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 Post subject: Advice on gaming pc for diablo 3 please
PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 5:00 am 
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Hello, I have just got my copy of Diablo 3 and i need a pc to run it basically. Not looking for an amazing gaming pc just 1 that can run diablo at the recomended/best settings. My budget is £600. Arethese any good?

Processor (CPU)
AMD A6-3650 APU (2.6GHz, 4 Cores) & AMD Radeon™ HD 6530D Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® F1A75-M: FM1 A-SERIES, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)


Price: £518.00 including VAT and delivery.

and

AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 3.6GHz Eight Core CPU
8GB Crucial Ballistix 1333Mhz DDR3 Gaming RAM
1TB Hard Drive Storage Space
ATI Radeon HD 6670 2GB Graphics Card
High Performance Motherboard
DVD RW Optical Drive
Galaxy Gaming Case & 450W PSU
Windows OS Not Included (Link to Upgrade Below)FREE 1 Year Warranty

£491.00

If you guys could offer me any advice or point me in the right direction of a good gaming pc it would be much appreciated.

Many thanks


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 Post subject: Re: Advice on gaming pc for diablo 3 please
PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 3:14 pm 
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Of the two options listed, the first one is the better choice.

FX-8150 is pretty much a waste of time when it comes to gaming, while the A6 system is option, it's already a dead end option, as the next series of APU's will be moved to the new FM2 socket :(

I woud therefore be more inclined to point you toward an AM3+ based system with something like an Phenom II X4-965 for the processor. As it stands now, we may see one more generation of CPU's for the AM3+ before a new socket is released... but only time will tell.

EDIT: BTW... I played the Diablo III BETA in the final week it was online on an A8-3870K with the integrated GPU for the graphics. It handled it surprisingly well, running at 1280x1024 with all in game settings maxed for quality, it dropped to 15fps once durring the Jar of Souls fight & dipped to 23fps durring the Skeleton King fight, but other than that averaged about 34fps.


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