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[Waylandx]

Time for me to upgrade and was thinking about getting this
http://www.tigerdire...p?EdpNo=1742454
Is this a good gameing computer? Need it to play Mechwarrior:Online of course (and StarCraft 2)

Edit: Ok now im looking at this one http://www.walmart.c...LC1202/15773562

Edited by Waylandx, 19 March 2012 - 06:42 PM.

[HUEY350]

Im not really good with computers, but I think that graphic card is no good.

[Waylandx]

yep thanks for pointing that out jest did a review on it,
On the low end, the GT 530 features 96 cores running at 700MHz, 128-bit memory bus, and 1GB or 2GB of video memory. Needless to say, it will be a better option than integrated graphics, but demanding gamers will want to steer clear.
Darn the hunt continues...

[HUEY350]

Plus with that low end of a card, they only put a 450 watt PSU in it. So you would have the upgrade that too, if you want to put a new GPU in it.

[Catamount]

If you're unwilling to build a gaming machine yourself, which is what we'd all recommend, for about 37 completely different good reasons, then I recommend you try a custom-built machine from Cyberpower, or an equivalent company.

They'll charge you a premium for building, and there are other ways they gouge you (your two power supply options are either utter crap, or massive overpriced overkill), but it's no worse than buying a prebuilt machine, and you get some control.

HUEY350, on 19 March 2012 - 05:50 PM, said:

Plus with that low end of a card, they only put a 450 watt PSU in it. So you would have the upgrade that too, if you want to put a new GPU in it.

These days "450W PSU" really means "250W PSU that we're calling a '450W PSU'"when you're talking about prebuilt computers

Edited by Catamount, 19 March 2012 - 05:53 PM.

[HUEY350]

I agree with Catamount about building one. ill be building my first PC in the up coming months. For about 1.2k ish this is what Im getting.


http://mwomercs.com/...my-first-build/

Edited by HUEY350, 19 March 2012 - 05:54 PM.

[Fresh Meat]

That is a poor gaming computer, GPU is horrible. The CPU is nice however for gaming its not necessary.

[Waylandx]

Ok how about this one?
http://www.walmart.c...LC1202/15773562

[Sn1per5566]

be weary of what graphics card your really getting from the walmart link. In the description it say gtx 550ti and under specifications it says GTS450. You can probably save money by getting a slightly cheaper cpu. An i-7 seems like overkill just for gamming. As far as graphics cards i would say at least a GTX460 or GTX560ti if you want to go into the 500 series of cards. From my own experience the 460 runs SC2 great on ultra at a smooth 70 fps

http://www.cyberpowe...er_Xtreme_2000/

i feel like this would be better and you could change the graphics card to a 6850 or a 6870 for a little extra graphic horsepower

Edited by Sn1per5566, 19 March 2012 - 07:06 PM.

[Vincent Vascaul]

neither of those are good gaming rigs or even good deals for what they come with. I would recommend building something if your in the 1k range, assembling a computer is literaly easier than building a advanced lego set

Edited by Vincent Vascaul, 19 March 2012 - 07:04 PM.

[Waylandx]

Nice, Ty all for the great info I still have a few weeks to decide so if anyone can think of anything else plz let me know.

[Chas]

I agree with Catamount on this as well.

[Vincent Vascaul]

You could have me build you a PC I do some pretty nice work

http://www.ninjalane.../ln2_party_2/13

[Fresh Meat]

You could try ibuypower.com if you are determined not to build one yourself . be wary of super mainstream comps because allot of corners get cut :/

[Vincent Vascaul]

yeah building a PC is honestly a rewarding and great education experience.

Edited by Vincent Vascaul, 19 March 2012 - 08:16 PM.

[Catamount]

Building a PC is basically the same as hooking up the wires on the outside, only you're doing it inside.

If you can take an already-built machine and plug in the mouse, keyboard, monitor, power, and speakers, then you've already done 95% of what's involved in building a system (basically everything sans dropping a motherboard in), because 95% of building a computer is just plugging things into the right slot.


It is also a good learning experience, and very rewarding, not to mention you get to walk away with a much better computer

[LordDeathStrike]

if you must buy something put together, go over to newegg.com and get a prebuilt game tower with an i5-2500k cpu and a gtx 560 ti or radeon equivelent video card in it. stay the **** away from dell/gateway/walmart, theyre selling you garbage at inflated prices.

[Chas]

LordDeathStrike, on 19 March 2012 - 09:41 PM, said:

if you must buy something put together, go over to newegg.com and get a prebuilt game tower with an i5-2500k cpu and a gtx 560 ti or radeon equivelent video card in it. stay the **** away from dell/gateway/walmart, theyre selling you garbage at inflated prices.

Dude. You are SO wrong!

I'd rather take garbage at inflated prices then the manure piles Dell/Gateway/Wally-world shovel.

They're not "bad" if all you want is a basic workstation for general computing.

For gaming, they're totally unsuitable.

And don't even bring Alienware into this. Alienware is a brandname for ridiculously overpriced entry-level gaming machines (they're good for Solitaire, Freecell, and, maybe, Quake2. Throw anything put out in the last 2-3 years on there and watch your "screamin' gaming system" scream for mommy.

[LordDeathStrike]

Chas, on 19 March 2012 - 11:44 PM, said:

Dude. You are SO wrong!

I'd rather take garbage at inflated prices then the manure piles Dell/Gateway/Wally-world shovel.

They're not "bad" if all you want is a basic workstation for general computing.

For gaming, they're totally unsuitable.

And don't even bring Alienware into this. Alienware is a brandname for ridiculously overpriced entry-level gaming machines (they're good for Solitaire, Freecell, and, maybe, Quake2. Throw anything put out in the last 2-3 years on there and watch your "screamin' gaming system" scream for mommy.

reading comprehension 101, i said dell gateway and walmart only sell crap, seems you didnt read it that way.

alien ware sells ok computers, but at 3x what they cost for parts + 100$ an hour labor.

i suggest going to newegg and buying something with gameing parts installed, or watching the videos about doing it yourself for 1/2 the price.

[Shukka]

I only bought one computer and that was my first one. Ever since then I have built all my computers from the ground up. I do not trust anyone else to put my stuff together, just who I am and I can build a better faster and cheaper computer then any of those gamin rig websites. I just think it's the way to go really.