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I think I finally found what I'm going to game on.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:44 am
by Typheus
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
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:42 am
by WiizerFanboy
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:55 am
by Typheus
Dude, it's going to be so badass when swinging around like godamn Spiderman!
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:59 am
by Typheus
Question...what exactly does quad core really do? I mean, does it handle 4 things at once instead of 1?
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:16 am
by Jbrown
HP= FTL
Dude I can prolly build you something much better than that for less.
Don't do it.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:22 am
by Typheus
Should I just buy a basic model with a motherboard and add everything myself?
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:29 am
by Jbrown
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:30 am
by Jbrown
8400GS is NOT good for gaming unless you're just playing old games...
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:40 am
by WiizerFanboy
if it can play Orange Box, and Battlefield 2, it's good for me
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:40 pm
by QuickLikeAWalrus
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:53 pm
by Richie
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:00 pm
by WiizerFanboy
really, any OEM at that price is only worth it if you don't want to take the time to build it yourself.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:02 pm
by Vamp [Bot]
Get a worse CPU to get a better GPU. CPU specs are far less important for games.
Also, definitely build your own.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:09 pm
by WiizerFanboy
so then I guess gaming on my P4 won't be a problem after all.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:59 pm
by Typheus
So, what I need to do, is get a shell and buy everything else seperately?