[help] New computer

[-CJ-]

What up guys, I really want to restart playing PR so I'm looking for a new computer. A friend got something for me but I'm not really up to date in computer technology.

INTEL Q6700 2.66GHZ Quad Core
C2SBM-Q
1 TB western digital caviar black
8GB RAM Kingston
ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16
Windows 7


So, is that good for PR. And is it good for 450-500$ CAN ?


thanks

peace

[F!T Twilight]

Lo..

Dump the Black eddition drive for a 500 Blue and drop your RAM to 2 x 2Gb. The graphics card you want is the ATI 5750. The savings on the other stuff should be enough.

Not a great fan of intel for entry level builds you get more bang for buck with AMD. Just get a decent MoBo and you will be fine that means no Foxcom or ASROC **** go MSI or ASUS AM3.

Hope this helps...

[FuzzySquirrel]

Lo..

Dump the Black eddition drive for a 500 Blue and drop your RAM to 2 x 2Gb. The graphics card you want is the ATI 5750. The savings on the other stuff should be enough.

Not a great fan of intel for entry level builds you get more bang for buck with AMD. Just get a decent MoBo and you will be fine that means no Foxcom or ASROC **** go MSI or ASUS AM3.

Hope this helps...

You do know ASROCK is an Asus board?

What you've listed CJ is fine, except that GFX card is ****, That's more of a HTPC card, not a gaming card.

[F!T Twilight]

Yup that they are but through experience I find spec and quality are not as good as the original ASUS branded.

[boom50cal]

ASRock is ASUS entry level from what I've heard. Built for general users. Get a Sapphire HD5750 Vapor-X Edition. Stays abunch cooler and overclocks alot better. Ordered one for myself, get it tommorow .

My friend on skype bought one about two weeks ago and successfully flashed the bios for a Sapphire HD5770 Vapor-X, only increasing temps by about 3 degrees Celsius. Not much of a frame rate increase, 5-10 fps.

A few really good AMD quads that are pretty cheap are the Athlon II x4 620/630/635. They have a locked multiplier so not great for overclocking. They all run at 95W. My 630 at stock everything runs 33-39oC desktop, depending on whats running, maxing at 51oC during gameplay(MW2, Burnout Paradise, SP:Conviction).

[corp_calqluslethal]

So, is that good for PR. And is it good for 450-500$ CAN ?


thanks

peace

Hell nah man he ripping you off i'd give him 150Max for that bullshit. Most important thing about a computer is the processor thats an ok old quad core one, but no way near 450-500. On this link find your processor it shows how you will run arma 2.

http://www.behardware.com/articles/778- ... ssors.html

i got one better than that for 350. The phenom IIx4 920. Check out these deals in you won't get ripped off first one is in Canada.

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There you go get yourself one of those, save some money, and not get ripped off at all like i did. While still having one of the best computers that some dummies would pay 700 for.

[dpq06]

Well CJ, i have the same card (Really need new one though) and can run PR on max settings. here are my other specs:

AMD Phenom II X4 910
8GB DDR3 of RAM
1 Terabyte HD
with the ATI Radeon HD 4350 with 512MB mem.

I can run PR on high, but everything else i need to run on low practically. I would really suggest getting a new GPU.

[-CJ-]

Thanks guys. I will check that in detail when I'll have free time.


Appreciate your help !

[SocketMan]

s.

A few really good AMD quads that are pretty cheap are the Athlon II x4 620/630/635. They have a locked multiplier so not great for overclocking. .

For 100$ I can't complain