Q. What is a good, hopefully cheap (although the odds are slim) laptop that can play a wide variety of online multiplayer games? I personally love Combat Arms but my laptop here just froze up on me as I was typing this (as of right now, I hate Windows Vista with a passion). I hear "Mac" being tossed about, but what do you guys think? Thanks for your help.
A. Here's my list and comments on gaming pc's.
One of the best gaming PC makers is Alienware. Some games even recommend using Alienware PC for their games. You can browse their selection @ http://www.alienware.com/ . Their Laptops are high powered with the latest nVidia graphics card with Core 2 Dual (some have quad). They may be a bit pricey --however-- their desktops are amazingly cheap and very good! They let you get a dual stack of 1GB nVidia graphics cards (latest), 4GB DDR3 RAM, Intel Core 2 Extreme! (Extreme = 8x while Dual = 2x) that is 3.1 ghz (> 3ghz), liquid cooling, 4 TB RAID drives, or ultra fast HDDs with 1,000 rpm (instead of 7,200 rpm), and cool lights. Some of these options may be available for laptops, but the best is for desktops (better and cheaper, with some under $1,000 while the better under $2,000, the the best are higher). There actually is a desktop with a 3.86ghz Intel i7. This is my personal favorite of all gaming computers. The HP gaming PC's aren't as good and are expensive. Some other laptops that are cheaper might be Dell (Alienware owned by them) or HP.
But nothing beats the power of Alienware.
I currently have a Dell Dimension 8250 (extinct), 2.8 ghz Pentium 4, 512 ram (oh, what a shame), nVidia 7400, Creative SBL!, and a microscopically small HDD with whole 8 gb! This PC is great at running games on. Tremulous is great. World in Conflict is moderate. Yadda yadda yadda. This is a moderate PC. Still, the best is Alienware, which I have seen do the best graphics.
A mouth full but there might be others out there, but this is the one.
Oh yeah, just remembered. nVidia has a standard tower-sized pc that is actually a super-computer. It has 960 cores, multiple GPU's, and is bloody-fast (up to 250 times as fast as a regular PC). Not recommended for just gaming but, if you get it, you might just be the person with the fastest gaming pc in your town, city, or even state. http://www.nvidia.com/object/personal_supercomputing.html
Yeah, Alienware is my choice. Desktops are cheaper but laptops are also good. Dell has cheap laptops that work for gaming. The nVidia Tesla PC should be used for crazy/insane/rock-hard gamers. Just listing the best. Might not be what you want, but hey, someone just found a list of the best gaming PC's out there.
And the mac things, they don't have good games. CoD, Fallout,...
No offence was meant by this to anyone with a mac. If they do have good games, I would love to hear them.
Just listing. Hope this helps someone.
AHelper
One of the best gaming PC makers is Alienware. Some games even recommend using Alienware PC for their games. You can browse their selection @ http://www.alienware.com/ . Their Laptops are high powered with the latest nVidia graphics card with Core 2 Dual (some have quad). They may be a bit pricey --however-- their desktops are amazingly cheap and very good! They let you get a dual stack of 1GB nVidia graphics cards (latest), 4GB DDR3 RAM, Intel Core 2 Extreme! (Extreme = 8x while Dual = 2x) that is 3.1 ghz (> 3ghz), liquid cooling, 4 TB RAID drives, or ultra fast HDDs with 1,000 rpm (instead of 7,200 rpm), and cool lights. Some of these options may be available for laptops, but the best is for desktops (better and cheaper, with some under $1,000 while the better under $2,000, the the best are higher). There actually is a desktop with a 3.86ghz Intel i7. This is my personal favorite of all gaming computers. The HP gaming PC's aren't as good and are expensive. Some other laptops that are cheaper might be Dell (Alienware owned by them) or HP.
But nothing beats the power of Alienware.
I currently have a Dell Dimension 8250 (extinct), 2.8 ghz Pentium 4, 512 ram (oh, what a shame), nVidia 7400, Creative SBL!, and a microscopically small HDD with whole 8 gb! This PC is great at running games on. Tremulous is great. World in Conflict is moderate. Yadda yadda yadda. This is a moderate PC. Still, the best is Alienware, which I have seen do the best graphics.
A mouth full but there might be others out there, but this is the one.
Oh yeah, just remembered. nVidia has a standard tower-sized pc that is actually a super-computer. It has 960 cores, multiple GPU's, and is bloody-fast (up to 250 times as fast as a regular PC). Not recommended for just gaming but, if you get it, you might just be the person with the fastest gaming pc in your town, city, or even state. http://www.nvidia.com/object/personal_supercomputing.html
Yeah, Alienware is my choice. Desktops are cheaper but laptops are also good. Dell has cheap laptops that work for gaming. The nVidia Tesla PC should be used for crazy/insane/rock-hard gamers. Just listing the best. Might not be what you want, but hey, someone just found a list of the best gaming PC's out there.
And the mac things, they don't have good games. CoD, Fallout,...
No offence was meant by this to anyone with a mac. If they do have good games, I would love to hear them.
Just listing. Hope this helps someone.
AHelper
Laptop computer for gaming?
Q. I've been toying with the idea of getting a laptop for gaming mainly. I'd likely use it for work some too, but just about any computer can handle Microsoft word and a browser. The game I play the most is The Sims 3 and I use their Create A World tool both of which can be very demanding programs. I occasionally play other kinds of action/rpg games as well. I don't like Mac's so I'm only interested in a PC and my price range should stay under 1,000. I know that I can google around and look at sites myself, and I have, but I'm hoping that someone here may be able to give a suggestion, a review, cautionary tale...etc.
A. I would definitely recommend an Asus laptop because they are known for there gaming laptops and their dependability, but they might cost too much.
Check these out: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+-+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i5+Processor+/+17.3%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Red/Black/9728443.p?id=1218161511080&skuId=9728443 It's a Samsung, and I know they might not be the best laptop company, but look at the specs, very good.
Or I would also try this one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B2+Duo+Processor+-+Black/9556125.p?id=1218124208054&skuId=9556125
These are also very nice: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/series_can.do?storeName=computer_store&landing=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=High+performance&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/High_performance
These are your best bet for finding you dream computer.
Check these out: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+-+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i5+Processor+/+17.3%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Red/Black/9728443.p?id=1218161511080&skuId=9728443 It's a Samsung, and I know they might not be the best laptop company, but look at the specs, very good.
Or I would also try this one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B2+Duo+Processor+-+Black/9556125.p?id=1218124208054&skuId=9556125
These are also very nice: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/series_can.do?storeName=computer_store&landing=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=High+performance&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/High_performance
These are your best bet for finding you dream computer.
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