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| 21 Feb 2013 06:46 AM |
So I have two options, Build a PC this year for under $600 or Wait a year or two and buy a Mac. I think if I where to build my own PC it would be mostly compiled of ASUS parts, however the GPU would be an older PCIe 2.0 ATI(AMD) Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series. For the ASUS parts I mean; Mobo(Motherboard/Logic Board), and other ASUS things maybe if I can fit an ASUS nVIDA or ATI/AMD GPU/APU into the <$600 Budget. other wise I plan either for Cheaper Corsair DDR3 1660 DIMM RAM(4GB+), Intel i5, sandy bridge 2400K, Windows 7 Home Prem. OEM 64-bit. And maybe do a 80GB SSD, 1TB HDD dual drive. with a LG DVD RW/CD R. And a Corsair Obsidian(Model No. unsure of)
~*To the point*~THIS IS FOR THOSE TL;DR FOLK!!! What is it? Build PC or Wait 1+ yrs to buy a new Mac?
-TAM( Sorry about the DNARTP from the original post ) |
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mariopoi
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| 21 Feb 2013 06:48 AM |
I'd go on newegg to find some good parts, they're a decent price and for around $550 you can build a computer that can run some good games.
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| 21 Feb 2013 07:14 AM |
@mikeyman10ash, I'm think for the case; COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition RC-932-KKN3-GP. Then a mid level $100 ASUS motherboard, and maybe a Mid-Level ASUS nVIDA GPU around $100 to $140, then my Intel i5-3350P(LGA1155, CPU clocked at 3.10GHz), and I already have a display and speakers, and a DVI cord. If I can't fit the ASUS nVIDA or ATI/AMD GPU/APU into the budget I can just harvest the GPU or if AMD called the ATI GPU's in 2010 or 2009 APU's then I can just harvest the APU from my older PC from 2009. But hey if that is what has to happen then at least my PC will have decent graphics. It's really up to the display if it wants to preform at max capability. And too the nice thing about building a PC I can also update it in the future, say I think the GPU is just way to outdated I can just buy a new one and put that in. You can do that too with pre-built PC's from major brands but in a way its hard to do that on a manufactured pc.
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| 22 Feb 2013 06:02 AM |
bump... just to keep it active ;) |
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| 22 Feb 2013 06:05 AM |
WHY would you even want a mac they are outdated when they come out of the factory, quite literally macs are always built with previous gen hardware
build your own PC |
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| 22 Feb 2013 06:19 AM |
Why buy a mac? They are overpriced for what they are, and the range of games are extremely limited. Why not wait a year or two when your budget is higher, and build your own PC then?
I don't understand why people who want to play games on computers look at macs -_- |
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| 22 Feb 2013 06:20 AM |
Build a PC. Go for a i3-3220, with radeon 7750, with 4 or 8gb ram. that would statisfy, though it will be upgradable to a i5-3750k
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