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Gaming Computer
 Jun 6 2009, 04:09 AM
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Moxie!!  Group: Forum Member Joined: April 23, 2006 Member No.: 11,720 Posts: 1,679 Skin: IPB Green From: England, UK. My Highscores: Coolstuff999 R.S. Name: Coolstuff999 R.S. Status: Member R.S. Clan: Skiller's Empire.  |
eBay - Gaming Computer
Could somebody visit this link and tell me if this is a good build of gaming machine? If so, could you recommend what parts are best to buy with it? (I don't need Hard Drive and Optical Driver as I already got them) It needs to be capable of running the Sims 3. This post has been edited by Warren: Jun 6 2009, 04:10 AM |
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Jun 6 2009, 07:01 AM
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Willow Logs Group: Forum Member Joined: April 7, 2008 Member No.: 60,877 Posts: 1,202 Skin: Darkness From: Midlands, England My Highscores: ICattius R.S. Name: iCattius R.S. Status: Member R.S. Clan: Choc's classic Du Bist Turd. |
As far as I can tell from looking at the options, you will not be able to choose to not have a hard drive or optical drive.
And no offence, but this deal seems a bit fishy to me. All this 'pay 99p and we'll then invoice you the full order'. The seller's feedback is generally positive, but then they haven't got that much feedback either. I don't think this would be the best way to buy your new computer. Why did you create a new topic anyway? EDIT: I think a better option would be to build your own gaming computer. It's not hard, it saves money, and we can give you plenty of advice on components. To give you a rough idea of the sort of build you'll need for playing Sims 3, I quote Bob from your previous topic (no point reinventing the wheel): QUOTE (Bob-sama @ Jun 5 2009, 07:09 PM)  My suggested builds...
Spoiler: Click to Toggle the Spoiler. Phenom II X3 710 + Asus M4A78 Plus, $189 - $10 MIR Crucial Ballistix 4GB DDR2 800, $41 Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3, $70 - $10 MIR [Close] or (cheaper) Spoiler: Click to Toggle the Spoiler. Either would need the following too... Spoiler: Click to Toggle the Spoiler. Antec NSK6580B + Antec earthwatts 430W, $110 WD Caviar SE 320GB, $50 Samsung 22x DVD Burner, $25 [Close] This post has been edited by Cattius: Jun 6 2009, 07:05 AM |
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Jun 6 2009, 07:13 AM
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Knight of Ardougne Group: Forum Member Joined: September 9, 2007 Member No.: 48,177 Posts: 1,333 Skin: RuneScape Black From: Merry old London My Highscores: Iban175 R.S. Name: Iban175 , Crazyfrog950 R.S. Status: Retired R.S. Clan: None |
The deal seems suspicious and also, my laptop has better specs than that.
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Jun 6 2009, 07:53 AM
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Moxie!! Group: Forum Member Joined: April 23, 2006 Member No.: 11,720 Posts: 1,679 Skin: IPB Green From: England, UK. My Highscores: Coolstuff999 R.S. Name: Coolstuff999 R.S. Status: Member R.S. Clan: Skiller's Empire. |
Yeah, it would be probably best if I just build my own. Also, it would be kinda risky having a computer delivered to you - it might get damaged during transit.
I know a computer wouldn't be decent at this price, but I don't want to spend out loads of money. Budget is around £200. Any ideas? (I will also use some parts from my current pc - if they will work, like hard drive, optical drive, ram etc.) This post has been edited by Warren: Jun 6 2009, 07:53 AM |
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Jun 6 2009, 08:13 AM
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Ultimate Spammer! Group: Forum Member Joined: August 13, 2006 Member No.: 19,181 Posts: 5,129 Skin: Darkness From: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha R.S. Name: Masterchefsp R.S. Status: Inactive |
Well the cheapest one i posted is £235, and if you're using the RAM you already have then that would be around £200. How much do you have at the minute, because it would probably be best to upgrade. Also, what case do you have? If it's good enough then that's another £20 off the total price:
http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/AMD-Ath...h-Fan_8954.html http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/ASRock-...board_8735.html http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/Elixir-...odule_4120.html http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/Antler-...o-PSU_8612.html http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/ColorsI...-24pin_161.html http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/Asus-AT...etail_6487.htm Just read the post for my other recommendations. I'm not too sure on that PSU though, i choose the 600W one because it's not that much more expensive and it's not going to be anywhere near what it sais it is. |
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Jun 6 2009, 08:24 AM
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Moxie!! Group: Forum Member Joined: April 23, 2006 Member No.: 11,720 Posts: 1,679 Skin: IPB Green From: England, UK. My Highscores: Coolstuff999 R.S. Name: Coolstuff999 R.S. Status: Member R.S. Clan: Skiller's Empire. |
RAM Specs:
2x 256MB 1x 512MB All are DDR SDRAM As for the case I don't know the model. If this helps though, its completely black with red lines going down the sides on the front. Also has a bit of red around the power button. |
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Jun 6 2009, 08:26 AM
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Ultimate Spammer! Group: Forum Member Joined: August 13, 2006 Member No.: 19,181 Posts: 5,129 Skin: Darkness From: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha R.S. Name: Masterchefsp R.S. Status: Inactive |
Nah, it's probably best just to stick with the build i put together. 1GB DDR RAM isn't that good, and about the case i was just wondering about what form factor it takes and what fans it has.
