Just build your own. Brands always cost more becaue of the name..
Which pc should i get?
Build your own i did mine too i have like 60-70 fps ingame ^^
The Dell XPS 8300 is good for you! U can upgrade the cpu from i5 to i7 2600 and the VGA card is Ati HD6770.
You dont mean build your laptop from scratch do you? o.o
Hmm.Dont know but buy good one :P
Dont buy mac u cant play much games :S
Dont buy mac u cant play much games :S
Build a desktop computer, I have a laptop but they suck for gaming try to get a desktop gaming computer after u like build it.
I'll make you an awesome PC.
Get a
-AMD II X3 with 3.2 Ghz max
-A Radeon 6970
-4 GB DDR3 RAM
-800W Power Supply
-AM3 MOBO
-4 cooling fans, 2 of 140 mm 2 of 120 mm
-Fit it into a Cooler Master case, and you have PS3 of PCs.
If you can, get a Intel i7 CPU, and be SURE to get AMD Radeon HD GF, cuz nVidias overheat and are more expensive, if you want get more RAM, but do not waste money on 6 core CPU's because no game will use those 2 cores. 4-core cpus are as powerful as 6-cores in gaming. And do not get a weaker CPU just because you wanna buy 2 of the Radeons, because you need to have a strong CPU to send info as fast as it is possible and to control those. I know my friend got a Radeon 6990 instead of 5970 and a 2-core CPU instead of 4-core, and his computer runs CF like on 200 fps instead of 400.
Get a
-AMD II X3 with 3.2 Ghz max
-A Radeon 6970
-4 GB DDR3 RAM
-800W Power Supply
-AM3 MOBO
-4 cooling fans, 2 of 140 mm 2 of 120 mm
-Fit it into a Cooler Master case, and you have PS3 of PCs.
If you can, get a Intel i7 CPU, and be SURE to get AMD Radeon HD GF, cuz nVidias overheat and are more expensive, if you want get more RAM, but do not waste money on 6 core CPU's because no game will use those 2 cores. 4-core cpus are as powerful as 6-cores in gaming. And do not get a weaker CPU just because you wanna buy 2 of the Radeons, because you need to have a strong CPU to send info as fast as it is possible and to control those. I know my friend got a Radeon 6990 instead of 5970 and a 2-core CPU instead of 4-core, and his computer runs CF like on 200 fps instead of 400.
Originally Posted by Milecar12
I'll make you an awesome PC.
Get a
-AMD II X3 with 3.2 Ghz max
-A Radeon 6970
-4 GB DDR3 RAM
-800W Power Supply
-AM3 MOBO
-4 cooling fans, 2 of 140 mm 2 of 120 mm
-Fit it into a Cooler Master case, and you have PS3 of PCs.
If you can, get a Intel i7 CPU, and be SURE to get AMD Radeon HD GF, cuz nVidias overheat and are more expensive, if you want get more RAM, but do not waste money on 6 core CPU's because no game will use those 2 cores. 4-core cpus are as powerful as 6-cores in gaming. And do not get a weaker CPU just because you wanna buy 2 of the Radeons, because you need to have a strong CPU to send info as fast as it is possible and to control those. I know my friend got a Radeon 6990 instead of 5970 and a 2-core CPU instead of 4-core, and his computer runs CF like on 200 fps instead of 400.
Get a
-AMD II X3 with 3.2 Ghz max
-A Radeon 6970
-4 GB DDR3 RAM
-800W Power Supply
-AM3 MOBO
-4 cooling fans, 2 of 140 mm 2 of 120 mm
-Fit it into a Cooler Master case, and you have PS3 of PCs.
If you can, get a Intel i7 CPU, and be SURE to get AMD Radeon HD GF, cuz nVidias overheat and are more expensive, if you want get more RAM, but do not waste money on 6 core CPU's because no game will use those 2 cores. 4-core cpus are as powerful as 6-cores in gaming. And do not get a weaker CPU just because you wanna buy 2 of the Radeons, because you need to have a strong CPU to send info as fast as it is possible and to control those. I know my friend got a Radeon 6990 instead of 5970 and a 2-core CPU instead of 4-core, and his computer runs CF like on 200 fps instead of 400.
