Flash Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 234 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1064 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 191 Achievement Points: 6692 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 20, 2016 Birthday: 04/16/1993 Posted December 27, 2013 Just a question about an alienware PC that i am looking at. Is "NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 645 with 1GB GDDR5" a strong video card? Awards
tsw 8.5 Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 144 Topic Count: 537 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17541 Content Per Day: 3.13 Reputation: 42644 Achievement Points: 151918 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 691 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 14 hours ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2013 strong for what game ?? BigPapaDean 1 Awards
Flash Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 234 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1064 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 191 Achievement Points: 6692 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 20, 2016 Birthday: 04/16/1993 Author Posted December 27, 2013 in fact. is this whole setup here good? i dont really want to add anything if i dont have to. http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-x51-r2/pd?oc=dpcwxy01h&model_id=alienware-x51-r2#overrides= Awards
Flash Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 234 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1064 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 191 Achievement Points: 6692 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 20, 2016 Birthday: 04/16/1993 Author Posted December 27, 2013 for like call of duty and diablo 3 Awards
Hemps Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 3, 2024 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2013 never liked Dell myself! and that unit there dont look very upgradeable? think you would do better having one built for you with ibuypower or cyberpower, bro and friends have gotten there PCs at cyberpower and have had no problems and they run great! just me 2 cents! TedsofBeverlyHills 1 Awards
tsw 8.5 Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 144 Topic Count: 537 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17541 Content Per Day: 3.13 Reputation: 42644 Achievement Points: 151918 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 691 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 14 hours ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2013 the 645 i never seen 1 ..cant find it in newegg or anyplace ..must be some thing that dell has ..as for playing cod games ..i have stoped playing them ..maps to small and game play just not up to the 2013 games ..as for diablo3 i play it a lot ..i run a GTX 580 .and play all the new games with it ..BF3 BF4 and most any game i want to ..will be upgrading to the new GTX 760 4 gb card soon ..299.00 but with a 4 gb card you wont have to upgrade the card for a long time ..hope that helps bud ..again good to see you back.. BigPapaDean 1 Awards
6FtUnder Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 830 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 3 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 96 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 31 Achievement Points: 792 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 23, 2021 Birthday: 01/07/1969 Posted December 27, 2013 The 645 is a overclocked card exclusive to their product just as the 555GTX
spinpuppy Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 3682 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 58 Topic Count: 178 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1834 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1747 Achievement Points: 14794 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/27/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 1 Birthday: 01/12/1960 Device: Android Posted December 27, 2013 can pay the same $$$ for a GTX 770. Newer and better card BigPapaDean 1 Awards
Flash Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 234 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1064 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 191 Achievement Points: 6692 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 20, 2016 Birthday: 04/16/1993 Author Posted December 27, 2013 well do you guys have any suggestions as for what i should get? i do want to be able to upgrade and be able to play COD's and newer games with no problem at all. Awards
Hemps Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 3, 2024 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2013 There some Idiots that know lots about this. let them know how much you willing to spend. Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.10 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted December 27, 2013 For a useful hierarchy of video cards, have a look at Tom's Hardware: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html If you are interested to know the minimum and recommended specs to run a particular game, refer to Can You Run It at: http://systemrequirementslab.com/cyri (I recommend that you do not use Java but use your eyes instead to read the specs.) The system builders that let you customise a build online are best - ultimately you have to balance performance versus cost and will have to make compromises unless money is no object. BigPapaDean 1 Awards
Unarmed Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 43 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 10 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 407 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 163 Achievement Points: 2486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 07/13/1971 Device: iPhone Posted December 27, 2013 http://www.digitalstormonline.com/vanquish.asp I have been looking at the vanquish level 3 system. Does anyone have any dealings with this company? Does it look like a good prebuilt system? Awards
Noears711XI Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 189 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2162 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1940 Achievement Points: 19609 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 8, 2022 Birthday: 07/09/1957 Posted December 27, 2013 Hey BLU do you know anyone who can help you build one. The 4 generation i3 CPU is good but for gaming an i5 or better is required for the latest games. AMD makes some good gaming CPU's also. Also try to get at the least a 600w PSU make your puter a little future proof for any upgrades. Awards
Flash Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 234 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1064 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 191 Achievement Points: 6692 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 20, 2016 Birthday: 04/16/1993 Author Posted December 27, 2013 ok noears:) thank you for the useful info Awards