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Jun 6 2009, 08:36 AM
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Moxie!! Group: Forum Member Joined: April 23, 2006 Member No.: 11,720 Posts: 1,679 Skin: IPB Green From: England, UK. My Highscores: Coolstuff999 R.S. Name: Coolstuff999 R.S. Status: Member R.S. Clan: Skiller's Empire. |
As for CPU's which brand is better? Intel or AMD?
And when companies say 'Dual Core' do they mean there's 2 CPUs in the box, or is it just one that has the capability of two? |
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Jun 6 2009, 08:42 AM
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Ultimate Spammer! Group: Forum Member Joined: August 13, 2006 Member No.: 19,181 Posts: 5,129 Skin: Darkness From: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha R.S. Name: Masterchefsp R.S. Status: Inactive |
It's a matter of opinion really. Intel have been around longer and AMD are kind of the new kids on the block. AMD's CPUs are priced more fairly, and some say that they're slightly better at gaming, whereas Intel are slightly better at multi tasking. There's not much difference, but if you're on a tight budget then it's probably best to go for AMD.
And a Dual Core CPU is a single processor, with two cores. So in that one chip there are two processing cores running at 3GHz each. |
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Jun 6 2009, 08:48 AM
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Crawling Hand Group: Forum Member Joined: August 20, 2007 Member No.: 46,772 Posts: 189 Skin: RuneScape Blue From: North Mexico A.K.A Texas LOL My Highscores: Adrenalsky R.S. Name: Adrenalsky , Ratmeat Good R.S. Status: Freeplay |
I'm not sure on the conversion rate but for $250 u.s. i was able to build a decent PC.... 2gb ddr2ram, 200gb-hd, 3.8 pentium daul-core, with dual dvd-rw drives... not the best but for under $300 not bad
oh and by the way it's got blue LED's wwwhhhhhooooooooooo lol oh and the motherboard used was ECS P4M800PRO-M (V2.0) got used for 50 bucks from local shop This post has been edited by adrenalsky: Jun 6 2009, 08:52 AM |
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Jun 6 2009, 08:51 AM
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Ultimate Spammer! Group: Forum Member Joined: August 13, 2006 Member No.: 19,181 Posts: 5,129 Skin: Darkness From: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha R.S. Name: Masterchefsp R.S. Status: Inactive |
QUOTE (adrenalsky @ Jun 6 2009, 01:48 PM) I'm not sure on the conversion rate but for $250 u.s. i was able to build a decent PC.... 2gb ddr2ram, 200gb-hd, 3.8 pentium daul-core, with dual dvd-rw drives... not the best but for under $300 not bad oh and by the way it's got blue LED's wwwhhhhhooooooooooo lol Because Americans have insanely priced things from Newegg 
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Jun 6 2009, 08:53 AM
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Moxie!! Group: Forum Member Joined: April 23, 2006 Member No.: 11,720 Posts: 1,679 Skin: IPB Green From: England, UK. My Highscores: Coolstuff999 R.S. Name: Coolstuff999 R.S. Status: Member R.S. Clan: Skiller's Empire. |
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Jun 6 2009, 08:54 AM
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Crawling Hand Group: Forum Member Joined: August 20, 2007 Member No.: 46,772 Posts: 189 Skin: RuneScape Blue From: North Mexico A.K.A Texas LOL My Highscores: Adrenalsky R.S. Name: Adrenalsky , Ratmeat Good R.S. Status: Freeplay |
QUOTE (Caboose @ Jun 6 2009, 08:51 AM) QUOTE (adrenalsky @ Jun 6 2009, 01:48 PM) I'm not sure on the conversion rate but for $250 u.s. i was able to build a decent PC.... 2gb ddr2ram, 200gb-hd, 3.8 pentium daul-core, with dual dvd-rw drives... not the best but for under $300 not bad oh and by the way it's got blue LED's wwwhhhhhooooooooooo lol Because Americans have insanely priced things from Newegg I was unaware.... not very worldly.... so it would be more expensive for ya'll? (yeah ya'll i'm a texan) |
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Jun 6 2009, 09:09 AM
