As you all know, I'm in search for a new computer soon! I want to stress the fact that I do not need a hardcore gaming computer. I just need one to play League, some newer games, fps's, etc.

I am only interested in Walmart as that is where I'll find them the cheapest so I don't have to order them online and Walmart is right down the road for me.

Now, my question is, if a Windows 7 home premium desktop cost around $278+ tax which would be a little over 300, is that good? It just seems to cheap...It doesn't come with a monitor though, so I figured that's why it was so cheap. The ones with the monitors are over 400.

Here is what I was looking at: http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?Find.x=0&ic=48_0&Find=Find&Find.y=0&search_constraint=3944&_ta=1&search_query=computers&_tt=com&facet=price%3A%24250+-+%24500&_refineresult=true&cat_id=3944

Ignore the laptops, I am only interested in desktops and if the price range is cheap enough, I may be able to get one on my first paycheck!

I'd rather have windows 7 if possible. I'm smart with computers software wise and repairing wise such as viruses, knowing my way around a computer, etc. But when it comes to hardware such as the guts and the right computer for a little bit of gaming an shit, I know pretty much nothing.

I will want it to run Skype with my games I play, so anything with low RAM or a cheap ass processor is out of the picture already.

I'm also wanting the hardrive space to be about 160GB+, but this isn't something I'll cry about if its lets say, 120GB.

Thanks to the users who can help me with this, I just want to make sure I get the right computer, this laptop I'm using right now, I bought about 3 years ago and it costed me over $300 and I was dissapointed greatly.


Also, is DUO core good? The quad cores are just way more expensive and I dunno if I need that..





Thanks,
-Ranik


Here are some of the ones that caught my attention:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-Refurbished-Optiplex-740-Desktop-PC-with-AMD-Athlon-X2-Processor-4GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-7-Professional/20976857 (will have to buy a monior with it)

http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Black-p2-1343wb-Desktop-PC-Bundle-with-AMD-E2-1800-Accelerated-Processor-6GB-Memory-20-LED-Monitor-1TB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-8-Operating-Syste/21634590 (way more expensive, but nice with the new windows 8 and a nice looking LED monitor)

http://www.walmart.com/ip/CyberpowerPC-Black-Gamer-Ultra-GUA250-Desktop-PC-with-AMD-Quad-Core-FX-4100-Processor-8GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-7-Home-Premium-with-Wind/17811825 (LOVING that quad core..)

http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Pavilion-p6-2313W-Desktop-PC-with-AMD-A4-3420-Accelerated-Processor-6GB-Memory-500GB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-8-Monitor-Not-Included/21984277 (have to buy monitor)

My buddy I always play LoL with built his gaming computer from scratch and probably could tell you everything you need to know. If you want I can ask him some specific questions for you later, or just see what he recommends.

Ask is a duo core good enough.


Like basically ask is the extra money worth a quad if I don't need a hardcore gaming pc.

Alright, i'll make sure to ask him when he gets on.

You don't need to spend the money on a quad core.
You will need a decent video card. Most computer you could buy will probably have good enough cards.

I have a dual-core processor, and I can run most games just fine. (with the excpetion of open world rpg like fallout. I have to mess with graphic settings)

2.0+GHz processor speed is plenty for most games, but if youre a gamer, Im not sure you want to go much less than that.

I dont know what your price range is, but the cyberpowerPC would be more than great, and the HP Pavillion would work pretty well too.

Check out this one: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7377493&CatId=2627

It's on sale

Is this what you're looking for?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-two-Antique-laptops-as-is-/121063035071?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item1c2feb50bf

PoisonedPeace wrote:

You don't need to spend the money on a quad core.
You will need a decent video card. Most computer you could buy will probably have good enough cards.

I have a dual-core processor, and I can run most games just fine. (with the excpetion of open world rpg like fallout. I have to mess with graphic settings)

2.0+GHz processor speed is plenty for most games, but if youre a gamer, Im not sure you want to go much less than that.

I dont know what your price range is, but the cyberpowerPC would be more than great, and the HP Pavillion would work pretty well too.

Check out this one: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7377493&CatId=2627

It's on sale

Thanks, this helped a lot! What is your FPS on League and on what settings?

My FPS is usually around 60, and I play on a laptop. Sometimes it will drop as low as 40 in teamfights.

I use whatever the default settings are.

I would build one TBH. It's cheaper and you get a much better computer.