Dependable Gaming Computers.?

Question

I was wondering, if anyone would mind naming a Gaming Computer that can play games like say Far Cry 2, Crysis 2, Battlefield Bad Company 2, or Call of Duty Black Ops with a good frame rate, that might also include a Video Card and a CPU ready to do the job of an Online Computer gamer. I'm looking for something possibly within the 600-700 Dollar range, and don't care about the noise of the fan. It would be nice to only have to deal with a slow frame rate on very rare occasions. If what I'm asking for is impossible for my price, then please don't hesitate to tell me.

Answer 1

In that price range you'd probably have to build it yourself- Or have a computer shop do it, although their labor cost usually adds $100 to your final price. Also, don't forget that a copy of Windows 7 adds another $100, most DIY guides include the price of hardware only.



For pre-built systems, you basically have two options in your price range:



1) Buy a low-cost starting computer and upgrade the power supply/graphics card yourself.



2) Buy a CyberPower PC system. I think they're higher quality than Ibuypower, although the two companies seem to have merged or something.





If you're going the self-build route here are some nice guides:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-a-pc-overclock-athlon-ii-x3,2811.html

http://www.hardware-revolution.com/budget-gaming-pc-q4-2010/



If you're looking for something off-the-shelf to upgrade:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/GUA103SE/15231528



Then add these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139018

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161338



And you'd have a nice gaming PC, under budget.





This is an even better starting PC:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/CyberPower-Cyberpower-GXI107/14860537



But you wouldn't be able to upgrade it as much without overshooting $700. The best video card you could install with the stock power supply is a Radeon 5670:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102871



But I'd recommend the same upgrades I posted earlier. If that's too high, go with these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139017

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125342



Keep in mind that 75% of your gaming performance depends upon the graphics card, so having the first system (Athlon II) with a Radeon 5770 beats having the 2nd system (Core i3) with a Radeon 5670 or even 5750/GTS 450. In very CPU-intensive titles like Far Cry 2, the Core i3 would give you a boost, but not enough to offset having a weaker graphics card.



http://www.techspot.com/review/240-ati-radeon-hd-5670/page4.html

Answer 2

The BEST gaming computers are the ones you make yourself! You could make a decent one for close to $700 but usually $800 is the starting point with $1000-1200 more in the range of a good higher end machine that's "reliable"...reliability is based more on quality equipment. It doesn't pay in the long run to go cheap. You'll just pay more often for replacements!

Answer 3

600-700 dollars is cutting it close...you can build a good gaming computer with 600-700 dollars but don't expect to run to the store and get one. Try going to new egg and building one from scratch. Or, heres a gaming computer i'd recommend. http://www.alienware.com/Landings/desktops.aspx



The first one, 'Aurora', starts at 900 bucks however. It'll get the job done.

Answer 4

It's certainly not impossible.

considering price you should be looking for:

AMD phenom X4 955

4GB RAM

GTX 460/ AMD 6850 or higher graphics card

500GB HDD space minimum



As long as you stick to these core specs you'll be fine with current games and for a while in the future. You'd be better off building a custom PC on a website with these specs as that tends to work out cheaper.

Answer 5

look at Microtel workstation TI9088 Gaming workstation AMD Phenom II X4 965, 16GB DDR3/1333, a million.0TB not difficulty-free tension 7200RPM, 24X DVD-RW, Nvidia Geforce 560 GTX TI 1GB GDDR5 Video Card

Answer 6

Hey what resolution monitor do you have? It might be doable depending on the resolution

In any case it would be worth building it yourself or having someone build you a pc.

Contact me. I will be able to help you out

Answer 7

you can find some gaming laptops if you look for them. i have never heard of a gaming laptop within this range of price but you of course can find a good one if you cant put more budget on it