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LauchieC
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Posted: 8th May 2010 14:51
Hi, I'm getting a new computer and I just need to know, what is a great computer for FPS Creator that cost $800 to $1000?

Soviet176
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Posted: 10th May 2010 00:44
Well, do you know how to build one? or are you wanting to buy a pre built one?

That Guy John
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Posted: 10th May 2010 01:29
$800 to $1000, putting into to consideration you alreaady have a decent monitor , keyboard and mouse, could build you a pretty awsome system.

I hate propriety systems.

Check out maximum pc for guides if you are not familiar with building your own PC.

ps. I think this thread would fit better into "geek culture"

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Bugsy
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Posted: 10th May 2010 02:23
for 1000 dollars you could easily get a crysis worthy machine.

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Mazz426
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Posted: 10th May 2010 21:30
if you don't want to build it yourself but more choose what you want in it i'd hop on alienware, mine personally cost about double what your prices are but that was cause i needed it to run a lot of demanding programs and very demanding games, it really depends on what you're using it for, if you have 800 - 1000 quid then it may be better to look into what you use most and tailor it to work around your most commonly used programs and if the final price comes to only 600 then just throw in a nice monitor, or even do i dare mention, save it

also a tip on price saving, if you end up buying individual hardware don't buy it all from one place, i know that a lot of places say if you spend £xxx amount then get off £xx but you could easily save more if you just look around and there are a lot of good stores that'll sell for good hardware for a fraction of what they cost from the source, however i may recommend getting your motherboard and graphics card from trusted place e.g. nvidia, things that cost a lot and can overheat may well be in better condition if you buy it from the source and may well have a longer warantee on them, my motherboard died about 6 months ago, turned out it was an issue with the hardwares assembly but i gout it free because i was in warantee, however if i hadn't had warantee it'd of probably cost me something like £800 - £1000 when you account for engineers being paid, by you, for every hour of work, that total can really rack up. i may also recommend getting yourself a liquid cooling system instead of fans, its expensive but effective, wish i'd bought one, hope this helps

Deevos Cranium
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Posted: 11th May 2010 10:43
well,for just a little over £250(without monitor or keypad mouse included)) i have a crysis worthy machine:
p4
wxp(full)
geforce 9800gt
4gb ram
to be honest you dont need to spend $1000 on a pc,i made the mistake by doing that and quickly realized something better was coming out,technology changes all the time and something better will be out in 6 months down the line so i think your better off by spending half your budget which leaves you with the other half to upgrade.
BeauPratten
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Posted: 11th May 2010 11:02
I have a related question here

When the update comes will my computer be good enough?

I don't know the exact specs but I know it has
3 gig of ram
2.67 GHz processor

It can easily run oblivion, bad company 2 and whatnot.

Sorry I don't know the specifics.

I suppose that this is where I'm supposed to put some witty one liner. Well...sorry to disappoint.
Deevos Cranium
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Posted: 11th May 2010 19:23
well,i made a thread for a recommended spec for fpsc without costing the earth and bond1 replied and recommended the geforce 9800gt to me,i looked it up and has had VERY good reviews for the price plus there is a lot of praise that it can play nearly all new games on max settings,i also upgraded to 4g of ram to get the best potential from the card and had to get a 400w psu for it to work,it should all be ready to roll by thursday and will let you know what performance i get on max settings for fpsc.
beaupratten----im no expert but that seems ok but you aint said what card you got so cant give a definate answer,put it like this,i dont think the new update will cause the need for everyone to upgrade as i would have thought a new system requirement spec would have been released by now to prepare us,so i guess it will stay the same

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