Buying a new computer (been a while)
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I've been outta the computer scene for a while and i wanted to jump back in and start playing some games again. I'm kind of confused about the CPU's and GPU's that are out now, since they're constantly upgrading the technology im completely lost as to the best hardware out there now a days. I read about how Nvidia has SLI and ATI has crossfire which lets you use two graphics cards and i was wondering what is the benefit of that? Does it make a huge difference since you get to use two cards now? or is it more for if you plan on using a really high resolution or two monitors maybe? Are Intel/AMD still neck and neck for their processors in terms of how well they perform and how much they cost or is one better than the other? What about Nvidia/ATI are they still neck and neck for their graphics cards or is one better than the other? How many gigs of ram are the norm now if you want to game, is it 4 or 8? I was looking at maybe spending about $800 and i wanted to get a computer that i can continue upgrading for a few years without having to buy completely new stuff.Serge05The norm of RAM right now is 4, most people can't even use over 3 since they run 32-bit operating systems. Theres DDR3 RAM out now, which can get blazing fast speeds if it's in triple channel with the right CPU. Intel has come out with they're i7 series, which is 4 physical cores, but 8 virtual ones, so you can thread 8x. AMD has come out with their 955, and Nvidia has the 200 series out, 295 being the best in it. Their 300 series is going to come out soon as well. Though I'm not so knowledgeable about ATI, I hear the Radeon 4890 is very powerful.
I've been outta the computer scene for a while and i wanted to jump back in and start playing some games again. I'm kind of confused about the CPU's and GPU's that are out now, since they're constantly upgrading the technology im completely lost as to the best hardware out there now a days. I read about how Nvidia has SLI and ATI has crossfire which lets you use two graphics cards and i was wondering what is the benefit of that? Does it make a huge difference since you get to use two cards now? or is it more for if you plan on using a really high resolution or two monitors maybe? Are Intel/AMD still neck and neck for their processors in terms of how well they perform and how much they cost or is one better than the other? What about Nvidia/ATI are they still neck and neck for their graphics cards or is one better than the other? How many gigs of ram are the norm now if you want to game, is it 4 or 8? I was looking at maybe spending about $800 and i wanted to get a computer that i can continue upgrading for a few years without having to buy completely new stuff.Serge05
I've been outta the computer scene for a while and i wanted to jump back in and start playing some games again. I'm kind of confused about the CPU's and GPU's that are out now, since they're constantly upgrading the technology im completely lost as to the best hardware out there now a days. I read about how Nvidia has SLI and ATI has crossfire which lets you use two graphics cards and i was wondering what is the benefit of that? Does it make a huge difference since you get to use two cards now? or is it more for if you plan on using a really high resolution or two monitors maybe? Are Intel/AMD still neck and neck for their processors in terms of how well they perform and how much they cost or is one better than the other? What about Nvidia/ATI are they still neck and neck for their graphics cards or is one better than the other? How many gigs of ram are the norm now if you want to game, is it 4 or 8? I was looking at maybe spending about $800 and i wanted to get a computer that i can continue upgrading for a few years without having to buy completely new stuff.Serge05hmm well I can build the computer for you if you'd like, but if you already have a quite a bit of experience then perhaps you should build it yourself. See I'm trying to get some people that will let me build PC's for them as I need some money for college and I'm trying to get this little mini business of mine going. There have been some tragic newbie mistakes on here lately unfortunately. Not that your a newbie though. However I was just wondering if you'd be interested in the offer. I help you at least pick out parts even if you say no to the offer.
[QUOTE="Serge05"]I've been outta the computer scene for a while and i wanted to jump back in and start playing some games again. I'm kind of confused about the CPU's and GPU's that are out now, since they're constantly upgrading the technology im completely lost as to the best hardware out there now a days. I read about how Nvidia has SLI and ATI has crossfire which lets you use two graphics cards and i was wondering what is the benefit of that? Does it make a huge difference since you get to use two cards now? or is it more for if you plan on using a really high resolution or two monitors maybe? Are Intel/AMD still neck and neck for their processors in terms of how well they perform and how much they cost or is one better than the other? What about Nvidia/ATI are they still neck and neck for their graphics cards or is one better than the other? How many gigs of ram are the norm now if you want to game, is it 4 or 8? I was looking at maybe spending about $800 and i wanted to get a computer that i can continue upgrading for a few years without having to buy completely new stuff.UltimateGamer95
I've been outta the computer scene for a while and i wanted to jump back in and start playing some games again. I'm kind of confused about the CPU's and GPU's that are out now, since they're constantly upgrading the technology im completely lost as to the best hardware out there now a days. I read about how Nvidia has SLI and ATI has crossfire which lets you use two graphics cards and i was wondering what is the benefit of that? Does it make a huge difference since you get to use two cards now? or is it more for if you plan on using a really high resolution or two monitors maybe? Are Intel/AMD still neck and neck for their processors in terms of how well they perform and how much they cost or is one better than the other? What about Nvidia/ATI are they still neck and neck for their graphics cards or is one better than the other? How many gigs of ram are the norm now if you want to game, is it 4 or 8? I was looking at maybe spending about $800 and i wanted to get a computer that i can continue upgrading for a few years without having to buy completely new stuff.Serge05hmm well I can build the computer for you if you'd like, but if you already have a quite a bit of experience then perhaps you should build it yourself. See I'm trying to get some people that will let me build PC's for them as I need some money for college and I'm trying to get this little mini business of mine going. There have been some tragic newbie mistakes on here lately unfortunately. Not that your a newbie though. However I was just wondering if you'd be interested in the offer. I help you at least pick out parts even if you say no to the offer. A mini business of building PC's? I like... I like...
I've been outta the computer scene for a while and i wanted to jump back in and start playing some games again. I'm kind of confused about the CPU's and GPU's that are out now, since they're constantly upgrading the technology im completely lost as to the best hardware out there now a days. I read about how Nvidia has SLI and ATI has crossfire which lets you use two graphics cards and i was wondering what is the benefit of that? Does it make a huge difference since you get to use two cards now? or is it more for if you plan on using a really high resolution or two monitors maybe? Are Intel/AMD still neck and neck for their processors in terms of how well they perform and how much they cost or is one better than the other? What about Nvidia/ATI are they still neck and neck for their graphics cards or is one better than the other? How many gigs of ram are the norm now if you want to game, is it 4 or 8? I was looking at maybe spending about $800 and i wanted to get a computer that i can continue upgrading for a few years without having to buy completely new stuff.Serge05hmm well I can build the computer for you if you'd like, but if you already have a quite a bit of experience then perhaps you should build it yourself. See I'm trying to get some people that will let me build PC's for them as I need some money for college and I'm trying to get this little mini business of mine going. There have been some tragic newbie mistakes on here lately unfortunately. Not that your a newbie though. However I was just wondering if you'd be interested in the offer. I help you at least pick out parts even if you say no to the offer. A mini business of building PC's? I like... I like... Yeah you interested?
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