I think I finally found what I'm going to game on.

Typheus · Post by **Typheus** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:44 am

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavil ... tDetail.do

Costs over 1k, but if I get straight As this semester, I get exactly 1k dollars.

So I'd have to work for about a week (marquee cinemas works you alot so you make more money

) and I'd be able to play all the shit Im missing out on!

Not to mention, I won't have a stroke when The Crossing comes out

WiizerFanboy · Post by **WiizerFanboy** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:42 am

I can't wait for the crossing, I want to be a super ninja templar!

"NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS graphics with 256MB of dedicated video memory"

that card ain't so bad.

Typheus · Post by **Typheus** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:55 am

Dude, it's going to be so badass when swinging around like godamn Spiderman!

Typheus · Post by **Typheus** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:59 am

Question...what exactly does quad core really do? I mean, does it handle 4 things at once instead of 1?

Jbrown · Post by **Jbrown** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:16 am

HP= FTL

Dude I can prolly build you something much better than that for less.

Don't do it.

Typheus · Post by **Typheus** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:22 am

Should I just buy a basic model with a motherboard and add everything myself?

Jbrown · Post by **Jbrown** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:29 am

Don't buy a HP period.

Just let me know what price range is and I can do my best tu spend it well.

I have Q6600, it is good, but HP sucks, you don't wanna be stuck with their bios, etc.

Jbrown · Post by **Jbrown** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:30 am

8400GS is NOT good for gaming unless you're just playing old games...

WiizerFanboy · Post by **WiizerFanboy** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:40 am

if it can play Orange Box, and Battlefield 2, it's good for me

QuickLikeAWalrus · Post by **QuickLikeAWalrus** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:40 pm

As jbrown said you could prolly build, or have someone build a custom system for 1k that will perform better.

Edit: After doing some general pricing online you could get a better system with an 8800gt and for about 750-850 bucks if you shop around online.

Richie · Post by **Richie** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:53 pm

Yeah, building your own computer is the way to go, especially when gaming.

$1K is a pretty generous budget, too. If you bought the HP, you can figure on about $300 of that buying you the HP name and all their shitty proprietary software (and horrible hardware engineering).

Much better bang-for-buck ratio when you build yourself.

WiizerFanboy · Post by **WiizerFanboy** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:00 pm

really, any OEM at that price is only worth it if you don't want to take the time to build it yourself.

Vamp [Bot] · Post by **Vamp [Bot]** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:02 pm

Get a worse CPU to get a better GPU. CPU specs are far less important for games.

Also, definitely build your own.

WiizerFanboy · Post by **WiizerFanboy** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:09 pm

so then I guess gaming on my P4 won't be a problem after all.

Typheus · Post by **Typheus** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:59 pm

So, what I need to do, is get a shell and buy everything else seperately?