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marnypoly

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Posted: Mar. 3, 2011 - 1:53 AM ET #1

I just watched the gameplay video for Battlefield 3.

Good Lord!!! The lighting/graphics looked phenomenal!! What kind of hardware woud I need to achieve those kind of graphics? And could I get all that for under 2k?

Stiln

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Posted: Mar. 3, 2011 - 3:28 PM ET #2

I just bought this laptop
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220921

I advise you check out this entire website and make sure you have at least these specs:

4gbs of ram
a 1gb graphics card starting at the gtx460m or the 5770 (although I advise you go with nvidia, theyre always better.)
an i7 processor at least turbo boost up to 2.9 ghz
Enough hard drive space
And a sufficient cooling system

Have you seen this trailer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekDutunw1mk&feature=relmfu

OnlyGod

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Posted: May. 2, 2011 - 11:48 PM ET #3

Growl !

Rockdog

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Posted: Jun. 28, 2011 - 3:37 PM ET #4

Quote Originally Posted by Stiln:

I just bought this laptop

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220921

I advise you check out this entire website and make sure you have at least these specs:

4gbs of ram
a 1gb graphics card starting at the gtx460m or the 5770 (although I advise you go with nvidia, theyre always better.)
an i7 processor at least turbo boost up to 2.9 ghz
Enough hard drive space
And a sufficient cooling system

Have you seen this trailer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekDutunw1mk&feature=relmfu

Nice gaming laptop

Even though the laptop has enough horsepower to run high graphic games, does the laptop still get hot?

The most annoying thing in a laptop is the fan constantly running like a madman. I guess that's the nature of any laptop when you're running high intensity softwares/games.

Lippsman

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Posted: Jul. 2, 2011 - 1:55 PM ET #5

I would imagine you would need a very nice cooling fan under that thing.

Rockdog

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Posted: Jul. 2, 2011 - 11:46 PM ET #6

Hey Lippsman, what do you think about this desktop ?

I want to be able to play the most current games and any future games Also, I want to get a desktop that will not be outdated in the next five years or so.

Lippsman

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Posted: Jul. 2, 2011 - 11:59 PM ET #7

Quote Originally Posted by Rockdog:

Hey Lippsman, what do you think about this desktop ?

I want to be able to play the most current games and any future games Also, I want to get a desktop that will not be outdated in the next five years or so.

Well first of all no matter what you buy today will be outdated in the next 5 years. In fact you can make that next 2 years.

But that desktop looks allright, also checkout Dell and give the Dell refurb outlet a look. The link is buried at the bottom of the page

Stiln

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Posted: Jul. 3, 2011 - 11:32 AM ET #8

rockdog, No it doesn't get very hot. It heats up but its not hot. Also don't buy that desktop buy a computer on www.newegg.com

Rockdog

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Posted: Jul. 3, 2011 - 4:40 PM ET #9

I'm going to buy parts from newegg and have my tech savy friend custom build my desktop. It will be a lot chaeper than to buy the desktop at a retail store with the same specs.

I never bought anything from newegg before, so do i need to register and do I get some type of discounts?

Stiln

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Posted: Jul. 3, 2011 - 5:08 PM ET #10

Yeah that's exactly what I did, I bought each individual part for my desktop and then had this local store put it all together

As for newegg, all you need to do is create an account, it's very easy and I'm not sure if you get discounts but they usually have the best deals for their products.

Whatever you do don't go to or talk to the people at best buy about buying specific computer parts, they know nothing.. Ask your friend or post a comment here.

Rockdog

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Posted: Jul. 3, 2011 - 5:24 PM ET #11

hey guys, what about this gaming deskop? HERE

Rockdog

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Posted: Jul. 3, 2011 - 5:42 PM ET #12

I'm putting in the Intel core I3- 2100 sandy bridge processor, U could get an I5, but I don't see a significant increase in performance.

I'm putting in the Radeon 6770 1 GB video card.

I'm thinking about putting in 4 gb of RAM, but for 20 dollars more I can get 8 gb.

Also, I'm thinking about putting in 500 gb of HD space, but for 30 dollars more I can get 1 TB.

Those 2 upgrades are significant and much needed in the near future and for 50 dollars more, it's a steal. My overall budget is about 700 dollars.

I have a copy of WIndows XP, so should I put in XP? or get Windows 7?

I'm also gonna get a 22" LED TV and hook it up to my gaming desktop

Any thoughts?

Lippsman

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Posted: Jul. 3, 2011 - 7:32 PM ET #13

Get the 1TB HD. Go ahead and get Win 7. Get the pro version where you can install the XP emulator if you ever need it.

Trinitiyy

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Posted: Jul. 10, 2011 - 4:25 AM ET #14

Quote Originally Posted by Rockdog:

I'm putting in the Intel core I3- 2100 sandy bridge processor, U could get an I5, but I don't see a significant increase in performance.

I'm putting in the Radeon 6770 1 GB video card.

I'm thinking about putting in 4 gb of RAM, but for 20 dollars more I can get 8 gb.

Also, I'm thinking about putting in 500 gb of HD space, but for 30 dollars more I can get 1 TB.

Those 2 upgrades are significant and much needed in the near future and for 50 dollars more, it's a steal. My overall budget is about 700 dollars.

I have a copy of WIndows XP, so should I put in XP? or get Windows 7?

I'm also gonna get a 22" LED TV and hook it up to my gaming desktop

Any thoughts?

Why not go all out and get the i7? well worth it.

Should only need 6gb of ram and go with nvidia gforce gtx series at least. Your gonna need a big power supply though.

Liquid cool that mother fucker too.

Vivers33

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Posted: Jul. 26, 2011 - 12:13 AM ET #15

i have an Alienware M14X laptop for gaming..

Intel i7 2630QM

6GB RAM

GeForce GT555M 1.5GB video card.

So far it has handled every game I have thrown at it with ease. It is a beast of a laptop and most games you play on it the graphics are maxed out. It is quite heavy for a 14inch laptop and it is quite loud when gaming (which is expected).....Overall it was well worth the price and the customized lights are awesome.

OnlyGod

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Posted: Sep. 6, 2011 - 5:22 PM ET #16

Quote Originally Posted by Vivers33:

i have an Alienware M14X laptop for gaming..

Intel i7 2630QM

6GB RAM

GeForce GT555M 1.5GB video card.

It seems like only yesterday my buddies were marveling at my Core2duo chip now it seems like it can hardly keep up with BF3.

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