That 3-core CPU will bottleneck the GPU. Not a very good build IMO. And I actually prefer Nvidia cards over AMD because nvidia drivers are much more stable.
To the OP, for a budget of $1200, I would stay away from an AMD build. Yes intel CPUs are a little expensive but they are worth it. I would recommend the following build for you.
CPU
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500Kⓘ
Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOSⓘ
RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRLⓘ
GPU
Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Cardⓘ
Boot drive
Newegg.com - OCZ Solid 3 SLD3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLCⓘ
Storage drive
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Driveⓘ
Power supply
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supplyⓘ
Case
Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Caseⓘ
Optical drive
Newegg.com - LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS50 Bulk - CD / DVD Burnersⓘ
OS
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systemsⓘ
Total comes to $1182.40. This build will be THE fastest out of any of the builds poated previously. The SSD boot drive will speed up your computer by many times. If you already have an OS, you don't need to get the one I posted and buy a CPU cooler instead and overclock that 2500k. The above build will be absolutely beastly and will be able to play just about any game on high settings.
To the OP, for a budget of $1200, I would stay away from an AMD build. Yes intel CPUs are a little expensive but they are worth it. I would recommend the following build for you.
CPU
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500Kⓘ
Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOSⓘ
RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRLⓘ
GPU
Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Cardⓘ
Boot drive
Newegg.com - OCZ Solid 3 SLD3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLCⓘ
Storage drive
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Driveⓘ
Power supply
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supplyⓘ
Case
Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Caseⓘ
Optical drive
Newegg.com - LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS50 Bulk - CD / DVD Burnersⓘ
OS
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systemsⓘ
Total comes to $1182.40. This build will be THE fastest out of any of the builds poated previously. The SSD boot drive will speed up your computer by many times. If you already have an OS, you don't need to get the one I posted and buy a CPU cooler instead and overclock that 2500k. The above build will be absolutely beastly and will be able to play just about any game on high settings.
Here is my suggestion; this is what you can buy here, in my country, for 1150 USD:
Asrock 970 Extreme4, AM3
AMD Phenom II X4 955
CPU Cooler CORSAIR Air Series A70
Kingmax 4GB, 2X2GB, DDRIII 1333
2x XFX HD 6850 820M 1GB DDR5 HDMI, Black edition
HDD Desktop SAMSUNG SpinPoint F3 (3.5", 1TB, 32MB, Serial ATA II-300)
SONY Optiarc AD-5260S 24x SATA black
PSU XFX Core Edition 80 650W PSU - EasyRail technology
ANTEC SIX HUNDRED PC Case
You can add some money to buy a few decent PC coolers and that`s it, you have a beast PC.
P.S. If you can go over 1200, you could also buy SSD, so you can install OS on it, so your OS would boot REALLY fast, and you would be able to see advantage of SSD (flash technology) over usual HDDs..
Asrock 970 Extreme4, AM3
AMD Phenom II X4 955
CPU Cooler CORSAIR Air Series A70
Kingmax 4GB, 2X2GB, DDRIII 1333
2x XFX HD 6850 820M 1GB DDR5 HDMI, Black edition
HDD Desktop SAMSUNG SpinPoint F3 (3.5", 1TB, 32MB, Serial ATA II-300)
SONY Optiarc AD-5260S 24x SATA black
PSU XFX Core Edition 80 650W PSU - EasyRail technology
ANTEC SIX HUNDRED PC Case
You can add some money to buy a few decent PC coolers and that`s it, you have a beast PC.
P.S. If you can go over 1200, you could also buy SSD, so you can install OS on it, so your OS would boot REALLY fast, and you would be able to see advantage of SSD (flash technology) over usual HDDs..
If you have a budget like that then I suggest that you custom build your own PC, or as an alternative to this you can buy a half decent PC and then add the extra parts. If you're in America which i presume you are as you stated your budget in dollars, then I recommend using websites such as Tiger Direct. These provide top of the range products for a very cheap price. If you need anymore help on the matter then ad me on msn; reecea_91@live.co.uk (No fags and gays please)
