Q. I want to get a good gaming computer that can handle sc2/hots in mid-high setting. Where can i get it?
I live in usa btw.....
A. It is Christmas pricing, and pcs seem to be marked up now.
The game does not release until March. Any guess on performance needs is just a forecast.
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=368&game=StarCraft%20II:%20Heart%20of%20the%20Swarm
The recommended requirements are not that high.
This cheap ($500) Acer is interesting:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7375900&CatId=2627
It has a lot of good and bad about it.
Very Good: i5-3450
Pretty Good: HD 7570
Very Good: a 2TB HDD
Good: 8GB RAM
Good: Case width is pretty normal. It may fit a normal ATX power supply whenever looking for a graphics upgrade
OK: Acer brand.
Good: Wireless included
Excellent: Price - building it from parts is about $600
Good: Gigabit Ethernet
Not good: Some issues reported with the graphics and may need warranty service, SATA II apparently as it must use an H61 motherboard, USB 2.0 only,
Shows at mid-high settings:
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=368&game=StarCraft+II%3A+Heart+of+the+Swarm&p_make=Intel&p_deriv=Core+i5-3450+Quad+3.1GHz&gc_make=ATI&gc_deriv=Radeon+HD+7570+1GB+GDDR3&ram=8&checkSubmit=#systemRequirements
The Avatar brand seems to be made of high quality parts. Newegg has a few offerings.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883258009
Avatar Gaming A1077 Desktop PC A10-Series APU A10-5800K(3.8GHz) 16GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity XFX R7770 1G Windows 8 64-Bit.
Nice computer case. CPU quite adequate; as near an Intel i5, lots of RAM in the proper 1600 speed, HDD in SATA III, an XFX brand HD 7770, 650W, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply, using a logitach mouse and keyboard.
Of course, you can build your own cheaper using pcpartpicker,com and a few youtube videos, and some precautions about parts handling, with newegg running a free 8GB memory special on some decent motherboards.
You can cut the $800 to $650 with a similar performance, but really weak quality set of parts with this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227443
GTX 650 is not far below the HD 7770:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/681?vs=536
This at your $900 and change for shipping is good specifications:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227453
iBUYPOWER Gamer Supreme NE703SLC Desktop PC Intel Core i5 3570k(3.40GHz) 8GB DDR3 1TB SATA III HDD Capacity AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB Windows 8 64-Bit bluray combo drive. NZXT Phantom 410
The motherboard is nothing special, and component brands should be weak other than the nice case and CPU, but HD 7850 really is a nice GPU. The power supply is really a bare minimum, suject to future issues na dreplacement. And delivered, leans over your budget.
Both the Avatar system and this iBuypower HD 7850 max out your game.
The 7850 will strongly outdo an HD 7770:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=536
There are many other choices, but I suggested a few of the more interesting ones, and give you some evaluating web sites.
CPU hierarchy in gaming:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
What is the best gaming computer company or gaming computer thus far?
Q. Looking for a gaming computer, something 1500 or under. Was also wanting to hear other recommendations of what the best gaming computers that are available in the market. I also am interested in the names of computer companies or what company you consider to be the best at developing gaming computers, and their hardware.
A. The best gaming computer company is you, inc. I mean, why let someone else build it for u. Granted you may not be at that stage and may not have that confidence.
If you spend over 1k on a computer, I think you're over paying.
As far as companies - hardware is pretty much generic, at least for major manufacturers of average computers. If you want good names, you have to pick the parts yourself, and unless you build it yourself, you usually don't have much control over which components you get.
Right now, intel has the best upper mid / high end processors (and I say this as someone going to be building an AMD gaming pc very soon - but its a $~500 parts machine that would retail for ~900-1000 - though I do recycle a few unimportant parts from an older pc).
Asus makes the best videocards (for Nvidia Models and AMD models, they do it all with some massive heatsink technology) and the best motherboards (though I wouldn't have an issue with an MSI or a Gigabyte motherboard, and Sapphire makes good reference AMD cards). Cases are a matter of choice and taste. Kingston and crucial make reliable ram. Seasonic, Corsair, and (some) Antec PSUs are some of the best.
Even with so called gaming computers you're stuck with a few mystery components and a lack customization over anything (like choice of video card(s) ).
So yeah, if you want the best, you have to build it yourself. Because no one is going to build it for you to your budget. There's at least 40% mark-up, if not more (though you do save on Windows if you choose to buy from a big company).
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