I want to get a desktop

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: I want to get a desktop

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

PC
OS: Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz | Memory: 2 GB RAM | Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or
ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better

It's not that intense of a game at all.

I think this could work out for you

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...t=Combo.728868
$482 after rebate, but I would go ahead and get 4 more GB of ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820104166

[Candyman5]

Re: I want to get a desktop

These are the requirements for The Old Republic:


Processor:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz or better
Operating System:
Windows XP or later
RAM:

Windows XP: 1.5GB RAM
Windows Vista and Windows 7: 2GB RAM
Note: PCs using a built-in graphical chipset are recommended to have 2GB of RAM.

Star Wars: The Old Republic requires a video card that has a minimum of 256MB of on-board RAM as well as support for Shader 3.0 or better. Examples include:

ATI X1800 or better
nVidia 7800 or better
Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better
DVD-ROM drive – 8x speed or better (required for installation from physical editions only) Internet connection required to play.

[trobinson97]

Re: I want to get a desktop

For only $400-$500 you will only be able to get the bare minimum graphics wise out of any current games. You can run them, but it will look like a ps2 game.

That's not true at all.


Candy, you should have a look at Tom's Hardware. They post budget builds monthly I believe and it's a good spot for info. $500 bucks will get you a decent rig.

Here's the September $500 Gaming setup. Trust me, your games will not look like PS2 games with this.

<table style="width: 485px; height: 396px;" class="editorTblTablecenter editorTblSize100 editorTblStyleStyle2"><tbody><tr class="tblEven"><th colspan="3">$500 Gaming PC System Components </th></tr><tr class="tblRow"><td>Component</td><td> Model</td><td> Price
</td></tr><tr class="tblEven"><td>CPU</td><td>AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition</td><td>$120</td></tr><tr class="tblRow"><td>CPU Cooler</td><td>AMD boxed heatsink/fan</td><td>0</td></tr><tr class="tblEven"><td>Motherboard</td><td>ASRock M3A770DE</td><td>$60</td></tr><tr class="tblRow"><td>RAM</td><td>Crucial Ballistix sport 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 BL2KIT25664BA1339</td><td>$25</td></tr><tr class="tblEven"><td>Graphics</td><td>Sapphire 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1 GB</td><td>$175</td></tr><tr class="tblRow"><td>Hard Drive</td><td>Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500 GB SATA 6.0Gb/s </td><td>$40</td></tr><tr class="tblEven"><td>Case</td><td>NZXT Gamma Classic Series GAMA-001BK</td><td>$36</td></tr><tr class="tblRow"><td>Power</td><td>Antec EarthWatts Green EA430D 430 W</td><td>$44</td></tr><tr class="tblEven"><td>Optical</td><td>Samsung 22x DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222AB</td><td>$19</td></tr><tr class="tblRow"><td>Total Price</td><td>
</td><td>$519
</td></tr></tbody></table>

[james broad]

Re: I want to get a desktop

NOw a day the pc having the processor 2.8 or less does nothing you should have minimum 3.0 or 3.2 processor installed in your system for better speed

[Candyman5]

NOw a day the pc having the processor 2.8 or less does nothing you should have minimum 3.0 or 3.2 processor installed in your system for better speed

If I can get one for cheap. Like I said I'm not a big fan of PC gaming and all I'll play is Diablo 3 and The Old Republic.


Sent from me, duh.