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hurricaneoleg

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I just got a HP a1483w for a bargain-300 bucks.

Here are the specs and i just wanna know what i can do to make this computer a gaming machne (more or less)

amd athlon 64x2 manchester (dual core) running at 2.2 ghz
2 gig of ddr 400 ram
sound blaster audigy 2
250gb sata2+ 160 gb sata hdd's
built in nvidia 6150 le
300W power supply
dvd+/- rw whatever plus light scribe and i've installed another cd burner.

tell me what i can change or put in in order to make it run my games at normal fps and speed? i just tried playing farcry but it is SO SLOW damn it other then that everything else runs smooth. i like amd better then a pentium.
 
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way2evil

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are you sure it was 300 dollars? well the rest looks good except for the video card and psu. change those and you will be fine.
 
lovely?

lovely?

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you really need a better video card, because with what you have, it's amazing the game doesn't just crash your computer... oh and i would look at a 550w. psu. don't gimp on price, with psu's you get what you pay for, nothing more, nothing less. 75$+ should get you a decent one
 
Motoxrdude

Motoxrdude

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Whats your budget for this? Post what you are looking to spend, and the max you are willing to spend and ill get a list for you of what you need.
 
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m0nk3ys1ms

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lovely? said:
with psu's you get what you pay for, nothing more, nothing less. 75$+ should get you a decent one
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Wrong. You can get a quality PSU for $35. Heck, I got a nice one for free since it came with my case.
 
Motoxrdude

Motoxrdude

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I got mine for 30$, sli ready, 450W works great. FSB group makes some great PSU's and sell them for pretty low prices.
 
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Bobo

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lovely? said:
you really need a better video card, because with what you have, it's amazing the game doesn't just crash your computer...
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Not really, my igp 6100 can run quite a bit of stuff
oh and i would look at a 550w. psu. don't gimp on price, with psu's you get what you pay for, nothing more, nothing less. 75$+ should get you a decent one
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Wattage doesn't mean much, look at the amperage on the 12v rail, dual rails is also good. Anything over 28a should be fine.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817174023
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817174023

Very nice PSU for $36.
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WOW that is cheap...no wonder it is out of stock. How did they manage that? What is wrong with it?
 
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