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Re: Is this a good gaming rig? With the price of SSDs right now, I'd shoot for a 120G SSD for around $109, if you were goign to go that route. |
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| said by Krisnatharok:With the price of SSDs right now, I'd shoot for a 120G SSD for around $109, if you were goign to go that route. I've been watching SSD's for a 120/128 gb units myself and none are that cheap that I can find. The best is $129.99 which is about normal at the $1/gb level. If you know of a place that's under $1/gb I'd be interested myself.
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said by matt5:Not a very good troll rofl, ya you talking about yourself?
You think geek squad is good, and I am the one trolling rofl.
Then you like a referb and compare it to a new pc price wise...
I know lets compare a used car to a new one!
Okay rite whatever not gona waste my time, you go call up GS when you run into issues lol.
No one said anything about geek squad being good or bad. Where did you get that from btw? That's right it's another troll. I can understand you're upset about something but you need to learn how to direct and express it correctly.
And as Kris said: Refurbished is the process of restoring something to NEW condition. They typically are discounted and don't come with the same warranty for legal reasons but the item is certified the same as a new item physically.
FYI: Cars aren't even a close match to compare to a PC. Bad anology like apples to oranges. |
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said by 05451874:said by Krisnatharok:With the price of SSDs right now, I'd shoot for a 120G SSD for around $109, if you were goign to go that route. I've been watching SSD's for a 120/128 gb units myself and none are that cheap that I can find. The best is $129.99 which is about normal at the $1/gb level. If you know of a place that's under $1/gb I'd be interested myself. » www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···20227780 None right now, but I get Newegg's promo emails and a couple days ago they had a 120GB for $109 after rebate. Just got to watch the Shellshockers.
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Re: Is this a good gaming rig? said by Gordo74:My crack at it. If you want the thing to FLY, add a 64GB Crucial M4 SSD (another $100) for the boot drive and be amazed.
I like this, and I like the idea of a SSD too.....this would be pretty awesome. |
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said by matt5:Gaming, no, 6570 is lol for gaming. My OLD gpu is 3x as fast. A new mid cheap range nvidia (aint big on amd's) 3x as fast. and new faster gpus are coming out now-march.
Pre built is pretty much *never* good for games.
No you can not just change the card, we would need to know the PSU size, it is likely sized for that system, not for a larger card. So now you are looking at likely a gpu + psu on a locked down system (i7 really only need an i5 but, "K" sku can reach an "easy" 4.5ghz clock.)
If you give a budget, maybe exact games, if you would like to overclock or not / build your own or not we can find you a good pc.
That computer is ok for gaming as long as he doesn't expect much.
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said by smithfly114:said by Gordo74:My crack at it. If you want the thing to FLY, add a 64GB Crucial M4 SSD (another $100) for the boot drive and be amazed.
I like this, and I like the idea of a SSD too.....this would be pretty awesome. Or wait for a Newegg sale + MIR and get it for around $60. 
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Lagrangeville, NY | reply to AuraReturn
said by AuraReturn:That computer is ok for gaming as long as he doesn't expect much.
O god thread spammer ftl.
»www.videocardbenchmark.net/video···+HD+6570
»www.videocardbenchmark.net/video···+HD+5670 (lol card to game with)
»www.videocardbenchmark.net/video···+GTX+460
Almost 3 gen old BUDGET card... over 2x well pretty much 3x as powerful as the 6570...
So no it is not okay for gaming, unless you expect to *not* game. rofl. |
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Almost any video that's made within the last few years will work for gaming. The question is what are you expecting out of it? If you don't mind running on the lowest graphic settings and still possibly getting some video lag then you're all set. My 2nd pc does just fine with a 4670. It can play SWTOR, WoW, SC2, and anything. Sure the graphics on games are turned to the lowest and yea there's some video lag once in a blue moon. It's to be expected but all things taken into account it worked damn good for what it is.
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said by matt5:O god thread spammer ftl.
I usually frown at your trolls, but you're right. The rig in the OP has been shown as thoroughly inadequate for gaming and the OP has since had several theoretical builds posted to him.
People need to stop rezzing dormant threads, ignoring the entire ensuing discussion, and reply directly to the OP. ^.^
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said by 05451874:Almost any video that's made within the last few years will work for gaming.
Not really. If you are trying to game and have a reasonably enjoyable experience at it (as in, there is a difference between "can work" and "can work well"), I wouldn't recommend anything under AMD's X700 series (or unless it's a 6600 paired with an FX iGPU) or under Nvidia's X50/X55 series (as in, less than 550/555, etc.).
You don't normally set out to build a gaming machine and then say "but I'm ok with everything being turned down all the way so it's playable."
Hell, my i3-550 with its iGPU *can* play games. We're not talking about what's possible, but what's recommended.
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Re: Is this a good gaming rig? Aw look I'm in your sig! where is a heart emoticon. I would cut off the first part however...
"never argue with an idiot as they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" looks a whole lot more clean... anyway.
Last time I checked, a "sports car" was not a 120hp car with 6 speed
A gaming pc is not a pc that "just barely plays" games...
I mean if that is the case almost every car on the road = sports car...
A gaming pc is the same as a sports car... it runs AHEAD of the pack not with it.
O ya Kris
Also do look up what troll means »www.urbandictionary.com/define.p···rm=troll
Ya sadly seeing as 99% of my posts contain useful info however are not posted while walking on eggshells it does not constitute a troll ty for caring!
Kinda funny could you picture someone saying like OMG I just got this band brand new sports car... and pulling up with a 4 door honda accord? Nothing against the accord but... a sports car? lol NSX baby.
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kudos:3 | You just manage to put every piece of useful information you convey in a trolling fashion.
As in, you can agree with me and sound like a troll. |
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matt5
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Lagrangeville, NY | reply to Krisnatharok
Re: Is this a good gaming rig? lol it is an acquired skill that seems to be hard to shake 
I need food
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Because I know everyone is dying to know what I did....
I went with a custom build from Digital Storm computers.
I have to say I am impressed with these guys.
Not a whole lot more expensive than if I had built it myself, and now I get a 3 year warranty.
Specs:
Total Price with Instant Savings: $1,482.00
Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair Carbide 300R
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 2000MHz GTX-8 Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended)
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA 01G-P3-1460-BR)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Corsair A50 120mm Fan High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: APC SurgeArrest Personal PER7 (7 Outlet) 120V Surge Protector
Speakers: Logitech 2.1 System (Model LS21) (Includes Subwoofer)
Keyboard: Logitech Media Combo MK200 Keyboard and Mouse
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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