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Razorlike

Dec 26 2007, 02:39 PM

My father and I want to buy a new computer since our old Pentium can't really cope with the newer games.

My father states he wants atleast:

QUOTE

Minimum Specs:
Quad core (I'm satisfied with a dual)
2gig RAM
Level 2 cache (8mb) (No idea what this means)
Hard disk 320 Gig
Graphic Card: ? (No ATI)
Cooling: ?

Could someone please give advice;
* On what to buy (what parts)?
* What kind of Graphic Card would be sufficient(sp) for the newer games?
* What kind of cooling/how many coolers?
* What will the total cost be around?

I'm a real newb as far as computers go, so if Í forgot something or something isn't right please say so

.

~Razorlike

Definition

Dec 26 2007, 03:21 PM

Budget please?

Stobbo

Dec 26 2007, 03:33 PM

Are you building yourself, or buying it pre-built?

Definition

Dec 26 2007, 03:55 PM

Anyways, I'll just give some parts out on the table.

I've never done this before so someone should review this

Motherboard
Processor: Quad
Memory
Graphics
Optical Drive
Hard Drive
Sound Card

I got $1010.93

Here's a prebuilt one

Cheaper, but I think it's an obsolete graphics card.

Acid

Dec 26 2007, 04:17 PM

* On what to buy (what parts)?
(above post i can suggest an alternative build if you want)

* What kind of Graphic Card would be sufficient(sp) for the newer games?
8800GT 512mb Edition handles Crysis quite well, otherwise the 256mb is a cheaper version

* What kind of cooling/how many coolers?
Aircooling is sufficient, if you want to overclock try This. I think the QX6600 overclocks to around 3.2/3Ghz? stable.

* What will the total cost be around?
Well according to the above build $1010 but if you state a budget we can be more helpful

Toungy

Dec 26 2007, 04:22 PM

QUOTE(Definition @ Dec 26 2007 at 09:55 PM)

Anyways, I'll just give some parts out on the table.

I've never done this before so someone should review this

Motherboard
Processor: Quad
Memory
Graphics
Optical Drive
Hard Drive
Sound Card

I got $1010.93

Here's a prebuilt one

Cheaper, but I think it's an obsolete graphics card.

Motherboard? Go for a cheaper one, unless you want SLI, the Intel P35 chipset is amazing. MSI's P35 Neo2-FR is working really good for me, and it's damn cheap.
Processor? Good.
Memory? Good.
Graphics? Good.
Optical Drive? Nothing really to comment on.

Hard Drive? Get one with 16MB cache
Sound Card? A seperate one isn't really needed, but if you want the best sound, my X-Fi is doing really, really swell.

Definition

Dec 26 2007, 04:32 PM

How about I change those:

HD
Motherboard

Didn't I suggest an X-Fi one?

Anyways, will these do?

$933.93

Razorlike

Dec 26 2007, 04:32 PM

Well I asked my father for a budget and he said around 700 euros and he would like it pre-built.
Also, the Quad can be switched for a Dual to make it more price friendly.

I don't know if 700 euro's come anywhere near my father "demands" but aslong as it perfroms well with games like Crysis, I'll be pleased.

~Razorlike

Definition

Dec 26 2007, 04:41 PM

I don't know any European suppliers, so I'll hand that to others, but if you convert it it should reach around 650 EUR.

Here's my converter's results

933.93 USD

=

644.381 EUR

You won't be able to get that with your budget, so you will have to cut to a dual core processor.

AndrewNoNumbers

Dec 28 2007, 01:28 AM

Good choice going with dual core. IMO Core 2 Duo is better than Athlon 64 X2, but either is decent. 8800 series graphic cards are really nice, and same goes with X-Fi for sound but usually integrated should do, like Toungy said.

Toungy

Dec 28 2007, 09:09 AM

I'd advice waiting a little bit longer with buying a new system. A lot of new things are coming out, which most of definitely worth taking a look at in 1-2 months. (Intel Penryn, GeForce 9 series, etc.)

Razorlike

Dec 29 2007, 02:50 PM

Thanks everyone for your help

.
I think I'll just follow Toungy's suggestion, and wait a couple of months for the new releases.

~Razorlike

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