What are the best gaming computers for your money?

Q. I'm looking to buy a gaming computer for my boyfriend for christmas. He's been talking non stop about buying a new computer. I want it to be a surprise so I can't ask him what he wants! Any advice is much appreciated!! Thanks in advance!!!
Good thing I asked because I probably would have went with Alienware!! But what about a cyberpowerpc?? and what am I looking for in terms of ram and GB's and anything else!!

A. Does he want a desktop computer or a laptop? What you need to do is find that out. Then you need to find out what games he's playing. If he's only playing WoW, then the gaming PC doesn't need to be that intensive. If he wants to play Battlefield 3 that's coming out, you need a more expensive machine. I would be pleased to help you but first just ask him a couple of evasive questions to the above to get more info.

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Cheap, good gaming computer?

Q. I'm looking for a computer that can run steam games or minecraft well without lag. I'd prefer it to be under $600, because I'm a little tight on money. Thanks!

A. Please specify which steam games, there are a lot of them :D
If you are on a tight budget, building a computer is basically your only choice to get a decent computer. It is extremely simple and I have linked a partlist that would be perfect for your budget
$602:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21Wi4

This can run minecraft maxed out and most steam games at medium settings, its the best deal you can get for a gaming pc under 600, prebuilts are NOT the way to go at all, they dont come close to this gaming performance wise

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What is the best gaming computer and/or components?

Q. The title may or may not have seemed difficult to comprehend, but what I meant by the title, is that...
What gaming computer is highly suggested by many gamers? Also, what about certain components to add to said gaming computer?
I'm saving money up for a sweet gaming computer, so I can just play games on it.
Obviously money is a problem, but I just want to know the best gaming computer and components to add to it, before I worry about price.
Thank you.

A. There are many answers to that question depending on who you ask .
I built mine i have a I have a i5 2500K with a GTX 560 Ti and it plays the games i want to play at the settings i want to play .

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What would you recommend for building a gaming computer?

Q. I need a well performance self-built gaming computer that's easy on money.
Can you guys give me a list of what I should buy?

A. Total is $617, not counting shipping, or a $30 rebate on the video card:

(Motherboard) Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L, LGA775 P43 DDR2, $78.50,

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=MB-EP43D3L&c=fr

(Case) Antec Three Hundred, Mid Tower, No PS, $38.78,

http://www.provantage.com/antec-three-hundred~7ANTG050.htm

(Power Supply) Seasonic SS-500ES, 500W ATX12V v2.2 80plus certified, $50.47,

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=PS-SS500ES&c=fr

(CPU) Intel BX80570E8400, Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz, $164.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

(RAM) G.Skill F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK, 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 CAS5, $54.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

(Video Card) Asus EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M, Radeon 4850 512MB, $149.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121272

(Hard Drive) Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB Serial ATA 7200RPM, $54.99,

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-W50AAKS&c=fr

[Also consider Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB, Samsung Spinpoint F1 500GB.]

(DVD-RW) Lite-On IHAS120-04, 20X DVD-RW SATA, $23.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827106263

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How to best gaming computer put together byself?

Q. Hey I wanted to know what computer components I could buy and install in a new computer to have one of the highest end gaming computers. Money is not an obstacle. A cool case and guide to putting them in would be nice.

A. I am always amazed to see people trying to put heaps of RAM on a computer to increase performance.
Read the article in the below link

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What parts do I need for a gaming computer?

Q. I'm looking to buy a gaming computer. My money range is $0-$1200 and I want my gaming computer to play most games on max settings and those newer titles such as Battle Field 3 on normal/medium at least.I heard building your own computer is cheaper but I don't know anything about computers. Could someone please help and list good video cards, processors etc. and where to get them. Or you could just put a good pc for a reasonable price. Also can you put the links in your answers.

