Are either of these PC's good for mild gaming?

[RU_]

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256973589153/emachines-el-at-desktop-tower

or.

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256976957853/compaq-cqan-b-desktop

Would they run for example Minecraft, or Premiership Coach 2011?

 

[silverscope]

Depends what type of games you are wanting to play.

For 2d platformers and kids games those PC's wil be fine. For modern games (Battlefield Bad Company 2, MW2, Mass Effect etc.) it probably wont run.

If you can stretch your budget, and don't want to build, maybe try one of these http://www.infinitycomputer.com.au/...ntent&view=section&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=19

But if you want a real cheap gaming rig then you would be better off building it yourself.

 

[RU_]

Systemax Home AMD






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$499

PERFECT HOME/BUSINESS SYSTEM
AMD X2 255 CPU
2GB DDR3 RAM (4GB RAM +$45)
1TB SATA2 HDD (2TB +$49)
22x Dual Layer DVD Burner w/ Nero
Upgrade to HD5450 512MB PCI-E +$39

22” 1080p Full HD LCD Monitor
Upgrade to 24" Full HD LCD Monitor +$49

* 3 Years On-site Parts & Labour Warranty
* Free Next Day Delivery
* Free Anti Virus Software
* 6 x USB2.0 Ports, Network Port
* 6 Channel Audio, Midi ATX Tower Case
* Stereo Multimedia Speakers System
* Wired Keyboard & Optical Wheel Mouse

Such as that one?

I don't usually PC game massively.

Would PC2011 work? Minecraft?

 

[silverscope]

Minecraft wil, what is PC2011?.

If you can afford it with that system I'd upgrade to the HD5450 for $39. And you should be able to run a few games but avoid games like Crysis/Battlefield 3/ AC2/Mass Effect unless you want to run them at low res and low quality.

 

[RU_]

Which PC's will Minecraft run on?

Also PC2011 - Premiership Coach 2011. Because they're both $500 I dont mind which one I buy, depends which one is better.

 

[silverscope]

Attached is a guide if you wanted to do a build.

 

[silverscope]

The Systemex home one from infinity computers is pretty much the same as the eMachine one except for a slightly faster CPU so the Infinity computers one is better. Also wouldn't hurt to upgrade the GPU (Graphics card) for the extra $40.

But if those are the only games you are after they will all run them fine. But I'd choose the Systemex Home one if I was going to choose.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Attached is a guide if you wanted to do a build.

Or the link: http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af150/The_FalconO6/CurrentLogicalPCBuyingGuide/Guide.png

Which is updated every month or so.

 

[RU_]

Is that infinity computer site safe to buy from
ive never heard of it before lol

 

[silverscope]

They have a few stores in melbourne http://www.infinitycomputer.com.au/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=8&Itemid=23

Thanks Biggy for the link.

 

[King Elvis]

http://www.msy.com.au/SYSTEMS/AMD-Gamer1.pdf

http://www.msy.com.au/SYSTEMS/AMD-Gamer2.pdf

 

[swaneagle24]

Surely you wouldn't need a "gaming" PC for Minecraft or Premiership Coach...?

 

[Fevola99]

Surely you wouldn't need a "gaming" PC for Minecraft or Premiership Coach...?

You pretty much do for Minecraft unless you turn all the settings down and suffer a shitty frame-rate.
The 5450 will run Minecraft fine but it will struggle with most games from about 2006 on, it's not a card meant for gaming. If you're thinking about playing more recent games the cheapest you should get is a 5570

 

[RU_]

They're the only games I play like that, the rest is for internet surfing, I never play COD or anything online, can't stand it. I'll probs update all that stuff, sounds good.

 

[swaneagle24]

You pretty much do for Minecraft unless you turn all the settings down and suffer a shitty frame-rate.

Fair enough, my brother plays Minecraft and I'd consider our home PC to be pretty average (though it ran a... free... copy of NBA 2K11 alright); always wondered why he played a ridiculously pixelated game, turns out that is by design haha

 

[Eth]

Minecraft is an incredibly awesome game.

My 3 year old laptop (3GB Ram, 2.4 Ghz) runs it at about 30 FPS, with the occasional lag spike, in case that helps.

It doesn't need a powerful computer at all, unless you're going to play with texture packs that are 128x and over

Also, I reckon we need a thread solely for computer builds. I'm going to do one soon and I'll probably need advice