Which computer should I buy?

[Hidduh]

Okay, my crappy, sucky old ATI Radeon X300 died yesterday and since they don't sell these anymore (Guess so) my parents said they will buy me a new pc.. But which one? I want a pc with good graphic performances, so it won't lagg during gaming and such.. Any recommendations?

[Bilbo]

For a good basic system, get a motherboard with socket 1156 or 1366 (1366 is better for future updates), Intel's i7 -processor, ATI's HD5850 or HD5870, around 4GB of DDR3 RAM and ~700W power supply. (plus all the normal stuff) That should be more than good enough for current and future games. Although, depending on your budget, you may need to tweak the setup.

Also, order the components in parts and then build them together yourself or at some local computer store. Most PC's out on stores have low-end graphics cards and HUGE processors which only don't make the PC cost enormous amounts, also causes a huge bottleneck for the system and it therefore runs at slower speeds than normal, with proper components.

[Hidduh]

For a good basic system, get a motherboard with socket 1156 or 1366 (1366 is better for future updates), Intel's i7 -processor, ATI's HD5850 or HD5870, around 4GB of DDR3 RAM and ~700W power supply. (plus all the normal stuff) That should be more than good enough for current and future games. Although, depending on your budget, you may need to tweak the setup.

Also, order the components in parts and then build them together yourself or at some local computer store. Most PC's out on stores have low-end graphics cards and HUGE processors which only don't make the PC cost enormous amounts, also causes a huge bottleneck for the system and it therefore runs at slower speeds than normal, with proper components.

Thanks Icy. How much is that gonna cost?

Edit:

What about this?
The text is in Dutch, ignore it.

[Bilbo]

Cheapest 1366 -socket motherboard: Asus P6T SE - 177EUR
Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz Boxed - 277EUR
ATI Radeon HD5850 - 279EUR
Cheapest 4GB RAM  - ~100EUR
Corsair 650TX (650W) - 98EUR

= 931EUR +/- 200EUR

Ain't that cheap, heh. ;p

With your setup, you should easily be able to play SA, but not possibly the future games.

[Hidduh]

930 euros.. are you serious x.x
Okay thanks for helping out, gonna think about it.

[dtlove]

Look at the Specs, Then the Price, Go for the one which has the best specs and lowest price.

[Ziad]

i will give you a 1337 one and cost around 500-600$
Mobo: Intel original G41  ( 70$-80$)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93 (100-120$)
RAM: 4GB Kingston Slim  (120-150$)
VGA: GeForce 9800 1GB Ded (128$)
HDD: 500GB Western Digital or maxtor (50-60$)
Case: Exabyte (20$)
i have forgot something ?  :redface:

[duffman]

http://images.google.pt/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pcchecker.co.uk/computer_images/affnetworks/Acer_Aspire_5536.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pcchecker.co.uk/Computers/Acer/Aspire-5536-laptop/&usg=__UKeX5y_vwKUkBspQQqei39nXBkw=&h=467&w=467&sz=14&hl=pt-BR&start=10&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=q6AAaUYCuq9WZM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcomputer%2Bacer%2Baspire%2Bliptop%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dpt-BR%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1

Check that computer.

Is a acer Aspire
#  4 GB Memory
# 1000 GB Hard Disk
# DVD ReWriter
# NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 Graphics Card = or a ATI with 2 GB like mine

Me and seanolk have one and is the best computer i have in my life .. It's a little bit expensive but its a great computer ...

Regards Anthony