Need help finding or building a new PC for LCPD: First Response and other video games? This is the thread for you. This particular topic will be pinned and left open for anybody who has any questions on what to do about getting the right PC for their needs, and anybody who has input or suggestions for those people. The G17 community team has decided to put this up here in order to keep things here on the forum organized and convenient. Without further delay, let's get to talkin'. I'll start off by having a quick list of the most powerful equipment available right now, which I'll try and remember to update as new parts come out.

Processors:
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition - Six cores at 3.9GHZ clock speed
AMD FX-8350 - 8 cores at 4.0GHZ clock speed.

Graphics Cards (single GPU):
nVidia GeForce TITAN - 6GB GDDR5 RAM on PCI Express 3.0
AMD Radeon 7990 - 6GB GDDR5 RAM on PCI Express 3.0

Motherboards:
ASUS P6T7 WS Ultimate Gamer - 3-Way SLI & PhysX, SATA 6GB (Intel based)
ASUS Crosshair V Formula - 3-Way SLI/CrossFire, Thunderbolt, SATA 6GB (AMD based)

Memory:
Corsair Dominator DDR3
GSkill Trident DDR3
Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Patriot Gamer DDR3
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR3
Kingston HyperX DDR3

Power supplies:
Thermaltake
Seasonic
Antec
Coolermaster
OCZ
Corsair

Hard drives:
Western Digital (HDD & SSD)
Seagate (HDD & SSD)
Hitachi (HDD & SSD)
Toshiba (HDD & SSD)
Intel (SSD)
Patriot (SSD)
Corsair (SSD)
Kingston (SSD)
Samsung (HDD & SSD)
Crucial (SSD)
Mushkin (SSD)

Monitors:
Samsung
LG
Acer
AOC
ASUS
Panasonic
Viewsonic
Sony
Hanspree
Westinghouse

Peripherals:
Logitech
Microsoft
Razer
Roccat
Saitek
Steel Series

Key websites for information, reviews and benchmark tests:
HardOCP.com - News & review website
TomsHardware.com - News & review website
Guru3D.com - News & review website
HWCompare.com - Real world & synthetic benchmark tests of every major graphics card

Edited July 25, 201312 yr by unr3al
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This is perfect! I've got my own build here, but if you wouldn't mind going the extra step and maybe putting the price of most items there? (if able, I'm aware that Memory will change)

Awesome job tho!! +1

The pricing is different depending on where you buy it. My suggestion is to search and compare.

This is a great thread for those wondering to build a PC. May I suggest adding a "how-to" video for building PCs, and some different-budget builds? I know that everyone wants the best parts, but most people will probably not buythe best parts. I could link a great video I used, and that site, build-gaming-computers.com, that also has different budget builds, although we could probably conjure our own decent ones.

As far as the budget builds go, parts change too frequently to make that happen, so if someone requests it, a couple of people can take a crack at it upon asking. Videos can be found on YouTube. As an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DPQW0e9ufM

How about a budget build parts list. I'd perfer to not have to spend one whole entire paycheck just on the cpu. :confused:

My current system can rn GTA IV ok...but then I realize I have betwwen my current computer, and my closet full of random computer parts, I could easily have hundreds of dollars in parts. So I was thinking if I could sell off all my old computer parts I together I could make enough for a simple budget build. I am going to go take stock of all the parts I have and price out what they are selling for on ebay and get back to you on budget but any suggestions for a budget build are greatly appriciated.

More suggestions:

Power supplies:

Seasonic (X-Series power supplies)

Memory:

G.Skill

Edited March 29, 201214 yr by Sgt. Jackson

Just a question, is the Radeon 6670 able to handle GTAIV on highest settings, and do you think it will handle GTAV?

For my birthday, I'm willing to sacrifice my airsoft loadout for new PC parts. So far I need a video card and PSU...

Edited April 3, 201214 yr by Marine831

Anyone know what graphics card will work with a Walmart Emachine ?. I need to get this going. Been 3 weeks still havent played

Is that even a PC?

Regardless, can you post your specs please?

Specs will be apreciated, but since it bears the name Walmart, I'd presume it won't run high-performance games very well, if at all.

Hey, do you know if this computer can run the game and LCPDFR mod? I found it on craiglist and am planning on buying it if it can run it. I copyed and pasted the info from craiglist ad.

Has Windows 7 Home Premium ,Office 2010 and all the updates,drivers installed.

Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83ghz Processor. This laptop is very quick

2gb of ram DDR2

Dvd Burner can burn,play Dvd's and Cd's.

160gb hard drive, with lots of available space for your music,movies,games, just about anything.

15.4 inch Widescreen, perfect for watching movies on the go, looks fantastic very sharp looking.

Built in Webcam with Microphone so you can with your friends on programs like Skype

Built in wireless for on the go such as coffee shops like starbucks, or even at mcdonalds

Comes with 1x Vga,3x usb ports for your devices like ipods,mp3 players, phones, or other devices.

Thank you. I just want to know if it can run it because the computer I have cannot run it. Thank you! :)

Thank you. I just want to know if it can run it because the computer I have cannot run it. Thank you! :)

Aw hell naw. That thing will either blow up or implode when you play GTA.

Aw hell naw. That thing will either blow up or implode when you play GTA.

He's got a point, that is some very, very low system specs, you would barley pass the minimum specs to play GTA IV, let alone be able to play LCPDFR.

How about this one? Found it on ebay.

Powered by Intel Pentium M 760 processor with 2.0GHz speed the Alienware Area-51 M5500 notebook enhances your computing performance This Alienware 15.4-inch laptop produces refine and stunning picture output with its 1680 x 1050p native resolution. This Alienware notebook has the ability to support 2GB memory which gives you the freedom to save your data and documents effortlessly. The Alienware Area-51 M5500 laptop has NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 128MB as the graphic processing unit for detailed texts and crisp graphic output. The Ethernet connectivity of this Alienware notebook runs at the rate of 10/100/1000 Mbps letting you have an effective web access. Integrated with stereo speakers, this Alienware 15.4-inch laptop offers Intel high-definition sound excellence.

Product Identifiers Brand Alienware Model Area-51 M5500 MPN GSDESK006,GSDESK006 Area 51m 5500, PC-LT-A51M-5500-ACR:SKU-DEFAULT Key Features Type Laptop/Notebook

Ram is pretty low, you need something along the lines of 4GB, or more, also that GPU is pretty low as well, well, all together, its a low end system, why don't you just build a new computer your self? Like, if you have a small budget, you can get a good budget PC by building one your self, what is your Budget anyways?

Well I was trying to find one for $350 or less. Thats as much as I can spend

Well I was trying to find one for $350 or less. Thats as much as I can spend

Then you can get a shit PC without graphics card :)

Then you can get a shit PC without graphics card :)

Its not my fault thats as much as I can spend. Im not rich. Im just trying to find a laptop that can actually run the mod. Because the computer I have cant run the mod. I dont care about lag I just want to play the game. Im looking for a used alienware computer on ebay.