| Welcome to Nintendo Forums. We hope you enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features: |
| A Gaming PC | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: May 26 2011, 11:00 PM (343 Views) | |
| ClamEatsCurry | May 26 2011, 11:00 PM Post #1 |
![]()
A Ham Sandwhich
|
So I've been trying to get more into PC gaming, but my computer is shit. It can't even run KOTOR, a 2003 game with not some great graphics (it is still a tremendous game nonetheless) but my computer still can't handle it. So my question is, can someone recommend me a good gaming computer that isn't terribly expensive, under $700 would be ideal but I'm open to all ideas. |
| https://babyshark.net/ | |
![]() |
|
| DrFred | May 27 2011, 04:56 AM Post #2 |
|
The Medicine Man
|
You reckon you could build one yourself? It's not that difficult and you'll get a lot better value. The hardest part is making sure you buy the right stuff but I can help you with that if you want. |
![]() | |
![]() |
|
| ClamEatsCurry | May 27 2011, 09:29 AM Post #3 |
![]()
A Ham Sandwhich
|
I could try. My friend is good with that stuff so he could probably help me. Can you recommend me some parts that aren't terribly expensive? |
| https://babyshark.net/ | |
![]() |
|
| LK | May 27 2011, 10:20 AM Post #4 |
|
iminspace
![]()
|
I literally built myself a PC last year—it's not difficult at all. All you need to do is connect the dots, sort of like LEGO. Just make sure everything is secure and all of the wires are hooked up correctly. I built it from scratch so it cost me about $600 or so, and that includes buying the $100 Windows 7. My PC can run the Witcher 2 on high and Starcraft II at its highest settings to boot. I used TigerDirect.ca to buy all of the components but you will probably need to use TigerDirect.com. I didn't buy a monitor though, I had a good one already. This is what I bought: - Power Up Black Mid T ATX Case w/450w PSU - Crucial 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz - AMD Phenom X4 9850 4MB Socket AM2+ CPU - Samsung 22X DVDRW SATA OEM - Seagate 1TB LP Serial ATA HD - Biostar MCP6PB M2+ GeForce 6150 Socket - EVGA GeForce 9800GT 512MB DDR3 PCIe HDMI |
My Twitter • Best Game Franchises • I Play a lot of Games **NEW**![]() ![]() | |
![]() |
|
| ClamEatsCurry | May 27 2011, 01:56 PM Post #5 |
![]()
A Ham Sandwhich
|
@LK, can you make a laptop out of this? |
| https://babyshark.net/ | |
![]() |
|
| 55K | May 27 2011, 05:37 PM Post #6 |
|
Cinematographer / Photographer
![]()
|
Um... I don't know if you can order parts to build a laptop. All I ever see is parts to build desktops. Our pc that I built was around $1500 or so. I could probably build one for less. |
Voted "A serious lurker who'll one day live in a box!" Thanks Everyone!
| |
![]() |
|
| LK | May 28 2011, 04:09 PM Post #7 |
|
iminspace
![]()
|
Eh... I don't know. You're going to have to ask someone who knows more than I do, like Rusty. |
My Twitter • Best Game Franchises • I Play a lot of Games **NEW**![]() ![]() | |
![]() |
|
| rustyscrew' | May 28 2011, 04:39 PM Post #8 |
![]()
RIP DAVIS
![]()
|
you can't build laptops per se like i know a dude who shoved a computer in a suitcase with a screen and everything and wrote up a guide for that but with that you have to like, take apart LCDs and do weird shit |
![]() soundcloud | |
![]() |
|
| JonmanOwnsYou | May 28 2011, 09:01 PM Post #9 |
![]()
Avast Your Ass
|
Get a Dell XPS 7100 Desktop. It has a HD graphics card (ATI), has an AMD six-core processor, and has a low, reasonable price at $549. More info is on this Link
Edited by JonmanOwnsYou, May 28 2011, 09:03 PM.
|
| |
![]() |
|
| ClamEatsCurry | May 30 2011, 01:21 PM Post #10 |
![]()
A Ham Sandwhich
|
Alright, fair enough. I can build a desktop, that's not a problem. Was just curious if that was possible. |
| https://babyshark.net/ | |
![]() |
|
| Mclarenf1905 | Jun 4 2011, 06:51 PM Post #11 |
|
RPG addict
|
Laptops require a lot of knowledge in electronics to successfully build, plus gaming laptops are always complete crap and they overheat easily which damages your computer. not to mention parts for a laptop are more expensive because they have to be compact, so even if it wasn't difficult to build you would go way over your budget. Like Link Kid said a good place to buy parts is TigerDirect.com Another good online source for parts is Newegg.com And finally if you have a Microcenter near you they always have reasonable prices and good deals from time to time, so its definitely worth checking out if possible. Theres guides all over the internet that can help you put the parts together. Its also important to note that you can't just pick out a bunch of parts that look good and put them together, you have to check for compatibility first, so before you buy the parts I would recommended posting what you have chosen here or another forum. Here is my current build, I built it about a year and a half ago but it can still run any game out there right now at max settings. ------------------------------------------------------ Case: Cooler Maser CM 690 - $80 - sturdy case with a good airflow Motherboard: MSI NF770-655 - $110 standard motherboard with some neat quick over-clocking features (unnecessary but cool nonetheless) Processor: AMD Phenom II 955 Black Edition (3.2 Ghz Quad Core) $170 Graphics Card: Zotac Nvidia GTS 2501 GB of DDR 3 ram - $130 - One of the better graphics cards (performance/$ and can run anything out there) RAM: 2 gb Crucial DDR3 Ram x2 - $100 HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 750 gb 7200 RPM - $79 PSU: Thermaltake 600 Watt PSU - $60 Total cost : $729 |
| |
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| « Previous Topic · Off-Topic Chat · Next Topic » |
| Track Topic · E-mail Topic | 11:56 AM Jul 13 |
Hosted for free by ZetaBoards · Privacy Policy
















