Is this a decent gaming computer for diablo 3?

Q. I am interested in buying the computer below:

http://shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Desktops/HP-Pavilion/H2M53AA?HP-Pavilion-p6-2120-Desktop-PC

But before i purchase it, I have a few questions. I picked this computer because i wanted a computer that would run diablo 3 pretty well, with hardly any lag. I am not a hardcore gamer, so really the only pc game that will be downloaded on here is diablo. Do you think this computer will run diablo 3 well with no lag? Is the graphics card good? and does it have enough memory? Feel free to give me other suggestions on computers that may be around the same price if not cheaper and still be at the same level, if not a little better! thanks so much! i am clueless when it comes to this stuff!

A. That should do fine, Diablo 3 doesn't take much of anything to run on the highest settings. Also, even if it can't, you literally won't be missing out on much. Look up Diablo 3 Lowest vs Highest settings comparisons, the only difference is the anti-aliasing (it makes edges look smoother), physics (which are only there for eye candy really), and useless skeletons that lie on the ground. You wouldn't be missing much.

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Switching Diablo 3 computers?

Q. I purchased Diablo 3 on another computer. But now I got my new one. How do I download the game to this computer? It only gives me the option to install the client:( Help please?

A. were did you get game from? some places online are account based and so you go to that site and redownload the game. if you have the cd you should be able to download it onto your new computer. if you got it online i would send a message to that company who you got it from thru there forums and ask.

i know steam and orgin(ea). once you get a game you have unlimited downloads. being that in order to play you have to log into the account first. (if not playing online then you can play the same game on all computers) you just have to log into steam in offline mode. as far as online goes steam only lets one computer on at a time.

as the guy above said even if your friend does not have it installed you can still install it. (just takes longer then from a cd) and you can then play it. when you leave your friends house just make sure to delete out your login pw. or make sure he does not know it, and he wont be able to play unless he gets his own key.

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Switching Diablo 3 computers?

Q. I purchased Diablo 3 on another computer. But now I got my new one. How do I download the game to this computer? It only gives me the option to install the client:( Help please?

A. were did you get game from? some places online are account based and so you go to that site and redownload the game. if you have the cd you should be able to download it onto your new computer. if you got it online i would send a message to that company who you got it from thru there forums and ask.

i know steam and orgin(ea). once you get a game you have unlimited downloads. being that in order to play you have to log into the account first. (if not playing online then you can play the same game on all computers) you just have to log into steam in offline mode. as far as online goes steam only lets one computer on at a time.

as the guy above said even if your friend does not have it installed you can still install it. (just takes longer then from a cd) and you can then play it. when you leave your friends house just make sure to delete out your login pw. or make sure he does not know it, and he wont be able to play unless he gets his own key.

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Gaming computer upgrade for Diablo 3.?

Q. What should I upgrade according to specification down below. May you add priority from highest-lowest considering gaming performance. I would like to prepare for Diablo 3 when it comes out even though they are lenient on computer hardware! [Holler ;)] I added my specification down below with some comments if you may answer them. I do not want to upgrade if its not necessary, but my computer does not handle fall out 3 when there's to many people. Just to give you a visual where the performance is at. lol. (Btw, I'm still new to computer building, and do not want to rush and waste money! thanks!)

Also, can you tell me your computer specs and what components you're using specifically? I want a computer bad-ass as you.

The main component

AMD phenom II 940 quad 3GHZ [Upgrade?]
Cheap value 4 gig ram [Q: Does cheap or quality ram have any affect on performance? Ugrade?]
WD Green 32mbcache [Q: Would you say this hard drive bottle necks my performance? Upgrade?]
Nvidia GTX 260 [Q: I have heard bad things about this card. Upgrade?]
Cheap motherboard [Q: Does the Mobo have any affect on performance? Upgrade?]
Corsair 850 Watt PSU

A. Most of your computer specs are reasonable, but they're a bit dependent on each other. That power supply unit is a beast and is good enough for anything but the most insane computers. Here's the issues I see from least to most important.

Hard drive- WD Green is a bit slow, but if it's reliable for you, then it's not a serious issue. You might take a bit longer for loading screens and starting the game up, but not too much and in-game performance won't be an issue at all. You'd have to be on a cutting edge system for this to be a bottleneck.

