Help with new computer :P

Alenox_I · 06-12-2011, 10:48 PM

Well I need help because I'm thinking about buying a new gaming computer, what would you recomend me? :P

Cuchulainn · 06-13-2011, 12:35 AM

A good gaming PC must not to cost more than 450 euros or 600 dollars even if you're not built it yourself. A Radeon 5770 or Radeon 6750 should be enough for all currently released games with high quality settings. If you prefer a NVIDIA card, you can consider a computer with for example GeForce GTS 450 or GeForce GTX 550 Ti card.
IMHO 4 GB DDR3 RAM is probably enough. AMD CPU's are often more friendly priced than Intel CPU's.

I don't recommend All-In-One PC's (computers where everything is integrated in the screen). This would be crap, especially as gaming PC IMHO.

Znurre · 06-13-2011, 09:01 AM

I would recommend the following parts:

CPU: Intel i5 2500K, crazy performance for a good price.
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz should probably be enough.
HDD: This is quite important actually. Especially if you want a stutter free experience in Regnum you should choose a HDD with good performance over one with a lot of storage.
I personally use a Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB which works great, but an SSD disk would be even better.
Look around a bit and see what would suit your price range.
GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 460 or ATI Radeon 5770 as mentioned by Cuchulainn, depending on which you prefer. Both are very well priced and offers good performance.

ieti · 06-13-2011, 09:05 AM

Nvidia 560 is same as 460 in matter of cores but runs cooler because of newer process. If you want a little more power get Nvidia 560ti.

Seher · 06-13-2011, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Znurre

CPU: Intel i5 2500K, crazy performance for a good price.

I don't think someone asking for purchasing recommendations would like to overclock the cpu...

I'd recommend i5 2300 or 2400 (2400 often isn't much more expensive than 2300)

Znurre · 06-13-2011, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seher

I don't think someone asking for purchasing recommendations would like to overclock the cpu...

I'd recommend i5 2300 or 2400 (2400 often isn't much more expensive than 2300)

That's why it's good to buy a good CPU, so you don't have to clock it

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...i5_2500k&num=1

Basically, the i5 2500K beats most quad core i7 CPUs, while being a lot cheaper.
To me, that's a pretty obvious choice.

Seher · 06-13-2011, 03:48 PM

Why i5 2500k then instead of i5 2500? :P

Znurre · 06-13-2011, 04:26 PM

Good question... 2500 would of course be a better choice, my bad

Aid_The_Conjurer · 06-15-2011, 08:20 AM

Don't buy anything from the stores (Best Buy).... order on the Internet and check reviews first.

Make sure you are not paying for a bunch of extra bells and whistles that you will never use.

Keep it simple and powerful in the right areas... such as graphics card, memory and CPU speed.

Alenox_I · 06-15-2011, 05:09 PM

Thnx a lot guys :P.

06-12-2011, 10:48 PM	#1
Alenox_I Count Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In every shadow... Posts: 1,276	Help with new computer :P Well I need help because I'm thinking about buying a new gaming computer, what would you recomend me? :P __________________ This is 10% luck, 20% skill 15% concentrated power of will 5% pleasure, 50% pain and a 100% reason to remember the name! "No hace falta balance, hacen falta manos". By Gestern.

06-13-2011, 09:01 AM	#3
Znurre Marquis Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: RA Posts: 1,897	I would recommend the following parts: CPU: Intel i5 2500K, crazy performance for a good price. RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz should probably be enough. HDD: This is quite important actually. Especially if you want a stutter free experience in Regnum you should choose a HDD with good performance over one with a lot of storage. I personally use a Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB which works great, but an SSD disk would be even better. Look around a bit and see what would suit your price range. GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 460 or ATI Radeon 5770 as mentioned by Cuchulainn, depending on which you prefer. Both are very well priced and offers good performance. __________________ Winning a fight is not what makes you a good player, it's how you do it. http://home.znur.re/screenshot%20201...2011_39_37.jpg

06-13-2011, 09:05 AM	#4
ieti Count Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 1,374	Nvidia 560 is same as 460 in matter of cores but runs cooler because of newer process. If you want a little more power get Nvidia 560ti. __________________ RA \| Ignis \| Lilla My \| Conjurer \| EVIL IGNIS ROCK Horus \| Syrtis \| ieti \| Conjurer \| INQUISITION \| LONG GONE

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Seher Count Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bavaria Posts: 1,026	Why i5 2500k then instead of i5 2500? :P __________________ Winning a fight doesn't make you a good player, having fun losing one does. DISCORD!

06-13-2011, 04:26 PM	#8
Znurre Marquis Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: RA Posts: 1,897	Good question... 2500 would of course be a better choice, my bad __________________ Winning a fight is not what makes you a good player, it's how you do it. http://home.znur.re/screenshot%20201...2011_39_37.jpg

06-13-2011, 12:35 AM	#2
Cuchulainn Master Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 303	A good gaming PC must not to cost more than 450 euros or 600 dollars even if you're not built it yourself. A Radeon 5770 or Radeon 6750 should be enough for all currently released games with high quality settings. If you prefer a NVIDIA card, you can consider a computer with for example GeForce GTS 450 or GeForce GTX 550 Ti card. IMHO 4 GB DDR3 RAM is probably enough. AMD CPU's are often more friendly priced than Intel CPU's. I don't recommend All-In-One PC's (computers where everything is integrated in the screen). This would be crap, especially as gaming PC IMHO.

06-15-2011, 08:20 AM	#9
Aid_The_Conjurer Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 85	Don't buy anything from the stores (Best Buy).... order on the Internet and check reviews first. Make sure you are not paying for a bunch of extra bells and whistles that you will never use. Keep it simple and powerful in the right areas... such as graphics card, memory and CPU speed. __________________ Aid Epic Conjurer of Alsius (Ra) aka Faith Healer (Horus) 2010

06-15-2011, 05:09 PM	#10
Alenox_I Count Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In every shadow... Posts: 1,276	Thnx a lot guys :P. __________________ This is 10% luck, 20% skill 15% concentrated power of will 5% pleasure, 50% pain and a 100% reason to remember the name! "No hace falta balance, hacen falta manos". By Gestern.