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loopmarine

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I've found a nice pc on the internet for a very low price. Many of its components are better than mine, but I'm not sure by how much. Here is the link to the computer

http://www.arbico.co.uk/Arbico-Performance-Pentium-D-Custom-Built-Computer-p-17353.html

That's £100 below my budget, so I can afford to slap on a few more upgrades, but I'm not sure which ones. To compare, my specs are

2.8Ghz dual core
Geforce 7300 LE
1GB RAM

I was wondering as to what kind of standard this computer could run games on, and how much of a difference I would see compared to my computer (mine can barely run the latest ones on the lowest grahpics)
 
hmm, what do you reccomend i use the £100 for in upgrades? graphics cards? processor? or a mixture of the two? Do you think this computer, once the £100 added, will be much of a change from my old one (which is about 3 years old)
 
I recon that's a pretty decent price, including laybour.

I recon that could be built for around £300. You'll only get so far with a Pentium D & a 9500GT.

What games are you looking at playing?

If you stay around here for long enough and learn how to build your own, You could invest that £50 into a mid range conroe / used 4850.


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Sorry didn't read the above post.

If you've got £100 to spend, if you're into ebay you could pick up like I said a mid range conroe + a 4850, you'll see a pretty significant performance gain.

What resolution will you be gaming at?

I'm pretty sure you'd be able to pick up a E6600 on ebay for less than 50 now. likewise a 4850 used or the nvidia equivalent. they are only £70 new retail.

You'll need to be upgrading that PSU aswell if you do do any of these upgrades :)


If ebay / used isn't your thing, there's not really much you can do with £100. You could buy a newer conroe/penryn for retail, but still be left with that 9500GT.
 
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so if you already have a 2.8ghz dual core, 1 gb ram, your pc can be upgraded for a lot cheaper. 4gb ram-about $80. radeon 4850 for $115. maybe a new psu if yours isnt enough for a gfx card about $70. if you upgrade your current pc, it will be better than that one and you will save a bundle of cash.
 
How much do you want to spend? £450?? Don't get intel Pentium D!!
Get AMD Athlon II x2!!

Have a look at cyberpowersystem as well...
http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/amd_athlon64_x2_custom_builder

£461 - this would be better than that arbico

CASE: COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 Mid Tower Case
Power Supply Upgrade: 500 Watts Power Supplies (CoolerMaster RealPower 500W PSU)
CPU: AMD Athlon™ II X2 245 Black Edition Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Cooling Fan : AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
MOTHERBOARD: (Socket AM2+)MSI K9A2VM-F V2 AMD 780V Chipset DDR2/1066 MBoard USB2.0, & 7.1Audio
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select and Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon HD 4670 PCI-E x16 512MB Video Card
Hard Drive: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Optical Drive: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition) [if you already have OS, you can spend the extra money on video card and CPU]
WARRANTY SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
 
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