blaze5727 Posted May 16, 2014 Member ID: 21077 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 16 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 7 Achievement Points: 170 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/06/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hello guys, My current PC is a desktop with 32GB of DDR3 ram and has 2 Geforce 660 TI video cards in it. On the bad side the case is just one I got from Bestbuy (HP Pavilion), the motherboard which came with the original HP that I got, probably is not very good and it has a 4 core AMD processor that I never upgraded from the HP pavilion. New: RAM 2x Video cards Powersupply Old: Chassis Motherboard Monitor Processor 2 TB harddrive (Magnetic) With these specs would it be easier to order a whole new computer from one of those "make your own computer" sites only leave out all the things I upgraded already, or would it be easier/cost value to just upgrade each part separately. PS. with my current I can run every game so far on high. I can only make it lag when trying to screen capture BF4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devildog4355 Posted May 16, 2014 Member ID: 15237 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 93 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 958 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 580 Achievement Points: 6679 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/30/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2021 Birthday: 05/04/1992 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Order a whole new computer and ship the one you currently have now to me Seriously I would just buy new stuff that just needs upgraded and build it yourself... Use the new stuff you currently and build from there Edited May 16, 2014 by Devildog4355 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sammy Posted May 16, 2014 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Share Posted May 16, 2014 Before you go that far the question is whether or not you really need to. If you got a new one, or even a significant upgrade, what can you do with it that you cannot do now. If you can play every game on high why do you need new cards? Or a new processor? The industry is looking for people to upgrade because they can. Like iPhones or iPads. I always have to laugh at people that stand in line the first day to spend 400+ bucks every year when at best something might have some more memory and a better camera. Oooo... ahhhhh. My old single GPU is fine for what I need it to do. But I dont play BF4 or other taxing games. However I do need a new one for UDK or UE4 which has more requirements than BF4 ever could have. So there is a definite need there. Otherwise I will save my money and stick with what I've got. BUDMAN and Devildog4355 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted May 17, 2014 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 417 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 346 Achievement Points: 3582 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 21 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted May 17, 2014 I agree. Hold off on the upgrades at least until the next gen parts come out. That way if the next gen stuff is too much for your wallet to handle you can get the older hardware for cheaper when the put them on sale to make room for the new stuff. And you can get more bang for your buck by building yourself. If there is any part of the build you are unsure of I'm sure there are plenty people here that will help you out as well as many YouTube videos to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Fir3Marshal Posted May 17, 2014 Member ID: 20789 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 28 Topic Count: 118 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 936 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 325 Achievement Points: 7004 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/12/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 21, 2014 Birthday: 04/18/1981 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I have been using the following site to play around with different components.... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lrww That is a build out I have been working towards. I have most of the parts except the mobo and proc... Hope that helps!! Let me know if you want to talk about parts at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptCrunch Posted May 17, 2014 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 296 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4470 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3628 Achievement Points: 36517 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 23 minutes ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted May 17, 2014 asus, msi, are the top in MB selection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KaptCrunch Posted May 17, 2014 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 296 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4470 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3628 Achievement Points: 36517 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 23 minutes ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted May 17, 2014 if opt to build system READ the whole MB manual before attempting also remove protective film off cpu or heatsink and apply thermal paste glob of rice size in dead center of surface research your parts and chipset so that are compatible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted May 17, 2014 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.37 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted May 17, 2014 you can lplay every game on high settings which is more themn most of us can .so whats your point in wasting money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blaze5727 Posted May 18, 2014 Member ID: 21077 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 16 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 7 Achievement Points: 170 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/06/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Away from games, I enjoy making Montages of gameplay, I 3-d model, and I am investing time into Game development, which all three are taxing on the computer when doing them. Either way I might invest in a second monitor or at least a larger newer one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Asylumn Posted May 19, 2014 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 251 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2835 Content Per Day: 0.54 Reputation: 1016 Achievement Points: 20374 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 19 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted May 19, 2014 2 or more monitors are a godsend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted May 19, 2014 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 417 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 346 Achievement Points: 3582 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 21 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted May 19, 2014 Blaze if you decide to get new video cards and you want to sell the old ones I would be interested in them. Just let me know if you need any help on your build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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