PC BUILD GO!
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Do you really want to cough up another 800+$ for a gaming pc when you're still paying of for the laptop?
It doesn't sound like a proper investment to me and maybe you really should consider maybe a console?
Advantages:
*It's cheaper than a gaming pc and plays just as well (unless you don't have a decent tv, in which case, yeah.. get one! :0 )
*You can use the money you have left to instantly pay off your debt for the laptop and maybe have some left for games.
*You already have your computer needs with the laptop and you seem fond of it.
*Buying a pc for the thrill of putting it together is hardly worth it. It's not rocket science and doesn't come with achievements. Unless the "upgrades burned a whole in my wallet" one which will come sooner rather than later.
Food for thought I hope.
It doesn't sound like a proper investment to me and maybe you really should consider maybe a console?
Advantages:
*It's cheaper than a gaming pc and plays just as well (unless you don't have a decent tv, in which case, yeah.. get one! :0 )
*You can use the money you have left to instantly pay off your debt for the laptop and maybe have some left for games.
*You already have your computer needs with the laptop and you seem fond of it.
*Buying a pc for the thrill of putting it together is hardly worth it. It's not rocket science and doesn't come with achievements. Unless the "upgrades burned a whole in my wallet" one which will come sooner rather than later.
Food for thought I hope.
Interesting pount: I never even thought of the power requirements.DeadlyYellow said:
A harder processor means more power drainage, means I need a better power supply, means more to replace/upgrade/spend money on.
I'm not sure anymore that this upgrade for my laptop will even cost much less than the Rig...and obviously the main reason I was going to upgrade rather than build was for the money.
The way I see it at the moment: IF the upgrade comes within £400 of the Rig's price, it will not be worth the money. So...my max upgrade budget is £400. I will do my research quickly.
It seems then by all means a high spec Desktop PC is your best option. And you always have your laptop for any mobile needs. In that case I'd recommend use of an external HDD for anything you may want to use on both PCs (songs, videos, low spec games) and you end up with the best of both worlds!jonnopon3000 said:
I have the same oneMezzamine said:
it's awesome, mine can run Fallout 3 on high, although I have minimum RAM, I am going to upgrade it soon.
OT: laptops are a good choice when you are mobile for school or work, I have my laptop for school, and I can play games on it.
Yeah, that's the same reason I have mine. So much easier, especially since don't go home until the weekend.Aunel said:I have the same oneMezzamine said:
it's awesome, mine can run Fallout 3 on high, although I have minimum RAM, I am going to upgrade it soon.
OT: laptops are a good choice when you are mobile for school or work, I have my laptop for school, and I can play games on it.
Ok response time.The King And His Fool said:
I am avidly a PC gamer. Everytime I consider a console, my mind just instantly lists the many many extras and advantages you get with a PC. I just can't bring myself to give up PC gaming.
And to your point that I have still money to pay off on my laptop: That will be done within 2 months. It has to be otherwise my mother gets landed with debt and a fucking half.
She has agreed that after this, I am free to do what I like with my 'top, whether thats upgrade, modding or selling.
And I can continue working for real cash in my hand to go towards whatever decision I make.
The money is sorted.
Individual points need to be addressed here...you were right...food for thought and a half.
The laptop, as i mentioned, is effectively payed off. You seem to be under the impression I already have the money. It will take me a few months to get this together, so there is no thought of what I will have left over yet as the price of the Rig or the upgrade will most definately change over time.The King And His Fool said:
"you alread have your computer needs with the laptop"...I don't like this statement. I wouldn't be considering any of this if I thought this too. I want a gaming machine, a proper one, and the Rig or an upgrade offers this. I do not want a console, so these are my only choices.
I am beginning to see in my own writing that my decision seems to be made: Unless someone manages to completely turn my mind around, I am going with the Rig.
And your last statement about the upgrade: I know how you mean. I see the same thing with Gmod-I need the hard drive space but that upgrade was so cool!
But I have always been told and believe myself to be sensible with money. I don't waste it on impulse buys. If I upgrade it will be a well thought-of decision, plus it will take a while to get any money together for any upgrade so I will have time to think.
Lol. I have never played, or considered playing, or watched a review of, or seen someone play, or seen a walkthrough of, or seen adverts or, or cared, about the title Diablo III.John-Joe said:
I don't know why I am instantly not liking this game despite having not done any of these things-I think i don't like the title itself. Oh well.
Plus, not very On Topic.
