Q. So basically, all I need is a new video card, cpu, and I need more RAM memory and a bigger hard drive. If it matters, i'd like to play games like Doom 3, Left 4 Dead, Fable, Mass Effect, Oblivion, and probably Skyrim and Battlefield. How much would those pieces cost? I don't want the "ultimate" setup, I just want those games listed to look and play better than their console counterparts. I'm on a $500-$600 budget.
Damn, I feel like an idiot now. But, i've got a stock HP pavilion a6683w. Everything on it is stock, not sure if that helps...
k623dnowman Would all of that stuff be compatible with my hp a6683w?
Damn, I feel like an idiot now. But, i've got a stock HP pavilion a6683w. Everything on it is stock, not sure if that helps...
k623dnowman Would all of that stuff be compatible with my hp a6683w?
A. For $500-600 I can't guarantee you'll be able to play Oblivion, Skyrim or Battlefield at settings high enough to make them play better than they do on console.
You mentioned needing all but the three most defining parts of a computer: the case, the motherboard, and the power supply (PSU). These three are what will determine what RAM, CPU, harddrive, and video card you can put in your computer...particularly your PSU and motherboard.
Even assuming that your PSU is capable of outputting enough wattage to support your system regardless of what parts go into it, I can't recommend you any parts until I know what motherboard you have. Because you can't just mount any CPU on any motherboard, and the same goes for RAM and graphics cards (though to a lesser extent).
EDIT**
HP, huh? Well without looking at it personally, I can't say for sure, but chances are they jipped you on either the case, the motherboard, or the power supply. What most brand names like Dell and HP don't mention behind the typical specs like RAM and CPU speed is that they often use the cheapest motherboard and lowest wattage PSU they can get away with. After all, why should they future proof your system for you? They'd rather you just bought another computer from them when it comes time to upgrade.
Again, I can't say all this for sure since I don't know what the inside of your computer looks like. But if you're willing to build a computer, you're better off raising your budget by another $100-200 and just starting from the ground up. You'll probably encounter less obstacles that way.
You mentioned needing all but the three most defining parts of a computer: the case, the motherboard, and the power supply (PSU). These three are what will determine what RAM, CPU, harddrive, and video card you can put in your computer...particularly your PSU and motherboard.
Even assuming that your PSU is capable of outputting enough wattage to support your system regardless of what parts go into it, I can't recommend you any parts until I know what motherboard you have. Because you can't just mount any CPU on any motherboard, and the same goes for RAM and graphics cards (though to a lesser extent).
EDIT**
HP, huh? Well without looking at it personally, I can't say for sure, but chances are they jipped you on either the case, the motherboard, or the power supply. What most brand names like Dell and HP don't mention behind the typical specs like RAM and CPU speed is that they often use the cheapest motherboard and lowest wattage PSU they can get away with. After all, why should they future proof your system for you? They'd rather you just bought another computer from them when it comes time to upgrade.
Again, I can't say all this for sure since I don't know what the inside of your computer looks like. But if you're willing to build a computer, you're better off raising your budget by another $100-200 and just starting from the ground up. You'll probably encounter less obstacles that way.
Building A Good Gaming Computer For Less Than £500?
Q. Hello there, as we all know it's only 6 months until it's Christmas again, and i would like a fairly big present this year, a gaming computer, now.. i'm only 15 years of age and don't have a clue on how to build my own computer, i have heard it's possible to build a gaming computer that can run modern games on medium settings (Which i don't mind, seeing as i don't really see much difference) and i know it's A LOT cheaper than buying a pre made one and updating that. I am extremely intrested in the area too, i would love to fix/repair computers for a living when i am older, i just find the fascinating, so this may be a great way to start learning, but i could also screw up and loose the whole computer, so my first question is, is there anywhere in the UK that will build your computer if you bring them the parts and how much would it cost? My second question is where and what should i buy? what is the latest CPU, Graphics Card, Motherboard and other things, what cases are the best? room to have more Hard Drives? and is there a website that could give me a clear step by step guide into making my computer?
