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  • 24-01-2013 11:37pm
    #1
    Menelaun
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭


    1. What is your budget? €900-950

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows? Yes

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? speakers and monitor(have a hd tv which I use for my current non gaming rig just wondering is that better than a monitor or vice versa)

    5. Do you need a monitor? Unsure

    5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? Not too sure but i think it's a good one.

    6. Do you need any of these peripherals? wireless card

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking? No

    8. How can you pay? Credit card

    9. When are you purchasing? July

    10. If you need help building it, where are you based ? Kildare
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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,179 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Not to sound rude, but come back in July. There will be a new generation of CPUs, and graphics cards to choose from. Not to mention different cases and other components. Most-likely 9/10 components would change between now and then.


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    smellsfunny
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    Whats you current rig? Might get away with a 7750 or 7770 or something to tie you over till July for gaming. Can pick them up second hand for cheap enough or around 80 to 100 new.


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    Menelaun
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭Menelaun


    smellsfunny wrote: »
    Whats you current rig? Might get away with a 7750 or 7770 or something to tie you over till July for gaming. Can pick them up second hand for cheap enough or around 80 to 100 new.
    Its a 500 prebuilt not built for gaming though


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    smellsfunny
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 107 ✭✭smellsfunny


    model? it could be fine for gaming, might just need a graphics card and maybe PSU.


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    Menelaun
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭Menelaun


    smellsfunny wrote: »
    model? it could be fine for gaming, might just need a graphics card and maybe PSU.

    Some sort of Compaq I cant find any to tell me what model it is though
    :mad:


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,179 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Download Speccy and post a picture of the summary page. You'll also want to pop the side panel off your case and take a picture of your power supply, so we can see what it can handle. What you're looking for is something like this:

    p10.jpg

    It'll either be at the very top or very bottom of your case.


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    smellsfunny
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 107 ✭✭smellsfunny


    Menelaun wrote: »
    Some sort of Compaq I cant find any to tell me what model it is though
    :mad:

    Any idea what the processor or ram is? Start->Computer->System properties


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    Menelaun
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭Menelaun


    smellsfunny wrote: »
    Any idea what the processor or ram is? Start->Computer->System properties
    3 gigs RAM AMD Athlon II X2 220 Processot 2.80 GHz


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    Menelaun
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭Menelaun


    Serephucus wrote: »
    Download Speccy and post a picture of the summary page. You'll also want to pop the side panel off your case and take a picture of your power supply, so we can see what it can handle. What you're looking for is something like this:

    p10.jpg

    It'll either be at the very top or very bottom of your case.

    Operating System
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 220 20 °C
    Regor 45nm Technology
    RAM
    3.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 533MHz (7-7-7-20)
    Motherboard
    FOXCONN 2AAF (CPU 1) 31 °C
    Graphics
    SAMSUNG (1360x768@60Hz)
    ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics (HP)
    Hard Drives
    466GB Seagate ST350041 8AS SATA Disk Device (SATA) 23 °C
    Optical Drives
    hp DVD RW AD-7251H5 SATA CdRom Device
    Audio
    Realtek High Definition Audio


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