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Python
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,894
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I recommend building your own, the parts are much cheaper and you save TONS of money. I spent 2700 dollars on parts (thanks parents) and I havn't found anything I can't run with everything maxed yet, with tons of fps. The point is- you can spend very little money and get a great cpu that can run everything. You don't have to spend nearly as much as I did and you'll still be fine. The most important is memory, graphics card, processor. (However that doesn't mean you can skimp on the rest neccecarily. Edit: Mine is a desktop so the prices/function may vary. I havn't gone into detail of ever purchasing a gaming laptop. |
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Global Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Lynn, Ma
Posts: 693
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This gaming machine is great it has a Haswell 4th gen i7 proccessor which means its much like the newest AMD proccessors with graphic support. The only thing thats dissapointed is the Graphics Card. By the looks of it, its a laptop graphics card with dedicated ram. The better laptops or lets say the better alienwares or asus machine comes with desktop graphics card. The differences between these is the laptop gfx card only runs when the laptop is charging apose to the desktop card that runs 24/7 charging or not. There is always a dowside ro this as well. Although haswell chips have the best battery life, with a desktop card your only going to get 3/4 hours batterylife .. Instead of 6-7.
When it comes down to building your own machine a few factors come in mind. Do you travel alot? Is mobility important? Those 2 main questions help you decide that. |
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Banned
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 610
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Get an Alienware, they're worth the few grand. Probably going to get people replying "They overheat and you could find better ones for cheaper and they get problems all the time" Had mine for two years. The only problem it has is Windows8, lol. Truth is, you probably could find good ones much cheaper, but they may not last nearly as long (Alienwares are quite durable. I can literally stand on mine without anything happening to it) |
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 4,468
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I understand the difference between SSD and HHD. I also understand the price difference, which is the problem I have with them. Unless you're rich I wouldn't recommend three SSDs. I'd just get one for the OS. I have yet to find a server that can reach near my 50mbps. I get roughly 15 wired directly to the modem. So I don't think that's something to look forward to. |
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GunsAdmin
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 2,337
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As far as I know about specs all I really know is to get something with a big screen, 16gb of ram, intel i7 processor. I don't know what graphics cards are better since some are less gb but a worth more so I don't know whether it's quantity or quality. Based on what I'm assuming, the two big graphic cards are ASUS and Invidia, and I think ASUS is better performance wise but invidia is better in quality, correct me if i'm wrong
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Global Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Lynn, Ma
Posts: 693
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Asus doesn't make graphic cards or at least not to my knowledge. Most gaming Asus Machines with a dedicated graphic cards have nvidia chips in them. |
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Sweden
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