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BreakTheChains · 03-01-2008, 07:52 AM

If you're getting a computer for gaming get something without Vista. Vista has multiple driver problems, it's inefficient with everything it processes, it hogs resources and it's wicked annoying. At this point in time it's only use is to look nice but it even fails at that since they go overboard on it. XP is much better although it still has it's problems, and it's Windows which sucks anyways.

As a Mac fanboy I'd tell you to get a Mac since they run Mac and Windows and the hardware is very well manufactured, but it's completely out of your price range so it would be a poor choice. What you should do is build your own computer since they usually cost less and have better specs.

Regarding multi-core processors, in the coming months more and more games and programs will start to implement hyper-threading and better thread management so they'll use all of the cores instead of just one while increasing performance for other running processes. You can already see this in games today since most if not all run more efficiently with a multi-core processor. What you need to decide is how long you plan to keep your computer. If it's going to be a long time an $800 computer really isn't the best idea but you should probably try to find the highest specced computer so it doesn't go obsolete the day after you get it. Highest spec would include a multi-core processor so they're a good idea.

But remember that just because you have a multi-core processor doesn't mean your computer won't bottleneck somewhere. You should also consider bus speeds, RAM speeds and what type you're going to need, hard drive speeds and capacities, graphics clock frequency and RAM capacity, and possibly other processing like a physx card. If all these components work in tandem you'll have a fast and efficient computer that you can rely on to give you a good gaming experience.

03-01-2008, 07:52 AM	#16
BreakTheChains Ifrit Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender : Location: Earth Posts: 32	Re: Good Computer Recomendations If you're getting a computer for gaming get something without Vista. Vista has multiple driver problems, it's inefficient with everything it processes, it hogs resources and it's wicked annoying. At this point in time it's only use is to look nice but it even fails at that since they go overboard on it. XP is much better although it still has it's problems, and it's Windows which sucks anyways. As a Mac fanboy I'd tell you to get a Mac since they run Mac and Windows and the hardware is very well manufactured, but it's completely out of your price range so it would be a poor choice. What you should do is build your own computer since they usually cost less and have better specs. Regarding multi-core processors, in the coming months more and more games and programs will start to implement hyper-threading and better thread management so they'll use all of the cores instead of just one while increasing performance for other running processes. You can already see this in games today since most if not all run more efficiently with a multi-core processor. What you need to decide is how long you plan to keep your computer. If it's going to be a long time an $800 computer really isn't the best idea but you should probably try to find the highest specced computer so it doesn't go obsolete the day after you get it. Highest spec would include a multi-core processor so they're a good idea. But remember that just because you have a multi-core processor doesn't mean your computer won't bottleneck somewhere. You should also consider bus speeds, RAM speeds and what type you're going to need, hard drive speeds and capacities, graphics clock frequency and RAM capacity, and possibly other processing like a physx card. If all these components work in tandem you'll have a fast and efficient computer that you can rely on to give you a good gaming experience.