And I'm pretty sure what PureOCJim is suggesting is way too much of an overkill for their need.
That is why I suggested to post a budget. Pretty sure is assuming... He posted a system well in lines of my suggesttion. Now assumming (LOL) his budget is pleanty leaving him plenty of headroom for future technology.
May 04, 12 at 1:10am
morro91
I thank ye all for your help
May 03, 12 at 11:59am
Randome
Really the best option for their situation would be to buy an i5 laptop. Just make sure it has a huge screen and 2 hard drives, so that it would be possible to replace one with an SSD.
May 03, 12 at 11:53am
harbin
And I'm pretty sure what PureOCJim is suggesting is way too much of an overkill for their need.
I would suggest getting one of the athlon cpus or the phenom x2 II cpus. They are cheaper and also, I would recommend 2/3GB of RAM. 4GB maximum. Also, if you are going to get a gpu, then get something like the ATI Radeon HD 4XXX series or even lower. Or if you want something that can still play games at medium then get the 9800GT. Since 2007 till now, its always been exceeding my expectation of it.
Why? phenom II's have more L3 cache and perform better. SandyBridge wipes the snot out of both....... 2 or 3 G of Ram will not be enough.....
May 02, 12 at 10:01am
Gligar
I would suggest getting one of the athlon cpus or the phenom x2 II cpus. They are cheaper and also, I would recommend 2/3GB of RAM. 4GB maximum. Also, if you are going to get a gpu, then get something like the ATI Radeon HD 4XXX series or even lower. Or if you want something that can still play games at medium then get the 9800GT. Since 2007 till now, its always been exceeding my expectation of it.
May 02, 12 at 9:53am
PureOCJim
I would post a budget. it is much easier to build around a price tag. i3, i5..... the i7 2600K would be best for the future IMO and do not skimp on the PSU.
