What Desktop should i buy? PLEASE REPLY

[thxrelentless 0]

Hi guys, I've been watching lots of YouTube videos on DayZ , however my computer is very old so i want to buy a new desktop , mainly to play Arma 2 but for maybe other games. Anyway, I need help in purchasing a new desktop that would run the DayZ mod at good quality . I have around £400 ish and i was looking at this to buy : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vibox-4-4GHz-Fast-Quad-Core-Gaming-PC-ATI-HD-6670-8GB-2TB-Multimedia-Computer-/221024520630?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item33761689b6#ht_2950wt_1270

is this good enough? i don't have much Computer knowledge , so its hard for me to compare specs etc. Especially with graphics cards

[VaultDweller (DayZ) 58]

Not bad but IMO i woud slightly change some of the things

[Lito (DayZ) 6]

I would prefer a intel cpu and a better videocard, that one isn't really for top of the line gaming.

[thxrelentless 0]

Not bad but IMO i woud slightly change some of the things

What would you change? I really don't want to be playing on low quality , all video settings to be medium at least.

[thxrelentless 0]

I would prefer a intel cpu and a better videocard, that one isn't really for top of the line gaming.

hmm, gonna have a better search tonight , do you know any sights or any desktops you'd reccomend? I don't need a computer with built in OS as i have Windows 7 on disk.

Thanks for replying so soon guys

[John69 64]

They claim its a gaming computer, and it has a HD 6670 gfx card, thats a LOW end gfx card.

Change to HD6870, or the newer HD 7000 series the HD 7850/7770. They are middle class gfx cards and will run Arma 2/ DayZ with ease.

[VaultDweller (DayZ) 58]

I would prefer a intel cpu and a better videocard, that one isn't really for top of the line gaming.

You shoud first asked how ,,deep is his wallet,, before making that kind of suggestion.

Intel is far more expensive

What's your budget man?

Limited?

Edited August 1, 2012 by VaultDweller

[Evofrog 8]

To be honest, that's a horrible computer. As a general rule, don't EVER buy your computers or parts off ebay or cheap sites.. Your best bet is to build your own PC, obviously, but you mentioned your lack of computer knowledge so that's not really an option I guess although it is really easy and you can teach yourself to know what pieces go with what.

If you're looking for a pre build PC you'll want to be looking specifically at the Processor(CPU) and Graphics card (GPU). Getting up a website that has benchmarks for each one helps you determine what's the best out there.

Purchasing a new computer isn't something to rush into. Put some time into researching and reading reviews on parts to make sure you're buying the best.

P.S I can't really help you build the PC since I'm not aware of prices in your currency/what sites are available to you. Google is your friend

[thxrelentless 0]

budget is i'd say £400-£500 , i have a xbox etc already so the desktop won;t be used for pure gaming all the time as i have gaming consoles. However since Arma 2 is only available for PC I'd like a decent desktop computer.

[VaultDweller (DayZ) 58]

To be honest, that's a horrible computer. As a general rule, don't EVER buy your computers or parts off ebay or cheap sites.. Your best bet is to build your own PC, obviously, but you mentioned your lack of computer knowledge so that's not really an option I guess although it is really easy and you can teach yourself to know what pieces go with what.

If you're looking for a pre build PC you'll want to be looking specifically at the Processor(CPU) and Graphics card (GPU). Getting up a website that has benchmarks for each one helps you determine what's the best out there.

Purchasing a new computer isn't something to rush into. Put some time into researching and reading reviews on parts to make sure you're buying the best.

P.S I can't really help you build the PC since I'm not aware of prices in your currency/what sites are available to you. Google is your friend

To be even more honest,for the price it gives its not that bad after all.

(exept for that GPU,it is preety outdated)

[PK Richie 507]

As your budget is in £ GBP i presume you're in the UK ?

If so i can vouch for these people > http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk really cheap systems and they don't include an OS if you don't need it.

This for example is under your budget and a decent spec machine http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk/galaxy-3-amd-bulldozer-fx-4170-4-2ghz-desktop-gaming-pc-1tb-8gb-ddr3-gtx-550ti.html

[VaultDweller (DayZ) 58]

Here is my opinion what you shoud get (its a best bank for that buck)

Dont go INTEL with low budget,go AMD (you can get the amd for much cheaper price with similar performance)

Graphic card (AMD or NVIDIA its preety much the same but get high quality one,this is where most of your budget goes)

I'll recomment AMD 6850 HD or GTX 560 Ti (or non ti)

Go with 4 GB of ram (upgrade it later save the money for GPU for now)

HDD got his price insanely high cuz of the floods and all (go with 500 GB instead of 2 T without HDD,that budget cant afford one)

regular dvd drive

Comp case is at your own disposal (choose it on your own)

Good luck!

Edited August 1, 2012 by VaultDweller

[VaultDweller (DayZ) 58]

As your budget is in £ GBP i presume you're in the UK ?

If so i can vouch for these people > http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk really cheap systems and they don't include an OS if you don't need it.

This for example is under your budget and a decent spec machine http://www.freshtech...-gtx-550ti.html

Disagree on gtx 550 Ti (its preety weak card)

[thxrelentless 0]

As your budget is in £ GBP i presume you're in the UK ?

If so i can vouch for these people > http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk really cheap systems and they don't include an OS if you don't need it.

This for example is under your budget and a decent spec machine http://www.freshtech...-gtx-550ti.html

Yeah I'm from the UK . Thankyou, ill do a little more research and look at that site .

[VaultDweller (DayZ) 58]

http://www.freshtech...c-1tb-16gb-ddr3

This is high quality PC. (i own this)

Why is so frickin cheap on this site ?!

I got this for over 1000 euros all together !!!

If you take this,you wont be needing any upgrades in upcoming 4-5 years (all games on MAX settings with high res)

That is all , i'll stop spamming this thread now.

Edited August 1, 2012 by VaultDweller

[thxrelentless 0]

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Edited August 1, 2012 by thxrelentless

[PK Richie 507]

http://www.freshtech...c-1tb-16gb-ddr3

This is high quality PC. (i own this)

Why is so frickin cheap on this site ?!

I got this for over 1000 euros all together !!!

If you take this,you wont be needing any upgrades in upcoming 4-5 years (all games on MAX settings with high res)

That is all , i'll stop spamming this thread now.

Maybe because they're not greedy ? I know it's just a factory unit somewhere in the south of england so that means low rent/overheads but i've had 2 systems from them and sent many mates to them and nobody has any problems :)

I'll also stop spamming this thread now :P Good luck OP

[John69 64]

Check out this test for gfx Arma 2 : http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2012/02/15/amd-radeon-hd-7770-1gb-review/3

[VaultDweller (DayZ) 58]

its the one with the price of

£598.56

Now trust me.

It will worth every fucking penny you spend on it.

No regrets!

[VaultDweller (DayZ) 58]

Check out this test for gfx Arma 2 : http://www.bit-tech....70-1gb-review/3

ArmA 2 engine isnt high GPU intensive,its the CPU eater!

but my i5 2500K can swallow it no problem.

[thxrelentless 0]

its the one with the price of

[Netsky3041 9]

I'd still say it'd be better to build your own especially with all the tutorials out there how to do it plus you can save a lot of money off it.