Micah's Guide to Buying a Computer

[Mectb_3a_ThugLife 2]

Hi guy´s 

My PC at beginning was HP but now only PC´s corpus is HP all other is Asus.

I recomend Asus.

I had 4GB RAM but now 12GB.

HDD disk i had 500gb now 1TB.

 i had Dual core processor 2.70 GHz now  Intel i7 proccesor 3.8 GHz.

grapphic card i hawe now - Asus GeForce GTX 590 3GB.

So thats whats are in My PC. Crysis 2 on Ultra high graphic whit out any lags  ^_^  ^_^

[Pathfinder 1,690]

Awesome guide. My knowledge of computers has increased by a few hundred percent

[Warhammer_TO 181]

pls make guide for macs

[hhgb 2,655]

I find building your own desktop is cheaper, and I would never buy from Dell.

 

Dell customer support is the worst I have ever seen, I bought a laptop for work from them, brand new, and the keyboard was stuck the the screen, and the screen was cracked, I sent it back, under warranty. When I get it back (almost 1 month) I power up the system, and it doesn't work. I would say not to buy anything from Dell. Their customer service is bad, their building quality is bad, and it doesn't even work!

 

My friend bought a desktop from them, and it had issues with memory leaks within 6 months, didn't even bother to give it to them to fix, he went to build his own.

[Aero.v2.0 1,456]

pls make guide for macs

I don't suggest using Macs for gaming.

 

I find building your own desktop is cheaper, and I would never buy from Dell.

 

Dell customer support is the worst I have ever seen, I bought a laptop for work from them, brand new, and the keyboard was stuck the the screen, and the screen was cracked, I sent it back, under warranty. When I get it back (almost 1 month) I power up the system, and it doesn't work. I would say not to buy anything from Dell. Their customer service is bad, their building quality is bad, and it doesn't even work!

 

My friend bought a desktop from them, and it had issues with memory leaks within 6 months, didn't even bother to give it to them to fix, he went to build his own.

Wow, that's weird. Owned a dell for years and had great experiences with their support. Somehow I always got an Indian helper though xD. Was kinda cool :p

[r_Quick.Silver0 103]

Micah what computer/laptop do you have?

[Mr.71 123]

Nice write up, only thing I would say is not to get a Laptop with a i7 processor but go for one with a i5. Due to the fact that a i7 will eat the battery.

[HeroPlayer 797]

I am about to buy a new laptop, what about this one?

 

http://shop.lenovo.com/nl/nl/laptops/lenovo/z-series/z710/

 

Processor

4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor( 2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)

Operating system

Windows 8.1 64

Display type

17.3" FHD LED Glare Wedge 1366x768

System Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GT740M 2GB

Total memory

8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz

Hard drive device

1TB + 8GB

Optical device

DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)

Network card

Intel 7260 b/g/n Wireless (2x2 BGN)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Version 4.0

Warranty

Two Year

Battery

4 Cell Li-Polymer

Edited August 13, 2014 by HeroPlayer

[Aero.v2.0 1,456]

Micah what computer/laptop do you have?

I have an Acer Aspire with 6gb ram and an i5 with integrated graphics ( D: )

 

Nice write up, only thing I would say is not to get a Laptop with a i7 processor but go for one with a i5. Due to the fact that a i7 will eat the battery.

Very true; however, if you are planning to stay within reach of an outlet, the i7 should be fine.

 

I am about to buy a new laptop, what about this one?

 

http://shop.lenovo.com/nl/nl/laptops/lenovo/z-series/z710/

 

Processor

4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor( 2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)

Operating system

Windows 8.1 64

Display type

17.3" FHD LED Glare Wedge 1366x768

System Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GT740M 2GB

Total memory

8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz

Hard drive device

1TB + 8GB

Optical device

DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)

Network card

Intel 7260 b/g/n Wireless (2x2 BGN)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Version 4.0

Warranty

Two Year

Battery

4 Cell Li-Polymer

I would suggest this one, which is the exact same thing except that it has a FHD screen (1920x1080) instead of a 720p screen, which is going to make things look richer and better. Also, if you ever plan to record, the FHD will benefit you there.

[HeroPlayer 797]

Oh man, thank you for the notice.

I didn't even spot that!

