Q. I'm in a need for a laptop that is under $500. My budget can stretch little over $500. I play games like League of Legends and FPS (Counterstrike, CoD, BF4....). I don't really care for max settings, I prefer smoothness over quality. So can anybody recommend a good computer that I play games on?
A. $500 is low. For a time, Acer offered a laptop with HD 7670 graphics at $500 on closeout.
Although games like League of Legends can run on any modern laptop, you mention BF4, and some other modern games require much more graphics power to run, and some games set high minimums.
Used laptops are usually without significant warranty and do fail far more often.
You may see some sales next towards mid-March as the Asian accounting year is Apr 1-Mar 31 and a press for sales occurs.
Desktop/towers built on your own and using an already available TV can do much better.
Here is a gaming to graphics card list:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
Intel HD Graphics 4400 at rank 252 is marginal.
Newegg.com, often of best prices, has nothing under $650 with dedicated graphics.
Lenovo G505s, a basic Essentials level from them where Ideapads and Thinkpads are more reliable, starts at $530 plus sales tax in Calif, NJ, TN
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313719
AMD A-Series A10-5750M is not a strong CPU, but has Radeon HD 8650G.
That gets you to rank 192, and misses a few games, but may be the best you can do at $500.
Shop around, check the table reference, ask about it.
Brand Quality:
http://www.rescuecom.com/news-press-releases/computer-reliability-report-2013-Q3.aspx
The lower end of each brand is HP-Pavilion, Lenovo Essentials, Toshiba Satellite, Dell Inspiron, HP-Compaq, and all Acer-Gateway
Newegg, BHPhoto, Adorama each may have something and even Best Buy sells a special deal every now and then.
Although games like League of Legends can run on any modern laptop, you mention BF4, and some other modern games require much more graphics power to run, and some games set high minimums.
Used laptops are usually without significant warranty and do fail far more often.
You may see some sales next towards mid-March as the Asian accounting year is Apr 1-Mar 31 and a press for sales occurs.
Desktop/towers built on your own and using an already available TV can do much better.
Here is a gaming to graphics card list:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
Intel HD Graphics 4400 at rank 252 is marginal.
Newegg.com, often of best prices, has nothing under $650 with dedicated graphics.
Lenovo G505s, a basic Essentials level from them where Ideapads and Thinkpads are more reliable, starts at $530 plus sales tax in Calif, NJ, TN
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313719
AMD A-Series A10-5750M is not a strong CPU, but has Radeon HD 8650G.
That gets you to rank 192, and misses a few games, but may be the best you can do at $500.
Shop around, check the table reference, ask about it.
Brand Quality:
http://www.rescuecom.com/news-press-releases/computer-reliability-report-2013-Q3.aspx
The lower end of each brand is HP-Pavilion, Lenovo Essentials, Toshiba Satellite, Dell Inspiron, HP-Compaq, and all Acer-Gateway
Newegg, BHPhoto, Adorama each may have something and even Best Buy sells a special deal every now and then.
Can I make a gaming computer for under 500 dollars?
Q. I would like to build a good computer that can run games smooth for under 500 dollars. I have someone helping me build it so I just need to buy the parts. I was wondering what parts I can buy and how many fps games will run with the parts.
A. The fool above me forgot ram, power supply, and operating software, arguably the most important things.
Oh, and bull shit to his 15 years computer building experience. You don't forget about those things, just don't listen to him.
/sigh
For 500 you really can't build anything that would run games. I'm sorry, but you really can't. If you plan on playing games you will need about a 700-900 dollar budget and with that you can get an entry level PC. If you can't afford that I would really suggest just buying a video game console such as the PS3 or Xbox 360.
With 1000 dollars I can build this;
Intel i3-2130 - 140
Intel H67 mobo - 110
8gb 1333mhz ram - 50
Radeon 6870 - 170
Corsair CX500 psu - 60
WD blue 500gb 7200rpm hard drive - 100
Generic DVD drive - 40
Zalman z9 plus case - 70
Windows 7 64bit OEM - 100
So this will be a well working machine capable of maxing alot of games, with an affordable price tag. Total comes to 840, assuming you have peripherals
Oh, and bull shit to his 15 years computer building experience. You don't forget about those things, just don't listen to him.
/sigh
For 500 you really can't build anything that would run games. I'm sorry, but you really can't. If you plan on playing games you will need about a 700-900 dollar budget and with that you can get an entry level PC. If you can't afford that I would really suggest just buying a video game console such as the PS3 or Xbox 360.
With 1000 dollars I can build this;
Intel i3-2130 - 140
Intel H67 mobo - 110
8gb 1333mhz ram - 50
Radeon 6870 - 170
Corsair CX500 psu - 60
WD blue 500gb 7200rpm hard drive - 100
Generic DVD drive - 40
Zalman z9 plus case - 70
Windows 7 64bit OEM - 100
So this will be a well working machine capable of maxing alot of games, with an affordable price tag. Total comes to 840, assuming you have peripherals
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