$85.99 alot of overclocking

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

CD/DVD Reader:$19.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Keyboard and mouse you can pick out hope this helps.

Can you build me a gaming PC for $1000-$1200 range?

Jacob

I'm looking for a computer that can run games like crysis or witcher 2 on highest settings with around 30-40 fps. If you could just link me all the parts that'd be great. I don't care what manufacturers create the parts, like Intel or AMD, doesn't matter to me. For a case, I'd like great airflow. A 1TB hard drive would be fine, and I'd like about 8-12 GB ram. If you could just link me to all of the pieces on newegg or any other website similar to newegg that'd be great. I have a monitor, mouse, and keyboard already. For optical drives, I don't need bluray, just DVD would be fine. If you have any other questions about things I missed just put it in your answer and I'll edit the post, thanks!

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For $1000 - 1200 price range to run Crysis at 30 - FPS is crazy. You could build one that can run it much more smoother.

Case - It's really up to you, but you can take my recommendation:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

Processor - You could find an AMD Phenom II X6 for around $150, but if you prefer intel, their i5s and i7s are pretty good ($180 - 210)
AMD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

Video Card - This is a very powerful video card, and is capable of running games smoothly on max settings - NVIDIA GTX 560ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610

RAM - 4GB is probably essential to a gaming PC, but since RAM prices are close together, you can try to find an 8GB for a bit more than what a 4 GB costs. I recommend Corsair Vengeance

Motherboard - I usually prefer ASUS and Gigabyte Mobos. You can find one at $50 - 150. If you want to use SLI/Crossfire, be sure to find one that is compatible with it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736
This mobo is compatibile with the AMD Processor I recommended above

CPU Cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010
It's much better than the stock cooling fan on the processor

Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152291

Optical Drive - You could find a cheap one for $20 that will do fine.

I may have missed some stuff, but all this will cost you around $800 or so. And can run modern games smoothly.

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recommend a great gaming pc for under $1,300?

John

Hey, i'll be getting around 1,300 dollars this summer and really need a new pc i would use it for high end gaming and things like hosting servers, running many applications at once, and high speed internet so i'd like something with a great amount of RAM and a high end video card (Radeon or NVIDIA) Also i would like an intel i7 core preferably 2nd or 3rd gen. If any of you have a suggestion on a pc within that price range please let me know on here. I might try just building one myself but i'm afraid that i'll buy something that isn't compatible with another part and then i'd have to return it and go through all that trouble but if any of you have a good build for a gaming pc that would end up somewhere around 1300 dollars please put it down. thank you
By the way this just for the tower not monitor mouse or keyboard
the types of games i would play are WoW, Guild wars2, Crysis, Skyrim, Things like that :D

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You may check out for Microtel Computer® AMTI9041 Gaming Computer
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Processor,
12GB DDR3 1333mhz,
1TB Hard Drive 7200RPM,
24X DVD-RW,
Nvidia 550 GTX-TI 1GB Video Card

$300 gaming pc upgrade?

Madison

I currently have an older computer I built ( e3400 Intel wolfdale cpu, Asus p5641-mlx2/gb ) with 2gb's of 667 ddr2 ram). Now obviously this isn't a gaming machine, but I would like play some of the newer games. MY budget is $300, I was looking on newegg and I was able to get an a8-3850, 8 gb's of 1600 ddr3 ram, and a fairly cheap motherboard under $300. I'm not a fanatic gamer, I have a ps3 and am pretty happy with the graphics on it. The questions I have are: how well will this system perform? Would my $300 be better used somewhere else? I've seen people playing with the a-3850 online and it seems to do okay, the only thing I'm not sure on is on the future, I know a motherboard like the AM3+ will be supported for awhile but I'm not sure on the FM1(I understand neither of these are compatible with my current CPU). Please read what I put thanks so much.

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I was in a similar boat about a year ago, and I was able to build a new one for under 300, and I still get usually over 60fps in most games -I ripped the cpu out of my other pc (only 3.1ghz amd dual core), and found a motherboard that would fit it, but if you can afford a new cpu, that tends to be the bottleneck in most gaming rigs. Here's what I got:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104072
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136744
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156245
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130265R

You might start with only 2 or 4gb of ram, I don't think any game really needs 8, but you're on the right track, newegg and tigerdirect are best for putting shit together

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What PC should I consider?