A. here you go:

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K - $225

GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $130

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - $47

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $125

ASUS ENGTX560Ti448DC2/2DIS/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $280 ($260 after rebate)

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850M 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular High Performance Power Supply - $140 ($120 after rebate)

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $60 ($50 after rebate)

LITE-ON Internal 24x DVD-Writer 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS324-99 - $22

Acer S220HQLAbd Black 21.5" 5ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1) - $120 (1080p monitor)

Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 920-002950 Black 8 Function Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse - $27

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM - $100

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 - $34

ALTEC LANSING BXR1221 15 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System - $30

TOTAL :$1200 ($1150 after rebate), this is the best COMPLETE BUILD that I could give you for that price, it is well balanced and it already comes with an aftermarket cooler and speakers. The monitor is 1080p and with the GTX 560 ti 448 cores you could play all games on max settings on 1080p with good FPS.

The GTX 560 ti 448 cores is a DOWNGRADED GTX 570 thus it is only slightly slower than the gtx 570:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/499?vs=306

BTW, the motherboard that I have provided is SLI ready that is why I have given you the 850w Corsair PSU that is capable enough to support 2 GTX 560 ti 448 cores in SLI on a high end system with overclocking.

And since the GTX 560 ti 448 cores has the same power requirement as that of the GTX 570, then it will be our basis of how much power is needed in SLI:

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

GeForce GTX 570

On your average system the card requires you to have a 600 Watt power supply unit.

GeForce GTX 570 in 2-way SLI

A second card requires you to add another ~225 Watts. You need a 750+ Watt power supply unit if you use it in a high-end system (800+ to a KiloWatt is recommended if you plan on any overclocking).

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-570-sli-review/13

So, basically, what I have given you is still upgradeable to SLI and you could still add an SSD (120 gb is good, but this is only optional). =D

Parts and prices came from newegg.com

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is this cpu and motherboard good for a gaming computer?

Q. i need to make a good gaming computer. money is not a factor. i was looking at this:http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3854632&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs . is it good. or can someone find me anything better? it has to be from tigerdirect.ca . thanks.

A. Yes, that is an amazing combo, if you wanted to go more extreme you could get the 3.33GHz version of that cpu, which can only be beaten by the faster quad cores. You don't need to buy the 790i unless you really want the ddr3 and stuff. either way the computer you are building will be a extremely fast computer.

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How can I make a Gaming Computer look like a PC computer?

Q. I want a gaming computer, my parents have the money but they just dont like the fact that sometimes i want to play games.. So how can i trick my dad into thinking a gaming computer is good for my studies??

A. Gaming computer is not much different from regular computer, most of the times only video card is much better, but some components may be different too but hard to see that from the first sight. For example motherboards are more advanced, RAM is faster, PSU is bigger, there may be an aftermarket cooler and so on. Computer case for gaming computer not only looks cool it also provides much better cooling required for all that heat generated, case - is what can give away gaming PC to your parents.
Just pick any computer you like with good video card, if parents ask why you need say video card helps video processing/converting (it's true) and so you can do some video projects. You need case with good cooling for that too, that's why it looks so awesome :-)
Check this one:

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How to best gaming computer put together byself?

Q. Hey I wanted to know what computer components I could buy and install in a new computer to have one of the highest end gaming computers. Money is not an obstacle. A cool case and guide to putting them in would be nice.

A. I am always amazed to see people trying to put heaps of RAM on a computer to increase performance.
Read the article in the below link

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What parts do I need for a gaming computer?

Q. I'm looking to buy a gaming computer. My money range is $0-$1200 and I want my gaming computer to play most games on max settings and those newer titles such as Battle Field 3 on normal/medium at least.I heard building your own computer is cheaper but I don't know anything about computers. Could someone please help and list good video cards, processors etc. and where to get them. Or you could just put a good pc for a reasonable price. Also can you put the links in your answers.