AMD Phenom II + Motherboard- These go hand in hand. Your processor should cover most stuff, but it's starting to age and the top end games will give you a bit of trouble. Make sure your motherboard is from a reputable brand, that extra $20-30 is important. You could go for an AMD A-series chip, but the Intel Core i7-2600k is one of the best deals on the market right now. The Core i5-2500k is reasonable if you need to keep to a budget.

4 gig RAM- Cheap RAM does cut performance a little, and 8 gig is the new preference. Thing is, you really shouldn't be seeing any problems here either unless you're running way too many things at once or play around in Photoshop a lot. You can get a reasonably nice 8 GB kit pretty cheap these days. I'd at least keep this in mind if you built a new comp.

Nvidia GTX-260- Yeah. You gotta replace this. There's just no way around that. GTX 570 is top notch, Radeon 6850 is the best mid-budget card. Both of those will show serious improvement.

Honestly, you should be able to get by with what you have for Diablo 3, although I'd highly suggest upgrading that graphics card. The processor and RAM should be sufficient, but check your system performance and make sure nothing is eating up memory in the background. Keep a watch on Newegg too. If you get the graphics card and want something more, you can often find a good 8 GB RAM kit there for $50-60.

Addition- My own system specs

I run a Core i7-2600k processor on a Gigabyte brand mobo, 8 GB RAM, WD Black 1TB, and a Radeon 6850. There's a reason I suggest what I do. That system was built months ago, it still runs everything at top quality without any hesitation, and it was easy on the wallet.

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Switching Diablo 3 computers?

Q. I purchased Diablo 3 on another computer. But now I got my new one. How do I download the game to this computer? It only gives me the option to install the client:( Help please?

A. were did you get game from? some places online are account based and so you go to that site and redownload the game. if you have the cd you should be able to download it onto your new computer. if you got it online i would send a message to that company who you got it from thru there forums and ask.

i know steam and orgin(ea). once you get a game you have unlimited downloads. being that in order to play you have to log into the account first. (if not playing online then you can play the same game on all computers) you just have to log into steam in offline mode. as far as online goes steam only lets one computer on at a time.

as the guy above said even if your friend does not have it installed you can still install it. (just takes longer then from a cd) and you can then play it. when you leave your friends house just make sure to delete out your login pw. or make sure he does not know it, and he wont be able to play unless he gets his own key.

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Gaming computer upgrade for Diablo 3.?

Q. What should I upgrade according to specification down below. May you add priority from highest-lowest considering gaming performance. I would like to prepare for Diablo 3 when it comes out even though they are lenient on computer hardware! [Holler ;)] I added my specification down below with some comments if you may answer them. I do not want to upgrade if its not necessary, but my computer does not handle fall out 3 when there's to many people. Just to give you a visual where the performance is at. lol. (Btw, I'm still new to computer building, and do not want to rush and waste money! thanks!)

Also, can you tell me your computer specs and what components you're using specifically? I want a computer bad-ass as you.

The main component

AMD phenom II 940 quad 3GHZ [Upgrade?]
Cheap value 4 gig ram [Q: Does cheap or quality ram have any affect on performance? Ugrade?]
WD Green 32mbcache [Q: Would you say this hard drive bottle necks my performance? Upgrade?]
Nvidia GTX 260 [Q: I have heard bad things about this card. Upgrade?]
Cheap motherboard [Q: Does the Mobo have any affect on performance? Upgrade?]
Corsair 850 Watt PSU

A. Most of your computer specs are reasonable, but they're a bit dependent on each other. That power supply unit is a beast and is good enough for anything but the most insane computers. Here's the issues I see from least to most important.

Hard drive- WD Green is a bit slow, but if it's reliable for you, then it's not a serious issue. You might take a bit longer for loading screens and starting the game up, but not too much and in-game performance won't be an issue at all. You'd have to be on a cutting edge system for this to be a bottleneck.

AMD Phenom II + Motherboard- These go hand in hand. Your processor should cover most stuff, but it's starting to age and the top end games will give you a bit of trouble. Make sure your motherboard is from a reputable brand, that extra $20-30 is important. You could go for an AMD A-series chip, but the Intel Core i7-2600k is one of the best deals on the market right now. The Core i5-2500k is reasonable if you need to keep to a budget.