Razzak

I was looking to get a new PC because I do have an old one currently. I am a bit interested in a bit of gaming so much as being able to play Crysis 3 at a pretty decent level. One that is really thin and light so portable. I will not care for an optical drive however I don't mind if I get one. Lastly I was thinking the price range to be about $2000 or less.
I asked for a laptop because I take take my laptop with me for other reasons.

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Take a look at these rankings:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/best-worst-notebook-brands-2013/3

For gaming laptops I would start here:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/landing_pages/ideapad/gaming-pcs
http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/Gaming_Products/

Gaming laptops are pretty expensive. In your shoes I would get a performance desktop and then a separate more basic laptop. The reason is the $1500 or so you spend on a high end laptop now will be outdated as far as gaming performance within 2 years and you would need to repurchase to keep up to speed. You could get an excellent gaming desktop for well under $1000 and then an inexpensive laptop for $300-$500. The desktop would be relatively easy and inexpensive to upgrade over the next years while the laptop would chug along just as able to meet your mobile needs then as now.

YMMV

Lenovo, Asus, HP, and Samsung are the top 4 laptop brands. I wouldn't consider any other brands.

Dell makes Alienware and they are not worth the money charged.
Acer makes Gateway. You'd have to pay me to use one of their machines.
Sony hardware has generally been good, but they are notorious for putting huge amounts of crapware/bloatware on machines and gathering information on their consumers without their knowledge or permission.
Toshiba has bottomed the rankings. Personally, I have used them and never had a problem, but that does not appear to be the case any more.

What desktop to buy for gaming?

yes

I want a desktop pc for games like skyrim and call of duty, but i can't seem to find a decent one for under £350. Can anyone help?

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Something like this if you can build your own and even that's £385. I can't see a way lower than that and still have even a bottom-rung gaming PC. Really, you need to start in the £450-500 range to get an decent machine.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zFRV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zFRV/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zFRV/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Pentium G2120 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor (£63.41 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£37.58 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£18.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.19 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card (£75.02 @ Dabs)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.31 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£44.53 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £385.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-26 14:25 GMT+0000)

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PC Video Games!?

Assassins

What does a PC need to be able to play games like Assassin's Creed or Watch Dogs? Do these things come with the PC or do I have to buy them separately?

Or is it as simple as putting the PC game CD into the CPU?

Does the PC need a modem to work?

What I know is that I have to download adobe shock wave player and adobe flash player. Is this information TRUE?

Also, please include any more information besides the one above in your answer.

Thank You Very Much!

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Get a good PC, I use a Dell Inspiron, works great for gaming. Download Steam, make an account, and boom. You can buy games.

can the "dell dhm" easily be upgraded into a modern gaming pc?

Cesar

I'm recently moving on to PC gaming, since consoles are going downhill. Will I have to get new parts? If yes, then what new parts do you recommend? What tools will I need to make the changes? By the way money isn't really a problem, so feel free to tell me about the best things available.

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Hi Cesar,

Gaming systems prevalent today have the latest chipset, a large power supply, powerful processor with up to 6 cores, 16-32 GB of DDR3 memory and multiple GDDR5 video cards that support latest OpenGL and ActiveX versions with as much graphics memory as possible and latest ports to connect a HD or 3D display.

Upgrading an old desktop to these specifications would mean virtually replacing everything on the old system. Your old system might not support the new components. You may have to replace the power supply, motherboard, processor, memory, video cards, hard drive and probably even the chassis. Therefore, it would be less of an upgrade and more of a new build. It might actually make more sense to leave the old system as it is, maybe sell it or use it elsewhere, and build a new gaming rig with new parts.

If you want an OEM gaming system, you may check the Alienware series of gaming systems. As budget is not a constraint, you can get the latest and most powerful one on offer. Check the link below to explore:

http://bit.ly/19XwTJ

Hope this helps.

Regards,
GauravS

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Gaming PC?

power_in_b

I was wondering of buying a Gaming Pc. Money is no object so i was wondering what would be needed and what to look for?

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I highly reccommend an Alienware PC. http://www.alienware.com/

Good luck :)

Is this a good gaming PC?

Ricky

I'm building my first gaming PC and I wanted to know if this would play the most recent games on ultra. I don't really have a budget Feel free to recommend parts that you think would be better.
heres the setup: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

and here's the graphics card:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130918

Thanks

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I recommend something frome alienware, msi, razer, asus. A fast non-gaming pc can be like a gaming pc too(HP Phoenix)

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