First of all, this is a prebuilt system. Please don't tell me to build my own. I have genuinely considered this option, and in the long run, I intend to. But first, I want to take apart an older one we already have and watch some more videos. So this computer is a placeholder that I intend to use for about 2 years. (Hopefully in 2 years I hope I have a real job instead of having too much school to have time for a job. Then I can afford to buy a REAL gaming Pc, not just a budget rig, which is all I can currently afford.)
Things I want to be able to do with this computer:
1. Minecraft on a 64x texture pack WHILE recording with fancy graphics and normal fog distance
2. League of legends on max graphics while streaming and playing music
3. Play Skyrim on at least medium graphics
4. Play MW3 on at least medium graphics
I would like to be able to do all these things with no lag, if possible. If you have alternate suggestions for prebuilt systems, please tell me, but keep in mind that I am on a strict 600 dollar budget. The one I listed is definitely pushing it, so please try to keep suggestions 600 and under.
dude a gforce 9600 512mb will run mw3 (and **** ops) on max 1080p
if you ever want a laptop that can run minecraft @ fancy and far w/ advanced opengl at like 60 - 120 fps, and at a reasonable price, i would highly recommend the one i'm using. it's an HP DV6TQE, and it ran me ~$900 (w/ shipping and taxes and a coupon). it's almost a thousand dollars, but other laptops w/ the same specs will run you over 1000.
here are the specs:
Sandy Bridge Intel Core i7-2630QM @2.0 GHz w/ TurboBoost up to 2.9 (6 MB L3 Cache)
AMD Radeon HD 6770M w/ 1 GB GDDR5 memory
8 GB DDR3
750 GB HDD @7200 RPM
this also handled the BF3 beta quite nicely, but sadly on low settings :/
anyhow, since i bought it, HP decided to make the base processor better, and you can now get an i7-2670QM for the same price >_> i believe there is also a $500 off coupon floating around somewhere out there.
now if you want a desktop, definitely build you own. it'll be much cheaper and powerful compared to what you can buy from ANY OEM, period.
no, a clevo P130/malibal P130 cost 1100$ and has removable CPU and MXM-B 192bit GTX 560m!!
they are both overpriced, but at least the alienware has decent specs. mac OSX does NOT = gaming, nor does an imac. most games are for windows, too.
What he said
the 27" high end iMac uses a MXM Mobile (R6970m 1/2GB) GPU on a computer marketed as a desktop, however it has lower thermal dissipation capability compared to a laptop (Clevo P130/150/170/X7200, AW M17x R2/3), that and there's very little airflow, much of the air used is the used hot air reused
And also, they're charging you a 2600k price for a 2600 (since cannot OC)
If you see the imac teardown, you can see that the CPU uses a laptop style cooler (fail)
btw i've read a guy saying the thermal paste is **** at the last page, he's right the paste on my macbook is basically toothpaste, i have disassembled and replaced paste, 5c cooler
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Graphic type: High end AMD-M series or GTX-M series
Clevo: 8130, 8150, 8170, 8180 (dual), X7200 (dual)
Acer: 1st Gen i5/7 Ethos
Alienware: M15x R2 (R1 unconfirmed), M17X R2 (dual), M17X R3 (single), M18X R1 (single)
ASUS: G-Series. 1st/2nd Gen i5/7
MSI: Ones with GTX-M VGA as starter
Available cards (MXM 3.0B)
GTX: 460, 470, 485, 560, 570 (no driver as now), 580
AMD: 6850 (rare), 6870, 6970, 6990
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"anti tracking"
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dude a gforce 9600 512mb will run mw3 (and **** ops) on max 1080p
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no, a clevo P130/malibal P130 cost 1100$ and has removable CPU and MXM-B 192bit GTX 560m!!
i5 tough :/
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but in OSX you get less annoying messages :smile.gif:, less crashes and almost no virus (small market share)
but you can't tweak it windows way, you can only tweak the GUI, not GPU and CPU clock speeds
long story short, get a mac laptop for schoolwork and get windows PC in home for gaming!
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then go to BIOS as the above guy says and look for the setting (make sure newest BIOS)
reinstall newest driver, there should be a setting in catalyst control center
btw: there's no quad core mobile i5, only dual cores
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i think it's better, it has more fans and space compared to the HAF, i've seen one in personal
oh well i'm also waiting for christmas
but i'd prefer this case over the phantom, too bad you have to buy the whole computer if you want it
www.falcon-nw.com/promo/icon2
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What he said
the 27" high end iMac uses a MXM Mobile (R6970m 1/2GB) GPU on a computer marketed as a desktop, however it has lower thermal dissipation capability compared to a laptop (Clevo P130/150/170/X7200, AW M17x R2/3), that and there's very little airflow, much of the air used is the used hot air reused
And also, they're charging you a 2600k price for a 2600 (since cannot OC)
If you see the imac teardown, you can see that the CPU uses a laptop style cooler (fail)
btw i've read a guy saying the thermal paste is **** at the last page, he's right the paste on my macbook is basically toothpaste, i have disassembled and replaced paste, 5c cooler
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asus maximus iv extreme-z
8gb 1600 corsair vengeance
2TB seagate barracuda xt
msi 1.5GB gtx 580 lightning 2x SLI
thermaltake toughpower 1050w
nzxt phantom
corsair H100 extreme cpu cooler
should cost around $1900