What should I do with my computer?

[Mr.T]

My computer sucks balls, its as simple as that, I'm just wondering what I should do to make my computer a good gaming machine

OS: Vista
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.6Ghz
Memory: 3070MB
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8600GS, Integrated RAMDAC (I know it sucks), 1775MB
HDD: 1TB

[editline]08:16PM[/editline]

I dont want to spend a shitload of money

[BlkDucky]

It depresses me to think that not long ago I would have killed just for that HDD. Or the CPU. Or the RAM.
...
:sigh:

[editline]07:18PM[/editline]

PS. I would have left the OS.

[Mr.T]

So I upgrade my OS?

[PyroCF]

Get a cheap ATi 56xx series, should do the job.

[thf]

[QUOTE=Mr.T;24187893]Integrated RAMDAC (I know it sucks)[/QUOTE]

what

[Mr.T]

Integrated RAMDAC sounds like as its integrated in the processor? O.o

[editline]08:42PM[/editline]

I know, I suck at hardware, only on software I am good at

[thf]

The RAMDAC is the thing that allows you to use VGA, it converts digital video data to analog video data.

[Disarray]

To be fair it isn't the be all and end all, just grab a cheap 4 or 5 series ATi and you'll be away.

[Big D Duchovny]

What's your PSU? (You need to open your computer, in order to do this. So open that bitch up now.)

[Mr.T]

Whats a PSU?

[starpoo90]

[QUOTE=BlkDucky;24187973]It depresses me to think that not long ago I would have killed just for that HDD. Or the CPU. Or the RAM.
...
:sigh:

[editline]07:18PM[/editline]

PS. I would have left the OS.[/QUOTE]

A terabyte? I think it's just [i]too[/i] much. I think 500GB is nearing a bit ridiculous. Vista is fine.

[editline]02:06PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=Mr.T;24189077]Whats a PSU?[/QUOTE]

:doh:
Part of me srsly died. Yes, I just saw your admittance at software prowess, but still, basic hardware knowledge never hurts.

[Orange-Soda]

[QUOTE=starpoo90;24189131]A terabyte? I think it's just [i]too[/i] much. I think 500GB is nearing a bit ridiculous. Vista is fine.[/QUOTE]

Depends what you want the space for really. If your storing large files like films etc, you will need more than 500GB eventually

[Big D Duchovny]

[QUOTE=starpoo90;24189131]A terabyte? I think it's just [i]too[/i] much. I think 500GB is nearing a bit ridiculous. Vista is fine.

[editline]02:06PM[/editline]

:doh:
Part of me srsly died. Yes, I just saw your admittance at software prowess, but still, basic hardware knowledge never hurts.[/QUOTE]

A part of me seriously died when I saw your non-transparent avatar.
Hardware knowledge is good, but basic software knowledge is nice, too.

[starpoo90]

Uncompressed Blu-Ray. :rolleye:

[editline]02:11PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;24189238]A part of me seriously died when I saw your non-transparent avatar.
Hardware knowledge is good, but basic software knowledge is nice, too.[/QUOTE]
Are you sa--nontransparent avatar, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!? I know that I spelled seriously wrong, srsly is more fun to say though (especially as Microsoft Anna says it).

[BlkDucky]

[QUOTE=Mr.T;24188231]So I upgrade my OS?[/QUOTE]

Haha. Not unless you feel the need. Just my personal loathing of Vista getting into my posts.

[Mr.T]

But whats a PSU?

[Big D Duchovny]

[QUOTE=starpoo90;24189254]Uncompressed Blu-Ray. :rolleye:

[editline]02:11PM[/editline]

Are you sa--nontransparent avatar, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!? I know that I spelled seriously wrong, srsly is more fun to say though (especially as Microsoft Anna says it).[/QUOTE]

English isn't my native language, sorry. I didn't know you could put words together like that in english, as you can in danish, but fair enough.

And Mr.T, it's a power supply.

You JPG-raped your avatar, too. Seriously, that's bad.

[editline]07:25PM[/editline]

Here I got you some transparency: [img]http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1605/bettersadawesome.png[/img]
Still JPG-raped, though.

[B1N4RY!]

[QUOTE=Mr.T;24189448]But whats a PSU?[/QUOTE]

This thing

[img]http://images.maplin.co.uk/full/ry91.jpg[/img]

[sp]Ever heard of GOOGLE???[/sp]

[Loogaroo]

idiot

psu is obviously this:

[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_veswGS4uNJQ/SAW8CXYQlgI/AAAAAAAACe8/0BlHBZpJg3M/s400/core2duo.png[/img]

[nos217]

-snip-

[joost1120]

I'd murder for such a pc.

[Big D Duchovny]

Stop with the scam already:
[img]http://www.diycustomcomputers.com/images/MotherboardB.jpg[/img]

[B1N4RY!]

[QUOTE=waxrock;24190370]idiot

psu is obviously this:

[img_thumb]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_veswGS4uNJQ/SAW8CXYQlgI/AAAAAAAACe8/0BlHBZpJg3M/s400/core2duo.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

That's a CPU, get your facts right idiot :downs:

[editline]12:51PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;24190439]Stop with the scam already:
[img_thumb]http://www.diycustomcomputers.com/images/MotherboardB.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

Right, how do you expect that PSU to work without a proper flux capacitor regulation unit?

[img]http://www.zdtronic.com/images/ASR-2120S.jpg[/img]

[DOG-GY]

put wings on it and make a plane

[Big D Duchovny]

[QUOTE=B1N4RY!;24190480]That's a CPU, get your facts right idiot :downs:

[editline]12:51PM[/editline]

Right, how do you expect that PSU to work without a proper flux capacitor regulation unit?

[img]http://www.zdtronic.com/images/ASR-2120S.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

Those wires are by far to short to reach the motherboard in the upper right corner:
[img]http://www.mysuperpc.com/pc_assembly/antec_ks282_interior_cage_cr.jpg[/img]

[Loogaroo]

[QUOTE=B1N4RY!;24190480]That's a CPU, get your facts right idiot :downs:[/QUOTE]

fuck

you figured me out

damn you smart

[editline]08:07PM[/editline]

except you're still an idiot for thinking that psu is a cpu

everyone knows that this is a cpu:

[img]http://www.boyntontech.net/images/A406-1069-maina.jpg[/img]

[B1N4RY!]

[QUOTE=waxrock;24190793]fuck

you figured me out

damn you smart

[editline]08:07PM[/editline]

except you're still an idiot for thinking that psu is a cpu

everyone knows that this is a cpu:

[img]http://www.boyntontech.net/images/A406-1069-maina.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

There we go, that's my boy.

[Big D Duchovny]

You're missing the RAM:
[img]http://www.tacticalpanda.co.uk/images/heatsink_and_fan.png[/img]

[[EG] Pepper]

no thats a BIOS

these are the parts

[URL=http://filesmelt.com/][IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Parts_of_a_computer.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[starpoo90]

[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;24189464]
You JPG-raped your avatar, too. Seriously, that's bad.

[editline]07:25PM[/editline]

Here I got you some transparency: [img]http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1605/bettersadawesome.png[/img]
Still JPG-raped, though.[/QUOTE]

I do not understand. What are you saying, Mighty Photoshop Pro? I just took the original Awesome Face in Paint.Net and switched some things around. What would I need transparency for?

PSU: That big cube at the back of your case that has all those multilingual warnings on it not to open. EVAR!1