Hey guys,
I didn't really know where else to turn apart from the XDA forums so I'm hoping you guys can help me out.
Basically, I currently own a Acer Aspire 5734z laptop, but it's no good for gaming so I'm looking to upgrade but I'm completely oblivious to the terminology of PC specifications so I'm lost. Here are my current specs;
OS- Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
Processor- Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4500 @ 2.30GHz
RAM- 3gb
Video card- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Pixel Shader version- 4.0, Vertex Shader version- 4.0, Dedicated Video RAM- 64 MB)
320gb hard-drive.
My current options are to upgrade my laptops video card (if possible) and upgrade my RAM to 4gb (My laptop will only support up to 4gb) or to buy a PC and use my 32" TV as a monitor. I'd rather buy a new PC if I can get a cheap enough deal (Under £300 would be perfect, the cheaper the better). I'd want to run a few higher-end games, even if its just on low quality, as long as it's playable I'll be happy. It'll probably be used to play games like Guild Wars 1+2, Diablo 3 (If possible), Starcraft II, Battlefield 3 etc.
Any ideas? What kind of specs on a PC should I look for? What graphic cards are useful for me and what ones aren't?
I'm also from the UK, and I'd prefer to buy in-store than to buy online as shipping is normally an expensive nightmare.
Thanks, I appreciate any help.
Your laptop video isn't upgradeable, your cpu and ram are way too weak to play the mentioned games as well. $300 PC no matter 300 pounds wouldn't likely ether. Your best bet is to build in stages if you need more help picking parts I can help.
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$300 isn't enough to buy a pc for playing those games and in the laptop it would be difficult so you better be step by step and saving more money
Check this video is a $900 pc for playing Diablo 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYZ4qrehCk0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Building a custom would be a lot cheaper by the sounds of it then.
Thanks for the replies, I appreciate it, any recommendations on budget hardware?
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I'm sure I have an old tower + monitor in the attic, I might dig that out and see what parts it has then use that a base for upgrading. But I remember it constantly crashing so there must of been something wrong with it (It would crash every 15 minutes which made it useless)
try re installing a os on it, maybe ubuntu?
ross231 said:
try re installing a os on it, maybe ubuntu?
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I'd want to use it for gaming so Ubuntu wouldn't be much use (As far as I'm aware most games aren't compatible with Ubuntu, or is that my stupidity shining?), I could reinstall XP on it.
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hey guys im looking for a laptop that i can play SW on (low-med settings) and im looking at these laptops
A http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215191
B http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215197
C http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215206
im really going with A because of the cost plus i will be adding 8 gigs of ram to any of these laptops and a clean install of windows 7 64bit to make sure all the bloatware is off but if i must i will go with b or c if that is the only way ill be able to play on low and medium
if i was to go with A and turn off FULL shadows will i be able to pull it off?
Is there a reason you don't want a desktop?
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yea because this is mostly gonna be used at work (as i get alot of free time at work lol)
anyone? i really want to order this weekend
How much really is your money?
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my max is 550$
i saw these two
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215197
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215206
but im also adding 8 gigs of 1066mhz of ram aswell
like i said i just wanna do low-medium on 20-30fps shadows turned off
but if this one can play it at those specs then ill get this one and save $$$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215191
To be honest ..
I think A , B , or C won't play SWOR very well .
You gonna need a good video card and all of these have sub par gaming cards in them .
Should be looking at a laptop with a dedicated video card (not intel on board), an i5 chip at least (i7 preferable) and at least 4 gb of ram .
This is a great site for comparing laptop video cards.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html
I just sold my old Dell XPS and bought this HP DV6 similar to this one but a canadian model http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834158058 for when SWOR comes out at the end of the month..
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im not looking to play it on high settings or anything or even at 60fps 15-20 is fine with me im use to it i went to game debate website and can i play it website to test this laptop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215197 with the Geforce 540M can play it on high settings and it has a I5 in it....
icebear8 said:
im not looking to play it on high settings or anything or even at 60fps 15-20 is fine with me im use to it i went to game debate website and can i play it website to test this laptop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215197 with the Geforce 540M can play it on high settings and it has a I5 in it....
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If on a budget like you said , that will probably do low to medium graphics.
GT 540m.
I've played the beta on the laptop I linked and it rockz ..
Zar
Any of those will be able to play it on low/medium settings. The game runs *very* efficiently. My rig is pretty powerful (i5 2500k OC'd to 4.2Ghz, 8GB of fast ram, GTX 560 OC'd), but I play it on max settings and still get like 80-150fps...in crowded places.
