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nrf2005
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12. June 2008 @ 11:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok, I have an a6203w HP Pavilion Desktop
This is a link to the specs

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.d...000000001827170

I am interested in upgrading it to play games on, right now, I play World of Warcraft and that is it. I have had people tell me to upgrade RAM and a video card, but I have never done either of these, so I am new to it all.

What would you suggest, I plan on getting 2-4 Gigs of Ram, but I have no idea on what video card I should get, how I would set it up, and what, if anything, has to be done to my Power Supply.
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12. June 2008 @ 14:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok. first thing to be updates HAS to be PSU. no cheap ones either. if you get a cheap one, your computer can catch fire and explode (and this is un UNDERSTATEMENT if you go for Q-TEC)

what is your budget m8?



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12. June 2008 @ 15:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well, I am doing this in stages, so I say 400-800. I plan to buy each part at certain points before 09' hits. I should buy one part per month or two maybe.
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12. June 2008 @ 16:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok then firstly get the corsair HX520 :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001

shop around for cheaper, as i reside in the UK, im not sure the place for the cheapest in the US



MGR (Micro Gaming Rig) .|. Intel Q6600 @ 3.45GHz .|. Asus P35 P5K-E/WiFi .|. 4GB 1066MHz Geil Black Dragon RAM .|. Samsung F60 SSD .|. Corsair H50-1 Cooler .|. Sapphire 4870 512MB .|. Lian Li PC-A70B .|. Be Queit P7 Dark Power Pro 850W PSU .|. 24" 1920x1200 DGM (MVA Panel) .|. 24" 1920x1080 Dell (TN Panel) .|.
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12. June 2008 @ 16:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The corsair PSU should be your first upgrade. The CPU will do for now. You'll want to get more RAM, which is relatively cheap, then a new graphics card, which will be a bit more expensive.



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