gaming PCs vs. great normal PCs w/ great cards

[gamer_guy]

hi,

I am going to get a new computer somewhat soon, and I wanted it to be great for gaming. But it seems like any company can call their computer lines "great gaming PCs", and soon everyone is looking and buying. Is it reallly worth it to get a high-end gaming pc? Do gaming PCs really make a good system in terms of running anything else? (word processing, file crunching, several windows opened at once) Is it better to just get a great computer with lots of RAM, hard drive space, a fast processor, and a great video card? Help me out if i'm wrong, but it seems like gaming
PCs don't have the tons of features that they pretend to have.

By the way, if gaming PCs are better, list some companies that make good ones, because I'd like to know.


Thanks!

[bombledmonk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamer_guy

Is it better to just get a great computer with lots of RAM, hard drive space, a fast processor, and a great video card?

You bascially described a "great gaming PC".


What else are you talking about as far as special features?

[lablkilz699]

if you have any hardware experience at all id reccomend you order the parts and make your own and not buy from a comany....

[Whir]

Games are probably the most intensive applications a normal user will run on a computer. Any computer that plays games well will by default do just about anything else well. Specialized computers for things like 3D rendering, or audio work may not be great for gaming, but will usually be just as good for normal desktop type stuff.

So yeah, get a "great gaming computer" and you've got a good computer.

What Dell et al considers a "great gaming computer" and what power users consider so are probably different however.

[proffit]

alienware make good performance pcs but are over priced. id sugest that you make your own not only you get the felling that you get from makeing some thing your self but you also save alot of dollars at the same time.

[usslindstrom]

And it's REEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYY YYYYYYYY easy!

For the same "Top of the line" $3000 computer built by a company, you can make one for less than half that price with better quality parts.

[lablkilz699]

yeah, definitely dont fall fir the alienware tricks. build your own. when i build my first computer i had absolutely no idea how. i google basically everything and figured it out. im confident the people here at techimo will gladly inform you on what to order and will be there to walk you through it all. If you can screw in some screws and plug in some wires, and follow directions, you can build a PC.

and as stated before....theres nothing like the first time you fire it up and everything works and you think to yourself "wow....i just built a computer"....a feat that was considered nearly impossible for the average person a little more than a few years ago.

Do you have a preference on if you would want an Intel system or and AMD system? that is probably the first question you must ask yourself....

[filipino]

yeah build your own get a MSI mobo, AMD 64 +3200, 1 gig of ram, 120 SATA hardrive, 19 inch CRT monitor, Liteon Combo drive (DVDCDRW), Nvidia 6800 Ultra, cheap case, 450 Wattas PSU and your ready to rock

[lablkilz699]

very nice filipino. when does the nforce 4 boards come out with pci-e.....might wanna wait for that if its soon??

[filipino]

yeah like lablkilz699 you might wanna wait :P