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27. November 2008 @ 22:25 |
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Thankyou Ray.. at last somebody else who has seen through the "alienware" low end Toshiba/Hitachi/Fujitsu-Siemens nearly scrap dressed up and skinned to look pretty with a matching over hyped pricetag con.
Why avoid laptops for gaming?.. simple really.. This time next year when you need a new graphics card and god knows what else at least with a desktop you have a chance of upgrading it. Add to that regardless of the numbers most laptops have the low power (and low performance) versions of cpu's stuck solidly in them.. often these days not socketed either.
They are built for a different use altogether.. usually running fista on the move for short periods.. not for hammering at 100% cpu for hours and hours on a game. They have an expensive habit of going bang when you use them like that.
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28. November 2008 @ 05:56 |
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Yeah no worries, I really used to love alienwares (when I was a wee child an didn't know anything XD) and even then only beacuse the "looked cool" they are way too expensive and have tons of pronbelms from what I've heard from owners.
I actually wanted to build a desktop but couldn't due to the 'rents (college in 2 years, why do you need a desktop....etc), so I ended up with the one in my sig. Good enough for me know, and i hope it won't go boom ;)
After reading up little, I also know how difficult an expensive it is too upgrade laptops, Which is why always recommend that people build desktops.
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daacekin
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28. November 2008 @ 09:23 |
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Originally posted by Ray92:
Acually, 3000 quid is waaaaaaaaaay off
A core 2 quad q6600 processor would meet the recommended requirements easily
Plus it can be o/ced easily to more than 3GHz
As for graphics card, go with the radeon HD 4850, as it trashes the 9800 GTX and is much much easier on the budget
If you see how much these items cost in the Philippines, you can build the rest of your pc around it
Eg, ram, hd etc.
Don't go with an alienware, a complete rip off if you ask me, much better to build a kick-ass rig in the same money, and use your current laptop when you travel (if you need to)
prices have dramaticaaly changed. one month i searched, i found just the processor for £3000 (latest quad extreme 3ghz)
next month, a slightly less powerful processor with a complete pc and VERY good specs were for £3000. so lets just say approx, or maximum .
and yes, dont go for alien ware, they're alien technology for taking over other planets. you just want to kill people on earth (gta 4) . if you wanted to abduct, then go for it :-P
you can use anything for gaming, desktops, laptops, alienware.
i dont really see the point of alienware, your not gonna look at the design, u gonna look at the monitor.
with laptops, dont expect to uograde, just buy a new one. i have a laptop and i use it for gaming. ive had it approximately 5 years. at 1st i had a battery problem cos of toshiba, so i patched it. solved. then i didnt use it for months but used to leave the power on to use the comp and charge fones. battery life REALLY short but i dont mind cos i use mains anyway. besides that, performancs is a killer. oh yeah, i had to clean the fan out too because of dust but thats it.
desktops, you'll need a new box every so often e.g. moving from single core to multi-core. or when the motherboard cant handle the amount of hard drive space but you can jus partition.
comclusion forget alienware, get whatever else you want, prefferably desktop but laptop are cool too.
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28. November 2008 @ 10:40 |
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Just what I was trying to get across to the OP ;)
But one of the main reasons I say desktop the the better price vs. performance ratio compared to laptops
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daacekin
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28. November 2008 @ 12:38 |
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agreed but laptops are mobile (you can move around the house with it.)
obviously not a big factor such as cost but laptops do have their uses :-)
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28. November 2008 @ 14:51 |
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I know ;)
I'm so used to gaming on a sofa, I find it hard to game on a desk nowadays :P
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28. November 2008 @ 18:08 |
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Originally posted by Ray92:
I know ;)
I'm so used to gaming on a sofa, I find it hard to game on a desk nowadays :P
oh, what's this ray92? you LIKE laptops? :-P
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29. November 2008 @ 07:33 |
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I LOVE MY laptop, beacuse I bought it with my hard-earned cash and its good enough for me ;D
I would love a desktop, but I am satisfied ATM, however at the same time the same amount of cash could have been used to build a rig that could humble crysis on high at a high res. ;)
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29. November 2008 @ 07:57 |
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Excuse me great people!
Will this run World At War? please answer
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29. November 2008 @ 11:46 |
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For the same I reason as before I'm going to have to say no.
Sorry but I don't think your CPU/GPU can run it
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29. November 2008 @ 13:32 |
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c'mon luke, have a look at the requirements and see for yourself. it's probably on canyourunit.com if you still don't know. i not heard of that game so just take ray's advice.
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29. November 2008 @ 14:02 |
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Originally posted by daacekin:
c'mon luke, have a look at the requirements and see for yourself.
LOL ;)
He's talking about call of duty: world at war (CoD5)
I'm sure you've heard of it
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29. November 2008 @ 20:15 |
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Can you run it isn't always right you know.
I tried Far Cry and said I can't run it even at minimum but when I played it on my laptop it worked smoothly...
Just to make sure.
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30. November 2008 @ 12:05 |
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oh, call of duty 5! let me put it this way, i tried cod4 on a pc bit better than your system and couldn't run it. need i say more?
luke your probably right about canyourunit.com but it's usually a reliable site.
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30. November 2008 @ 18:43 |
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Originally posted by daacekin:
oh, call of duty 5! let me put it this way, i tried cod4 on a pc bit better than your system and couldn't run it. need i say more?
luke your probably right about canyourunit.com but it's usually a reliable site.
Okay thanks! Before I'd even start buying it. Any other good games for my PC, the recent games nowadays?
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30. November 2008 @ 19:40 |
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tomb raider underworld, gta 4, nfs undercover, cod5, red alert 3. there's plenty.
slightly older (supposedly great) games but games you couldn't have played with them specs are, supreme commander 1,2, assassin's creed, nfs prostreet
if you match your system for gta 4, i think it's safe to say, you will be able to play all the latest games plus upcoming/future games on full or very high graphics.
hope this helps.
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30. November 2008 @ 22:44 |
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Originally posted by daacekin:
tomb raider underworld, gta 4, nfs undercover, cod5, red alert 3. there's plenty.
slightly older (supposedly great) games but games you couldn't have played with them specs are, supreme commander 1,2, assassin's creed, nfs prostreet
if you match your system for gta 4, i think it's safe to say, you will be able to play all the latest games plus upcoming/future games on full or very high graphics.
hope this helps.
Thank you very much daacekin! Now I'd keep my hopes up for GTA IV
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1. December 2008 @ 05:55 |
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I can't seem to play Far Cry 2 it ends up with a black screen but I hear the sounds. Any suggestions?
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1. December 2008 @ 13:45 |
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check graphics requirements
update graphic drivers
should work,
if not, contact technical support. (actually don't, they're all simpletons who cant solve anything and just waste your time. believe me!)
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2. December 2008 @ 04:13 |
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Originally posted by daacekin:
check graphics requirements
update graphic drivers
should work,
if not, contact technical support. (actually don't, they're all simpletons who cant solve anything and just waste your time. believe me!)
My drivers are up to date and its ver is 8.11 ATi Radeon drivers
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2. December 2008 @ 16:34 |
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if you meet minimum requirements, then there's no obvious solution and i can't help you. sorry.
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10. December 2008 @ 18:47 |
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gta 4 pc is out, now everyone go to pc shops and buy a new comp, pc shops are gonna be rich this christmas lol
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