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    need a decent gaming pc

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kevinscotland, Mar 31, 2009.

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    kevinscotland Notebook Consultant

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    Which flight simulator?
     
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    I'd say go for a cheap intel quad core for around $600, preconfigured.
     
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    The problem is that computers are much more expensive in G.B.
     
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    I wouldn't buy from them, they think a dual core stacks. Plus IIRC, Flight Sim X (don't know if you're referring to this one) is very CPU intense so you'd be better off with a higher clocked C2D.
     
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    go for dual core when gaming, no games really take advantage for the 4 cores right now, and you can get a higher Ghz dual core chip which will turn out to be better performance for games since only 2 cores will really be used anyway.
     
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    am really struggling for cash so this is a proposed option.
     
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    I think that it is valid. Unfortunately I don't know enough about the pricing components in G.B. to tell whether it is the best option.
     
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    k thanks guys

    what abt hdd quality, does it need to be superfast rpm
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    kevin, you should really post at desktop review, because this thread isnt about notebooks.

    To answer your question, AMD is the best bang for the buck. The Phenom 9850/9950 Phenom X2's are good processor to look at, they are fast and cheap.
    Memory is very cheap in the United states, and probably is over in Europe.
    For graphics, a GTX260 is probably a good idea, or maybe an older 9800GT
    As for the harddrive, you will want a 500gb or larger 7200rpm drive. These drives will have a high data density so they will be very fast.
    Real 10,000 and 15,000rpm drives only come in SAS, SCSI and Fibre Channel. The WD raptors are 10,000rpm SATA drives, but they lack the IOPS the enterprise drives have. These drives tend to be very expensive, and a SAS card, or a SCSI RAID card can run you upwards of $500
    So you are best with a 7200rpm drive. The WD6400AAKS is a good option, as is the Hitachi 7K1000.B

    K-TRON
     
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