I'm confident my MBP could play this game at all medium settings, and the specs aren't amazing (i5 @ 3.0Ghz, 4GB, GTX 220)
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Not Android related by any means, but just perusing the net I stumbled upon an article about a phone called the xpPhone 2 running Win 7 & 8.
The thing that caught my eye though was its combined storage capacity of 112gb. & 18.5 hours of talk time and the ability to upgrade the ram, all within a 4.3" screen.
Currently it's only available in China.
http://en.xpphone.com/news/kuaibao/114.html
I spoke to them
I already spoke to them and it seems like a very interesting toy/weapon. Being a road warrior this would really lighten the load. Will follow how it develops closely!
1 inch thick Phone with extra battery and packing a Netbook processor.
Sounds severely underpowered for Windows but an Intel Atom would smoke any mobile processor lol.
I doubt it. At 1.6 single core. Thing blows. My phone is faster than my netbook.
CBowley said:
I doubt it. At 1.6 single core. Thing blows. My phone is faster than my netbook.
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Cores & GHz don't mean anything. x86 is a very fast, and faster than ARM. Arm just is better performance for power use. Plus you could install Androidx86.
Intel displayed something at ces that had a atom proc. If you watch mwc I bet they will have something about it too ...supposed to be bad ass
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Please dont believe that you will get a smartphone with this device.
Using xpphone1 showed me that it is a UMPC with a small phone-function. There is no automatic sync with outlook and no calendar with a reminder-function. The phone-software is very unstable and so you are not always reachable like using a "normal" handy. The camera for skype and photos is not in place, under the lens there is simply nothing. These are only examples out of the long list of problems. Questions to ITG (even if these problems are solved with xpphone2) are not answered. So if you need more than a technical gimmick any other smartphone will do a better job.
Been meaning to ask this but keep forgetting. If the s4 were an actual full fledged computer, what would be the equivalent for a regular computer? I know it's way more powerful than a 486, but I'm just curious on what it might be. I remember the days when my 800mhz Intel, forgot if Pentium 2 or 3, used to take over 24 hours to encode a movie ripped from a DVD.
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Been meaning to ask this but keep forgetting. If the s4 were an actual full fledged computer, what would be the equivalent for a regular computer? I know it's way more powerful than a 486, but I'm just curious on what it might be. I remember the days when my 800mhz Intel, forgot if Pentium 2 or 3, used to take over 24 hours to encode a movie ripped from a DVD.
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Maybe the level of a mid-high end PC from 2007?
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Maybe the level of a mid-high end PC from 2007?
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Going by Geekbench, a low end Core 2 duo from July 2006.
http://ark.intel.com/products/27249
Both products get a geekbench score of ~3200. The Core 2 Duo would still be faster in single threaded tasks since it only needs 2 cores to get that score, while the galaxy needs 4 cores.
Very interesting. Thanks for the info.
Chromebook?
I was thinking the other day if it could run Office, a larger monitor, and connect to my scanner and NAS, it could replace my desktop.
But it can't, yet.
What's funny about it is that you'll have 100's of less problems on this phone that a 2006 PC.
thunng8 said:
Going by Geekbench, a low end Core 2 duo from July 2006.
http://ark.intel.com/products/27249
Both products get a geekbench score of ~3200. The Core 2 Duo would still be faster in single threaded tasks since it only needs 2 cores to get that score, while the galaxy needs 4 cores.
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Cool, Thx for digging that up. Have you found any GPU comparisons as well?
I wonder how long it'll take until a smartphone can play games like Tomb Raider or Crysis 3.
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Cool, Thx for digging that up. Have you found any GPU comparisons as well?
I wonder how long it'll take until a smartphone can play games like Tomb Raider or Crysis 3.
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In 4 years, +/- 1.
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It's hard to Guage because the architectures are entirely different.
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maxnix said:
Chromebook?
I was thinking the other day if it could run Office, a larger monitor, and connect to my scanner and NAS, it could replace my desktop.
But it can't, yet.
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Anyone attempt hooking up a USB device to see if it can be a USB host? Used for copying/moving files to/from flash drive?
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Anyone attempt hooking up a USB device to see if it can be a USB host? Used for copying/moving files to/from flash drive?
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I have an OTG cable and a 32 GB tumb drive.
I attached cable with the drive to my phone and it recognized it right away.
So I would say USB host works for flash drives at least.
Haven't try keyboard or mouse. Don't have them..
