I´m at work now so I couldn´t really use anything but printscreen->paint, but it´ll have to do
There may be better US sites and there may be parts that are more "bang for the buck", but this is a decent computer. I just realized I forgot dvd player, but I guess that´s only about 20 bucks. As far as I know, ordering from this site means you´d have to build it yourself though, which isn´t really that hard at all, I´m just giving you a heads up. But as I said before, I´m sure there are US sites where you can order it fully assembled and still pick out all the parts if you don´t feel comfortable building it yourself.
Alright everyone! I have a computer in my sights that looks promising to me! You all have been a huge help so far, so I figured I would share the specs of this Desktop so you can be the judge!
Processor: AMD A4-3400 APU (2x 2.70GHz/1MB L2 Cache) RAM: 4GB A-DATA Gaming Series Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 - 1GB Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H-- it says it includes --Dual Channel DDR3, S-ATA RAID, USB 2.0, Gb LAN, PCI-E 2.0 x16 Power Supply: 450 Watt Hard Drive: 1TB -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s
It also comes with Liquid Cooling, Windows 7, and 3D Premium Surround Sound.
The Price of this machine is $709.00 that's WITHOUT shipping. Comes with a 3 year warranty and ships out in 5~10 business days.
WITH shipping it goes all the way up to $784.00 it is a $75.00 shipping fee (bogus!)
Will this computer fulfill my needs? I would just love to play Diablo 3 Lag free.
I can't thank you guys enough for helping me with this. Like I said I am not the most knowledgeable person with computers and the parts needed to run specific games. Plus you all have been so nice with your responses! Thank you so much!
I can´t really say whether it´s cheap or not since I don´t know your prices in the US, but at first glance it doesn´t look that cheap tbh. The CPU is so outdated I´m surprised that it´s even possible to still buy it new. Eitherway it´s completely unreasonable for that processor to cost a dime more than $40. I honestly don´t really know AMD platforms since I never buy or build anything but intel, but the motherboard should be pretty outdated as well since the processor is so bad. The RAM is also the cheapest on the market pretty much, I reckon it should cost about $30-$40. 450 watt for the power supply is sufficient for that rig, however unless it´s a brand name like corsair, antec etc. with an 80+ stamp, you´re not gonna be able to add any more harddrives if you´re thinking of doing that. The harddrive you´ve chosen on the other hand seems fine even though I can´t see the brand, 7200 rpm is almost a must for a system drive.
The rig will allow you to play d3 lag free, however imho it is not a good buy. I´m all for budget gaming rigs, but this is way too budget even for my taste. My computer which is over 3 years old and was kind of a budget rig at the time, is still better than this. I only know of good swedish sites for putting together your own computer, so sadly I can´t really help you there, but I´m sure some american here know of any equivilant site in the US. If you feel you can´t or don´t want to build your own computer, I´m sure there´s a site that offers customized builds and assembly. You should be able to get more for your money than this in the US.
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This is from a random US site I just googled and I put together a way better computer for $800 including shipping. I´m not sure about the GPU, I didnt really take alot of time putting this together, it was just to show that you can get a way better rig for your money.
A decent quad core intel CPU(instead of really crappy dual core AMD), mobo with sata 6 and USB 3 (which yours didn´t have), double the RAM, better GPU, better PSU. In short: better everything. You could also save money using your current computer case, PSU and harddrive if you want.
Thank you everyone who has posted responses to this it's been helpful.
Sorry that I haven't posted back, had to work out of town today.
Anyways! My budget is around 600 - 750 dollars.
Thank you all so much. I've learned that I need a better Graphics card, and my Board is outdated. As far as I know my RAM isn't an issue. I'm only using about 1.2 of it when I play D3. Perhaps having more would make it run smoother I'm not sure....
If you replace your motherboard you must replace the RAM as well as the CPU, because they won´t be compatible with the new mobo. Anyway, as has already been stated, RAM is dirt cheap, especially if you´re only getting 4 or 8 GB. I don´t know american prices at all, but 600-750 dollars sounds like a pretty slim budget and the only thing you really could save money on would be the GPU. I guess you could be able to get below $750 that way and still have a decent gaming rig.
For a new rig I agree with pretty much everything you´re saying except the GPU. I m o it´s better to go for a cheaper one and switch it out after a couple of years, that way you will have good performance longer for about the same money. But that´s personal preference as well, however I don´t feel like OP really cares if he plays on high or ultra the first 1½ years, which is pretty much how long a GPU stay top-of-the-line.
I feel that liquid CPU cooler is a bit over the top for a completely standard rig. Even the stock cooler doesn´t make alot of noise unless you´re constantly on full load or in a very hot room. I m o unnecessary money that could be spent on something else.
Computers are obviously alot cheaper in the US than here (Sweden) if the price range you´re suggesting is correct. Your rig would cost roughly 1400-1500 dollars here, not taking into account a SSD (which is crazy good btw)
half could probably do it but then you will end up
buy new equipment again within a few years again
better to buy something decent now
and I work with the repair of computer. so I know what I'm talking about
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You work with computer repairment and you think that a 800W PSU is needed for that rig? You could easily run Radeon HD 7950 crossfire with that PSU... No need to spend twice as much on PSU than is actually needed.
