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so ive heard people say to build a computer and some say you rly dont save much. anyway how much money would i save on a computer that has the power to lets say... run bf3 pretty smooth if i bought a pre build like a dell or built one. also how hard is to build a pc (im pretty hand with my dirt bike engine so would the skills carry over) and could i find i video to walk me though building properly

 

 

(i know this might kind of go under to build a rig but im not sure)

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Well, you just need to make sure you get the proper suspension on there or you might have quite the bumpy ride.

 

And yes, building it is much more affordable and you really know exactly what is going into your machine. If you don't think you can personally build it, you can always hire someone locally to build it for you, shouldn't cost too much. You just need to research each and every part you want.

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Building your own PC would save you a lot of money (at least, if you know where to get your parts cheap). Companies like dell like to add a higher price tag because 'they built it and it took their precious time'.

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  TheMxPenguin said:
thank you, and could you give me like a general idea of how much a bf3 running computer would cost

(i dont know to much about computers but im far from a computer noob)

 

No idea what the specifications are for BF3, so I can't really help you with that part.

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Well, if you bought a pre built PC by Dell or Compaq or whatever else, one that would run BF3 pretty well would be maybe 600-1000 dollars. That would be a mid-top of line PC. But if you shop around, you could probably go further than that and get some extras like an SSD drive or maybe cooling.

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we can't give you a suggestion on the cost of a BF3 computer due to optimization issues, the game could come out with poor optimization resulting in only proper performance from tri-sli on $300 gpus so it's hard to say, but giving a wild guess i'd say it would be around $700 to build a computer that's going to last you atleast 2 years out on the market running top settings (or atleast high) on most games, console ports you'd probably be able to keep playing 3-4 years down the line. building any computer for around $700 should let you be set for a minimum of 2 years even if new consoles came out.

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found this, for what i know this sounds pretty good but it is a pre-made

 

$1000-dell, with coupon code (Monitor comes with)

 

XPS 8300 Desktop Specs:

Intel Core i7-2600 Processor (3.4GHz, 8MB L2 Cache)

 

8GB DDR3 Memory

 

1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive

 

ATI Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 Video Card

 

8X Blu-ray Combo Drive (8X BD-R, DVD+/-RW)

 

Dell 1501 Wireless-N WLAN

 

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

 

1 Year In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis

 

Dell U2412M 24" UltraSharp LCD Monitor Specs:

1920 x 1200 resolution

 

IPS Panel

 

8ms Response Time (GTG), Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 (2,000,000:1 dynamic)

 

3-year Warranty

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  TheMxPenguin said:
found this, for what i know this sounds pretty good but it is a pre-made

 

$1000-dell, with coupon code (Monitor comes with)

 

XPS 8300 Desktop Specs:

Intel Core i7-2600 Processor (3.4GHz, 8MB L2 Cache)

 

8GB DDR3 Memory

 

1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive

 

ATI Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 Video Card

 

8X Blu-ray Combo Drive (8X BD-R, DVD+/-RW)

 

Dell 1501 Wireless-N WLAN

 

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

 

1 Year In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis

 

Dell U2412M 24" UltraSharp LCD Monitor Specs:

1920 x 1200 resolution

 

IPS Panel

 

8ms Response Time (GTG), Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 (2,000,000:1 dynamic)

 

3-year Warranty

 

6670 is like $70, good luck running BF3 on that piece of crap. You could build a much better computer for less $.

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  TheMxPenguin said:
found this, for what i know this sounds pretty good but it is a pre-made

 

$1000-dell, with coupon code (Monitor comes with)

 

XPS 8300 Desktop Specs:

Intel Core i7-2600 Processor (3.4GHz, 8MB L2 Cache)

 

8GB DDR3 Memory

 

1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive

 

ATI Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 Video Card

 

8X Blu-ray Combo Drive (8X BD-R, DVD+/-RW)

 

Dell 1501 Wireless-N WLAN

 

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

 

1 Year In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis

 

Dell U2412M 24" UltraSharp LCD Monitor Specs:

1920 x 1200 resolution

 

IPS Panel

 

8ms Response Time (GTG), Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 (2,000,000:1 dynamic)

 

3-year Warranty

 

That's actually not bad with monitor included. Though like Elfbarf said, that card is pretty outdated, and it would be a waste of the other parts to have it in there.

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