[applications_tanki 129]

im soon geting a computer in entry lever how much fps do you think it would get?

you perfactly discribed what im geting micha

[r_Twak0 21]

I'm saving for a gaming pc, 

 

But i dont want to buy a pre-made one, Buying the parts is much cheaper ;)

[blackopspaul 753]

I'm saving for a gaming pc, 

 

But i dont want to buy a pre-made one, Buying the parts is much cheaper ;)

Xfire Ready X800 PC is a great gaming PC

 

> AMD FX-8350

> ASUS® M5A99X EVO R2.0

> 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY (1 x 8GB)

> 2GB AMD RADEON™ R7 260X

> 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s

[applications_tanki 129]

dose anyone think i can play this game whell with a i3 prosser?

[403giggity 15]

I don't suggest using Macs for gaming.

 

 

I don't suggest Macs for anything...Can't use Adobe Flash. Unity works doesn't it?

[Aero.v2.0 1,456]

dose anyone think i can play this game whell with a i3 prosser?

 

 

im soon geting a computer in entry lever how much fps do you think it would get?

you perfactly discribed what im geting micha

You definitely can play with in i3, but you're not going to get a huge bang out of it. If you go for an entry level computer that's close to the specs I gave you, you'll be benchmarking anywhere from 15-40 fps depending on what settings you're running and how many other programs are going at the same time.

 

I'm saving for a gaming pc, 

 

But i dont want to buy a pre-made one, Buying the parts is much cheaper ;)

I agree, if you got the intel to make one, it's not only cheaper, but you get the freedom to make it your own and add all the stuff you want without any bloatware that some companies add.

[Taco 2,820]

I disagree with the idea of Macs not being able to do gaming. About a month ago, I bought the $1299 iMac. I have used many PCs in the past, but no PC that I have ever used could compare to the speed of the iMac. I have had Intel Core i3 systems, Intel Core i5 systems, AMD Accelerated Processing Units, and others. Before, I purchased an HP Desktop for $850. It had an Intel Core i3 processor. It was fast, but still no match for the iMac. (I am not trying to put PCs down, but if you tried one yourself, you would completely agree with me.) I also tried an Asus Laptop with an Intel Core i5 processor and 8 GB of RAM. To be honest, I could hardly play Tanki on that laptop even with all settings off. So then here's the iMac, Quad-Core Intel Core i5, 8 GB of RAM, but this time, Intel Iris Pro Graphics. I have to say, these new Iris graphics are pretty impressive. I had NO issues with the iMac at all. Everything was fast. I was able to play Tanki will ALL settings on and record the screen in Full HD. If anyone needs a computer that they can rely on, then the iMac is for you. Unfortunately for me, I had to return the iMac because I needed more of a tablet that can run mobile apps. I now have the iPad Mini with Retina Display and I absolutely love it. My current configuration of my PC is a Dell Optiplex 745 with 6 GB of RAM, an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, and a dedicated Nvidia Graphics Card. I cannot play Tanki on full settings with this, and I cannot record the screen at all without something lagging, not even with the dedicated graphics card. I honestly regret returning the iMac. If you get the iMac, you will glad you did :)

 

http://www.apple.com/imac/specs/

[Taco 2,820]

I am about to buy a new laptop, what about this one?

 

http://shop.lenovo.com/nl/nl/laptops/lenovo/z-series/z710/

 

Processor

4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor( 2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)

Operating system

Windows 8.1 64

Display type

17.3" FHD LED Glare Wedge 1366x768

System Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GT740M 2GB

Total memory

8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz

Hard drive device

1TB + 8GB

Optical device

DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)

Network card

Intel 7260 b/g/n Wireless (2x2 BGN)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Version 4.0

Warranty

Two Year

Battery

4 Cell Li-Polymer

I have a screenshot of processor benchmark speed comparison for the laptop that micah7586 recommended for you (I compared both models) I took the processor models and compared them to the $1299 iMac. 

Here is the screenshot VIA prntscr: http://prntscr.com/4djki2

 

The i7 model of the laptop is slightly faster, but if you look at the CPU Class, it's a laptop processor. If you want true desktop power, then go for the iMac. I have to say this, Windows can make a computer slow. If Mac OS X was running on the i7 model of that Lenovo laptop, it would be blazing fast. Unfortunately there is no possible way of running Mac OS X on a PC unless it was illegal. Mac OS X does not make a computer slow, so the scores may be higher, though the iMac is going to be faster because of not having to put up with Windows. And one more thing, Apple is great with customer support, literally, if anything goes wrong with the product, they fix it or replace it for free during the warranty. I've never tried Lenovo, but I hear they are good.