4 gig RAM- Cheap RAM does cut performance a little, and 8 gig is the new preference. Thing is, you really shouldn't be seeing any problems here either unless you're running way too many things at once or play around in Photoshop a lot. You can get a reasonably nice 8 GB kit pretty cheap these days. I'd at least keep this in mind if you built a new comp.

Nvidia GTX-260- Yeah. You gotta replace this. There's just no way around that. GTX 570 is top notch, Radeon 6850 is the best mid-budget card. Both of those will show serious improvement.

Honestly, you should be able to get by with what you have for Diablo 3, although I'd highly suggest upgrading that graphics card. The processor and RAM should be sufficient, but check your system performance and make sure nothing is eating up memory in the background. Keep a watch on Newegg too. If you get the graphics card and want something more, you can often find a good 8 GB RAM kit there for $50-60.

Addition- My own system specs

I run a Core i7-2600k processor on a Gigabyte brand mobo, 8 GB RAM, WD Black 1TB, and a Radeon 6850. There's a reason I suggest what I do. That system was built months ago, it still runs everything at top quality without any hesitation, and it was easy on the wallet.

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Can I redownload Blizzard games onto different OS's?

Q. I have a Macbook currently and was planning on downloading Diablo 3. However, I have been preparing to get a gaming computer that runs Windows 7. If I were to download the digital copy from the Blizzard site onto my Mac, would I be able to re-download it onto my new computer running Windows?

A. Yes, you can download the game onto any computer, Windows or Mac, and log in.

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Can any one list all the parts i need to make a High performance gaming computer?

Q. I plan on making a high performance gaming computer around $1000 but I'm not really sure what i should get. Also I will be playing games like Skyrim, Diablo 3, Battlefield, Dishonored, and Star Wars old republic. So I'm going to need at really good computer, Also what i plan on doing is spending more money on the important parts like Video cards, Motherboard, etc then upgrade all the stuff later. Thanks in advance!!

A. for a full list of links of parts you should get contact me by E-mail sending the specifications and preference brands and games your are going to play and you monitor resolution and the parts you want include things like mouse and windows 7 and your budget and i will send you back the list

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What kind of gaming computer should i get?

Q. Please. I wanna play games like diablo 3, mass effect 3, mw3, and more.. What is a good cheap-like gaming computer i could get?
Can someone recommend a gaming computer?

A. those mentioned games can be played pretty good on a $600 computer

Acer with i3-2120, 6GB ram, 1TB hard drive, 300W 80Plus psu and integrated Intel HD Graphics 2000 ($520)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103412

the only thing you have to do is adding a dedicated graphics card that can run on this 300W psu, this will be a Radeon HD 6670, e.g. this card from Gigabyte ($65)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125403

this setup can run
mw3 and mass effect 3 on high
diablo 3 on medium-high

even BF3 can be run on medium-high

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Will having multiple games on my computer slow it down?

Q. I currently have 3 games on my computer, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, and League of Legends and my computer if completely fine. If i were to download 2 or 3 more games, will it slow down my computer?

A. Having a game installed won't slow down your computer at all, no matter how many games you have. it's *running* them that will use your computer's resources.

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Looking to build a gaming computer for Diablo 3, need recommendations.?

Q. I am looking to build a pretty nice gaming computer mainly to play Diablo 3. I have never built a computer before so I am not exactly sure where to begin. I know I want it to easily handle the recommended settings for diablo 3. Can anyone recommend a full desktop setup for around 800?

A. see system requirements for Diablo 3 here:
http://www.gameshampoo.com/forums/threads/anyone-know-the-system-requirements-for-diablo-3.361/

particularly pay attention to the graphics card and memory (RAM) requirements

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What's the lowest price computer that can run Diablo 3 on maximum graphics?

Q. Also: would a $500+ laptop be able to run Diablo 3 on max graphics? (my friend and I are having a debate on what price a good gaming computer should cost)

A. Lappys are not good for gaming at all. For cheap - only AMD A series (A6 and A8), otherwise you are looking at discrete video with $700+ tag. Or better get a gaming desktop which would be much better

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