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Ultimate Spammer! Group: Forum Member Joined: August 13, 2006 Member No.: 19,181 Posts: 5,129 Skin: Darkness From: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha R.S. Name: Masterchefsp R.S. Status: Inactive |
QUOTE (Warren @ Jun 6 2009, 01:53 PM) I think the one i suggested is better suited to what the OP said they want from it. The AMD CPU i suggested is far better than that Intel. |
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Jun 6 2009, 10:44 AM
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Moxie!! Group: Forum Member Joined: April 23, 2006 Member No.: 11,720 Posts: 1,679 Skin: IPB Green From: England, UK. My Highscores: Coolstuff999 R.S. Name: Coolstuff999 R.S. Status: Member R.S. Clan: Skiller's Empire. |
Could somebody help me with my little problem?
I read up that hard drives are either ATA or or SATA, how can I find out what my hard drive is without opening the computer up? Also, will a ATA Hard Drive work on a SATA Motherboard? Or will I need a ATA motherboard? |
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Jun 6 2009, 02:31 PM
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Ultimate Spammer! Group: Forum Member Joined: August 13, 2006 Member No.: 19,181 Posts: 5,129 Skin: Darkness From: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha R.S. Name: Masterchefsp R.S. Status: Inactive |
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA - medium), Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA - best) or Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE - worst) usually. The motherboard in my build has connectors for:
- 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ and "Hot Plug" functions - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) So i believe this means it supports all main types of HDD. As for finding out which type you have: -Run -Type 'msinfo32' -Press enter - + Components - + Storage - Click 'Disks - Under 'Model' (usually third from the bottom) it should tell you. If not, do a quick Google search on the model number and that should tell you. |
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Jun 6 2009, 03:26 PM
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Ahrim the Blighted Group: Forum Member Joined: March 16, 2007 Member No.: 34,685 Posts: 3,164 Skin: Inspire From: I found God... On the Corner of first and Amistad. Where the west, was all but won... R.S. Name: Vincent S1 , Yankeeboy254 R.S. Status: Freeplay R.S. Clan: Barney and Tellitubies Rule! |
1. That looks a little Fishy... Always buy from a trusted dealer.
2. Anything with a fast processor, a good amount of RAM (2GB+ is fine) and a brand spankin' new graphics card, should work for gaming. You won't need too big a hard drive, a 60-80GB should work fine with what you are looking at. Also, Desktops are usually better for games. ~Vincent |
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Jun 7 2009, 03:45 AM
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Willow Logs Group: Forum Member Joined: April 7, 2008 Member No.: 60,877 Posts: 1,202 Skin: Darkness From: Midlands, England My Highscores: ICattius R.S. Name: iCattius R.S. Status: Member R.S. Clan: Choc's classic Du Bist Turd. |
QUOTE (Veni vidi vici @ Jun 6 2009, 09:26 PM) 1. That looks a little Fishy... Always buy from a trusted dealer. 2. Anything with a fast processor, a good amount of RAM (2GB+ is fine) and a brand spankin' new graphics card, should work for gaming. You won't need too big a hard drive, a 60-80GB should work fine with what you are looking at. Also, Desktops are usually better for games. ~Vincent Considering how cheap hard drive space is at the moment, it is a much better option to buy a larger hard drive. I would consider 500-750GB a decent amount, but even some budget Aldi computers come with 1TB of space nowadays. And yes, desktops are normally better for games, simply because laptops are more expensive. To get the same performance out of a laptop you will end up paying several hundred pounds more. But I believe the OP wanted a desktop anyway, so this isn't an issue. |
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