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| 13 Mar 2013 01:23 PM |
I'm planning to start with a mediocre prebuilt (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229362) and upgrade the GPU. If there are any flaws with that plan, could you guys point them out?
Now I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive yet still decent monitor. Any recommendations as far as that goes? (Live in U.S.) |
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| 13 Mar 2013 01:30 PM |
| Yes, one small problem; the GPU. A geforce 610 really will be terrible for gaming, try and get at least a 640. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 01:33 PM |
@Sam "And upgrade the GPU" can you read? |
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| 13 Mar 2013 01:33 PM |
| Yep, I was definitely planning to replace it. It's just a matter of when. I'll probably swap it out the moment I have the cash. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 01:37 PM |
I personally don't see why people say a GeForce 610 is "terrible" for gaming.
I have a OLD mobile intel card that only has 126MB Dedicated video RAM and uses shared memory for the rest, and it can run games like Tribes: Ascend on lowest settings. I'd think that the GeForce 610 with 1GB video RAM could do much better. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 01:40 PM |
| Well, I suppose it works for light gaming. It's still not quite up to par with what I'm looking for, though. |
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spear593
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| 13 Mar 2013 02:47 PM |
Get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883258017 I don't have any faith in AMD processors (more cores but each less usable = bad gaming) and the 1TB harddrive is a good selling point. Same gfx card to boot. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 03:53 PM |
| I'm slightly nervous about buying a weird brand no one's heard of, though. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 03:58 PM |
| cyberpowerpc is a pretty big site, almost everyone knows who they are. luckily newegg always has a lot of cyberpowerpc computers on sale. for the price it seems like its ok, its just i would never use or recommend windows 8 for gaming, and im not a big fan of amd cpus |
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spear593
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| 13 Mar 2013 06:21 PM |
| The problem with buying from a no-name maker is that you may need to return (not a huge hassle) and wait a few weeks. Otherwise it's da bomb |
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| 13 Mar 2013 06:51 PM |
Flaws: 1. Price 2. It's a FX-6300 and not a FX-6100 3. 500GB hard drive
On the other hand, I'm left-handed. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 06:52 PM |
@spear
it's still better than the i3
the i3 has 2 full cores and 2 weaker cores
the fx-6300 has 3 full cores and 3 weaker cores
On the other hand, I'm left-handed. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 06:53 PM |
the avatar pc is barely a upgrade
On the other hand, I'm left-handed. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 06:59 PM |
It's a FX-6100 and not a FX-6300*
On the other hand, I'm left-handed. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 07:13 PM |
| CAN YOU DO THIS IN ONE POST?! |
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| 13 Mar 2013 07:14 PM |
@support
no
it would take more time
On the other hand, I'm left-handed. |
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| 13 Mar 2013 07:34 PM |
i see another problem aside from the gpu; the psu
cyberpower uses crap psus
not exactly a necessity, but it's better to be safe than sorry
get something like this and you'll be fine
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= |
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