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A new mediocre gaming desktop
by wadah1111 - 1/11/09 2:29 AMHello everybody,
I've been thinking of buying a gaming desktop and also at the same time I've considered buying the PS3. So, I need some help deciding whether Acer Aspire M5641 with these specs
Intel core 2 quad q6600 ,2.4 Ghz
3GB DDR2 RAM
640 SATA HDD
nVidia 9500 512 mb video card
for only 735 USD
is good or it would be better to buy another PC with this price range,
or even I should just buy the PS3 since it's cheaper?
I hope I get your help, thanks in advance.
Anybody?
by wadah1111 - 1/11/09 11:07 AM In reply to: A new mediocre gaming desktop by wadah1111Anybody please help me?
for gaming, get the ps3
by ramarc - 1/11/09 2:07 PM In reply to: A new mediocre gaming desktop by wadah1111but the pc has good specs. for another $175 you could make it a good gamer by getting a 9800gt and 500w power supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150316
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371019
a better graphics card?
by piwi_pod - 1/11/09 2:32 PM In reply to: for gaming, get the ps3 by ramarcif im not mistaking, i belive its tigerdirect, or something like that compared the 9800 gt and a saphire radeon hd 4830 and the 4830 got higher fps on some games, by i think around 5 frames? you could check the video out by going here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkybjwfiXHg
(last time i checked, the 4830 was cheaper by about 10-30 dollars?)
the video card is for sale here:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102803
it needs at least a 450 watt power supply
I'm thinking about buying it, and a new power supply with it (550watt)
depends on the game
by ramarc - 1/12/09 10:56 AM In reply to: a better graphics card? by piwi_podhd 4830 and 9800gt are close. but in a few games gt is much faster.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/radeon-hd4830_6.html#sect1
Thank you very much
by wadah1111 - 1/11/09 2:38 PM In reply to: for gaming, get the ps3 by ramarcWow a very nice reply really nice idea, ok now I didn't get into the specs of the motherboard but I think you were suggesting in the links that this pc supports SLi for dual video cards?
Only the few...
by R. Proffitt
- 1/11/09 2:57 PM
In reply to: A new mediocre gaming desktop by wadah1111
Would really tap the SLI need. Why not go with "a nice card" from this list?
Read http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-graphics,2086.html and for the money pick what you can.
Frankly I've seen the 100 to 200 buck cards to deliver gaming. I'm unsure why we'd go farther than that.
Bob
gaming desktop
by nofret - 1/31/09 11:47 AM In reply to: A new mediocre gaming desktop by wadah1111There is no way you can build a gaming pc for $735 which wont even come close to the ps3. With the ps3; (get the 80gb model for it has backward compatability, a killer blu ray player, mem. card feaders, 4 usb ports). Not to mention all the game titles, new and used.
Thanks
by wadah1111 - 1/31/09 7:57 PM In reply to: gaming desktop by nofretI already bought a ps3 but I still disagree with you the only difference is the exclusives and blu-ray, which is still I don't need but however ps3 is great and i'm enjoying it
so thank you everyone.
speed
by repete_smile - 2/4/09 10:00 PM In reply to: gaming desktop by nofretThe PC is much better than the PS3, the budget $500 PC is better than the PS3.
http://hothardware.com/cs/blogs/ta/archive/2008/12/30/build-guide-500-gaming-rig.aspx guide to build one for $500, kicks PS3's a**
you can build a much better rig for $735. stick with the AMD design, replace 7750 with the Phenom2 X3 720 and the 9800GT with the 4870, switch to the primary case for the build. That should cost around $700. The Ph2 720 is found here http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi?action=enter&thispage=011003000502_BT25940P.shtml&order_id=!ORDERID!, the rest is found on newegg
Hmmm
by wadah1111 - 2/4/09 11:42 PM In reply to: speed by repete_smileNice well I will see what I can do about that, but I don't know why I'm quite not comfortable with buying AMD
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