Cool beans agat. It didn't need an additional 5vdc from a hub to power the device? Thumb drives probably don't need much to get them running but anything more would I'd guess. Yeah man, I'm ripping DVDs on my phone with an external DVD drive and a hub. Lol.
probablly a high end pc from 2005-2006 times, and the processor still competes with some mid-high end processors now
NSS1995 said:
probablly a high end pc from 2005-2006 times, and the processor still competes with some mid-high end processors now
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not quite; these are different types of processors; modern ARM is not comparable to modern x86 RISC processors at all. ARM is best for low power situations, x86 is much better for performance overall.
Keep in mind you are comparing one ARM machine with NAND flash memory 'hard drive' against an x86 with a spinning platter disc; and two totally different instruction sets.
I would like to see what a GS4 running pure linux vs an old Athlon or Core 2 Quad running same Linux at 1.9Ghz with same performing 'hard drive'/memory would do, but ARM is not ready to replace x86. CPU speed isnt everything.
If i had to make a comparison, i would say its closer to my ancient Dell Inspiron 5150 underclocked. Low power mode at 1.7Ghz (hyperthreaded, max 3.06 Ghz), 32bit, 2GB RAM (albeit at 333Mhz), 1600x1200 display, and with a PATA SSD (transcend PSD320), in terms of raw power, but i havent any way to directly test executable vs executable yet. Laptop still runs btw, and i still use it.
agat63 said:
I have an OTG cable and a 32 GB tumb drive.
I attached cable with the drive to my phone and it recognized it right away.
So I would say USB host works for flash drives at least.
Haven't try keyboard or mouse. Don't have them..
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Which cable did you get? I might have to give it a try.
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crawrj said:
Which cable did you get? I might have to give it a try.
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I've got it about 1.5 years ago for my E4GT and still using it.
I remember I paid about 4.99 (free shipping) but don't remember which one.
It looks exactly like this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Straight-Mi...Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3a8146ec28
But I can't guarantee it's the same one tho.
agat63 said:
I've got it about 1.5 years ago for my E4GT and still using it.
I remember I paid about 4.99 (free shipping) but don't remember which one.
It looks exactly like this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Straight-Mi...Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3a8146ec28
But I can't guarantee it's the same one tho.
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Thanks man.
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Im thinking about building my first gaming PC. I quickly threw some parts together and I want to see what you guys think. I'm also not 100% sure of everything I need to build from start to finish so advice/suggestions are greatly appreciated. Keep in mind that my budget maxes out at $1,000.
Also, how would these parts I've chosen compare to the PS4 in terms of performance?
Thanks guys!
Tower: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=AMD_motherboard-_-13-128-514-_-Product
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236345
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202103
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Why isn't this in the dedicated Desktops & Laptops thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765837
And I never did see the point of AMD/ATI for Gaming. The 'Powered by Nvidia' splashscreen in every game isn't there for decoration... You'll never be able to use PhysX, for instance. And a lot of games have issues with AMD.
As for compared to the PS4... Even an IntelHD (do not buy an IntelHD GPU) on an i5 will have a better rating than a PS4. The hardware in the 'new' consoles is severely outdated.
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Why isn't this in the dedicated Desktops & Laptops thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765837
And I never did see the point of AMD/ATI for Gaming. The 'Powered by Nvidia' splashscreen in every game isn't there for decoration... You'll never be able to use PhysX, for instance. And a lot of games have issues with AMD.
As for compared to the PS4... Even an IntelHD (do not buy an IntelHD GPU) on an i5 will have a better rating than a PS4. The hardware in the 'new' consoles is severely outdated.
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outdated doesn't matter because it's only needed to run the games
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outdated doesn't matter because it's only needed to run the games
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Yes, in 720p at 30fps without AA, Dynamic shading and every other HD setting. I'm not paying several hundred quid for something my PC did 8 years ago.
Hello, please refer to Post 3 for a link to the **Desktops and Laptops Thread**. No need to start a new thread about the same type of subject.
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Shout out to MSI
Ok so I bought my PC parts using a MSI Gigabyte 990XA GD55 and a first edition of a twin frozr 2 graphics card (twin frozr 4 out now). Using nothing special for ram a mere 8gig @1600Mhz not the [email protected] the board can handle and a few old msi 128gig ssd in raid.
I never used to be a gamer but when my mate saw my setup he immediately installed Crysis 3 and then went further modding all the graphics demanding even more from my setup.
I gotta admit I spend more time now enjoying all the top games at maxed out levels than I should be working because the level of detail I could see each blade of grass and every shadow also the sound from motberboard direct to two headsets because of a simple motherboard pass mod with case was amazing.
So to sum it all up i'm well impressed with my setup now i have seen its true power no need to upgrade for a long time yet untill games require a min of 32gig my setup will last forever.
Whats your setup and hows it special like mine
Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765837
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