Help on building pc

[James2269]

That is my current pc specs. I have 400 dollars to spend and I was wondering what I could upgrade so I could have a better gaming PC.

These are the specs for the game that I want to play

Minimum

    Hard Drive Space: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

    Operating System: Windows Vista or Windows 7

    Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz

    RAM: 2GB

    Video Card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card

Recommended

    Hard Drive Space: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

    Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit

    Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU

    RAM: 4GB

    Video Card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, GeForce GTX 460, Radeon Radeon HD 6850

Thanks for the help.

 

[Troncoso]

You would be doing self a favor but just building a new rig.use the old hdd and optical drive to save some money. Maybe the car depending on the size.but a new pc none the less

 

[James2269]

So I should use my current hard drive and my dvd burner / cdrom and just buy a whole new rig? Also what is the car?

 

[James2269]

And how do I know if both of those will work with everything else?

 

[Troncoso]

Haha sorry,i meant case. Most mother boards still have at least 1ide channel so your drives would still work. If you could get a new hdd though you would see a good performance increase

 

[James2269]

So how do I know which motherboard to choose? Sorry if I sound like a noob lol. Do I just pick any random motherboard?

 

[Troncoso]

Here is a list of of bundles for diy builds that fit your budget and will give you much better performance:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...E&N=30000007 4019&IsNodeId=1&name=$300 - $400

 

[Troncoso]

I would choose this one plus get a video cars and you are all set:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.679923

 

[James2269]

Thanks for that list, It was actually really helpful. Before I go into that though do you think this build is good?

I picked that out yesterday with a friends help but It seems to me as the ones you gave me would be better. This is my last question lol. Thanks for the help.

 

[Troncoso]

I would get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121442

Which gives you just enough money for a new hard drive

 

[James2269]

Thanks again for all the help. I believe I will be getting this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.660878 Does that come with everything I need to build the computer or do I need to buy some other componets

 

[Troncoso]

You just need a video card. The one I posted last would do fine

 

[James2269]

Doesn't the package say that it has an intel built in graphics?

 

[claptonman]

It does, but you won't get any gaming out of the built-in graphics. You're gonna have to get a dedicated card if you want to do any kind of recent gaming.

 

[James2269]

I know that but will the built in graphics card conflict with the one I buy? Ive never built a computer so I don't know whats compatible with what.

 

[Troncoso]

not at all. On nearly all modern motherboards, it will automatically use the video card if one is there.

 

[wolfeking]

get a 2x2GB ram kit instead of 1x4GB. You will see a performance increase, even though it is the same amount of ram. 2 ram sticks will actually give you double the flow of data.

 

[jonnyp11]

unless you plan to upgrade to more in the near future, and truly the increase won't be a problem for now if you do plan to upgrade.

and for the graphics card interfiering with the integrated, that's not a problem, it is made to detect these things automatically, as long as the cord is plugged into the card's slot it'll use it, otherwise i don't think you'll see anything with it plugged into the mobo's slot and the card in too.