New computer

tbone · 01-01-2008, 06:52 PM

Well if you read the thread "This sucks" in the off topic i will need your help.
What would be the best laptop to get. with possibly some new hardware. please post ideas so i can get an idea.

Horsepower · 01-01-2008, 11:17 PM

Plan on spending a lot of money for a laptop that will run BF2 effectively. You can get a gaming desktop for a lot less. Just wanted to make you aware of that.

tbone · 01-02-2008, 12:39 AM

ya i guess i could go with the cheapest and still be able to have good shit.
I have an old CPU. You think i would be able to modifiy to be able to handle BF2?

Remedyz · 01-02-2008, 01:52 AM

just to let you in on my world heres my desktop specs....

Processor:AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3300+ ~ 2.4GHz
Memory:2.5GB RAM
Hard Drive:323 GB Total
Video Card:NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS
Monitor:Samsung 19" Widescreen
Sound Card:Realtek AC97 Audio
Speakers/Headphones:Altec Lancing
Keyboard:Logitech G15
Mouse:Logitech MX518
Mouse Surface:QcK+ Mouse Pad (450mm x 400mm)
Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition SP2

my video card is in an agp 8x slot. pc 3200 for the ram.

I run bf2 at full settings.

Now you could make a gaming computer that out does mine for about 500 bux. Don't get a laptop that runs bf2. they're not worth it. i have one. its pretty much a stationary computer because if i take it off the charger the huge processor on it eats the batter within almost 2 hrs.

Get yourself a nice strong pc.

tbone · 01-02-2008, 02:37 AM

Rem, that is great news that i can make for about $500. that beats the computer i have now.

EDIT: Found this at tiger direct looks pretty dam good.
CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 5260 AMD Gaming PC - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+, 1GB PC6400, 250GB SATA II, 8500GT, DVDRW, 400W, Windows Vista Home Premium GU5260 at TigerDirect.com

T3Kmitch · 01-02-2008, 04:07 AM

Don't quote me on it but I don't think the 8500GT is too good of a card. It'll run BF2.. but wouldn't really keep up with the newer games that are going to be coming out. Also for BF2 you want 2gb of ram. I only have 1.5gb and that's one thing that keeps me from playing, too much damn loading time.

Make sure you don't go AGP if you're going to spend money on a whole new PC. PCI Express is faster and easier to find cards for.

If I were to buy a budget friendly gaming pc any time soon I'd most likely find a Barebones deal at Tigerdirect here Is where I'd start, you'd still need a monitor though, so figure $150-$200 there if you want a decent 19" LCD. Find one without the OS included.. and you can buy a copy of XP! (And watch out.. some of those barebones come literally bareboned.. and others come with almost everything you need.)

C0||3ct0r · 01-02-2008, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by T3Kmitch

Don't quote me on it but I don't think the 8500GT is too good of a card. It'll run BF2.. but wouldn't really keep up with the newer games that are going to be coming out. Also for BF2 you want 2gb of ram. I only have 1.5gb and that's one thing that keeps me from playing, too much damn loading time.

Make sure you don't go AGP if you're going to spend money on a whole new PC. PCI Express is faster and easier to find cards for.

If I were to buy a budget friendly gaming pc any time soon I'd most likely find a Barebones deal at Tigerdirect here Is where I'd start, you'd still need a monitor though, so figure $150-$200 there if you want a decent 19" LCD. Find one without the OS included.. and you can buy a copy of XP! (And watch out.. some of those barebones come literally bareboned.. and others come with almost everything you need.)

i used to play bf2 at high graphics with 1 gig of ram, well not everything maxed out, but still it worked fine with 1gig , but of course 2 gigs will be great, and what's wrong with 8500 gt, its a pretty good video card to me, i have a 7950gT on my pc and i can run everything on high resolution and detail, i recommend 3.2ghz , 2 gigs of ram, and as for a video card i dont really know too many about 'em

Stryker412 · 01-02-2008, 10:45 AM

The Dell Vostro was on sale for awhile for $549. You throw in the nvidia 8600 upgrade and it'll run BF2 fine.

Negative · 01-02-2008, 10:57 AM

I agree with Collector. He's got pretty much the same setup as me and I can run damn near everything and anything on Max.

You definitely want a PCI-Express video card. AGP is going to be a thing of the past.

7355608 · 01-02-2008, 12:41 PM

Just do some research on the video cards. You may find that the 8600 isn't what you want. I was going to upgrade to one cuz they were cheap, but found out it wasn't a very good card. The 7900 series i believe kills it in performance. I don't have a link off-hand, but I believe toms hardware has a good comparison of cards, using different benchmarks.