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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:09
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I have finally decided to get a Desktop Computer.
I would like to ask though, do you think it would run PCM 2012 at the highest settings, I never could before..
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product...-_-NA-_-NA
Please give me your thoughts and suggestions! (I AM STAYING UNDER $500)
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:15
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I am not experienced with these all-in one desktops, what i do is to choose every component alone to fit together, there you will get the best performance result because i think they dont always do the best job in setting these set-ups, as they could include what they dont sell much or so...
But that is the case in central europe, dont know how it goes in US with market full of those apple shites.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:17
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You won't be able to play on max graphics without a graphics card. Integrated graphics will just draw it from your RAM which also has to run the game. To be honest I'd be surprised if you could run the game at all with that.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:25
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I am afraid to say, that I dont think you will ever find a new or even refurbished PC under $500 that would be able to play PCM at Max settings. If you are wanting a gaming laptop, an All-in-one is not the thing to look at (they are a bit gimmicky anyway, imo)
As for what Count says I tend to agree. You wont get much better than what you have now. You can probably play the game though.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:30
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Why everyone is buying a laptop? If you want real gaming experience, buy a desktop. I have 4 years old gaming PC where i chose every part of it,costed around 700-800 dolars and when i run the benchmark tests, it is better than most of the nowadays "gaming" laptops, because you simply cannot have the big and heavy parts in the laptop, my GFX card is almost as big as the laptop
I can run pcm 2012 on max settings on it...
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:33
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Why everyone is buying a laptop? If you want real gaming experience, buy a desktop.
Short answer: Sitting in the same spot everyday is boring
Edited by valverde321 on 03-08-2012 06:33
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:34
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Why everyone is buying a laptop? If you want real gaming experience, buy a desktop. I have 4 years old gaming PC where i chose every part of it,costed around 700-800 dolars and when i run the benchmark tests, it is better than most of the nowadays "gaming" laptops, because you simply cannot have the big and heavy parts in the laptop, my GFX card is almost as big as the laptop
I can run pcm 2012 on max settings on it...
can i have a link to the one you have 
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:46
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jseadog1 wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Why everyone is buying a laptop? If you want real gaming experience, buy a desktop. I have 4 years old gaming PC where i chose every part of it,costed around 700-800 dolars and when i run the benchmark tests, it is better than most of the nowadays "gaming" laptops, because you simply cannot have the big and heavy parts in the laptop, my GFX card is almost as big as the laptop
I can run pcm 2012 on max settings on it...
can i have a link to the one you have
You cant, as they gave me parts list in the shop (30-40 pages) and with the help of my friend, IT expert, we chose the part by part and than they built it from my list for me.
I dont know the prices in US, but in central Europe you can purchase very good gaming pc for around 1000 dollars without display,i guess it will be cheaper in US.
But i would look for something like this:
-Intel quad core
-Asus motherboard
- DDR3 RAM from 4 to 8 GBs
-Nvidia GeForce GFX card with 1024MB
-WD or Seagate hard-drive
- Corsair or Coolermaster power supply
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| 9-Ball |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:48
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You can build a passable mid-range desktop for 6-700 that should run PCM '12 at reasonable settings. Not including monitor, of course.
It was eleven more than necessary.
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 03-08-2012 06:54
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could any one link me to a desktop that comes with every thing and runs pcm 12 at Max settings?
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 03-08-2012 07:01
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jseadog1 wrote:
could any one link me to a desktop that comes with every thing and runs pcm 12 at Max settings?
If you will link me to the shop from where you will buy it, i could suggest some. I always bought it in the stone shop, dont know a thing a bout US shops...
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 03-08-2012 11:47
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Get an ASUS G53S laptop! I bring it with me everywhere and it runs PCM12 perfectly! |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 03-08-2012 14:19
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Why everyone is buying a laptop? If you want real gaming experience, buy a desktop. I have 4 years old gaming PC where i chose every part of it,costed around 700-800 dolars and when i run the benchmark tests, it is better than most of the nowadays "gaming" laptops, because you simply cannot have the big and heavy parts in the laptop, my GFX card is almost as big as the laptop
I can run pcm 2012 on max settings on it...
Absolutely right, my desktop is in my father's house and it is 3-4 years old (not sure) and it still runs PCM at max settings. Maybe next month I'll bring it to my place |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 03-08-2012 16:02
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jseadog1 wrote:
could any one link me to a desktop that comes with every thing and runs pcm 12 at Max settings?
It will always be cheaper to get it from a local shop or (if you are confident or have a technically competent friend) to buy the parts and build it yourself. Buyin pre-packaged deals on the internet will cost you more because you have to factor in much higher labour costs and other value added stuff.
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| 9-Ball |
Posted on 03-08-2012 17:06
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If your budget and tech ability allows, I would recommend you avoid any pre-built PC from a store like Best Buy or similar. You'll pay very high for significantly less power/capacity.
Is the idea of building it yourself off the table?
It was eleven more than necessary.
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 03-08-2012 17:08
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9-Ball wrote:
If your budget and tech ability allows, I would recommend you avoid any pre-built PC from a store like Best Buy or similar. You'll pay very high for significantly less power/capacity.
Is the idea of building it yourself off the table?
Or he will pay for things that he doesn't need like extra Ram per example. |
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| 9-Ball |
Posted on 03-08-2012 17:24
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Unlikely to find a store-bought PC with excessive RAM here. Typically they'll come with 4-8GB of slower memory. However your point is valid, no one needs two optical drives, 'free' subscriptions to various software vendors, 2-20GB of pre-installed bloatware, cheap and nasty mobo and PSUs that aren't going to last too long under stress and an underpowered video card all priced up for your convenience.
It was eleven more than necessary.
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| Rasmusen |
Posted on 03-08-2012 17:33
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Why everyone is buying a laptop? If you want real gaming experience, buy a desktop. I have 4 years old gaming PC where i chose every part of it,costed around 700-800 dolars and when i run the benchmark tests, it is better than most of the nowadays "gaming" laptops, because you simply cannot have the big and heavy parts in the laptop, my GFX card is almost as big as the laptop
I can run pcm 2012 on max settings on it...
The only game i play on my laptop is footballmanager 2009
All other games i play on a dell xps desktop, or xbox or playstation. |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 03-08-2012 17:50
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9-Ball wrote:
Unlikely to find a store-bought PC with excessive RAM here. Typically they'll come with 4-8GB of slower memory. However your point is valid, no one needs two optical drives, 'free' subscriptions to various software vendors, 2-20GB of pre-installed bloatware, cheap and nasty mobo and PSUs that aren't going to last too long under stress and an underpowered video card all priced up for your convenience.
I was talking about Portuguese shops. Those are the ones I check regularly. Also, PC's with 2 TB of HD. I mean, my desktop has 1 TB and It is too much. I use about 200-300 (when it's full of games). There many other things but we all got the idea. |
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 03-08-2012 17:59
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anything is on the table at this point 
if someone could just give me a list of what i would need when building my own!
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