How well can --> THIS <-- play games?

loopmarine · 10-20-2009, 08:29 PM

I've found a nice pc on the internet for a very low price. Many of its components are better than mine, but I'm not sure by how much. Here is the link to the computer

http://www.arbico.co.uk/Arbico-Perfo...r-p-17353.html

That's £100 below my budget, so I can afford to slap on a few more upgrades, but I'm not sure which ones. To compare, my specs are

2.8Ghz dual core
Geforce 7300 LE
1GB RAM

I was wondering as to what kind of standard this computer could run games on, and how much of a difference I would see compared to my computer (mine can barely run the latest ones on the lowest grahpics)

**The_Other_One** · 10-20-2009, 08:36 PM

Mid-range gaming. Don't know about the site though. I don't like the whole "5.6Ghz (2.8Ghzx2)" thingy

loopmarine · 10-20-2009, 10:09 PM

hmm, what do you reccomend i use the £100 for in upgrades? graphics cards? processor? or a mixture of the two? Do you think this computer, once the £100 added, will be much of a change from my old one (which is about 3 years old)

Bootup05 · 10-20-2009, 11:45 PM

I recon that's a pretty decent price, including laybour.

I recon that could be built for around £300. You'll only get so far with a Pentium D & a 9500GT.

What games are you looking at playing?

If you stay around here for long enough and learn how to build your own, You could invest that £50 into a mid range conroe / used 4850.

.................................................. ......................

Sorry didn't read the above post.

If you've got £100 to spend, if you're into ebay you could pick up like I said a mid range conroe + a 4850, you'll see a pretty significant performance gain.

What resolution will you be gaming at?

I'm pretty sure you'd be able to pick up a E6600 on ebay for less than 50 now. likewise a 4850 used or the nvidia equivalent. they are only £70 new retail.

You'll need to be upgrading that PSU aswell if you do do any of these upgrades

If ebay / used isn't your thing, there's not really much you can do with £100. You could buy a newer conroe/penryn for retail, but still be left with that 9500GT.

ganzey · 10-21-2009, 12:24 AM

so if you already have a 2.8ghz dual core, 1 gb ram, your pc can be upgraded for a lot cheaper. 4gb ram-about $80. radeon 4850 for $115. maybe a new psu if yours isnt enough for a gfx card about $70. if you upgrade your current pc, it will be better than that one and you will save a bundle of cash.

daisymtc · 10-21-2009, 11:47 AM

How much do you want to spend? £450?? Don't get intel Pentium D!!
Get AMD Athlon II x2!!

Have a look at cyberpowersystem as well...
http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/sy...custom_builder

£461 - this would be better than that arbico

CASE: COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 Mid Tower Case
Power Supply Upgrade: 500 Watts Power Supplies (CoolerMaster RealPower 500W PSU)
CPU: AMD Athlon™ II X2 245 Black Edition Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Cooling Fan : AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
MOTHERBOARD: (Socket AM2+)MSI K9A2VM-F V2 AMD 780V Chipset DDR2/1066 MBoard USB2.0, & 7.1Audio
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select and Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon HD 4670 PCI-E x16 512MB Video Card
Hard Drive: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Optical Drive: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition) [if you already have OS, you can spend the extra money on video card and CPU]
WARRANTY SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Elimin8or · 10-21-2009, 12:41 PM

What daisy said. Building a computer is easy

10-20-2009, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
loopmarine New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12	How well can --> THIS <-- play games? I've found a nice pc on the internet for a very low price. Many of its components are better than mine, but I'm not sure by how much. Here is the link to the computer http://www.arbico.co.uk/Arbico-Perfo...r-p-17353.html That's £100 below my budget, so I can afford to slap on a few more upgrades, but I'm not sure which ones. To compare, my specs are 2.8Ghz dual core Geforce 7300 LE 1GB RAM I was wondering as to what kind of standard this computer could run games on, and how much of a difference I would see compared to my computer (mine can barely run the latest ones on the lowest grahpics)

