How Powerful of a Computer Or Laptop, Would I Need to Play Modern Games Such As Starcraft 2?
How powerful of a computer or laptop, would I need to play modern games such as Starcraft 2?
a $500 worth or less is a good PC for gaming Board $70-100,70-100 Processor, Memory 2-3GB($100), Hard drive $50, Video Card $40, $50 case, so more or less 400-500, monitor is not included, this is a customized assembly but u can check dell.com for more deals. Prefer desktop for gaming, if you are using a $600-700 laptop try to use an external keyboard n mouse
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is my AMD Sempron better than my Intel Pentium 4?
I have same as you. AMD is better in gaming than your older P4. But you must have good video card with AGP interface. Onboard video card not so impressing, some games run normally, some not.
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computer chipboard video card question?
well you already made a mistake...going to tigerdirect.com...dude Newegg has prices way cheaper than tigerdirect...secondly your computer will not recognize 4gigs of ram running a 32bit OS you need a 64BIT...IF i were you and you were looking for a good gaming system. ..the new 780i motherboards are out which will run you somewhere around $250 try (EVGA,XFX,ASUS) also if you are looking for a good video card i would suggest either an 8800GT 512MBor an 8800GTS G92 512MB...the 8800GTS performs better than the GT....basically though if you dont want the best motherboard then you should try a 680i Chipset which is alil older but still very very good.(I use one)..and will cost you only around $180 or less now. ..havent priced them lately. .and EVGA,XFX,ASUS all make those. ..you can find a good 8800GT for close to $200 and a 8800GTS for around $250...PS dont get the older version GTS's they are not as good as the GT or the newer GTS...Now just got to Newegg.com and look all of those up and price them. ..i believe you should be able to come in around $500 or less..as for the processor any Core 2 Duo will give you good game performance...but when looking consider the FSB,L2 Cache (higher is better) prolly around 4MB or higher is good. .you can get a cheap core 2 duo for $120 off newegg...but you can get a really good one for around $160...hope this helps also the higher the FSB the better also. ..new ones are running at 1333.
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Will this computer (LapTop) run spore? How much will it cost to upgrade?
Like Aaron said, you are out of luck there. The unfortunate things about laptops is that other than the memory and hard drive, nothing else can be upgraded (unless you are one creative SOB). You are only solution is to buy another PC. If you want something for gaming, I would definitely say that you should go with a desktop. Laptops can game, do not get me wrong, however the upgradability, power, and bang-for-your-buck of a desktop outweighs the portability of any notebook (personal opinion). For a good desktop, search around sites like Tigerdirect and Newegg and see what deals they have. They often have sales on different desktops. They also have barebone kits for a pretty decent price, only thing is you will have to build them yourself and buy a few more components (operating system, video card, cd/dvd/bluray drives, monitor, keyboard, mouse, upgraded cooling, etc.). Look around for a quad core processor (dual works fine if you are on a budget), 3 gigs of RAM (REMEMBER, you MUST have a 64bit operating system in order to utilize more than 4 gigs of RAM), and one or two hard drives. For video cards, I love my 9800 GT (because I got it free from a friend, woohoo!) but for higher-end games you will need to shell out big money on your card. If you need that portability then just go with a slightly more expensive model laptop, that way you will get both. I would recommend an HP or an Acer, but look for one that states the graphics card (Radeon HD 4650, etc.). You will need anywhere from 2-4 GB of RAM (the more the better), and a 250GB hard drive should be fine (if you really need 500 gigs on a laptop, just friggen buy a 2.5" portable drive. That much in an everyday laptop is overkill.). All-in-all, expect to pay about $400 for any (decent) new computer. The better specifications you choose, the higher the price. The best advice I can give you is to compare every system that looks interesting with other websites. You see one you like on Newegg, then you look for one similar on Tigerdirect, as well as Bestbuy, Costco/BJ's/Sam's Club, etc. Hope any of this helps!
