Need Opinions on computer purchase

[LCRO775]

no. sorry, i should have clarified when i meantioned it. AMD CPUs need to go with an AMD motherboard (it will say AM3 socket type) so if you wanted to save money and go with AMD (their CPUs and motherboards are cheaper then intel) then youd need a different motherboard.

 

and that just means it can hold up to 32gbs of RAM. your fine just putting in you 8gb lol, most ppl only ever use 8gb.

LOL MAN can you imagine the look on my face looking that price up for 32gb's LOL. Picture me chewing on tostito chips and then slowly stop chewing mid way after seeing the price.

[hoofhearted4]

lol yea. there will be a day someday where 32gb is the required amount, the norm. though by then they will prolly have 8 or 16gb sticks.

[LCRO775]

lol yea. there will be a day someday where 32gb is the required amount, the norm. though by then they will prolly have 8 or 16gb sticks.

I said that when my decade old dell cost me 1k and now is worth about mmmmm 200 bucks lol. Also I have noticed good brand name PSU's have higher prices with lower wattage. I think I should get atleast 650w. Though A coolermaster with 400w starts at 64 bucks. Do you think I could get away with a half priced PSU with 600w to 700w that has good reviews? Is it really going to be a big deal?

[hoofhearted4]

you should expect between $80-100 for a PSU. that might be a little high, but its worth it in the end. 600W will be more then enough (which is what you want, for expansion in the future)

 

but there are a bunch of things that determine price. Wattage being a big one, Brand name, if its 80 plus certified, and what lvl, if its modular, etc. a good Raidmax 650W 80plus Bronze Modular PSU is gunna be at the higher price range, but worth it imo

[Illiad86]

Modulars are nice. They have gotten pretty cheap now too. My boyfriend's 550W modular PSU was $125 at the time he got it. I've been seeing modulars for $80 now that are higher wattage and a good brand.

[vastias]

I would suggest looking at Digital Storm. I have one of their laptops and it runs everything I've played at max settings (even FNV and Dragon Age 2) It cost me roughly $2500, but it has a 7200rpm i7 intel quad core processor with 8gbs of ram and 1tb of memory with the latest nvidia graphics card available (cant think of the name at the moment). Regardless though all of their systems are up to date and custom built for gaming. I would suggest grabbing something with at least 4gbs of ram and at least 350gbs of memory and a processor of at least 2.6ghz.

 

The Laptops are here.

The Desktops are here.

[hoofhearted4]

I would suggest looking at Digital Storm. I have one of their laptops and it runs everything I've played at max settings (even FNV and Dragon Age 2) It cost me roughly $2500, but it has a 7200rpm i7 intel quad core processor with 8gbs of ram and 1tb of memory with the latest nvidia graphics card available (cant think of the name at the moment). Regardless though all of their systems are up to date and custom built for gaming. I would suggest grabbing something with at least 4gbs of ram and at least 350gbs of memory and a processor of at least 2.6ghz.

 

The Laptops are here.

The Desktops are here.

 

by memory u must be referring to the HDD?

 

and $2500 for a laptop just isnt worth it imo. laptops just arent built for gaming. yes urs might be able to handle them, but with everything small and closer, the heat they put off is immense and their longevity usually isnt that good....and for $2500 you can build an uber-puter. but in reality, it would cost ~$1200 to build a desktop PC that can do everything your laptop can do and arguably more....unless your hellbent on bringing games everywhere, then the Desktop...more correctly a custom built desktop...is the way to go, and having talked with him personally, i know he wants to build a desktop...and cheap too. his budget is roughly $700 or cheaper. you can build a gaming PC with that, but you cannot buy a "gaming" laptop for that much.