I do however agree that it´s better to buy a "decent" computer, but a HD 7950 is pretty expensive. It´s way better to buy a card half that price and upgrade after 2-3 years, unless you absolutely "have to" play BF 3 on ultra for instance. Though nothing of this is actually needed for OP to do what he wants, i.e. play diablo 3 without lag.
you ned a minimum of 4 GB of RAM DDR 3
Grafik RADEON HD 7950 is a godt kardt
CPU a intel i5 or a i7
psu 800w
this i a godt pc
You don´t need anywhere near that spec to be able to play d3 on highest graphics. Dual core is fine, absolutely no need for i5 or i7. 800W psu is a complete joke with that rig, it´s about double what it actually needs. If you don´t know computers or requirements at all it seems pretty useless to post in this thread...
@OP: Your CPU is probably not an issue. The RAM probably works out if running on win7 and have no other programs running while playing. Your graphics card is most likely the biggest culprit here anyway since it´s really outdated. However seeing as your rig in general is pretty old, I would just buy a completely new rig instead of just trying to upgrade it. Your motherboard has an older socket and it´s hard to find any reasonable upgrades for cpu and ram in the future
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There may be better US sites and there may be parts that are more "bang for the buck", but this is a decent computer. I just realized I forgot dvd player, but I guess that´s only about 20 bucks. As far as I know, ordering from this site means you´d have to build it yourself though, which isn´t really that hard at all, I´m just giving you a heads up. But as I said before, I´m sure there are US sites where you can order it fully assembled and still pick out all the parts if you don´t feel comfortable building it yourself.
I can´t really say whether it´s cheap or not since I don´t know your prices in the US, but at first glance it doesn´t look that cheap tbh. The CPU is so outdated I´m surprised that it´s even possible to still buy it new. Eitherway it´s completely unreasonable for that processor to cost a dime more than $40. I honestly don´t really know AMD platforms since I never buy or build anything but intel, but the motherboard should be pretty outdated as well since the processor is so bad. The RAM is also the cheapest on the market pretty much, I reckon it should cost about $30-$40. 450 watt for the power supply is sufficient for that rig, however unless it´s a brand name like corsair, antec etc. with an 80+ stamp, you´re not gonna be able to add any more harddrives if you´re thinking of doing that. The harddrive you´ve chosen on the other hand seems fine even though I can´t see the brand, 7200 rpm is almost a must for a system drive.
The rig will allow you to play d3 lag free, however imho it is not a good buy. I´m all for budget gaming rigs, but this is way too budget even for my taste. My computer which is over 3 years old and was kind of a budget rig at the time, is still better than this. I only know of good swedish sites for putting together your own computer, so sadly I can´t really help you there, but I´m sure some american here know of any equivilant site in the US. If you feel you can´t or don´t want to build your own computer, I´m sure there´s a site that offers customized builds and assembly. You should be able to get more for your money than this in the US.
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This is from a random US site I just googled and I put together a way better computer for $800 including shipping. I´m not sure about the GPU, I didnt really take alot of time putting this together, it was just to show that you can get a way better rig for your money.
A decent quad core intel CPU(instead of really crappy dual core AMD), mobo with sata 6 and USB 3 (which yours didn´t have), double the RAM, better GPU, better PSU. In short: better everything. You could also save money using your current computer case, PSU and harddrive if you want.
http://www.tigerdire...hoppingCart.asp
If you replace your motherboard you must replace the RAM as well as the CPU, because they won´t be compatible with the new mobo. Anyway, as has already been stated, RAM is dirt cheap, especially if you´re only getting 4 or 8 GB. I don´t know american prices at all, but 600-750 dollars sounds like a pretty slim budget and the only thing you really could save money on would be the GPU. I guess you could be able to get below $750 that way and still have a decent gaming rig.
For a new rig I agree with pretty much everything you´re saying except the GPU. I m o it´s better to go for a cheaper one and switch it out after a couple of years, that way you will have good performance longer for about the same money. But that´s personal preference as well, however I don´t feel like OP really cares if he plays on high or ultra the first 1½ years, which is pretty much how long a GPU stay top-of-the-line.
I feel that liquid CPU cooler is a bit over the top for a completely standard rig. Even the stock cooler doesn´t make alot of noise unless you´re constantly on full load or in a very hot room. I m o unnecessary money that could be spent on something else.
Computers are obviously alot cheaper in the US than here (Sweden) if the price range you´re suggesting is correct. Your rig would cost roughly 1400-1500 dollars here, not taking into account a SSD (which is crazy good btw)
You work with computer repairment and you think that a 800W PSU is needed for that rig? You could easily run Radeon HD 7950 crossfire with that PSU... No need to spend twice as much on PSU than is actually needed.
I do however agree that it´s better to buy a "decent" computer, but a HD 7950 is pretty expensive. It´s way better to buy a card half that price and upgrade after 2-3 years, unless you absolutely "have to" play BF 3 on ultra for instance. Though nothing of this is actually needed for OP to do what he wants, i.e. play diablo 3 without lag.
You don´t need anywhere near that spec to be able to play d3 on highest graphics. Dual core is fine, absolutely no need for i5 or i7. 800W psu is a complete joke with that rig, it´s about double what it actually needs. If you don´t know computers or requirements at all it seems pretty useless to post in this thread...
@OP: Your CPU is probably not an issue. The RAM probably works out if running on win7 and have no other programs running while playing. Your graphics card is most likely the biggest culprit here anyway since it´s really outdated. However seeing as your rig in general is pretty old, I would just buy a completely new rig instead of just trying to upgrade it. Your motherboard has an older socket and it´s hard to find any reasonable upgrades for cpu and ram in the future