What computer should I buy.
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What computer should I buy.
What would be the best computer for gaming and game design?
Keep the price range under $2000 please. If I can't get one with that, then please tell me how much I will need.
I want to:
Run games like Halo:PC/CE
Mod Halo:PC/CE
Make games, like my Halo Creator game below.
Surf the internet.
Ect...
Keep the price range under $2000 please. If I can't get one with that, then please tell me how much I will need.
I want to:
Run games like Halo:PC/CE
Mod Halo:PC/CE
Make games, like my Halo Creator game below.
Surf the internet.
Ect...
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alien computers should do fine donno price range. xps by dell could do or a reg computer if that's all you want. alien and xps is for gamers with pretty good gfx so you can play games that require more than halo does.
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For gaming, yes. I got a laptop and regret it (for gaming purposes). It's nice for mobile use, graphics, web surfing, etc. But laptops just aren't the best for gaming for multiple reasons. One of these being they are a pain in the ass to upgrade. Stick with PC's for gaming.killpill28 wrote:I was thinking on getting a laptop is that a bad choice?

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Don't buy pre-built. Companies will ALWAYS charge a premium for pre-assembly. If you can, buy individual parts then find a friend who can assemble it. Reward them with a pizza.CDK908 wrote:alien computers should do fine donno price range. xps by dell could do or a reg computer if that's all you want. alien and xps is for gamers with pretty good gfx so you can play games that require more than halo does.
Anyway, here's a good setup:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820144047
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822145134
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814143071 x2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115002
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811154041
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813135047
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817152022
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827106072
for $1227.92.
tl;dr: 2x nVidia 7950 GT, Core 2 Duo E6700, 2GB DDR2 800, 400GB Hard Drive. The case comes with a PSU, you'd want to just store it somewhere as it's useless for this setup.
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Alienware costs too much for the price....the setup I got is (in my opinion) much better. I mean, you don't really need any of the 8000 series from nVidia yet. It's still early tech, there's no DX10 games out there yet, and most that will be will probably be DX9 back-compatible.jordanimal wrote:Look at Alienware.
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Building your own will always be cheaper I usually just buy a stock tower and make it uber with more RAM better gfx etc.
If you really wanna go cheap get a cheap dell XPS and upgrade to your specifications... it's be like 800-900 dollars but don't get what you dont need.
If you really wanna go cheap get a cheap dell XPS and upgrade to your specifications... it's be like 800-900 dollars but don't get what you dont need.
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Re: What computer should I buy.
;/killpill28 wrote:Keep the price range under $2000 please. If I can't get one with that, then please tell me how much I will need.
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