BUMP.

I need help.

how weird, i'm also buildan a gaeman rig

but i'm afraid to post the specs because people will laugh at my foolishness

> when you have to download something by Friday for a party
whatthefuckamireading.jpg

If you're buying it piecemeal then make sure you know what you're doing. A good way to get ideas on components is to check out websites that specialize in gaming rigs that have a build your own option. Play around with that and get yourself an idea of what you want.

>>46753859

TV shows.

Entire series ~25 gigs.

does anyone have the serials for real lives

I have yet to get something that damn awesome in Real Lives

Congratulations on wanting to join the glorious PC gamer master race. Small caveat though, do you actually know how to build a PC?

If not, I DO NOT suggest you attempting to do it yourself your first time. Find a small "mom and pop" computer store near you and get them to price out a good computer. You want a fast core 2 duo or something similar, depending on how much cash you have to burn you could go with some of the newer AMD quad cores or an i7.

You don't need much to have a powerful gaming rig, you just can't fuck up choosing the parts.

just get an intel i5 750 and a radeon 5850, most bang for your buck.

post your budget

>>46753932
That's not big. Why my HD rips of 1 season come to that alone.

>>46753982

THIS

lol i cant maintain pc so i pay for new one lol

>>46753102
how the fuck did this happen?

>>46753102
are you from nürnberg op?

>>46754041

6000 dollars, is a new PC or a sex doll, or 2 loli sex dolls

ATI introduced a new card during this tech convention thats going on right now.

That will probably be kickass.
Priced at 50 -100 bucks.

Phenom2 950 for CPU and your set.
The rest is obvious.

>>46754091

Old as fucking dirt.

Everything in that list is not even worth getting any more.

Here's some delicious copypasta for a PCbro:

Until September I was using and gaming on my computer I had since 2003. Those specs:
Athlon XP 2500+ (~1.8GHz, equivalent to P4 2GHz)
1GB RAM
ATI HD2600XT (replaced my fried Radeon 9800SE which replaced my original fried Ti4200)

Very few upgrades, I basically added 512MB RAM to my original 512MB, and also added another hard drive.

Now I have a decent budget system. I can play TF2 on high settings and get a good FPS, as well as newer games. I no longer cut myself with jagged edges and I constantly rub my eyes at the bloom in the vidya. It cost me less than $575 with all new parts. My old PC originally cost about $1300, but I had someone else build it for me. I probably got ripped off, even at the time.

Anyway, new specs:
Phenom II X2 550 (3.0GHz dual core)
4GB RAM (had 2GB in September, then added another 2GB last month)
Radeon HD 4670

You do not need to spend big bucks for a good gaming PC, unless you want to play GTA4 or Crysis on high.

Some protips for building a good budget gaming PC:
-you don't need a quad core CPU unless you want to pay a premium for GTA4

-start with 2GB RAM; adding more memory later is so easy my dog could do it... actually he put my DIMMs in when I was building my PC

-you don't need a $400 video card, or even a $200 video card... mine cost under $80 and runs most games on high; also, video cards are very easy to replace and upgrade later on

-AMD CPUs are preferable for budget systems; they're cheaper than their Intel equivalents

-get one of the cheaper cases, mine was ~$35 and the fans are quiet, it looks slick, and with good cable management there's good airflow in there

-get a decent motherboard since it's much more of a pain to replace, but actually look at what you need before you buy; if you're not going to use SLI/Crossfire, then don't get a motherboard with two slots for video cards

>>46753982

I have about $850 in the bank, but I'll need to wait a while longer and save up more money so I'm not broke after buying everything.

But what I've been told is that you can build an awesome rig for about $500-600.

>>46753102
What the fucking fuck, That character is awesome.
Worse than Hitler god damn, A worthy title.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSUdR87swtM

i know my gpu is bottlenecking my system, im getting a 5870 with my tax return

>>46754117
there is a very small percentage (2-5%) of real lives games that end up epically, like world leader or bill gates rich to reflect the existence of these people. So go play 100 games of real lives, and then you'll get 2-5 that were really worth it.

>>46754284
>>46754284
>>46754284

>>46754284
> get one of the cheaper cases

Yeah don't listen to that bit of advice, pay a premium and get a good antec.

WHAT KIND OF PARTY IS IT WHERE YOU WATCH 25 GIGS OF A TV SHOW?!?!

GET DRUNK AND HIGH, MOTHERFUCKER!
DANCE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER DANCED BEFORE!
PLAY SOME FUCKING BEER PONG OR FLIP CUP OR SOME SHIT!
HIT ON SOME CHICKS! MAYBE GET LUCKY!
WAKE UP THE NEXT MORNING WITH A TERRIBLE HANGOVER!

