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English forum => Ship Simulator 2008 => General discussions => Topic started by: hongzhu on November 24, 2009, 18:02:34

Title: New System
Post by: hongzhu on November 24, 2009, 18:02:34: Hey all i need to get a new pc for the upcoming ss10 so i was just wondering does anyone know where i can get a decent system i got a budget from Â£500 up to Â£1,000 if anyone has an idea of where i can get a decent system can u please post a link or info etc and ty in advanced for any replys
Title: Re: New System
Post by: Dave M on November 25, 2009, 01:01:32: Hi hongzu,
Here is a link to one supplier that you can look at.
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pc/gaming/
Bear in mind that the systems you are looking at do not have a GUI, (Windows xp/Vista/Windows 7), you have to pay extra for that. They do not have a monitor either, (and in some cases they don't have a keyboard and mouse).

http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/systems/gaming/index.html
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/

These two supply systems with Windows 7 Home 64 bit. That is only the box, no monitor,no keyboard, no mouse.

Have a look around. Type in Bing or Google or whatever, 'Gaming PC' and see what comes up. Make sure that you read them very carefully, especially if you go for a custom system, (the price may only include motherboard/processor/ram/power supply), you then have to see how much a hard drive/GUI/DVD/keyboard/mouse and monitor costs.

As I have said in other posts, a computer that can run SSEx may not need to be as powerful as you think. My advice is to wait and see.

Regards, Dave
Title: Re: New System
Post by: jim.smith on November 25, 2009, 13:56:51: Hi Dave.I bought my PC from Novatech for just over Â£400.It came with Vista Home Premium installed and with keyboard and mouse but no monitor,it runs my simulators with no problems.
Jim.
Title: Re: New System
Post by: saltydog on November 25, 2009, 18:15:48: I think Vista is on the way out, it's all about Windows 7 now.. :)
Title: Re: New System
Post by: Captain Spencer on November 26, 2009, 19:33:38: Quote from: saltydog on November 25, 2009, 18:15:48
I think Vista is on the way out, it's all about Windows 7 now.. :)

I still like Vista though, but would you say XP has died out after the fuss about Vista and Windows 7? :)
Title: Re: New System
Post by: Dave M on November 26, 2009, 21:50:48: Quote from: jim.smith on November 25, 2009, 13:56:51
Hi Dave.I bought my PC from Novatech for just over Â£400.It came with Vista Home Premium installed and with keyboard and mouse but no monitor,it runs my simulators with no problems.
Jim.
Hi jim.smith,
I wish the same could be said of all the systems available now.
Vista now seems to be a stable GUI that has a better, more efficient, way of using memory.
Windows 7 seems to be even better than that. It isn't as memory hungry as Vista and the graphics are generally better.

The reason that I am recommending a gaming computer is that...
If you spend out for a system this year and then one year down the line you cannot play your favourite game, (which might not be SS Extremes), then you may not have the funds to go for another system.
Most gaming computers are expandable. You should be able to upgrade to a 64bit Windows 7 and then upgrade your memory to 6/8 GB if needed. You should be able to upgrade your graphics card or even your CPU.

I suppose that I'm talking about future proofing really, you want a computer to be able to do everything you want for the next four or five years.

Regards, Dave