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...that will be able to run Battlefield 2. That is your challenge, proceed!!!

(oh and I don't need it to be able to run battlefield 2 at maximum efficiency, as long as it works)

define "run" :p

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http://www.newegg.com/


Do yer own legwork.

Try and blag a freebie from somewhere (universities and large companies might throw PCs away regularly frequently - ask) or get something secondhand from a friend. You can shove a "new" graphics card in it if whatever it comes with isn't up to snuff.

You could also look through ebay...

I don't think buying new is the most efficient way of doing this. But is Battlefield 2 really worth a whole computer?

How about a cheap relaible computer that'll be able to run SPORE

Try and blag a freebie from somewhere (universities and large companies might throw PCs away regularly frequently - ask) or get something secondhand from a friend. You can shove a "new" graphics card in it if whatever it comes with isn't up to snuff.

You could also look through ebay...

I don't think buying new is the most efficient way of doing this. But is Battlefield 2 really worth a whole computer?

I'm not buying it for battlefield 2, i want to get a new computer, and bf2 is the benchmark.

Be Careful... You typically get what you pay for...:)

I'm not buying it for battlefield 2, i want to get a new computer, and bf2 is the benchmark.

Oh, righto. Misunderstood, sorry ;)
Well, if you're buying new and economy is important ignore laptops. Also ignore integrated graphics, they aren't up to gaming at all.
Building it yourself will save you a few bob in most cases.
After that, pretty much any modern hardware and a graphics card at geforce 6600 or better levels should do the job.

How about a cheap relaible computer that'll be able to run SPORE

NORAD won’t return my calls :(

Be Careful... You typically get what you pay for...:)

Yay (or whatever you guys stateside say)
Games consoles do games (tho I'm no gamer)
Comps per se are tools and a gaming lapdog is akin to asking an abacus to do astrophysics.
Get the right tool for the job.;)

a gaming lapdog

A gaming lapdog?

I always wanted a macbook, but that's way out of my fiscal league.

Yes, aim at something higher like Spore and Supreme Commander, Battlefield 2 sucks.

Anyway, next year they will release a 100 dolars notebook, so try to get one. Of course it doesnt even run tetris, but it has a pump to give it energy.

Oh, righto. Misunderstood, sorry ;)
Well, if you're buying new and economy is important ignore laptops. Also ignore integrated graphics, they aren't up to gaming at all.
Building it yourself will save you a few bob in most cases.
After that, pretty much any modern hardware and a graphics card at geforce 6600 or better levels should do the job.

But there isn't really any space for a computer.

If your after a desktop to run the latest games but are cheap like me, you should go for the Intel core 2 duo, the slowest one thats only about £100, it overclocks to be as good as the fastest, and faster than any AMD chip. (I have an AMD processor though and they are ace). And get a Radeon X1950XT if you can find one cheap, they had them for £140 on overclockers.co.uk recently, if you cant find one get a X1950pro for even less. You can upgrade to a DX10 card when it actually comes out. Oooh and get a Logitech mouse, they rule.

There you go. (http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Lappy_486)

But there isn't really any space for a computer.

New. Cheap. Laptop. Plays Battlefield 2.

Pick 3.

At most.

Cheap that plays intensive games?

I hope you have well over $1k to spend.