[Alkline]

What is the best Desktop or Laptop that can run GTA IV and other pretty demanding games easily? Budget is $1200.00 and site I would use is Ebay or some other site that accepts paypal.

Some of the ones I picked are here, or this or maybe this desktop which is a custom build that can be tweaked.

Any ideas on what kind of computer to get that fits my budget?

Thank you very much.

This post has been edited by Alkline on Monday, Jul 9 2012, 11:00

[GTAfanBG]

Can't you just buy the components separately and then find someone to assemble the PC for you. The graphics cards on both desktop systems are too weak (in my opinion). You can buy much more with this budget.

[yojo2]

Both desktops are minblowingly terrible value for money. They're pretty sh*tty, and yet they're priced like they're made of pure gold.

$229,99 Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819116504

$399,99 GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814125423

$139,99 MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813130645

$74,99 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136769

$42,99 PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820178382

$59,99 SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817151093

$17,99 LG ELECTRONICS GH24NS90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827136247

$59,99 COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119233

$72,99 Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820148441

= $1 098,91

Newer CPU, way faster GPU, better motherboard, higher quality power supply, and a better SSD. And it's $100 cheaper...

[GTAfanBG]

QUOTE (yojo2 @ Monday, Jul 9 2012, 15:54)

Both desktops are minblowingly terrible value for money. They're pretty sh*tty, and yet they're priced like they're made of pure gold. $229,99 Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819116504 $399,99 GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814125423 $139,99 MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813130645 $74,99 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136769 $42,99 PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820178382 $59,99 SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817151093 $17,99 LG ELECTRONICS GH24NS90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827136247 $59,99 COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119233 $72,99 Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820148441 = $1 098,91 Newer CPU, way faster GPU, better motherboard, higher quality power supply, and a better SSD. And it's $100 cheaper...

This setup is great, but I think a higher capacity HDD would be better.
Like this one: 2TB HDD
And that's within the budget, so yeah..

This post has been edited by GTAfanBG on Monday, Jul 9 2012, 13:07

[monster875.]

QUOTE (GTAfanBG @ Monday, Jul 9 2012, 14:03)

This setup is great, but I think a higher capacity HDD would be better. Like this one: 2TB HDD And that's within the budget, so yeah..

it's only 64GB because it's an SSD, which is much faster than HDD, but much more expensive

[GTAfanBG]

QUOTE (monster875. @ Monday, Jul 9 2012, 17:00)

QUOTE (GTAfanBG @ Monday, Jul 9 2012, 14:03) This setup is great, but I think a higher capacity HDD would be better. Like this one: 2TB HDD And that's within the budget, so yeah..  it's only 64GB because it's an SSD, which is much faster than HDD, but much more expensive

Check again. This system has both ssd (most likely for a boot drive) AND hdd. I commented about the 500gb drive.

[yojo2]

Yup. I thought 500GB was enough, but it's not a problem to get a bigger HDD.

[Alkline]

QUOTE (yojo2 @ Monday, Jul 9 2012, 12:54)

Both desktops are minblowingly terrible value for money. They're pretty sh*tty, and yet they're priced like they're made of pure gold. $229,99 Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819116504 $399,99 GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814125423 $139,99 MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813130645 $74,99 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136769 $42,99 PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820178382 $59,99 SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817151093 $17,99 LG ELECTRONICS GH24NS90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827136247 $59,99 COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119233 $72,99 Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820148441 = $1 098,91 Newer CPU, way faster GPU, better motherboard, higher quality power supply, and a better SSD. And it's $100 cheaper...

wow it all looks great and I can't believe I could get a comp this strong for this price. Except I'm not really good with computers and have no idea where to get help who can assemble it. Is it possible to assemble it myself and not mess the whole thing up?

This post has been edited by Alkline on Monday, Jul 9 2012, 15:53

[PrometheusX]

QUOTE (Alkline @ Monday, Jul 9 2012, 15:50)

QUOTE (yojo2 @ Monday, Jul 9 2012, 12:54) Both desktops are minblowingly terrible value for money. They're pretty sh*tty, and yet they're priced like they're made of pure gold. $229,99 Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819116504 $399,99 GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814125423 $139,99 MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813130645 $74,99 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136769 $42,99 PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820178382 $59,99 SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817151093 $17,99 LG ELECTRONICS GH24NS90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827136247 $59,99 COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119233 $72,99 Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820148441 = $1 098,91 Newer CPU, way faster GPU, better motherboard, higher quality power supply, and a better SSD. And it's $100 cheaper... wow it all looks great and I can't believe I could get a comp this strong for this price. Except I'm not really good with computers and have no idea where to get help who can assemble it. Is it possible to assemble it myself and not mess the whole thing up?

I think you could ask for assembly in the website itself, also Newegg's available only in the US, do you live there?

[Alkline]

QUOTE (PrometheusX @ Monday, Jul 9 2012, 16:02)

I think you could ask for assembly in the website itself, also Newegg's available only in the US, do you live there?

Yes, I live in New York.

[Alkline]

Maybe I'm better off buying this one? I believe it would run games smoothly?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16883227414

[luceberg]

Watch this guide on PC build;

http://www.newegg.com/Store/Computer.aspx?...mputer-Hardware

Sorry, that pc is crap compared to yojo's build.

[Exxon]

@yojo2
Sorry for going so much off-topic, but could you explain how much faster the 3rd generation i5's are than the 2nd generation, and what's been improved?

[yojo2]

@Exxon: it's ahrd to tell what's been improved exactly. Definitely transition from 32nm to 22nm helped, as did the new trigate transistors. Anyway, difference isn't that vast, but it's only $10 more expensive than i5-2500k, so...

@Alkline: it's nowhere as fast as my build, though seeing as it includes Windows and you get an XBOX for free, it seems like an acceptable deal.