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Re: Good computer for school work and gaming?

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ComeDownToTheCellar is not online. ComeDownToTheCellar
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02 Jun 2013 09:18 AM
Hey, I've made a previous thread about this but it didn't work.

So, I'm looking for a good computer which will be good at doing school work. Probably the more important option is gaming, very important. So, I'd be playing the games like TF2, battlefield heroes, COD 4, Sims, MC, and sort of every game, that is good. It'd be around £600 please, that'd be so much of a help. Thanks. <3
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ComeDownToTheCellar is not online. ComeDownToTheCellar
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02 Jun 2013 09:19 AM
And of course, roblox. :D
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LunarMare is not online. LunarMare
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02 Jun 2013 09:20 AM
laptop or desktop?
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ComeDownToTheCellar is not online. ComeDownToTheCellar
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02 Jun 2013 09:22 AM
Oh, desktop and not building myself
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ComeDownToTheCellar is not online. ComeDownToTheCellar
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02 Jun 2013 09:28 AM
Bumpity
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Roseart2 is not online. Roseart2
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02 Jun 2013 09:38 AM
I'd say go for a Gateway GT5228 Desktop computer because that's what I have and it works AMAZING. Here's the specs straight off of Gateway's website (can't post links):
Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4200+ dual-core processor with AMD64 Technology

2.2 GHz
2000 MHz system bus
L2 cache: 512 KB ×2

Memory
Installed: 2048 MB DDR2 533 MHz (PC4200) (two 1024 MB modules)
Expandable to: 4 GB
Video Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 6100 graphics
Up to 128 MB of shared video memory
Audio Integrated 8-Channel (7.l) High Definition Audio
Hard Drive 250 GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA II hard drive with 8 MB cache)
Optical Drive Double layer 16X DVD+/-RW drive

Write max: 16X DVD-/+R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R DL, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW.
Read max: 16X DVD-ROM, 40X CD-ROM

Media Reader 9-in-1 Digital Media Manager supporting the following:

CompactFlash Card
IBM MicroDrive
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
SmartMedia Card
Secure Digital(SD)/MMC
Compact Flash
Multimedia Card
xD-Picture Card
USB 2.0 or later

Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem
Network Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Power Supply 300 watt
Interfaces
PS/2 keyboard port
PS/2 mouse port
Seven USB 2.0 ports (four on rear panel, two on front panel, one in media reader)
Two IEEE-1394 connectors (both on front-panel)
One parallel port
One VGA monitor port
One RJ-45 LAN port
Eight audio jacks (six on rear panel, two on front panel)
Add-In Card Slots
One PCI-Express ×16
One PCI-E ×1
Two PCI Conventional
Drive Bays
Two external 3.5-inch
Two external 5.25-inch
Two internal 3.5-inch
Input Devices
Multimedia keyboard
USB optical mouse
Speakers Amplified, USB powered stereo speakers
Dimensions (H × W × D) 15.4 × 7.3 × 17.9 inches
Weight 23.5 lbs (computer only, no packaging)

I hope you can read this. I literally copied it straight from the website of Gateway.


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lion9031 is not online. lion9031
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02 Jun 2013 09:40 AM
how severe can schoolwork be on your computer anyways
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TheRealCommander is not online. TheRealCommander
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02 Jun 2013 09:42 AM
The computer rose suggested appears to be about 7 years old...
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Roseart2 is not online. Roseart2
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02 Jun 2013 09:44 AM
@Thereal
It may be 7 years old but it gets the job done. I can play most any game on it with 20-30 FPS but with a lower graphic setting. As I don't care for graphics as much (as long as I know what something is I'm okay), it's fast, cheap and a very good computer.
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ComeDownToTheCellar is not online. ComeDownToTheCellar
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02 Jun 2013 09:55 AM
Hmm... Thanks roseart. Any more?
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mikeyman10ash is not online. mikeyman10ash
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02 Jun 2013 10:09 AM
it would really be easier if you built your own but
if you live in the UK I hear chillblast computers are pretty good

"Nothing teaches discipline better than a brain-erasing trance!"
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Tacobite is not online. Tacobite
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02 Jun 2013 11:29 AM
@Roseart What games can you play on that computer? There's a reason that computer is 7 years old. Because it's 7 years old behind modern day technology! Those specifications will run games at lowest possible resolution [640x480] and at lowest settings! What you say can be true. It'll run games.. But the results are dreadful. Games made 7 years before like Counter Strike: Source will barely run at medium settings at today's modern day resolution [1920x1080]. Games after 2009. Will crash and burn.
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Coolxdude2 is not online. Coolxdude2
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02 Jun 2013 11:48 AM
asus is the cheapest and best for gaming
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meldo is not online. meldo
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02 Jun 2013 12:06 PM
"Oh, desktop and not building myself"

uuhhg

You really should build it yourself. It's not hard and saves a lot of money.

If it truly isn't an option, I've heard good things about ChillBlast. May look into them. Try to get something similar to the computer I suggested.
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mikeyman10ash is not online. mikeyman10ash
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02 Jun 2013 01:34 PM
sir meldo i already informed him of chillblast

"Nothing teaches discipline better than a brain-erasing trance!"
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ComeDownToTheCellar is not online. ComeDownToTheCellar
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02 Jun 2013 01:42 PM
Thanks meldo
I know it isn't hard but, I've got school, etc to focus on ..
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Roseart2 is not online. Roseart2
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02 Jun 2013 01:46 PM
@Taco
I can play TF2,Civilization V, NR2003, NHL 2004, Game Dev Tycoon, lots of other games.
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Roseart2 is not online. Roseart2
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02 Jun 2013 01:47 PM
Oh yeah Sims 3 all that good stuff.
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RobloLego is not online. RobloLego
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02 Jun 2013 01:48 PM
I'd gladly build a gaming PC, I just have trouble finding out which parts will be the best for me. Constucting one is fairly easy (I've done similar repairs), but I know next to nothing on what's better or worse.
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wastefultreeman is not online. wastefultreeman
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02 Jun 2013 01:52 PM
I was about to say building a computer is much cheaper, but if you want one already put together...uh...yeah don't have anything.
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meldo is not online. meldo
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02 Jun 2013 01:53 PM
"Thanks meldo
I know it isn't hard but, I've got school, etc to focus on .."

It only takes around an hour to two hours. (My first build only took me 30-45 minutes, but I extensively researched it and had dismantled and reassembled an old computer, so I guess it doesn't really count)

Also, I made a mistake in the build I linked you. Go for the 8350 instead of the 8320.
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penguinman653 is not online. penguinman653
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02 Jun 2013 02:28 PM
"Video Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 6100 graphics"
hell no

-I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW WON-
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BoostPowah is not online. BoostPowah
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02 Jun 2013 03:00 PM
I don't see any reason to use a 7-yo PC for normal gaming when it's already outdated and not future-proof at all.

Best to get something recent and future-proof but cheap.

[She rocks me like the rock of ages and loves me!]
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lion9031 is not online. lion9031
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02 Jun 2013 03:02 PM
"NHL 2004"
what kind of argument is this
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Roseart2 is not online. Roseart2
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02 Jun 2013 03:05 PM
@Lion
Ever heard of modding? NHL04Rebuilt12 is what I have on it for mods.
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