Looking to buy gaming computer

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

You think since that I work for the goverment as a computer security specialist, that id be some big computer guru as far as hardware and gaming is concerned as well. Well you're be right, I should be...but being that im way to busy to sit and analyze what I should buy thats the best of the best of the best, I cant really allocate extreme amounts of time to it like I used to when I was a real geek.

So anyways, im looking for other fellow geeks for help. I just want to spend around $500 for a gaming setup that will play games like COD4, Crysis, etc ... anything that takes stupid amouts of power to play right and be successful at it.

I ran across this for the price, seems somewhat scalable later if I need to add more ram at least, or throw in another video card for dual monitor gaming. Tell me what ya think ..

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3442434&CatId=333

im open to other suggestions, but want to keep it below $600 for now. Im not too worried about storage on this since I have a ton of IDE hard drives full of shit I still need. So keep that in mind.

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[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

i would stay away from tiger direct. just go build one yourself. can make a **** good one for a fraction of the price.And its not really that hard.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Oh I know its not that hard, just dont have the time to research it. I spent the last 3 hours at work here on pricewatch, newegg and tigerdirect. My head hurts.

I do have some basic things as benchmark requirements. Core 2 duo for gaming, at least 512 for video (I perfer ATI but meh...whatever makes me shoot the people on my screen better FTW) , 4 ram slots so I can do 8gb later on....and.....thats about it. I really could give a shit less about any other features.

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

You think since that I work for the goverment as a computer security specialist, that id be some big computer guru as far as hardware and gaming is concerned as well. Well you're be right, I should be...but being that im way to busy to sit and analyze what I should buy thats the best of the best of the best, I cant really allocate extreme amounts of time to it like I used to when I was a real geek.
So anyways, im looking for other fellow geeks for help. I just want to spend around $500 for a gaming setup that will play games like COD4, Crysis, etc ... anything that takes stupid amouts of power to play right and be successful at it.

I ran across this for the price, seems somewhat scalable later if I need to add more ram at least, or throw in another video card for dual monitor gaming. Tell me what ya think ..

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3442434&CatId=333

im open to other suggestions, but want to keep it below $600 for now. Im not too worried about storage on this since I have a ton of IDE hard drives full of shit I still need. So keep that in mind.

I didnt see it specify a graphics card...That is the make or break for Crysis and even COD4.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

to run crysis worth a shit your gonna have to spend $200+ just on the graphics card and that pc you listed doesnt include one as far as i saw

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

this card would be pleanty to play crysis. i love ati i know its sold out now but i cant believe i found that at bestbuy that cheap beats newegg etc.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8636666&st=hd3870&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1194053242087

the hd3870 is amazing.

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=547&card2=548

for half the cost it outdoes the 8800gts besides the texture fill rate.

and yes i understand they are sold out now. but they usually get them in every week around sunday.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Yeah I meant to mention that it didnt have a video card in it. I can see spending $200 on a vid card if I need to. So I guess that brings it up to 600 I can blow on this.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3505449&CatId=2405

might be a better find :/

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

like i said for how cheap the ati is that would def be your best bet on buying.

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

this card would be pleanty to play crysis. i love ati i know its sold out now but i cant believe i found that at bestbuy that cheap beats newegg etc.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8636666&st=hd3870&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1194053242087

the hd3870 is amazing.

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=547&card2=548

for half the cost it outdoes the 8800gts besides the texture fill rate.

and yes i understand they are sold out now. but they usually get them in every week around sunday.

Scores for that card in comparison to others in its class.

http://www.hwbot.org/hardware.compare.do?type=gpu&id=1043_1&id=1042_1&id=1236_1

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

like i said for how cheap the ati is that would def be your best bet on buying.

yeah ive always been partial to ATI, so i'll prob go that route.

 

[elite08 10+ year member]

Build it your self!

that way you are sure you are getting what you want/need.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

ya the new HD 38xx series from ATI is the current hard on for budget gamers

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+106792462&name=Radeon+HD+3000+series

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Build it your self!
that way you are sure you are getting what you want/need.

I really dont have time to sit down and build a pc, nor the inclination to either. I remember when I though of it as "fun" to build a new system. That was like years ago. Try working in the IT field 15 years and get back to me on how you feel too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[systemJLx 10+ year member]

Battlefield 2142 is a tight *** game, but here's something u should know.

Just like Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142 is not designed to take full advantage of multi-core CPUs as confirmed by This ArticleThis doesn't mean that the CPU is not important to BF2142, nor that you may not be able to get a performance boost if you upgrade to a more recent dual or multi-core CPU, as these often have more efficient memory architectures. It's simply worth noting that the game doesn't appear to use more than one core at any time, and thus is not optimized (multi-threaded) for dual cores.

EDIT: u may not need to buy as much as u think

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

yeah but the dual cores are cost effective for future gaming, I at least recognize that.