11/FEB/13

New Releases: What upcoming games are you looking forward to?

Forums top   gamerDNA Forums > General > Ask a Hardware Guru
Reload this Page Gift Computers


Post Reply
Page 1 of 2  1 2 >
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 12-12-2006, 03:48 PM
Roxianna's Avatar
Roxianna Roxianna is offline
gamerDNA Regina Omnipotens
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 2,125
Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness
Send a message via AIM to Roxianna Send a message via MSN to Roxianna Send a message via Yahoo to Roxianna
Gift Computers
I would like to buy a reasonable computer for someone as an XMAS gift. Its does not have to be uber, but should be able to at least load up today's modern games--PvP quality performance not required.

Can anybody point me to some good deals?
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-12-2006, 03:53 PM
Shadow's Avatar
Shadow Shadow is offline
Founding Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 1,193
Shadow is a paragon of the community Shadow is a paragon of the community Shadow is a paragon of the community Shadow is a paragon of the community Shadow is a paragon of the community
Send a message via AIM to Shadow Send a message via Yahoo to Shadow
price range? desktop/laptop? you gonna build or buy? monitor needed?
__________________

CHECK OUT THE GAMERDNA CITY
26 % Nerd, 17% Geek, 4% Dork
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 12-12-2006, 03:59 PM
Armaya's Avatar
Armaya Armaya is offline
Founding Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: In the Mitten
Posts: 1,685
Armaya is a shining beacon of illustrious distinction Armaya is a shining beacon of illustrious distinction Armaya is a shining beacon of illustrious distinction Armaya is a shining beacon of illustrious distinction Armaya is a shining beacon of illustrious distinction Armaya is a shining beacon of illustrious distinction Armaya is a shining beacon of illustrious distinction Armaya is a shining beacon of illustrious distinction Armaya is a shining beacon of illustrious distinction
Seems Best Buy always has one or two decent ones on sale this time of year. Might want to check their ad?
__________________
Dum spiro spero

Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-12-2006, 04:06 PM
Shadow's Avatar
Shadow Shadow is offline
Founding Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 1,193
Shadow is a paragon of the community Shadow is a paragon of the community Shadow is a paragon of the community Shadow is a paragon of the community Shadow is a paragon of the community
Send a message via AIM to Shadow Send a message via Yahoo to Shadow
if you want to build one here is a good deal nothing fancy video card might need updating

MB,CPU,Vid Card
http://www.newegg.com/product/Produc...82E16813131049
Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208009
Memory, free linux OS if you want to use
http://www.newegg.com/product/Produc...82E16820145440
HD,450Watt Power
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822135106

Total Price
99.99+39.99+136.49+68.98-15.00-10.00(rebates)=319.98

Need Microsoft OS?
http://www.buycheapsoftware.com/deta...uctID~1717.asp
+87.00
Total Price =407.45

Like I said maybe want to spend a bit more for a better memory card but I am pretty sure this would load anything out now minus most FPS, if you want to do a FPS you NEED a new video card
__________________

CHECK OUT THE GAMERDNA CITY
26 % Nerd, 17% Geek, 4% Dork
Last edited by Shadow : 12-12-2006 at 04:28 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-12-2006, 05:15 PM
Charbroil's Avatar
Charbroil Charbroil is offline
The Pwn Ranger
  
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 241
Charbroil has much to be proud of
Send a message via AIM to Charbroil Send a message via MSN to Charbroil Send a message via Yahoo to Charbroil
I bought a Dell pre-made for my Dad with 17" flat panel monitor for 500 bucks this summer... It has pretty good performance for the money... maybe check out their website


__________________


Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 12-12-2006, 06:08 PM
Cleric's Avatar
Cleric Cleric is offline
Voice of Reason
  
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sacramento, California
Posts: 361
Cleric is a cornerstone of the community Cleric is a cornerstone of the community Cleric is a cornerstone of the community
Send a message via Skype™ to Cleric
Red face
I previously owned a ATI Radeon X700 Pro (256 MB) graphics card, and that wouldn't even run Splinter Cell: Double Agent. Everything checked out, but the Pixel Shader was version 2.0 and SC: DA required v3.0. With todays games, I can guarantee you that they'll be using Pixel Shader 3.0. I bought a Radeon X1950 Pro (256 MB) for $250 at Best Buy. It works great, and it works for HD LCDs. The next step up in performance would be the X1950 XTX, but those are around $500 a pop.

In my opinion, if I were going to upgrade/get a new comp for gaming or heavy graphics, I'd hit the dual-core MB, cram the RAM, and get a decent graphics card. I'm set.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 12-12-2006, 07:13 PM
Jerec's Avatar
Jerec Jerec is offline
Enthusiast
  
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Chicago Suburbs
Posts: 129
Jerec is community member of note
Send a message via AIM to Jerec Send a message via MSN to Jerec
If you want customization options, try Cyberpower. The prices are dirt cheap, and even though the shipping might take a while, my experience with them was certainly positive. I bought my laptop from them and I couldn't be happier with its performance.
__________________
60 % Nerd, 39% Geek, 47% Dork

Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 12-16-2006, 12:04 AM
Stickerr's Avatar
Stickerr Stickerr is offline
Founding Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New York
Posts: 23
Stickerr has much to be proud of
Send a message via AIM to Stickerr Send a message via MSN to Stickerr
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerec View Post
If you want customization options, try Cyberpower. The prices are dirt cheap, and even though the shipping might take a while, my experience with them was certainly positive. I bought my laptop from them and I couldn't be happier with its performance.

I've seen Cyberpower to be a horrible online store for computers. From experience I've seen computers come D.O.A. And if there is a problem with the computer you bought it could take up to 3 months to be replaced.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 12-16-2006, 12:25 AM
Roxianna's Avatar
Roxianna Roxianna is offline
gamerDNA Regina Omnipotens
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 2,125
Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness Roxianna is enveloped in a rainbow of effervescent greatness
Send a message via AIM to Roxianna Send a message via MSN to Roxianna Send a message via Yahoo to Roxianna
I ended up getting the HP Pavilion Media Center a1610n Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4200+, 1024 MB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, SuperMulti DVD Drive) from Amazon for $649.99.
  1. Because it had 5 stars from reviews
  2. Because it was cheap
  3. Because HP has not yet pissed me off unlike Alienware, Dell and Sony
I am sure my son, the recipient, will want to upgrade the RAM some day, but its a decent machine that will get him back on the net so that we can exchange email, etc. while allowing his 3yr old daughter to play games on it.

__________________
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 12-16-2006, 01:08 AM
Cleric's Avatar
Cleric Cleric is offline
Voice of Reason
  
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sacramento, California
Posts: 361
Cleric is a cornerstone of the community Cleric is a cornerstone of the community Cleric is a cornerstone of the community
Send a message via Skype™ to Cleric
Everything's all good until the 3-year-old finds out about pixel shaders, HD, and quad-cores.
__________________
Reply With Quote
Post Reply
Page 1 of 2  1 2 >

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



1 out of 5

MMO Players subscribe to more then one MMO at a time.

gamerDNA®, Contents are Copyright 2006–2013 PLAYXPERT LLC and Live Gamer Inc. gamerDNA and the gamerDNA Logo are trademark and property of Live Gamer Inc.