A friend of mine got a £1500 XPS not too long ago, running Crysis on high all the way, with some tweaking (Stuff that we didn't notice that much, post processing and the like, was turned down a little).Mezzamine said:
Which was pretty similar to my Desktop worth less than half that.
No, God damned Intel made it to where you have to have a new motherboard with a X58 north bridge chip set. Those bastards!wordsmith said:
OT: I built my desktop and I couldn't be happier. Oh, and you don't have to go with Nvidia, know that ATI is also a very good option, if I was running crossfire it would be overkill.
I was going to buy my desktop from them. They are actually very good for gaming, probably the best at what they do right after Digital Storm.era81 said:
I'd say if you are happy with your computer at the minute and can play some decent games wait till you have as much money as you can save and build a whole rig. thats what I'm in the middle of doing. There are some cross over parts in your computer that you can use in your old computer before switching them to your new computer. Building a custom rig is much better than just upgrading your parts. Keep in mind Intel i7's run off a different type of mother board to say a Intel core 2 quad. A core 2 quad uses LGA 775 Socket for the cpu size, where a I7 use LGA 1366.
Here is my old computer
CPU:3.4 duel core
Motherboard: asrock 755 old mother board
Graphics card: nividia geforce 7300le 128mb
Ram: 1gb 667mhz
Hard drive: 250Gb
Case: small back one
Power unit: 450watt
Here is my new computer (* marks the parts that I was able to use with my old computer till i had everything else together)
CPU:I7 3.0ghz
Motherboard: EVGA X58 3xSLI CLASSIFIED, Socket-1366
Graphics card: nividia evga gtx 285 ftw *(once i get money ill have three gtx 285 and one gt9800 for physics)
Ram: 6gb 1600mhz
Hard drive: 1TB*
Power unit: 1000 watt*
Case: Antec 1200*
How the parts I'm waiting on is the Cpu, motherboard and ram there was no point in getting them till i could get all three together because they can't run on my old mother board.
If you are finding gaming a serious part of want your interested in build a rig. you won't need every part I have because I'm going all out on my computer. I suggest the cheapest i7 a good mother board the ram needs to be fast to get the most out of games but spend a good part of your money on the graphics card because this is very important. Don't forget a powerful Power unit to run everything off. For 1000 pounds you could get good computer that can even run crysis on full settings.
Here is my old computer
CPU:3.4 duel core
Motherboard: asrock 755 old mother board
Graphics card: nividia geforce 7300le 128mb
Ram: 1gb 667mhz
Hard drive: 250Gb
Case: small back one
Power unit: 450watt
Here is my new computer (* marks the parts that I was able to use with my old computer till i had everything else together)
CPU:I7 3.0ghz
Motherboard: EVGA X58 3xSLI CLASSIFIED, Socket-1366
Graphics card: nividia evga gtx 285 ftw *(once i get money ill have three gtx 285 and one gt9800 for physics)
Ram: 6gb 1600mhz
Hard drive: 1TB*
Power unit: 1000 watt*
Case: Antec 1200*
How the parts I'm waiting on is the Cpu, motherboard and ram there was no point in getting them till i could get all three together because they can't run on my old mother board.
If you are finding gaming a serious part of want your interested in build a rig. you won't need every part I have because I'm going all out on my computer. I suggest the cheapest i7 a good mother board the ram needs to be fast to get the most out of games but spend a good part of your money on the graphics card because this is very important. Don't forget a powerful Power unit to run everything off. For 1000 pounds you could get good computer that can even run crysis on full settings.
well i know with laptops you can upgrade the ram, i'm not so sure about the cpu, there are some models you can but as a general rule they are actually attached to the mobo
i'm going to say the desktop is your best route
i'm going to say the desktop is your best route
Yeh your point seems totally invalid. I do not have a computer to take parts from. I have a laptop. As far as my research goes, no parts from my laptop can be placed in a desktop motherboard.Kirix said:
Plus I don't need spec reccommendations, or part info-I have PC gamer's Rig guide every month for that.
But thanks for writing so much...a nice thought.
Lol only just noticed that you reccommended I buy the entire thing at once, not in stages.
I agree totally with you-in my view, I buy say the motherboard, then a month later i am atill not in possession of the entire thing, then the rig gets a major improvement that's not compatable with the MoBo I bought. I will be crushed by advancements.
So I wait till i have near £1000, then get the latest issue of PG Gamer and build the rig that is in there, assuring that I have the latest tech and nothing escapes me! I win