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My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
Hi, would appreciate any help I can get, I hate it when my son asks me stuff I don't know, but I had the bright idea of turning to you folks.
We live in Canada, so some of the stores and brands might be different, but basically he is trying to decide whether to just go and buy a Dell, or head to Best Buy, either way buying a brand name off the rack computer, or assemble one himself. He has done a bit of work, and found this for about $800 CAD, which is about his budget... little bugger wants me to pay taxes for his birthday present: Processor: Intel core 2 duo E4500 dual core Motherboard: Intel d946GZIS Memory: Corsair PC2-5300 2GB Power Supply: Sparkle Power SPI ATX 400PN @ 400W Video Card: Geoforce 760GS 400MHZ PCI-E 256MB Heat Sink: Apparently he does not know if he needs one ?? Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB Sata2 Apparently this comes with Vista, though he can get Windows XP for another $20. HELP!!!! |
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Re: My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
What kind of games does he play? Does he need a monitor?
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Re: My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
He has a monitor, though he wants to buy a better one in a month or two...he is 18, and has a job, but the monitor he has will last until a later paycheck.
He plays MMO and RPG... Whatever in hell that is... I may have to start playing less poker, and watching what he is doing more. |
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Re: My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
Might I suggest anandtech.com forums. Much more knowledgeable computer people over there than the vast majority here.
Good luck! |
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Re: My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
I heard that buying kids a treadmill instead of a computer leads to a healthier lifestyle.
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Re: My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
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I heard that buying kids a treadmill instead of a computer leads to a healthier lifestyle. [/ QUOTE ] You missed the part where he has a job and is buying his own computer. Thanks for showing that the newest generation can't freakin' read. Would I be happier if he just ran outside and played football or baseball with his buddies (soccer and tennis are for faggy euros OBVIOUSLY)..not really. His dime, he can do what he wants. |
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Re: My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
He's fine if he's only playing MMO and RPG. But that rig won't be good enough to really enjoy playing highly graphical FPS' - first person shooters. But yeah for Guild Wars/WOW type games it's fine, the 2g of RAM is key.
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Re: My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
Thank you very much, I appreciate it greatly.
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Re: My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
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He's fine if he's only playing MMO and RPG. But that rig won't be good enough to really enjoy playing highly graphical FPS' - first person shooters. But yeah for Guild Wars/WOW type games it's fine, the 2g of RAM is key. [/ QUOTE ] Apparently he wants to do some FPS as well, what part of that list should he change? |
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Re: My son needs help purchasing a computer for gaming
How much are you looking to spend total? There are so many various degrees of quality of the entire system, and it really helps to start with a total budget.
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