Heya fellas!
I hope you still remember me. It's a long time ago when I stopped playing with my computer and switched to xbox. Now it's time to jump back on the dmw train and get me a brand new computer so I can join our servers again.
I'm most certain I can get help to my problems from here so here we go. Is it possible to continue playing with the same user on pc that I had on my xbox. As in BFBC2 my stats are on the official BC2 web site. But when I start playing with my old steam account is it somehow possible to transfer my stats there?
And then the other problem. I haven't got a clue what kind of computer I should buy. I've got the screen, mouse KB etc. so I would only need to get me a new system unit (is that the right word?)
If anyone's got tips from a good manufacturer etc. just let me know. And tell me about the bad ones as well:D
Cheers:dmw:
The main question that needs answering as to what to buy for yourself, is how much can you spend on it?
If you've got a good chunk of money to spend the sweet spot in the market right now seems to me to be the Sandybridge 2600k i7 processor (which you can buy preoverclocked to 4.6GHz) and a Nvidia 570/ AMD 6970 (Single card the Nvidia just wins performance wise, but SLi/Crossfire the AMD wins leaving it the better option if you plan to upgrade down the line by sticking another card in). That sort of a setup comes in at £1000 for the base unit without a copy of windows.
At it's heart it's what I just got, and that should be several years of maxing out graphics on games (on my 22" monitor at least).
Not too sure below this, but remember processors scale Core2Duo are the old ones, new gen go i3, i5, i7 in that order. A good Core2Duo Quad can beat i3s and i5s.
If you're at the very budget end I'd consider the AMD offerings, they're worse than the i5s but better than the i3s, but the price makes them viable.
I think I could spend about 500-600 â,¬ that's about 450-550 pounds.. So anything good in that area?
With that budget the i5 is just out of your price range well you can have the processor, but not a graphics card. I'd look for something like this: Overclocked AMD CPU (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-038-OB&groupid=43&catid=339&subcat=1802) with a Ati 5850 (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-259-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1711) (marginally faster and cheaper than the 6850 - don't let the numbers fool you, and cheaper than the Nvidia 470 which is the nearest match performance wise)
I'm not sure if you can get bundles like that where you are, but if you just buy all the same components in the bundle should do you ok (and can overclock if the mood takes you). You'll want a 600W PSU and a case, Optical drive, HDD and you have everything else. That should come in on budget
It's just down the fact tha I've never built a computer from parts so that'll be a challenge for me. Of course I could hire one of my friends to do it for a couple of beers:norty:
Checked out the prices of those parts you linked t-bag and I think the price will rise a little high??
Take a shot at building it yourself WW, it's not hard, it can be a little daunting when your sat there with all the bits, but you'll feel a lot more confident about messing about with it in the future.
For the parts in that bundle bought separately (not overclocked) plus the graphics card I mentioned with a HHD, Power supply, case and optical drive you're looking around the £520-540 mark. So a little expensive if you still require a copy of windows, but on the whole a much better system for gaming than anything you'll by pre-built in the price range.
If you drop from a six core to a quad, tri or dual core CPU you'll save (£70, £90 or £105 on the price respectively - not sure what the cost of performance dropping, but it's worth reading some reviews and considering). You can also go for a less powerful graphics card and still be able to cope with modern games (if you don't run at high resolutions or crank the settings to max).
As for building yourself you save a fortune. Even if you pay someone to put it together for you you're in profit straight away. The only hard bit about building a system these days is attaching the CPU cooler...and that's not especially difficult. The rest is just a big jigsaw. If you have a friend who knows what they're doing that I would suggest watching closely and you'll be able to manage the next one.
If you look at the same price range as the system I've priced up you get THIS (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-035-OP&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=) which has onboard graphics which means it'll cost you £100 to get something sensible.
You probably need to spend about £600 to get yourself a good i5 system (don't bother with the i3 or AMD chips), including graphics card.
This system (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-252-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=) with a Geforce 460 will set you back about £680, but it would be a darn fine PC.
Of course, you can go for a cheaper i3/AMD systems but you'll likely end up upgrading sooner.
I tried to total up the prices of the components you suggested me to buy (wasn't sure what optical drive, case etc.to buy) and got about 1100 â,¬. OMG This thing will make me eat macaroni for two years :sideways:
Let's hope I'll win a huge bunch of money in the lottery :norty:
The prices I was using were:
HDD: £40
PSU: £45
CPU: £150
Mobo: £60
Ram: £36
GFX: £115
Case: £50
Optical Drive: £20
Total: £516 (leaving room for anything I've forgotten £520 maybe £540
I don't know how expensive components in Finland are, but I did price it all up.