10-20-2009, 08:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,418	Mid-range gaming. Don't know about the site though. I don't like the whole "5.6Ghz (2.8Ghzx2)" thingy __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

10-20-2009, 11:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bootup05 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South East England Age: 18 Posts: 2,660	I recon that's a pretty decent price, including laybour. I recon that could be built for around £300. You'll only get so far with a Pentium D & a 9500GT. What games are you looking at playing? If you stay around here for long enough and learn how to build your own, You could invest that £50 into a mid range conroe / used 4850. .................................................. ...................... Sorry didn't read the above post. If you've got £100 to spend, if you're into ebay you could pick up like I said a mid range conroe + a 4850, you'll see a pretty significant performance gain. What resolution will you be gaming at? I'm pretty sure you'd be able to pick up a E6600 on ebay for less than 50 now. likewise a 4850 used or the nvidia equivalent. they are only £70 new retail. You'll need to be upgrading that PSU aswell if you do do any of these upgrades If ebay / used isn't your thing, there's not really much you can do with £100. You could buy a newer conroe/penryn for retail, but still be left with that 9500GT. __________________ Intel Q6700 @ 3.7GHz Gigabyte UD3P P45 6GB DDR2 800MHz Asus 4890 @ 975/4500 750GB Samsung Spinpoint - 320GB WD Caviar - 160GB Seagate USB Belinea 26" Wide LCD SoundBlaster Live 24bit USB - Acoustic Energy Aego M Thermaltate Ultimate Extreme Back in Push Pull Tagan 600W 48A Quad Rail Win 7 x64 RC Last edited by Bootup05; 10-20-2009 at 11:52 PM.

10-21-2009, 12:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
ganzey Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: belvidere, Illinois Age: 16 Posts: 666	so if you already have a 2.8ghz dual core, 1 gb ram, your pc can be upgraded for a lot cheaper. 4gb ram-about $80. radeon 4850 for $115. maybe a new psu if yours isnt enough for a gfx card about $70. if you upgrade your current pc, it will be better than that one and you will save a bundle of cash. __________________ When I walk through the shadow of the valley of death I will fear no evil, cause I'm the biggest son of a b*tch in the Valley

10-21-2009, 11:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,924	How much do you want to spend? £450?? Don't get intel Pentium D!! Get AMD Athlon II x2!! Have a look at cyberpowersystem as well... http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/sy...custom_builder £461 - this would be better than that arbico CASE: COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 Mid Tower Case Power Supply Upgrade: 500 Watts Power Supplies (CoolerMaster RealPower 500W PSU) CPU: AMD Athlon™ II X2 245 Black Edition Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Cooling Fan : AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK MOTHERBOARD: (Socket AM2+)MSI K9A2VM-F V2 AMD 780V Chipset DDR2/1066 MBoard USB2.0, & 7.1Audio MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select and Major Brand) VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon HD 4670 PCI-E x16 512MB Video Card Hard Drive: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) Optical Drive: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color) Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition) [if you already have OS, you can spend the extra money on video card and CPU] WARRANTY SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT Last edited by daisymtc; 10-21-2009 at 12:01 PM.

10-20-2009, 10:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
loopmarine New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12	hmm, what do you reccomend i use the £100 for in upgrades? graphics cards? processor? or a mixture of the two? Do you think this computer, once the £100 added, will be much of a change from my old one (which is about 3 years old)

10-21-2009, 12:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Elimin8or Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Don't turn around... Age: 17 Posts: 2,492	What daisy said. Building a computer is easy __________________ My Rig: Mobo: K9N4 SLi \| CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.7GHz \|HS+F: Stock \| GPU: EVGA 8600GTS \| RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz \| HDD: 120GB \| PSU: 420W Raidmax \| Case: Raidmax Scorpio \| OS: XP Pro SP3 5 Favorite Games I'm Playing: Assassins Creed \| Mirrors Edge \| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare \| ArmA2 \| R6: Vegas 2 \|

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