ok, so im gonna be completely upfront and say that my tech knowledge is quite a bit limited. I'm in the US Army, so money isnt exactly something that can be thrown around. I'm a huge Battlefield 2 player, but have been stuck playing at various gaming centers because I've never owned a computer of my own before. I also seem to like the camraderie and feeling of owning someone and hearing them whine in person! lol, enough of that. I'm in the market to buy a new gaming computer, and have come across 5 different options, but not sure which one will give me the best performance/quality. I'm looking to run games like BF2 with NO lag, preferrably on high settings. And want to branch out to games like CoD 4 immediately. Here are the 5 systems and how much they would cost. Which would be the best BANG for the buck, with the potential of upgrading later. I also have 2 GB of RAM laying around that will be added to any of these systems I purchase.
Computer 1
$1300
20 inch wide-screen monitor
logitech optical gaming mouse
xtrac ripper mouse pad
dell speakers and sub-woofer set
Creative Fatal1ty light up slim gaming keyboard.
An external DVD/CD Burner
Windows Vista Ultimate Operating System
Inside the Computer:
3 gigabytes of ram
an nvidia geforce 7950 gt overclocked graphics card
Dual core 1.86 gigahertz processor
A 130 gigabyte hard drive
A 250 gigabyte hard drive
this is how it was listed, not sure what the 2 hard drives listed is for.
Computer 2
$650
• ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe LGA775 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition ATX Intel MoBo
• Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
• EVGA GeForce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card
• OCZ OCZ600ADJSLI ATX12V 2.01, BTX, EPS12V 600W SLI Power Supply
• Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2 (YES IT IS A LEGAL COPY)
• PGI TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PQI25400-2GDB
• Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm CPU Cooler Big Typhoon
• 17 Inch LCD Monitor Envision
• Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
• Sound Blaster Faatal1ty X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound card
• Internal LITE-ON 52x CD Burner
• External Lite-ON DVD BURNER (USB)
Computer 3
$1500
Koolance case modified to support 7 fans. Temperature gauge and 3 different cooling settings. Blue case with blue illuminated fans.
Asus motherboard
Pentium 4 Processor (3.0 GHz) (Hyper Threading)
3 GB's of RAM
400 WATT power supply
250GB hard drive
DVD(-/+)RW drive
DVD Drive
3 1/2 floppy drive
ATI Radeon 9800 video card
Audio Blaster audio card
32" Flat Screen HD monitor with built in speakers, mic, and webcam
Keyboard and Mouse. both matching color (blue) and brand
Coomputer 4
$1000
AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3ghz
2gb DDR2 800 Ram
Geforce 8800gts 320MB ddr3 320-bit Graphic card
200GB Sata3 Harddrive
front audio/usb
front IEEE1394 available
20x DVD Burner w/ DL
ALC883-GR 5.1 HD Audio
10/100mbps LAN
Windows XP Home SP2
Computer 5
$780
Eagle Tech ET-CAV2-WOP-SL Silver 1.0mm Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
- OEM
LINKSYS WMP54G 32bit PCI2.2 Wireless-G Adapter
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E4300
Thermaltake W0093RU ATX 12V 2.0 Version 500W Power Supply
Logitech 961419-0403 QuickCam Pro 5000 USB Interface WebCam
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology
Black SATA Model SH-S183L - OEM
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4
I'd like to thank you in advance for your opinions!!
Computer 1
$1300
20 inch wide-screen monitor
logitech optical gaming mouse
xtrac ripper mouse pad
dell speakers and sub-woofer set
Creative Fatal1ty light up slim gaming keyboard.
An external DVD/CD Burner
Windows Vista Ultimate Operating System
Inside the Computer:
3 gigabytes of ram
an nvidia geforce 7950 gt overclocked graphics card
Dual core 1.86 gigahertz processor
A 130 gigabyte hard drive
A 250 gigabyte hard drive
this is how it was listed, not sure what the 2 hard drives listed is for.
Computer 2
$650
• ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe LGA775 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition ATX Intel MoBo
• Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
• EVGA GeForce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card
• OCZ OCZ600ADJSLI ATX12V 2.01, BTX, EPS12V 600W SLI Power Supply
• Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2 (YES IT IS A LEGAL COPY)
• PGI TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PQI25400-2GDB
• Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm CPU Cooler Big Typhoon
• 17 Inch LCD Monitor Envision
• Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
• Sound Blaster Faatal1ty X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound card
• Internal LITE-ON 52x CD Burner
• External Lite-ON DVD BURNER (USB)
Computer 3
$1500
Koolance case modified to support 7 fans. Temperature gauge and 3 different cooling settings. Blue case with blue illuminated fans.
Asus motherboard
Pentium 4 Processor (3.0 GHz) (Hyper Threading)
3 GB's of RAM
400 WATT power supply
250GB hard drive
DVD(-/+)RW drive
DVD Drive
3 1/2 floppy drive
ATI Radeon 9800 video card
Audio Blaster audio card
32" Flat Screen HD monitor with built in speakers, mic, and webcam
Keyboard and Mouse. both matching color (blue) and brand
Coomputer 4
$1000
AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3ghz
2gb DDR2 800 Ram
Geforce 8800gts 320MB ddr3 320-bit Graphic card
200GB Sata3 Harddrive
front audio/usb
front IEEE1394 available
20x DVD Burner w/ DL
ALC883-GR 5.1 HD Audio
10/100mbps LAN
Windows XP Home SP2
Computer 5
$780
Eagle Tech ET-CAV2-WOP-SL Silver 1.0mm Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
- OEM
LINKSYS WMP54G 32bit PCI2.2 Wireless-G Adapter
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E4300
Thermaltake W0093RU ATX 12V 2.0 Version 500W Power Supply
Logitech 961419-0403 QuickCam Pro 5000 USB Interface WebCam
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology
Black SATA Model SH-S183L - OEM
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4
I'd like to thank you in advance for your opinions!!