THAT'S WHAT A REAL PARTY IS! GODDAMN!

>>46754462
>pay a premium and get a good antec.

I humbly disagree, at least for a budget system.

>>46754495
This
>>46754518
Oh budget system? Yeah.... He said new though, and there are smaller antec cases he can get, I didn't mean GO GET THE MOST FUCKIGN EXPENSIVE ANTEC EVER.

Haha for the price of ONE decent PC I could buy a PS3, Xbox360, AND a fucking Wii. Plus some games.

Fuckin' PC gamer morons.

>>46754295
>can build an awesome rig for about $500-600.

Not awesome but decent enough.

Id suggest spending up to 800 for best results.

>>46754670
You can buy all that for $500

I'd like to know where

>>46754670

OP here. I have a PS3, Wii, and a DS with a flashcart.

What I don't have is a decent PC and RROD.

>>46754414
Jesus fucking Christ.

Dont drown your CPU in thermal paste, wtf.

>>46753102
Can't play Wing Commander 3 on full settings?

Thats a pretty shit computer.

>>46754851
lol it was fuckin cold in my room and that shit was fuckin thick. i should of dipped it in warm water first

HOLY SHIT I JUST STARTED HAVING GRAPHIC ERRORS UP MY FUCKING ASS.

THE TOP OF MY SCREEN IS FUCKING PURPLE.

>>46755023
subtle troll is subtle.

1.7/10

>>46755023

>3 MB RAM

>>46755023
>3 MB RAM

>>46754935
bad idea.

Just keep spreading it.
The first 2 or 3 drops would have been enough.

Ideally its so thing that you still have metal to metal contact.

>>46755023
>3 MB RAM

>>46755023

>800W power supply

lol

>>46755023
>3MB RAM

what

>PCI express motherboard (fuck ATI)
>implying ATI makes motherboards
>implying ATI cards aren't PCI-E

>800W power supply

For a dual core and a single card? Overkill much?

>>46755199
>>46755207
>>46755310

Sorry, meant to say 3 GB RAM.

>>46755247
ive stress tested the shit outta it, and its been running solid with good temps, and ive got it overclocked to 3.4GHz and my temps are high 30s idle and high 40s on load.

ive seen where on occasions the thermal paste can leak out causing a shortage in the cpu, luckily mine is doing fine

>>46755434
>still implying that you arent trolling

holy shit, i'm in the same predicament and i've been playing Real Lives almost every night. how the fuck do you get to do shit in OP?

>>46755023
800W power supply

Dude you don't even need 800W if you run two GTX295s and any Quad Core.

>>46755608
>playing real lives every night

Holy Shit, there is no scenario in my head in which you arent mentally damaged.

How are these 2 models?

Second one. Planned to shell up to 500 bucks for a new computer.

>>46755810
two models?

>>46755894

Trying to get a computer that can run SR2 and Mercs 2.

>>46753102

Have you formatted at all in the 5 years you've had it ?

>>46755873
shit psus, shit cases etc
lacking in the cpu, gpu department too.

Build one yourself

>>46755810

Low tier GPU
Could use more RAM

>>46755810
Graphics card is shit. You need at least a 46xx if an ATI. I have a 4670 and it runs most games fine, but I'd say it's really the minimum if your not still gaming in CRT resolutions like 1024x768.

>>46754091

Holy shit, that list is about 2 years out of date.

>>46756072
>CRT resolutions
implying CRTs dont deliver better resolutions than most lcds

>>46755810
Get a PSU that is not overkill and that would be a great office machine.

>>46756072

I am mostly satisfied with barebones resolutions. But guess the $400 one is out of the question.

>>46756072
Also no AA and stuff like that. Personally I don't care for it so it doesn't matter to me, but if it does you should probably go for something better.

Just build your own bro, you can get a pretty boss PC without paying thousands of dollars.

>>46756150
There are some ridiculous CRTs out there, but they're not exactly common, and if the guy has a 5-year-old computer with a matching CRT, I'm pretty sure it's not one of the high-end models.

Anyways, I was considering the $500 one now...all I need is just something that can play SR2 and Mercs 2 well enough

>>46756461

thanks to you im re-installing Mercs 2

completely forgot i had it :)

>>46756569
OH NO, OH NO, OH NOOOOOO

>>46756461
HD4890
Phenom X4 955

450 or 500w corsair psu

match a motherboard and some ram.

Bam, you can play anything and you spend 600 max.

>>46754693
Stop trollin'
You can get a fucking great PC for $600, that can play anything on highest