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Upgrade, buy, or build ?
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darkparad
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19. September 2008 @ 14:09 |
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Hi. My previous computer has just died. From what I can tell the hard drive is shot. So I am presented with three options. Buying a new hard drive and trying to upgrade a five year old computer, buying a new computer, or building one. I am not the most computer savvy individual so I?m hesitant in building one. But I?m also looking for the most cost effective solution to my needs.
My needs are primarily gaming. Graphics aren?t my primary concern. I would prefer a computer that can handle multiple applications at once. And be easily upgraded throughout the years. Longevity is key. I mostly play MMOs like everquest and world of warcraft. And was planning to play war hammer? but my computer died the day I purchased the game. Leading me to believe war hammer is in fact the anti-Christ.
Any suggestions on which route to take ?
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19. September 2008 @ 16:42 |
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Build yourself a new computer. Upgrading machins after 5 years is not worth it and if you buy one then it wont come with a video card unless it's ridiculously overpriced.
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19. September 2008 @ 18:38 |
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Warhammer isn't very demanding, so a new PC to run it will be cheap. Warhammer will not, however, run on a really old PC, so I maintain a new build as being the best option.
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darkparad
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19. September 2008 @ 18:57 |
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Building a new PC does seem to be the best option. And is something I?ve wanted to give a shot for awhile. I am fairly confident that war hammer would have ran on my old computer, but my demands regarding performance and having all the graphical options aren?t very high. To illustrate I?ve been fairly content playing Eq and WoW on a five year old Hp. The only upgrades (and technical knowledge I have) is that it had 1gig ram and a geforce 5500.
Not being overly computer savvy and such. What is a good starting point in building your first PC ? My finical target is between $500-1,000. With the lower range being optimal. I would much rather have something that can get me by for the time being that I am capable of upgrading at a later time as it becomes necessary. Being able to launch / task between multiple instances of games is key. Other uses will be browsing the internet and storing pictures.
I appreciate any advice =)
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Faugs
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19. September 2008 @ 20:33 |
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The total is $875
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20. September 2008 @ 14:08 |
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20. September 2008 @ 17:53 |
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Agreed, on all those points.
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darkparad
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20. September 2008 @ 20:02 |
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20. September 2008 @ 23:38 |
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Looks good, but I would keep a Q6600. If you are strapped for cash then a E5200 will be just fine and you can overclock it a lot too.
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21. September 2008 @ 15:21 |
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An E5200 is capable enough, it's nowhere near as powerful as a Q6600, and a bit behind an E8400, but once you overclock those differences drop back a bit, and it's not a bad CPU at all, miles faster than the old P4s. (An E5200 overclocked to 3.0Ghz is about 4x as fast as a 3.2Ghz P4 HT)
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