Everyone was so helpful with my questions about my custom build rig that I thought I'd ask about this!
My buddy (who knows even less about computers than I do haha) wants to get a gaming PC but doesn't want to spend a ton of money
He wants to be able to play crysis (presumable all 3 of them) and battlefield 3 on relatively high settings (basically he wants them to look/run better than they would on consoles)
I personally don't know if he could pull it off with his budget, but I would very much appreciate it if you guys can suggest things or give tips!
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, like i said battlefield 3/crysis on relatively high settings
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$1,000 maybe 1,100
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
None
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Using a 32inch 1080 TV
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
no.
8. What resolution will you be using?
1920x1080 (HDMI)
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Asap
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Windows 7 (probably home edition)
My buddy (who knows even less about computers than I do haha) wants to get a gaming PC but doesn't want to spend a ton of money
He wants to be able to play crysis (presumable all 3 of them) and battlefield 3 on relatively high settings (basically he wants them to look/run better than they would on consoles)
I personally don't know if he could pull it off with his budget, but I would very much appreciate it if you guys can suggest things or give tips!
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, like i said battlefield 3/crysis on relatively high settings
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$1,000 maybe 1,100
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
None
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Using a 32inch 1080 TV
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
no.
8. What resolution will you be using?
1920x1080 (HDMI)
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Asap
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Windows 7 (probably home edition)