New computer, few questions.

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Skydog287

New Member
Hi everyone, new to the forum. :D

Anyways, I'm planning on picking up a new comp. This was my first choice:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9156478&type=product&id=1218038551741

But then I came across this computer for cheaper:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883109029

Question is, would I be sacraficing much performance wise if I get the cheaper computer? I don't know much about processors so that's where I'm a little stumped. The 3gb of ram I would get with the cheaper comp instead of 4gb doesn't seem like too big of a deal and 250gb hard drive space is still more than enough for me.

Finally I would be throwing this video card into the computer:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127394

And now for my last question; would I be able to run games like Oblivion and Fallout 3 on high to max setting on either rig with that video card?

OH and one last thing, I have a feeling I'm going to need a new power supply for the cheaper comp since it seems to only have a cheap 250W, but I'm not sure if I really do need to replace it or not? Can't seem to find info on the site about the power supply for quad processor comp..

Thanks in advance!
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paratwa

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Honestly? Run away from both of those if you want to play those games at max settings.


If you want a serious system for gaming you really are going to need to spend more. Here is the cheapest system that is running a new Intel i7 chipset I have seen. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227123


But that is a newer system running the latest CPU from Intel, you can get a much cheaper system from Dell running a q6600 cpu for around $600 if you select the cheapest system and customize it.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DDCWOA2&s=dhs
 
Invisible Man

Invisible Man

New Member
That the best deal for an i7 especially at the price. Get it while it last. Sorry the last thing to buy is a compaq for game pc.
 
BlackRat

BlackRat

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1.8Ghz Phenom is a no-go, would not run anything. I doubt it has 6pin PCI-e cable and may make poof if you put that 4830 in it even if you would connect it with 2 molex. I think that other one with dual core would be the same. Oh it's so hard to get any "gaming" under $500, better follow advise from paratwa (second post) and get that one for $600 with Q6600. Better wait little longer and save money for it.
 
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