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I would say a good 64 bit system (java and OS must be 64 bit) with at least 3GHz processor and 8 GB RAM with any decent video card. The video card isn't the big hit with FTB packs. It is the CPU and memory.
 
To answer your actual question, I would recommend a "Gaming PC".
Any super fast one will do, as long as you get 70+fps.
This question isn't really easily answerable, as every PC's different in some way or another.
We can't tell you what to buy, but we can advise.
 
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Best value for your money is building your own computer once you get above $600. What kind of budget do you have?
 
I shall now proceed to piece together a $4000 super-high end gaming machine...

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WHILE WEARING A TUTU!

/spoken with a pompous French accent
 
Vibox is just as bad as Alienware with those prices. Your burning money buying from them. If you can build with LEGO and read a manual, you can build your own computer for less.

Overclockers is the same. Don't spend your money on a prebuilt unless its just for basic internet browsing and office work.

For example, this is a custom build that could max about every game at 1080P at 60 FPS and would do great in FTB. It costs a little under £550. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2NWr1

The exact same computer costs £740.91 at Vibox.
 
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DZCreeper said:
Vibox is just as bad as Alienware with those prices. Your burning money buying from them. If you can build with LEGO and read a manual, you can build your own computer for less.

Overclockers is the same. Don't spend your money on a prebuilt unless its just for basic internet browsing and office work.

For example, this is a custom build that could max about every game at 1080P at 60 FPS and would do great in FTB. It costs a little under £550. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2NWr1

The exact same computer costs £740.91 at Vibox.
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That is where you are wrong, I got my Vibox PC extremely cheap and I cannot believe how fast it is.
But the thing about overclockers and alienware are completely true.
 
DZCreeper said:
Vibox is just as bad as Alienware with those prices. Your burning money buying from them. If you can build with LEGO and read a manual, you can build your own computer for less.

Overclockers is the same. Don't spend your money on a prebuilt unless its just for basic internet browsing and office work.

For example, this is a custom build that could max about every game at 1080P at 60 FPS and would do great in FTB. It costs a little under £550. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2NWr1

The exact same computer costs £740.91 at Vibox.
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Could you switch out the 4gb of ram for 8gb?
 
RealSketch said:
That is where you are wrong, I got my Vibox PC extremely cheap and I cannot believe how fast it is.
But the thing about overclockers and alienware are completely true.
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At this point, unless you can provide an actual cost and partslist, I find that company to be just as bad as Alienware or Overclockers.

benkrispies said:
Could you switch out the 4gb of ram for 8gb?
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The great thing about building yourself is that each part has its own warranty and you don't break any warranty by simply upgrading parts. If you switched to 8 gigs of memory, it would cost more though.

For example, this build has 8 gigs of memory instead of 4 but costs £566.08 which is a little over your budget. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Otv0
 
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DZCreeper said:
At this point, unless you can provide an actual cost and partslist, I find that company to be just as bad as Alienware or Overclockers.



The great thing about building yourself is that each part has its own warranty and you don't break any warranty by simply upgrading parts. If you switched to 8 gigs of memory, it would cost more though.

For example, this build has 8 gigs of memory instead of 4 but costs £566.08 which is a little over your budget. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Otv0
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Good points there, I'll stop fighting for it.
Go with what you want benkrispies, but please for your own sake leave it a week to completely decide, you don't want to feel regret.
 
benkrispies said:
Is the operating system included in the price?
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No it is not. Even with the cost of an OS, it will be cheaper than buying a prebuilt. If this computer is only being used for FTB and web browsing, Linux is free and can do almost anything Windows can. The main downside is very few games support it, FTB works because its based on Minecraft which is based on Java. Java is fairly universal and will work on just about anything.
 
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