Processor speed on Asus x83v

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Rosss1990

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Hey guys there are a few computer games coming out pretty soon that I'm semi-interested in playing. The first is DC Universe the second is The Old Republic. I'm not sure if the tech specs have came out on The Old Republic, but "Canyourunit" has DC Universe and my computer passed on everything except the Processor speed.

I honestly don't understand everything about the speed and what not but I ran Dragon Age just fine but thats really the only thing I have to go on. I also had one of my brothers friends come over and he was checking to see if "Crysis" would run on our desktop which it barely passed but still was okay. Then we checked the laptop, fail on processor speed again and my laptop in almost every way should smash this desktop.

Just curious if I should upgrade to a newer laptop or not.. This one has a crack in the screen that I was planning on replacing unless it's really not worth it(should check that, it's still a great computer, I'm just looking for something I can play games on)

Other details: The laptop has a core 2 duo(said something about 2 ghz) and the desktop I have has a "x86 family 15 model 47 stepping 2 authenticAMD 2009Mhz"
 
If you're looking to play games, for the love of god don't get a laptop! :P Sorry but this is something of a sore spot with me. The desktop would have to be ancient for your laptop to outperform it. The power of laptops are severely limited by the fact that there's little to no room in a laptop, and it needs to run off of a battery. Most modern graphics cards, even in the mid-range, are about 1/3 the size of a whole laptop. Anyway, this isn't a thread about why laptops are meh.

I think if your desktop is so old, instead of replacing the laptop which still works fine, get a decent desktop (Which for the same price will thoroughly demolish a comparable laptop.) to play your games on. You'll get a lot more oomph for you buck if you build it yourself, but if not, online stores like ibuypower.com and cyberpower.com are much less of a rip off than say a wal-mart or staples.
 
Listen to Cardboard. A laptop will significantly increase the total price of the build, even w/ similar specs to what you might put in a desktop
 
CardboardSword said:
If you're looking to play games, for the love of god don't get a laptop! :P Sorry but this is something of a sore spot with me. The desktop would have to be ancient for your laptop to outperform it. The power of laptops are severely limited by the fact that there's little to no room in a laptop, and it needs to run off of a battery. Most modern graphics cards, even in the mid-range, are about 1/3 the size of a whole laptop. Anyway, this isn't a thread about why laptops are meh.

I think if your desktop is so old, instead of replacing the laptop which still works fine, get a decent desktop (Which for the same price will thoroughly demolish a comparable laptop.) to play your games on. You'll get a lot more oomph for you buck if you build it yourself, but if not, online stores like ibuypower.com and cyberpower.com are much less of a rip off than say a wal-mart or staples.
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Okay, I went to iBuypower and to be honest a lot of the stuff on the custom built Desktops is way over my head and I don't want to get things I don't need or miss things that I should get.

Any reccomendations would be great, should I definitely go for the intel i7? I found this, which seems okay, but I'd prefer something in the 600-800 range, if its better to go with the 1000 or so range then I guess I'd go with that. Any help is very appreciated. http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Gamer_Paladin_D855/c/2573281
 
A lot of the forum members will recommend building one for yourself rather than buying it from a place like Ibuypower and cyberpowerPC. While these places are good for getting a high power computer, we can help you get the price down while maintaining a lot of performance.

Here is a guide on how to put it together.
http://www.computerforum.com/104641-how-build-computer-step-step-photos.html

If you feel comfortable with that we can help getting the parts together.
 
Well that's another option I mentioned. The community here has handled thousands of computer noobs become pretty educated on the topic, and walked an awful lot of them through seemingly terrifying building processes. Given a budget, we can put together a parts list that will pretty much be optimized for your needs and all you have to do is order it and slap it all together.
 
CardboardSword said:
Well that's another option I mentioned. The community here has handled thousands of computer noobs become pretty educated on the topic, and walked an awful lot of them through seemingly terrifying building processes. Given a budget, we can put together a parts list that will pretty much be optimized for your needs and all you have to do is order it and slap it all together.
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Well I definitely think I could do it(given a little help lol) I'm pretty good with those types of things.
My main question is, honestly what do you guys think is the minimum you can spend and have something that will work good and not have to be upgraded for a few years down the road. 700-800, 900-1000, 1000+?
 
Well "Work well a few years down the road" is a given, but it depends on your standards. We could put something together for 3 grand that won't be top of the line in 6 months. Having said that, it all depends on your standards. Considerering the vast majority of people out there are running OEM machines with integrated or woefully underpowered graphics cards, then you're laughing. I only upgraded from the card I bought 2 years ago because I bought a bigger monitor and the card was starting to show its age. If you give me a few hours, I'll put you a build together, I just have to go to my classes first haha. Even at the bottom end of your budget it'll tear a hole through your laptop so you won't be unhappy with it, but of course, the more you invest in it, the better it'll be and the more room for upgrades you'll have in the future.
 
CardboardSword said:
Well "Work well a few years down the road" is a given, but it depends on your standards. We could put something together for 3 grand that won't be top of the line in 6 months. Having said that, it all depends on your standards. Considerering the vast majority of people out there are running OEM machines with integrated or woefully underpowered graphics cards, then you're laughing. I only upgraded from the card I bought 2 years ago because I bought a bigger monitor and the card was starting to show its age. If you give me a few hours, I'll put you a build together, I just have to go to my classes first haha. Even at the bottom end of your budget it'll tear a hole through your laptop so you won't be unhappy with it, but of course, the more you invest in it, the better it'll be and the more room for upgrades you'll have in the future.
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Well no hurry, I won't have the money for a while anyway lol
 
See my biggest thing about building my own is just the worry that I could ruin something. I'm pretty confident with my building/tech abilities, it's just situations like "whoops, just ruined my motherboard because of static, there goes a few hundred dollars down the drain" Software is kinda intimidating too with the operating systems and all that.
 
You should never be intimidated with building a computer, just take precautions and take your time if your not fully sure. If a problem occurs you could always look online for others with similar problems, and if all else fails you can take the equipment back and ask for a swap and/or testing.
After a few rigs you'll be more confident and your pace will pick up
 
Exactly. Even if you do by some act of God wind up killing the mobo say, just send it back for an RMA and claim it was DOA. So long as you didn't drop it down a flight of stairs, causing obvious physical damage, then you should be fine. Windows 7 is pretty simple to install and handles almost all the driver issues will be done automatically. Some things you'll have to do yourself, but its as easy as putting in the discs that came with your hardware or going to the manufacturers site for the driver in question. As for static, just find an anti-static bracelet for like $3 and include it in your order. That, in combination with not wearing fuzzy socks/doing the moonwalk on a carpeted surface and static isn't really a concern. Trust me, I felt the same way approaching my first build, its pretty much all in your head.
 
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