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Help me out. Laptop and Desktop recommendations.
Optimal Tucker
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Alright. So I'm a nursing student and gamer. My desktop is old. Probably nothing really salvagable in it.
I would like a desktop capable of playing Champions online, APB, on maxed out settings. Somewhat futureproof.
I would like a laptop with great battery life mainly just to goof on web. Microsoft office. School oriented activity.
I remember pc mag? pc gamer? having a three tiered for building your own? but havent found it easily. And probably don't have the time or effort to build my own easily. I used to be a big supporter of ABS computers. They were a small competitive company, but looking at them recently shows they've moved into that 3k+ range of "power" builders.
Any suggestions/links would be appreciated.
I would like a desktop capable of playing Champions online, APB, on maxed out settings. Somewhat futureproof.
I would like a laptop with great battery life mainly just to goof on web. Microsoft office. School oriented activity.
I remember pc mag? pc gamer? having a three tiered for building your own? but havent found it easily. And probably don't have the time or effort to build my own easily. I used to be a big supporter of ABS computers. They were a small competitive company, but looking at them recently shows they've moved into that 3k+ range of "power" builders.
Any suggestions/links would be appreciated.
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My budget is around 800-1000 for the pc...misght prefer it be be a bit lower. I might like perks like a pretty wireless keyboard mouse combo, but I'm not in need of them.
I have an old Aiwa surround stereo with optical in and a 24in widescreen dell monitor. I guess my priorities are gaming on the desktop. I would love to see some comparisons to nvidia veruses ATI and Intel vs AMD chipsets of the moment.
Regarding XP, MS will continue to support it for a long time I believe since XP is still supposed to be the most widely used OS right now.
Intel CPU's are superior to AMD when it comes to gaming, but they're a bit more expensive. As for Nvidia Vs. ATI, Nvidia cards have the upper hand in performance, specially with the new Physx implementation. However, a card from ATI that performs just as well as it's Nvidia counterpart will cost much less.
I run an Intel C2D 3.0 Ghz (Clocked to 3.6) and a Radeon HD4850. It's a high-mid-range card, but I can still run all current games on HIGH.
You could also upgrade to MS 7 when it hits, or just go with Linux (which is brilliantly easy to use).