Cabal Computer

[icebrand]

so you'd think someone (GM's) would have made a thread helping us out about specific video cards and processors that will run cabal at optimum performance lol, instead of just giving the vague system requirements that they do.

i need a new comp, and i want it to be able to run cabal at at least 60 fps no matter what i'm doing. i currently have a celeron processor with integrated graphics card (lol, 2.53ghz but i can only manage like 13fps with all the settings down, 800x600 res, and camera almost top down)

i was wondering if this was any good
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103237

if not i'm kinda considering the current nvidia barebones kit

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5574380&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE


but there's a problem. i'm not made of $ lol. i have a friend who got a tower for about $500 off newegg and it runs cabal full screen (1280x??? res) with alls ettings maxed at about 120fps, his processor is amd but i don't know all the details, haven't been able to get in touch with him.

my budget is really like $600 total, for a tower and keyboard/mouse and monitor (probably just gonna get like a $110 acer 18.5 inch monitor. kinda can't go over 600 and i know there's sales tax and shipping costs etc.. can anyone point me to a computer that will run cabal at a high fps for $600 or less? lol.

[Kadaij]

http://www.directron.com/winterpcspecial-5.html pretty good deal throw in a decent gfx card and it will run cabal great. cabal isnt very demanding really

[VeeOhhCee]

my system runs cabal fine and its not that good

[nckitsos]

As far as the specs of those pc's are concerned, you'll run cabal just fine.

One problem. Acer s. Possiblity of dead on arrival is much greater than other providers like Systemax and HP.


Here's my system:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5690747&CatId=6

I haven't even added the extra 4 gb of ram, or the extra 9800gt that I plan to add, and I run ~180-250 fps with everything maxed. Around 90 fps in brawls in war. And you know how ridiculous those can be.

But if your money is that tight, I would get the nvidia. I just always steer clear of acer. Plus it has the same case and mine, and it's hawttt.
*edit: Just noticed your $600 budget comment.
This one should run cabal pretty well. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5285791&CatId=6

[Winter]

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668628.php

Not bad, comes with the 5850 the 3rd(?) best card ATI has to offer I think. But it might be cheaper to make a PC about the same for 1700 bucks(think that's Canadian currency). Should be able to run any game with this but yea would be probably be best to build your own cause at least you know whats in it.

Processor Intel® Core™ i7-860 Processor1 2.8GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.46GHz (8MB L3 Cache)6
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)7
Memory 16GB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1333MHz Memory8
Memory Capacity 4 DDR3 Slots Total (0 Slots Available)
Hard Drive 1.5TB 7200RPM SATA hard drive3
Video ATI Radeon™ HD5850 Graphics card with 1GB of Discrete Video Memory8
Optical Drive Blu-ray Disc™ 4X BD-ROM / DVD-SuperMulti Drive and 16X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive
Motherboard Systemboard with Intel® H57 Express Chipset
Application Software Microsoft® Works & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)2
Audio High Definition Audio with 7.1 Audio Support
Available Expansion Slots Available: 0 - PCI-E x16, 1 - PCI-E x4, 2 - PCI-E x1
Chassis High performance, black glossy design with trendy red accents and lighting effects
Dimensions (Box) 12" (H) x 20" (W) x 24" (D) or 304.8mm (H) x 508mm (W) x 609.6mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 17.7" (H) x 7.5" (W) x 19" (D) or 449mm (H) x 191mm (W) x 482mm (D)
External Ports (10) USB 2.0 (4 Front, 6 Rear), HDMI™, (2) eSATA, IEEE 1394a, (2) PS/2, (2) DVI, (5) Audio, (1) High Definition Headphone Jack, (1) Microphone Jack
Keyboard Multimedia Keyboard
Media Card Reader Multi-in-One Digital Media Card Reader with PhotoFrame Button4
Mouse Optical Mouse
Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Power Supply 750W Power Supply
Security Software Norton™ Internet Security 2009 (60-day trial)
Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty with Toll-Free Tech Support9
Weight 31 lbs. (14.1 kg) system unit only / Approximately 38 lbs. (17.2 kg.) box

[VeeOhhCee]

get atleast 850w psu

[icebrand]

♥ all

lol 850w psu. what for? isn't that a bit overkill?