Gaming Would you guys recommend this pc for gaming?

[triassic911]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16883147108

I want it for stuff like TF2, Unreal Tournament 3, GTA IV. What do you guys think? My budget was $500 but for this I'm willing to go over 9 bucks.

 

[Rydian]

No. Shit graphics card, pretty close to integrated.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16883220026
$330 computer, has a PCI-E x16 slot and isn't slimline.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817371007
$70 power supply replacement.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814131162
$100 video card to go in it.

Would be much better at gaming than the machine you picked out.

 

[Hakoda]

Wait, nvm. Rydian is right, that would be better except that $330 system has Vista so if you were looking for 7, pirate or buy a copy.

Offtopic: Nice avatar, Avatar: The Last Airbender FTW.

 

[Rydian]

Seems nice to me

The video card scores 229 on passmark.
The minimum for GTX IV (7900) scores 612.
The recommended for GTA IV (an HD 3870) scores 964.

 

[granville]

I have a 4350, and yeah it's not any good. It will run newer games, but only at low resolution and framerate issues. I personally don't mind that stuff, i'm used to it, but you probably will mind it. It's a fanless card IIRC. Of course, if you can upgrade the GPU after getting the PC, it would be pretty decent. Of course, you'll probably need a better power supply as well.

 

[triassic911]

Damn would it really not run anything recent?

 

[Rydian]

Yes, it will play recent games, but that's like saying "Yes, you can have sex with your sister". It will technically work, but it's... not recommended.

 

[nitrostemp]

lesson 1 never buy a HP or Compaq system, they break just after the warranty ends

 

[Rydian]

lesson 1 never buy a HP or Compaq system, they break just after the warranty ends

I call bullshit.
[Citation needed]
Where's the proof filling?
And so on and so forth.

 

[nitrostemp]

my dad bought a compaq it broke days after the warranty ended, not to mention that compaqs are just old parts

 

[Rydian]

my dad bought a compaq it broke days after the warranty ended,Bill gates eats kitten for breakfast.
Look at that, I can make random statements, too!

I asked for proof. Anecdotal Evidence is not proof.

QUOTE(nitrostemp @ Feb 23 2010, 11:05 PM) not to mention that compaqs are just old parts

Once again, please prove it.

 

[Joe88]

lesson 1 never buy a HP or Compaq system, they break just after the warranty ends

they dont even last till the warranty most of the time

consumer reports
toms hardware
and pc world

all have HP on the very bottom of the reliability list

 

[Rydian]

Link to the lists?

 

[Joe88]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/187407-3/re...s.html#desktops


http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asus-appl...xtor=RSS-181313

you cant access consumer reports, you need a subscription

 

[Rydian]

Thank you. =D

Remember kids, you get what you pay for.

 

[triassic911]

Wow that sucks, now I'm completely discouraged.

I should just build one huh?

 

[Rydian]

Either build, or find a cheap prebuilt and replace the PSU and video card like I showed.

 

[Cermage]

If you're going to buy a prebuilt and replace the psu, you pretty much have the skills to build your own.

i'd go with something like this and use an old harddrive or something. People have unlocked the extra 2 cores of the 550 using that motherboard, so its a potential quadcore for $100. people have also clocked it up to 4.0ghz, cores unlocked. Its great value for money, provided you want to go that far.

 

[ZeWarrior]

Why have a POTENTIAL quad core for $100, when you can get a REAL quad core for $100? (Athlon II X4 620)

 

[Cermage]

athlon II's have no L3 cache. Its literally removed. no where near as good for gaming.