The Best Configuration
By ronniesta
@ronniesta (83)
June 4, 2010 3:31pm CST
Ok i need to buy a new pc, more specifically a GAMING PC..
i was wondering if anyone could help me out with what should be the BEST CONFIGURATION !! memory cards, vga cards, processor etc..
im willing to spend arnd 450$ or 38000 PKR ..
Yours suggestions will be highly appreciated !!
and also is a 20 inch LCD monitor big enough to enjoy all these new games ??
3 responses
@wiggles18 (2506)
• Canada
4 Jun 10
Good luck getting any type of gaming configuration for 450 dollars. A get video card will take up most of that cost alone. You could try looking at the site "ibuypower", and custom build a decent one for about 600 I think. But, you would be best to wait awhile, save up at least 1-2000 dollars and get a good one that will last years.
@ronniesta (83)
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4 Jun 10
man that would require a lot of saving..haha..
but yea im looking to custom build a decent one !!
ill be honest, the heavy end kinda stuff will be out of my reach..
even if i get a decent one, what hardware should i get ??
@wiggles18 (2506)
• Canada
4 Jun 10
Hmmm. I think if you want to get a decent one for gaming, you should get at least 4 gigs of ram ddr3 is best, get at least 1 gig of video card, definitely get a quad core(they are cheap nowadays), make sure you have a decent hard drive( I wouldn't worry as much about the size as much as the speed, I hate slow load up time). On ibuypower I think you could get a pre-built custom one for about 700 with the ddr3 memory. Also, a network accelerating card wouldn't be a bad idea, but those little things add up, which sucks.
I have a pheonom quad, only 4 gigs of ddr2 ram, crappy hard drive at 320 Gb, 1 gb 4000 series of ati radeon card, and it still plays call of duty on decent settings nicely. All those things could probably cost around 400-600, depending where you get it, I think. Basically, whatever you do, just make sure you get at least 4 gigs ram, a video card(not a chip a card), and a quad core, adn you should be able to game decently well.
Don't go by my stuff 100% though, I am not really an expert, I am just going by what others have said. But, I haven't had a problem on any thing so far, just on stupid internet lag.
@ronniesta (83)
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6 Jun 10
but thanks for the suggestions dude..ill certainly keep these things in mind when i finally go for the Big buy..should definitely help me in getting the right stuff !!
@benhail10000 (121)
• India
6 Jun 10
i would recommend the following:
3 GB Ram
1 GB graphics card (choose Nvidia)
21 inch lcd monitor
asus motherboard.
Some games require more harddisk space so go for 1 terabyte harddisk. in india it costs abt 6000 rupees. that is roughly around 150 US dollars.
I have the above configuration as I am a hardcore gamer too. and any game i play works well with my pc.
happy gaming
@benhail10000 (121)
• India
7 Jun 10
well... 19 or 20 inch should be ok. anyway the bigger the screen, the better the gaming experience.
@ronniesta (83)
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6 Jun 10
i was thinking of saving some on the monitor..maybe get a 19 or a 20 inch lcd one which shud be good enough !! and spend more on all the other hardware !! ur configuration seems to be pretty cool..
@ritsuizero (140)
• Philippines
4 Jun 10
It also depends on what kind of games you like to play. If the games are graphic intensive then you should go for higher video cards. If it's memory intensive like MMORPG games you should have high RAM and also a processor.
@wiggles18 (2506)
• Canada
4 Jun 10
Definitely, it really does depend on the games. I am an all arounder, so I just make sure I am covered in every area, just in case, and because I hate getting games finding out I need a graphics card that needs a pixel shader 3, haha. That was on an rpg too!Haha. Good point though.
