• Help me almighty gods and Levelog.
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Okay, so I have been wrestling with this computer for five years. About a year and a half ago I slapped in a GTX 550 and new PSU at 440 watt cause my old 200 watt one sucked, performance wise it can run most non-multiplayer games at ~40 FPS with average settings. God rest your soul if you try to play Planetside 2 though. So it's been slowly grinding to a halt, etc. I have a few choices: -Dip into my precious dosh to buy + build a new one. -Wipe the computer and start over. This wouldn't be too hard as I have important files saved on other places. - Any other alternatives that are cheap? I'm apprehensive of building a PC over the summer as I have never built one before, plus cheap builds are bad. I need a new screen and mouse too, as mine is ~4 years old and starting to screentear, and I'm using a USB mouse. What would be the best course of action? Arrange to build one soon, or wipe it and delete unneccessary files that are slowing it down in exchange for no performance increase? :suicide:
"Building on an unstable foundation can compromise the building as a whole and cannot be saved." I personally would build a PC intended to play games. Do you have a target budget?
Could we get current system specs and a budget for a new system or upgrades? What kind of screen are you looking for?
~$800 to $850. But, as I said, it might not be a good idea. I've found some good builds for the price, but the question is more like 'should I wipe it and keep using it?'
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3MZuW]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3MZuW/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3MZuW/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590]Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($199.99 @ Newegg) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85mds3h]Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($66.98 @ Newegg) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls8g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($64.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($49.99 @ Amazon) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42765kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card[/url] ($249.99 @ Newegg) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1]Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($39.99 @ Newegg) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m]Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($34.99 @ Newegg) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($19.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Total:[/b] $803.87 [i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i] [i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 21:41 EDT-0400)[/i]
Current system (laughable) 4 gig ram, 2.6 Ghz processor, EVGA Nvidia GTX 550, 850 gig hard drive, 400 watt Corsair PSU. And, to complete the hilarity: Windows 7 and it's an EMachine. Honestly I'd be happy with any widescreen, full-color monitor that runs at a solid level without strobing. [editline]21st May 2014[/editline] Thanks. These suggestions are tres bon. I never thought I'd find a system for that price. I am new to PC building though. If I get these shipped, will you guys provide any assistance/tips on building? I'll probably build at the end of the summer when I have more money. Oh, and possibly a cooler, I have an irrational fear of overheats.
Yeah. Whenever you end up getting parts you can send a pm ky way. And a cooler is really not necessary. The i5 stock cooler has a copper core and it very good at cooling it for stock clocks. I used it for about 3 months before I got my 212 evo to start overclocking
Thank you, guys, for everything.
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