Upgrade my PC or build a new one?

BigMike80 · 01-04-2008, 06:30 PM

I currently have a Dell (not sure what model...I'll look when Im home) thats a few years old. Needless to say its not great when it comes to gaming. Right now Im mostly playing Lineage 2 (I have to play on the lowest settings).

Im wondering if I could upgrade this comp or should I get a new system? I dont have a lot to spend on it right now so I would be looking for a budget system if I get a new one ($500 range). I dont need a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers either. Any help would be appreciated.

footballdude2k3 · 01-04-2008, 06:37 PM

new system, use newegg.com there are lots of good budget buys on there

BigMike80 · 01-04-2008, 08:55 PM

I was looking around on NewEgg but Im really clueless when it comes to computers. Could you guys help me find a good budget buy? I saw some of the cheaper refurb machines and thought it might be good to get one of them and upgrade the ram and video card. Any help is appreciated. I just want something capable of playing L2, WOW or other mmo's decently.

footballdude2k3 · 01-04-2008, 09:10 PM

how strict is the 500? would that include shipping?

footballdude2k3 · 01-04-2008, 09:21 PM

CPU - Intel Pentium E2160 $83
mobo - GA-P35-DS3L $95
GPU - HD 2900PRO 512MB $160
RAM - OCZ 2gb ddr2-800mhz $21
HD - WD 160gig $50
DVD - samsung 20x burner $30
PSU - raidmax 530watts $35
case - antec 900 $70
total - $544

I just copied that from a different thread, but you get the idea, it was written on there that this will give you the ability to play all games out right now on low settings you would be able to upgrade as time allowed for you if/when you wanted to

BigMike80 · 01-04-2008, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footballdude2k3

CPU - Intel Pentium E2160 $83
mobo - GA-P35-DS3L $95
GPU - HD 2900PRO 512MB $160
RAM - OCZ 2gb ddr2-800mhz $21
HD - WD 160gig $50
DVD - samsung 20x burner $30
PSU - raidmax 530watts $35
case - antec 900 $70
total - $544

I just copied that from a different thread, but you get the idea, it was written on there that this will give you the ability to play all games out right now on low settings you would be able to upgrade as time allowed for you if/when you wanted to

That sounds good...could u give me a link to that thread? Were these all bought at Newegg? Thanks again.

footballdude2k3 · 01-04-2008, 10:01 PM

Computer for $1,000 or under

thats the link, im almost positive that all of it was from newegg, this is a very pro newegg place because they seem to have the best price and quality, gl with the build!!

BigMike80 · 01-08-2008, 09:00 PM

I will probably end up building one from newegg but I was wondering if this is a good deal? http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Pentium-D-...QQcmdZViewItem

Im guessing some of the components on there suck and would need to be replaced. I dont do a lot of hard core gaming...the most demanding game I play is Lineage 2. Other than that I would be using it for music and surfing the web.

Thanks for the help so far.

**oscaryu1** · 01-08-2008, 11:50 PM

The Pentium D is outdated and slow. The architecture is old and obsolete.

Asrock is a bad motherboard company. Cheap, although at times can be quite a good motherboard, I'd recommend a more trustworthy motherboard manufacturer.

For that price, they probably skimped on the memory and bought Value RAM.

SATA probably means SATAI... SATAII are the standards now. I would not recommend SATAI. (1.5 vs 3)

The DVD Burner most likely is a cheap EIDE one.

The 8400 is the WORST DX10 gaming card you could get. '

The PSU won't hold crap.

BigMike80 · 01-09-2008, 12:24 AM

Wow, I guess it is crap. Ill probably go with the ~$500 build on the other thread linked here. Thanks for the heads up...Ill stay away from ebay.

01-04-2008, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigMike80 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8	Upgrade my PC or build a new one? I currently have a Dell (not sure what model...I'll look when Im home) thats a few years old. Needless to say its not great when it comes to gaming. Right now Im mostly playing Lineage 2 (I have to play on the lowest settings). Im wondering if I could upgrade this comp or should I get a new system? I dont have a lot to spend on it right now so I would be looking for a budget system if I get a new one ($500 range). I dont need a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers either. Any help would be appreciated.

01-04-2008, 06:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 424	new system, use newegg.com there are lots of good budget buys on there __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

01-04-2008, 09:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 424	how strict is the 500? would that include shipping? __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

01-04-2008, 09:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 424	CPU - Intel Pentium E2160 $83 mobo - GA-P35-DS3L $95 GPU - HD 2900PRO 512MB $160 RAM - OCZ 2gb ddr2-800mhz $21 HD - WD 160gig $50 DVD - samsung 20x burner $30 PSU - raidmax 530watts $35 case - antec 900 $70 total - $544 I just copied that from a different thread, but you get the idea, it was written on there that this will give you the ability to play all games out right now on low settings you would be able to upgrade as time allowed for you if/when you wanted to __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

01-04-2008, 10:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 424	Computer for $1,000 or under thats the link, im almost positive that all of it was from newegg, this is a very pro newegg place because they seem to have the best price and quality, gl with the build!! __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

01-04-2008, 08:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigMike80 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8	I was looking around on NewEgg but Im really clueless when it comes to computers. Could you guys help me find a good budget buy? I saw some of the cheaper refurb machines and thought it might be good to get one of them and upgrade the ram and video card. Any help is appreciated. I just want something capable of playing L2, WOW or other mmo's decently.

01-08-2008, 09:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigMike80 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8	I will probably end up building one from newegg but I was wondering if this is a good deal? http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Pentium-D-...QQcmdZViewItem Im guessing some of the components on there suck and would need to be replaced. I dont do a lot of hard core gaming...the most demanding game I play is Lineage 2. Other than that I would be using it for music and surfing the web. Thanks for the help so far.

01-08-2008, 11:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,311	The Pentium D is outdated and slow. The architecture is old and obsolete. Asrock is a bad motherboard company. Cheap, although at times can be quite a good motherboard, I'd recommend a more trustworthy motherboard manufacturer. For that price, they probably skimped on the memory and bought Value RAM. SATA probably means SATAI... SATAII are the standards now. I would not recommend SATAI. (1.5 vs 3) The DVD Burner most likely is a cheap EIDE one. The 8400 is the WORST DX10 gaming card you could get. ' The PSU won't hold crap. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

01-09-2008, 12:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
BigMike80 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8	Wow, I guess it is crap. Ill probably go with the ~$500 build on the other thread linked here. Thanks for the heads up...Ill stay away from ebay.

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