Dark Asylumn Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 252 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2840 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 1032 Achievement Points: 20424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 12:27 PM Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2013 alienware is not worth the price anymore since dell got their grubby little hands on them EDD THE DUCK and baldie 2 Awards
Phoenix911 Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 3723 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 524 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 543 Achievement Points: 3686 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/14/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 20 Birthday: 09/17/1987 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) ^I purchased an upgraded X51 from Alienware a couple months ago and absolutely love it. But then again, I also got a whole bunch of discounts as well...lol. Only downside is that since the X51 is in such a compact case, expansion is almost non-existent..but I'm completely happy with it regardless. Does everything I need it to do and still has enough power inside of it to last me a few years. What I ended up getting... Alienware X51 Windows 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670 with 2.0GB GDDR5 2TB SATA 6Gb/s (7,200RPM) 64MB Cache Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW) 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4770 processor (8M Cache, up to 3.9 GHz) Alienware 330 Watt Power Supply Edited December 27, 2013 by Phoenix911 Awards
Flash Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 234 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1064 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 191 Achievement Points: 6692 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 20, 2016 Birthday: 04/16/1993 Author Posted December 27, 2013 how much did that run you Awards
Phoenix911 Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 3723 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 524 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 543 Achievement Points: 3686 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/14/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 20 Birthday: 09/17/1987 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2013 Retailed for about $1600, but I only paid about $1,233.74 + $75 in taxes. Used military discount, EPP discount, as well as Dell Advantage discount. Ended up also getting a $64 Dell eGift Card for the purchase as well after the fact from the Dell Advantage Program. Awards
Flash Posted December 27, 2013 Member ID: 234 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1064 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 191 Achievement Points: 6692 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 20, 2016 Birthday: 04/16/1993 Author Posted December 27, 2013 holy discounts! Awards
Damage_inc- Posted December 28, 2013 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Posted December 28, 2013 i buy power .do your research Awards
Magnus_1 Posted December 28, 2013 Member ID: 1410 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 43 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 525 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 476 Achievement Points: 3640 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 20 Birthday: 05/08/1953 Device: Windows Posted December 28, 2013 Dell blows, sorry. Firdt need to know ur budget. Second, if u want to be upgradable, self build ( I can help with that. I've been a field engineer for over 35 years) . I have also built MANY a 'puter. What Dell doesn't tell you is the important stuff....power supply, cooling solutions, etc. PM me if I can help explain everything to you. Yuop might pay alittle more by building yourself but in the long run, it'll be easier to upgrade in the future just by getting better greaphics card, hard drive , etc. Just ask...I'll help. djMot and baldie 2 Awards
THOR435 Posted December 28, 2013 Member ID: 2050 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 14 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 360 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 193 Achievement Points: 2359 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/16/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 3, 2016 Birthday: 03/10/1952 Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) I have to agree with Magnus, build it yourself. I had a dell and had a mobo failure, they wanted 260.00 for one to fit the Dell, I paid about 100.00 for a much better mobo so decided to build one myself. And I am not a rocket scientist. And it also kind of feels good when you get done putting everything together and push the button and everything works!!!! For the money your going to pay you should be able to build a hell of a computer. Where they (Dell) get you is they make their architecture to where only their pieces will fit. The one I had was a mirror image to the aftermarket pieces so it would not fit. Take the plunge and build it yourself. Or buy one from someone like Tigerdirect or New Egg. But just dont buy a brand name, buy one that they put together, Edited December 28, 2013 by THOR435 djMot and HellKid 2
wazzup Posted December 28, 2013 Member ID: 2727 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 10 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 84 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/08/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 22, 2014 Birthday: 08/26/1956 Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Vave a look at easypcbuilder.com they have a range of gaming pc's to fit most pockets and suggest hardware that works together. Also they have a good youtube video on how to build a pc, this may be a good place to gain info for whatever you decide Edited December 28, 2013 by wazzup
rookido Posted December 29, 2013 Member ID: 5785 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 172 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 74 Achievement Points: 1098 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/27/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 19, 2024 Birthday: 01/01/1970 Posted December 29, 2013 Laptop for pc gaming? it's a total joke of the day. Laptops are for casual business convinience, not for gaming. If you pick a laptop the thing you can upgrade later may be the hard drive and nothing else. You have limited option when it comes to screen estate and gpu upgrade. Try to build one for yourself a gaming desktop. Awards
Sammy Posted December 29, 2013 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Posted December 29, 2013 Not just for upgrading a laptop, but repairs. Something breaks your sol. Awards
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