Mr.LandHea
I am a photographer, and I shoot large HD photos and videos.
I need new computer able to:
~Handle these pictures without lowering the quality of each picture or video.
~That won't slow down my computer. I need ultra speed!
~Someone said I need a LOT of RAM
I'm not sure what else I need, but please help me! What's a good computer I could buy (and not the most expensive)
Answer
Desktops get you more power and speed for the price than laptops. Everything is based on the money you have to spend. Certain brands are better values than others. You do the best in desktops building your own and it is not incredibly difficult.
RAM needs max-out because Windows and Graphics cards can only handle so much, and usually that is around 8GB. Hard drive for storage is good and higher speed is better, and if you could afford an SSD (Solid state) it helps.
The problem with the off-the-shelf is that they usually cheap-out on the power supply and cooling.
Can get a good idea about CPU and GPU power here:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
If you want it custom built and have $1130, maybe tax added
http://www.ibuypower.com/2012/presidents-day-specials.aspx#specials
President Mag Dr I for example
Change it to a USB 3.0 mid-tower to have it smaller and get USB 3.0 for future plug-ins
The FX-8120 is pretty good from AMD, buy lots of possibilities and use the benchmark
You can go Intel to be even faster
You can raise it to 16GB RAM, but not sure it helps much.
GTX 560 2G is more than the graphics power since not using it for gaming anyway, but it does a nice job of it, and you can cut it to a cheaper one. Comes with both a solid state and larger 1TB drive.
includes the Windows 7
Basically need to start with a price.
A lot of photo quality will have to do with your editing software and not positive but I think bitmaps of the huge storage will keep better than compressed data.
You should mention a price level first and where you are located as Fry's and Tigerdirect and Newegg are typically for the off-the-shelf. There are a few custom builders that end up costing more than a build-it-yourself but not by a huge amount.
Focus more on the CPU, but a decent graphics card is also needed and the power supply and cooling to handle it.
It you are aiming at a laptop, Lenovo Ideapad Y570 at $800 will do the job and includes a screen where the desktop you buy separate, but probably want to anyway. In laptops note the CPU+GPU are the mobile versions of lower power.
Anything Apple is huge price to performance problem. You do better in a fixed price with anything else.
Desktops get you more power and speed for the price than laptops. Everything is based on the money you have to spend. Certain brands are better values than others. You do the best in desktops building your own and it is not incredibly difficult.
RAM needs max-out because Windows and Graphics cards can only handle so much, and usually that is around 8GB. Hard drive for storage is good and higher speed is better, and if you could afford an SSD (Solid state) it helps.
The problem with the off-the-shelf is that they usually cheap-out on the power supply and cooling.
Can get a good idea about CPU and GPU power here:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
If you want it custom built and have $1130, maybe tax added
http://www.ibuypower.com/2012/presidents-day-specials.aspx#specials
President Mag Dr I for example
Change it to a USB 3.0 mid-tower to have it smaller and get USB 3.0 for future plug-ins
The FX-8120 is pretty good from AMD, buy lots of possibilities and use the benchmark
You can go Intel to be even faster
You can raise it to 16GB RAM, but not sure it helps much.
GTX 560 2G is more than the graphics power since not using it for gaming anyway, but it does a nice job of it, and you can cut it to a cheaper one. Comes with both a solid state and larger 1TB drive.
includes the Windows 7
Basically need to start with a price.
A lot of photo quality will have to do with your editing software and not positive but I think bitmaps of the huge storage will keep better than compressed data.
You should mention a price level first and where you are located as Fry's and Tigerdirect and Newegg are typically for the off-the-shelf. There are a few custom builders that end up costing more than a build-it-yourself but not by a huge amount.
Focus more on the CPU, but a decent graphics card is also needed and the power supply and cooling to handle it.
It you are aiming at a laptop, Lenovo Ideapad Y570 at $800 will do the job and includes a screen where the desktop you buy separate, but probably want to anyway. In laptops note the CPU+GPU are the mobile versions of lower power.
Anything Apple is huge price to performance problem. You do better in a fixed price with anything else.
Whats a good gaming Desktop?
Billy
I've been looking for hours. So could you give me a link to a PC that is about $800, 8 GBs RAM, at least 3.1GHz processor, and a nice Video Card? Or something like that. My intention is to play BF3 on ultra. Thank you.
Answer
With an $800 computer you'll only be able to play BF3 on high settings, not ultra- unless you have a monitor that's 1680x1050 or lower resolution.
To play BF3 acceptably on ultra at 1920x1080 (with MSAA) takes a $230 card like a Radeon HD 7850 or GeForce GTX 570. If you're willing to play with FXAA then a $170 card like a GeForce GTX 560 (non-Ti) or Radeon HD 6870 is fine.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/03/05/amd-radeon-hd-7850-2gb/4
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review/17
This could play on high settings ok, but not ultra:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229335
Your best option would be upgrading a low-cost starting computer with a stronger power supply and graphics card yourself.
For example, buy this starting desktop:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Desktop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/5773209.p?id=1218694831351&skuId=5773209
Then add these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130664
And you'd have a computer with a 2nd-generation Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and GeForce GTX 560 for just $780 (before rebates)!
For playing at 1920x1080 I'd recommend getting this card- it's faster and has 2GB of VRAM, which you'll need when cranking detail levels up to ultra at 1080p.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102998
Good luck!
With an $800 computer you'll only be able to play BF3 on high settings, not ultra- unless you have a monitor that's 1680x1050 or lower resolution.
To play BF3 acceptably on ultra at 1920x1080 (with MSAA) takes a $230 card like a Radeon HD 7850 or GeForce GTX 570. If you're willing to play with FXAA then a $170 card like a GeForce GTX 560 (non-Ti) or Radeon HD 6870 is fine.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/03/05/amd-radeon-hd-7850-2gb/4
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review/17
This could play on high settings ok, but not ultra:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229335
Your best option would be upgrading a low-cost starting computer with a stronger power supply and graphics card yourself.
For example, buy this starting desktop:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Desktop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/5773209.p?id=1218694831351&skuId=5773209
Then add these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130664
And you'd have a computer with a 2nd-generation Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and GeForce GTX 560 for just $780 (before rebates)!
For playing at 1920x1080 I'd recommend getting this card- it's faster and has 2GB of VRAM, which you'll need when cranking detail levels up to ultra at 1080p.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102998
Good luck!
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