what do you mainly use your pc for?
What FPS?
Originally posted by thesinz:hi
donno which part of the computer to upgrade budget is about 300+-processor phenom II x4 840t
graphic HD6570 1024mb
4gb ddr3 memory
which part do you guys recommand to upgrade and what to upgrade to
thanks in advance
Your first priority should be a graphics card.
A Sapphire HD6870 ~ $279
Then when you have saved up enough budget, you could go for a SSD. SSDs not only reduce boot-up times, but also useful for game speed as games mainly do reads than writes.
Yeah graphics card is the way to go for gaming. RAM also.
Alternatives would be maybe speakers/headphones that will make gaming more fun...better mouse/controller depending on what games u play.
Originally posted by thesinz:thanks for reply
@call4ljw HD6870 not bad good improvement but is the size of the graphic card big? (because my com is in a small form factor)
as for SSD dont think will be getting it for this com (maybe the next custom build one)@loor ya thinking of graphic card upgrade as well just didn’t know which one to upgrade to (donno how to see which one is sutiable) as for ram 4gb ddr3 not enough?how much would a 6 or 8 gb ddr3 cost?
and yep i got a not bad speaker from sonicgear also come with a subwoofer
Could you specify small form factor? DTX,mATX?
For size, I believe it is about the same as a 5870. full-sized and long.
For most situations, 2GB RAM will suffice. Having excess RAM will not have any performance impact. You could check your task manager under the performance tab to verify if you require more RAM.
If you want increased performance for RAM, best way is to tighten the timings. Kingston RAM will do, I managed to get pretty good timings on my single channel 2GB RAM.
The HD6870 is shorter than the 5870.
4GB of RAM is adequate, no problems there.
Also, changing RAM timings is a time-consuming task and offers little to no perceived benefits over stock timings.
Pick up a set of Altec Lansing VS2621 speakers.
They're pretty cheap these days and perform admirably for the price.
Most Sonic Gear products are crap, save for the Armageddon series.
Switch to NoteBook lah....PC is going to be phased out....
Originally posted by Demon Bane:Switch to NoteBook lah....PC is going to be phased out....
PC will never be phased out, at least not for the next few years.
A small and fast computer is now affordable to most people.(about the same size as laptop if you look at volume.)
Having a gaming laptop is not worth it, considering the many disadvantages.
And with AMD's Llano out, many mid-range gamers do not require discrete graphics.
If you are into gaming, buy PS3 or XBox360 lah....
Originally posted by thesinz:dtx matx? lol sorry length is slightly smaller then a arm length i dont think it can fit in the full sized long graphic card the smaller graphic card HD redeon should be ok if not i have already change for a gtx 560ti
Right, so is this the small form factor Acer we are talking about?
Originally posted by Demon Bane:Switch to NoteBook lah....PC is going to be phased out....
Probably in the next 9,212,1231,353,333,774,446 years.
Originally posted by Demon Bane:If you are into gaming, buy PS3 or XBox360 lah....
Which can only game.
And do nothing else.
So you can't game, and then alt-tab to chat on MSN or surf the Web whilst waiting to respawn.
Ingenious idea!
Originally posted by SBS7484P:Which can only game.
And do nothing else.
So you can't game, and then alt-tab to chat on MSN or surf the Web whilst waiting to respawn.
Ingenious idea!
Computer games are not as good as Console games right? Otherwise why do people buy console games by the millions ?
Originally posted by Demon Bane:Computer games are not as good as Console games right? Otherwise why do people buy console games by the millions ?
Originally posted by SBS7484P:Right, so is this the small form factor Acer we are talking about?
Originally posted by Demon Bane:Computer games are not as good as Console games right? Otherwise why do people buy console games by the millions ?
Because there are millions more consumers consisting of kids rather than PC gamers.
You don't have to upgrade consoles in between game releases like you do with a PC.
But the result is shitty graphics, and a total lack of freedom.
Gaming ANYTHING on a mouse and keyboard, save for driving, feels infinitely better than on a console.
Maxing out a game and watching it in its full graphic glory is more awesome than anything a console can provide.
And you can multitask.
Play games across multiple monitors to make it one huge monitor.
Can your console do that?
Originally posted by SBS7484P:Because there are millions more consumers consisting of kids rather than PC gamers.
You don't have to upgrade consoles in between game releases like you do with a PC.
But the result is shitty graphics, and a total lack of freedom.
Gaming ANYTHING on a mouse and keyboard, save for driving, feels infinitely better than on a console.
Maxing out a game and watching it in its full graphic glory is more awesome than anything a console can provide.
And you can multitask.
Play games across multiple monitors to make it one huge monitor.
Can your console do that?
Originally posted by thesinz:
Originally posted by thesinz:playing games on keyboard and mouse just feels better then some joystick
depends on personal preference.