My budget is around £500, but my mum and dad may be willing to go a bit over, depends on how much of a difference the upgrade would make, so anywhere between £500-£700 would be great, I'm really interested in gaming and I'm always on Xbox/computer, but my current laptop can not run modern games, so I'm looking to upgrade, so basically ANY infomation would be great, and thank you in advance, :)
My budget is around £500, but my mum and dad may be willing to go a bit over, depends on how much of a difference the upgrade would make, so anywhere between £500-£700 would be great, I'm really interested in gaming and I'm always on Xbox/computer, but my current laptop can not run modern games, so I'm looking to upgrade, so basically ANY infomation would be great, and thank you in advance, :)
A. Hey, welcome to the faith!
Building your gaming PC is by far the best route to take.
For £500, you're quite limited but seeing as you only wanna run games on medium, you're sorted.
I reccomend this processor -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q6600-2-4GHz-Processor-/200618221813?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item2eb5c720f5#ht_542wt_1139 -
old but still one of the best around.
This card -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zotac-Amp-2-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-260-216-cores-/290577103918?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item43a7bebc2e#ht_1232wt_1139
this processor cooler
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-7-Pro-Rev-2-AMD-Intel-CPU-Cooler-/160553263879?pt=Computing_ComputerComponents_Fans_Heatsinks_SR&hash=item2561b86307
a motherboard like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-G41MT-S2-Motherboard-Intel-775-DDR3-Quality-/220780264543?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item3367877c5f#ht_5756wt_905
- you can get much better - so look around - im just taking into account budget here.
and this ram
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-2x2-4-GB-DDR3-Kingston-Memory-1333MHz-PC3-10600-/230632449706?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_MemoryRAM_JN&hash=item35b2c3e6aa#ht_1827wt_905
- again - you can get better but that will do just fine.
Case is a matter of perferance so have a look around - i reccomend ebuyer.com for cases.
Hope this helps! you may be interested to know that the processor, graphics and cooler are whats in my own PC which is maxing all the games i play on it (just cause 2 GTA4, test drive unlimited 2, COD Black Ops). And I have slower, DDR2 ram! :P
Also, you'll need this for your processor:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arctic-Silver-5-Premium-Thermal-Compound-3-5g-/330574808717?pt=Computing_ComputerComponents_Fans_Heatsinks_SR&hash=item4cf7cb468d#ht_1964wt_905
- by far the highest quality thermal paste.
Get in contact with me if you need other help.
Good Luck!
Building your gaming PC is by far the best route to take.
For £500, you're quite limited but seeing as you only wanna run games on medium, you're sorted.
I reccomend this processor -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q6600-2-4GHz-Processor-/200618221813?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item2eb5c720f5#ht_542wt_1139 -
old but still one of the best around.
This card -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zotac-Amp-2-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-260-216-cores-/290577103918?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item43a7bebc2e#ht_1232wt_1139
this processor cooler
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-7-Pro-Rev-2-AMD-Intel-CPU-Cooler-/160553263879?pt=Computing_ComputerComponents_Fans_Heatsinks_SR&hash=item2561b86307
a motherboard like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-G41MT-S2-Motherboard-Intel-775-DDR3-Quality-/220780264543?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item3367877c5f#ht_5756wt_905
- you can get much better - so look around - im just taking into account budget here.
and this ram
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-2x2-4-GB-DDR3-Kingston-Memory-1333MHz-PC3-10600-/230632449706?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_MemoryRAM_JN&hash=item35b2c3e6aa#ht_1827wt_905
- again - you can get better but that will do just fine.
Case is a matter of perferance so have a look around - i reccomend ebuyer.com for cases.
Hope this helps! you may be interested to know that the processor, graphics and cooler are whats in my own PC which is maxing all the games i play on it (just cause 2 GTA4, test drive unlimited 2, COD Black Ops). And I have slower, DDR2 ram! :P
Also, you'll need this for your processor:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arctic-Silver-5-Premium-Thermal-Compound-3-5g-/330574808717?pt=Computing_ComputerComponents_Fans_Heatsinks_SR&hash=item4cf7cb468d#ht_1964wt_905
- by far the highest quality thermal paste.
Get in contact with me if you need other help.
Good Luck!
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