lol ddr2 is not cheap these days if you buy new,as ram prices have sky rocketed over the last few months
gtx260/5770 would be the way to go graphics wise
can we have a full spec list of your pc please?
If you're on lga775 then look for a secondhand q6600 and overclock it to anywhere between 3.0 ghz and 3.6ghz, obv this will only benifit you in multi-threaded games but the extra oomph is always nice to have just in case
if you're on socket a…
5870's don't overclock too well apparently and the 5850 would be the better choice for this budget
if he went am3 i would still recomend going for a 955 over an 810 and whichever path he chooses he'll need to overclock his chip to get the most po…
Originally posted by thexrated
By adding extra £20-40, you can get the even better version of CPU.
you went for a worse motherboard, worse cpu, and worse psu just to pointlessly upgrade the case and the gpu because? he can easily overclock …
My comp is a intel q6600 @ 3.1Ghz air cooled no voltage step (i got lucky)
gtx 260 OC evga
ASUS P5N-D 750i SLI
Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) (this is how you get your cpu oc /o much voltage bump if any at all).
nice the …
ok so the majority of us agree that a dx11 gpu would be more beneficial for mkgdodd if not now but in the future at least.
just out of curiosity what system are you running jetrpg?
in the games it works well in it's supposed to be amazing, but according to a few pc magazines i've read it causes headaches and nausea in most games so it's probs best to avoid for now
Originally posted by Jetrpg
Originally posted by Raknar
Why limit yourself to a two generation old card and also skip out of future DX11 games just cause someone tells you to go nVidia? I am rather neutral and have owned cards from both compani…
Originally posted by mkgdodd
Hey,
I'm looking to add to my PC, ATM I have this:
http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPF-Acer-Aspire-X3200-9650-Phenom-X4-9650-2-3-GHz-4096-Mo-640-GB-DVD-RW-Qwerty-Genuine-Windows-Vista-Ho (scroll down for specs)…
Originally posted by Aryas
Woah, those Warmachine PCs look nice!
Not had a close look at it but I can tell you now the price of it would go thru the roof if you included shipping tot he UK!
Just so you guys know, I live in the UK so please tr…
Originally posted by dfan
Originally posted by Skatty2007
How far away do yall think I'd have to sit away from the monitor if I got a 32 or a 37? I'm have 2.5 feet (.76 meters) of space, but have room to move it back another foot (.3 meters). …
Originally posted by Skatty2007
How far away do yall think I'd have to sit away from the monitor if I got a 32 or a 37? I'm have 2.5 feet (.76 meters) of space, but have room to move it back another foot (.3 meters). Think that will be enough s…
judging by the rest of your kit you'll be playing at high frame rates so find a 100hz tv to avoid screen tearing
i used to pc game on a 37" 720p lg tv that was quite cheap and i had no problems with sharpness at all so i say go for it
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