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  1. August 20, 2009, 03:15 PM #1
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    Default Advise on which gaming PC to chose.

    My brother is getting his own PC and the responsibility of ensuring its quality has been shoved on me.

    Anyways, I am not to keen on building a PC for him so here's some loadouts from a Norwegian store.

    Cooler Master HAF 932 Sort
    Corsair Powersupply 650W Black, ATX/EPS,
    USB2 multikortleser 3.5" sort for
    ASUS P5Q SE2, P45, Socket-775
    Intel Core™ 2 Quad Q8200 2,33GHz,
    NorthQ 3580 Water Cooling Kit
    Corsair TWIN2X PC6400 DDR2 4GB KIT CL5
    XFX GeForce GTX 275 640M 896MB PhysX
    Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA2
    Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S223B
    Logitech G15 gaming tastatur
    Speed-Link Medusa Stereo PC Headset
    Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse,
    Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

    Price: 1457.52 USD

    • Antec Nine Hundred sort miditower,
    • ASUS P5Q SE2, P45, Socket-775
    • Intel Core™ 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz, Socket
    • MSI GeForce GTS 250 512MB PhysX CUDA
    • nVIDIA 3D Vision & Samsung 2233RZ
    • Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S223B
    • USB2 multikortleser 3.5" sort for
    • Corsair Powersupply 550W Black, ATX/EPS,
    • Corsair TWIN2X PC6400 DDR2 4GB KIT CL5
    • Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB, 7200RPM,
    • Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard NO
    • Logitech RX250 Optical Mouse OEM
    • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
    • Garanti 3 år - Sende inn
    Price: 1.590 USD

    Cooler Master Storm Scout Gaming case
    Corsair Powersupply 750W Black, ATX/EPS,
    ASUS M4A79T Deluxe, Socket-AM3
    AMD Phenom II X4 945
    Crucial DDR3 1333MHz 4GB KIT, CL9,
    XFX Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5
    USB2 multikortleser 3.5" sort for
    Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S223B
    Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB, 7200RPM,
    Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB, 7200RPM,
    Speed-Link Medusa Stereo PC Headset
    Roccat Kone Gaming Mouse, 10 button,
    Logitech G15 gaming tastatur
    Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
    Garanti 3 år - Sende inn

    Price: 1722.64 USD

    • Antec Twelve Hundred
    • Corsair Powersupply 750W Black, ATX/EPS,
    • ASUS P6T Deluxe V2, X58, Socket-1366
    • Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz 6GB CL9
    • Intel Core™ i7 Quad Processor i7-920
    • XFX GeForce GTX 275 640M 896MB PhysX
    • USB2 multikortleser 3.5" sort for
    • Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S223B
    • Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA2
    • Microsoft SideWinder X6 Keyboard NO
    • Microsoft SideWinder X8 Gaming mouse
    • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
    • Garanti 3 år - Sende inn
    Price: 1788.92 USD

    • Cooler Master CM Stacker 832 Black
    • Corsair Powersupply 650W Black, ATX/EPS,
    • ASUS P6T Deluxe V2, X58, Socket-1366
    • Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz 3GB CL9
    • Intel Core™ i7 Quad Processor i7-920
    • MSI GeForce GTS 250 512MB PhysX CUDA
    • nVIDIA 3D Vision & Samsung 2233RZ
    • USB2 multikortleser 3.5" sort for
    • Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S223B
    • Western Digital Caviar® GreenPower 750GB
    • Microsoft SideWinder X6 Keyboard NO
    • Microsoft Sidewinder Gaming mus
    • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
    • Garanti 3 år - Sende inn
    Price: 2186.60

    Which one is best? Which one is best in comparison to price? He mainly wants to play Call of Duty games, but I guess he'll need it for future games as well. Especially if Treyarch and Infinity Ward keeps their assembly line going.
    Have you ever seen Dirty Harry Guns and money are best diplomacy
    "At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don't come into it. They are only there to sign the cheques."

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  2. August 20, 2009, 03:17 PM #2
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    Default Re: Advise on which gaming PC to chose.

    isnt better to get separated hardware?
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  3. August 20, 2009, 04:27 PM #3
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    Default Re: Advise on which gaming PC to chose.

    Quote Originally Posted by davide.cool View Post
    isnt better to get separated hardware?
    I tried it, the prices are the same.

    Price-range hasn't been discussed yet.................. I think my brother has a bit too high hopes of his budget, but let's disregard budget....
    Have you ever seen Dirty Harry Guns and money are best diplomacy
    "At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don't come into it. They are only there to sign the cheques."

    Bill Shankly

    "Not badly, considering I was seated between Jesus Christ and Napoleon"

    David Lloyd George was pleased with his performance at Versailles.
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  4. August 20, 2009, 03:24 PM #4
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    Default Re: Advise on which gaming PC to chose.

    Does the price matter? Or are all those prices acceptable?
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  5. August 20, 2009, 09:46 PM #5
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    Default Re: Advise on which gaming PC to chose.

    If you're goal is to play any of the latest CoD games on max settings, then any of those PCs will do. The CoD games doesn't require much power.

    As for which one, I would go for this one if he's willing to spend the money(if not, go for the first one):

    • Antec Twelve Hundred
    • Corsair Powersupply 750W Black, ATX/EPS,
    • ASUS P6T Deluxe V2, X58, Socket-1366
    • Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz 6GB CL9
    • Intel Core™ i7 Quad Processor i7-920
    • XFX GeForce GTX 275 640M 896MB PhysX
    • USB2 multikortleser 3.5" sort for
    • Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S223B
    • Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA2
    • Microsoft SideWinder X6 Keyboard NO
    • Microsoft SideWinder X8 Gaming mouse
    • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
    • Garanti 3 år - Sende inn

    Price: 1788.92 USD
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  6. August 20, 2009, 10:06 PM #6
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    Default Re: Advise on which gaming PC to chose.

    Same thoughts here. That one, or if it's too expensive, the first one.
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  7. August 21, 2009, 02:51 AM #7
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    Default Re: Advise on which gaming PC to chose.

    Just get parts and get a tech mate to assemble it for you. Much, much better performance than any premade market rig.

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  8. August 21, 2009, 03:22 AM #8
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    Default Re: Advise on which gaming PC to chose.

    There's only two on that list I would get, the others are just expensive due to the inclusion of the 3D glasses and monitor which I don't know if your brother wants or not.
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  9. August 22, 2009, 04:59 AM #9
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    Default Re: Advise on which gaming PC to chose.

    Ok, thanks guys. One last question: Would it be better to have a an Intel E8400 processor rather than the quad? Or is quad really that much better?
    Have you ever seen Dirty Harry Guns and money are best diplomacy
    "At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don't come into it. They are only there to sign the cheques."

    Bill Shankly

    "Not badly, considering I was seated between Jesus Christ and Napoleon"

    David Lloyd George was pleased with his performance at Versailles.
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