I am looking for a good gaming desktop?

Question

I am looking to get into PC gaming with a friend of mine. I am saving up and I was wondering what is the best desktop I can get for the cheapest amount of money. I would like to be able to play BF3, Shogun 2, Empire Total War, Team Fortress 2, and Skyrim on medium to high settings. Is there any desktop out there that can run those for less than $500US (not including tax, and everything else). I found one online
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=desktops&hl=en&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS479US479&prmd=imvnsr&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=709&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=18084765567678866424&sa=X&ei=mjoCUMbJDOiE2gWc94GxCw&ved=0CJ0CEPMCMAc4Rg

This Desktop uses a Radeon 6510D2 1GB. Could I run BF3 with that type of graphics card?

Answer 1

It actually has a 6450, not sure where that "6510D2" came from.



Anyway, that isn't a gaming computer and calling it that is a joke. It has pitiful onboard graphics and a poor CPU.



Save up some more money and you can get a very nice computer for $600+windows if you build it yourself. Look at tutorials on youtube before you decide you can't - it isn't much more difficult than playing with lego and all you need to know how to do is read a manual and tighten screws.



If you decide to build, here's a setup for $572.92. You need to add an OS to it, and that's before $30 worth of mail in rebates. While an i5 would be ideal, a AMD FX-4170 is still quite good and $100 cheaper. And yes, this PSU is big enough.



CPU - AMD FX-4170 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106009

Motherboard - ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157305

Ram - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (1333) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

Case - NZXT GAMMA Classic Series - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061

DVD burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136247

GPU - XFX Double D HD 6850 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150515

PSU - COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS500-PCARD3-US - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

HDD - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769



This will play those games on High to Ultra, with a quad core bulldozer CPU, a HD 7770, 8Gb of ram and a 500GB hard drive. The price for performance between the parts I listed and the computer you linked doesn't even compare.

Answer 2

I'm in your situation as well. I know absolutely nothing about PCs, but trust me, I've done the research, and building a gaming PC for $500 would be like buying an $800 retailed desktop. Save a ton of money by building. There are a ton of tutorials on YouTube and everywhere else and it should only take you a little over an hour. Plus, it's kind-of fun to show off a custom built PC to people. If you have ever played with Legos, you can build one. Just do some research for the best build for your budget. And order from newegg.com.



If you need help, I recommend asking on reddit.com/r/buildapc.

Answer 3

Consider GeForce GTX 560 Ti this card can handle pretty much anything you throw at it. I play Crysis 2, BF3 and Mass Effect 3 on the max settings and still get 60 fps on it. It runs fairly quiet.

Answer 4

Not really? Because of the lack of streaming processors on board the graphic's adapter it will have a slow texture process and that is if it is overclocked high enough to meet or exceed the speed of T.V.(32 Frames Per Second).