A. here you go:

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K - $225

GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $130

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - $47

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $125

ASUS ENGTX560Ti448DC2/2DIS/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $280 ($260 after rebate)

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850M 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular High Performance Power Supply - $140 ($120 after rebate)

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $60 ($50 after rebate)

LITE-ON Internal 24x DVD-Writer 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS324-99 - $22

Acer S220HQLAbd Black 21.5" 5ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1) - $120 (1080p monitor)

Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 920-002950 Black 8 Function Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse - $27

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM - $100

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 - $34

ALTEC LANSING BXR1221 15 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System - $30

TOTAL :$1200 ($1150 after rebate), this is the best COMPLETE BUILD that I could give you for that price, it is well balanced and it already comes with an aftermarket cooler and speakers. The monitor is 1080p and with the GTX 560 ti 448 cores you could play all games on max settings on 1080p with good FPS.

The GTX 560 ti 448 cores is a DOWNGRADED GTX 570 thus it is only slightly slower than the gtx 570:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/499?vs=306

BTW, the motherboard that I have provided is SLI ready that is why I have given you the 850w Corsair PSU that is capable enough to support 2 GTX 560 ti 448 cores in SLI on a high end system with overclocking.

And since the GTX 560 ti 448 cores has the same power requirement as that of the GTX 570, then it will be our basis of how much power is needed in SLI:

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

GeForce GTX 570

On your average system the card requires you to have a 600 Watt power supply unit.

GeForce GTX 570 in 2-way SLI

A second card requires you to add another ~225 Watts. You need a 750+ Watt power supply unit if you use it in a high-end system (800+ to a KiloWatt is recommended if you plan on any overclocking).

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-570-sli-review/13

So, basically, what I have given you is still upgradeable to SLI and you could still add an SSD (120 gb is good, but this is only optional). =D

Parts and prices came from newegg.com

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For my gaming computer what should i spend the most money on?

Q. So im building a gaming computer and i want to save as much money as I can. I just want to know what I should spend the most money on. Should I buy and good video card and motherboard, or good motherboard and cpu, or cpu and memory, etc. Please help?

A. Graphics card. Always focus on CPU and GPU - make sure your CPU isn't bottlenecking your GPU.

Don't listen to that asshole below me. An unused RAM is a waste RAM. So don't waste your money on too many RAM like 16-32GB. It's ridiculous. Just get any 8GB (2x 4GB) 1600MHz CL9 memory will do.

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What parts should I buy for my gaming computer?

Q. I want to make my own gaming computer, but I would also like to save some money. The most I would want to pay for a computer would be $800. The point is, can anyone give me a good price and performance build for a desktop gaming computer? I plan to use my current monitor, keyboard, and mouse to save some more money. If the parts you suggest are incompatible with certain keyboards, monitors, or mouses please tell me. (I wouldn't know why)

A. Just look at Best Buy for a gaming computer for that price. Some of the deals are amazing.

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What's the best gaming computer for the money?

Q. I am looking for a good gaming computer but don't really have a thousand dollars to spend on it. I think that my max price would be from 300-500. Does anyone know any good ones? And I would like for it to be strong enough to play arma 2 and project reality. Thanks.

A. To be honest with your price range your options are limited. There is a budget build here: http://www.omfgnetwork.com/2012/omfg-network-amd-copper-build-2/ But it does not include the monitor, mouse, ect. But that all depends on if you want to build your own computer. Also Alien Ware tends to be more expensive than building it yourself, but you will not have to assemble it yourself.

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Is a 500GB harddrive good enough for a gaming computer?

Q. So im building a gaming computer and want to save as much money as I can. I just wanted to know if 500GB was enough storage for basic gaming (steam games, maybe some minecraft, and a little bit of internet surfing). Also I plan on putting Windows 7 home premium 32-bit and some other anti-virus stuff. Just wanted to know if its enough/ not enough, or if I could save some cash and buy a smaller one.

A. ive got 2tb and its almost full. games take up alot of room (not to mention my anime collection...)

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