CommanderLock Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Okay, I've been thinking about saving up for a decent gaming computer/laptop or even just buying some high-end graphics cards and more memory. I've looked into the obvious for high-end computers: Alienware. At first I wanted to see how much it would cost if I bought all the best hardware and extra stuff, and it cost nearly $15000. Which is too much. Then I heard about Vigor Gaming, and customized a rig on their site (maxed out everything) and it cost roughly $10,000, which is still a ton a money... Then I looked into laptops. Vigor's Atlantis laptop starts at ~$2500, and I built a reasonable (one I would actually use) and it cost about $5000. Not as bad as an Alienware laptop, which started climbing into the 10 grand level. This was my criteria: -Intel Processors only. -High on power. -Lay off on the enormous hard drives. Speed>Space. -Go for 2-4GB memory. -Budget of <$10000. Preferably <$5000. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 For gaming I'd suggest going with a desktop. But you don't need a $10,000 computer to play games. Those "gaming" PCs are rip offs. You could probably by the parts yourself and put it together yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texashorns82492 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I spent $600 on new parts for mine and it runs fine. You don't need to spend 1000's of dollars on a computer. Just be smart and do your research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderLock Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 ^Are you kidding? I found out Alienware is a ripoff, they ecourage you to buy a whole ton of stuff you don't need. I'll probably just buy a DX10 graphics card. Plus, most of that cost is paying for them to build it. Just to get an idea of why I want to: -Supreme Commander (Yeah...no comments needed on the requirements...) -C&C3 (and expansion when it comes out) -Shadowrun -Crysis -C&C The First Decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texashorns82492 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 ^ my brother got Halo 2 for Vista and said it was mediocre. It's not worth going out of your way to upgrade to Vista just for the game was his comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderLock Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Well, now I won't be getting Halo 2 Vista. With Halo 3 coming out so soon, it's not worth it. And Bioshock PC has no achievements, so no point there...plus I heard it freezes a bit more. I'm planning on definatly getting Crysis, which looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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