Which Computer?

Welcome to Fluther.

I have no doubt that someone will be along shortly to give you their recommendation for a computer to play Minecraft on, but…

1. Did you mean to leave a list of choices, and then forget the list?
2. Did you really mean to say “record” Minecraft?
3. You have to set the criteria to decide what makes one computer better than another: price, processing speed, memory and hard drive capacity, features, etc. What does it for you?

You have plenty of space in the question – really, more than you’d be likely to use – so feel free to load up your question with relevant details and links to the computers you’re asking about.

Edit: Well, there we go, then. My work here is complete.

If you’re actually serious about getting a gaming comp and considering spending a good bit of money on it, DON’T get an alienware. You’re paying far more for the name and that stupid alien logo than you are for the parts inside.

Buy the parts separately and put it together yourself. You’ll save money and get a far better machine out of it.

There is a list if choices, and I’m looking for a computer that will not lag when I try to RECORD minecraft, that’s what I’m looking for, which one will pull the least amount if lag, and please leave a list of which ones are the best

Of those three, the only one I would even consider is the one in the middle. It has a Core i7, so it wins there, but the graphics card is not as good as the one I picked up for only $100. As @uberbatman already said, Alienware tends to be overpriced, and I would only pay $600–650 for something with those specs.

Personally, I am a fan of building my own, at least when I can find good deals on parts, but for that I would have an easier time making recommendations if I had a desired budget; something more specific than “as cheap as possible” since cost and quality go hand-in-hand. At the time of my last upgrade, I got a good enough deal on a pre-built to go that route instead.

For recording, almost any computer currently on the market will suffice. Hell, I could probably do it on my phone! But your hardware needs will depend on what else you plan to do.

FYI, lag is a function of your internet connection and LAN. Your computer’s specs have no bearing on ping times. Ferraris cannot go fast when they are stuck in traffic, if you catch my drift. If lag is your primary problem, find a better ISP.

Lastly, “gaming computer” is a marketing term. My PC was never intended for gaming, but after just a little work, it can beat many rigs that are marketed as “gaming PCs”.

If you just want to use it for minecraft buy a second hand core 2 quad, that’s what I have and it’s basically the same as a core i3

@8magnum8 out of curiosity, what program are you using to record minecraft with?

The biggest challenge I have with minecraft is how much RAM it uses, so the more the better I say.

I’ll have to decide, prob fraps or bandicam

@phaedryx

Well, any computer that can run Minecraft well could run Minecraft and FRAPS together, so that doesn’t narrow it down much. I run FRAPS alongside more demanding games on my old i3–530.

My laptop is 10 years old and has been rebuilt/redone about 5 times @jerv

What kind of chip you got in there, a Dorito?

Sorry, bad song lyric

Seriously though, laptops are not nearly as modular as desktops, so either it’s not even close to the same laptop it used to be (new motherboard, CPU, and RAM) or it’s less powerful than my previous phone and no longer can be considered a computer as it cannot run modern software.

I suspect that even a three year old desktop like mine would be a massive upgrade for you, and a system equivalent to mine can be found used for $200 or less. Lacking any details other than your desire to do something any desktop built in the last five years can do with ease, it’s hard to give an answer since even the cheapest nettop would meet your stated needs.

I can run minecraft at 100 fps on good days on an 100 year old laptop, but when i start to record i drop to 15–20 fps, i dont understand @jerv

Minecraft is fairly light, enough so that a low-end smartphone can run it, but FRAPS encodes things, which take a lot of number-crunching; more than I would want ot do ona Pentium 4 or Atom N270.