Ragetrocity
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(TL;DR if you don't care about why I want to upgrade my comp, scroll down to the specs, read them, then tell me which of them I should upgrade, in what order, and hopefully provide a link/price/suggestion. Thanks. Oh and I got the comp for free, so don't expect it to be amazing.)
Edit: my monitor is a 22" Samsung, and I usually run games at max resolution because I hate having big HUD's. So if this will effect the price of stuff, lemme know pl0x.
A friend of my grandparents upgraded to the new iMac (she's an older lady, doctor) and gave me her old custom PC that her nephew built for her a few years ago.
My old PC, probably a 6-7 year old Dell, was absolute trash, so this computer is pretty much a godsend for me (I can run Rift at about 60fps, when I used to get 3-5fps).
However, I've noticed that I'm being forced to use lower render settings on different games (Rift, for ex) and generally get 40-60 fps. I also have to have the environent/object distance on low, so I can't see very far ahead of me.
I would eventually like this computer to be able to run Rift at about medium settings and never drop below 60 fps (prefferably 70, that way I don't feel any hiccups).
Since I already have an entire computer, I don't need to buy another computer all together. I would just like to upgrade each piece of hardware seperately, and over time.
My budget would be around $1000 for everything, but I'm hoping it won't get close to that.
Current specs:
Motherboard: unknown... fishy motherboard, couldn't install Windows 7 via disk, had to put on a USB, and my computer won't tell me which one it is).
RAM: 4GB DD2 (computer only recognizes 3.2GB, is that because 800mb is going to my GPU?) I'd eventually like to get this up to 6-8, if that would make a difference.
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
HDD: a 60GB HDD from 2003... I'll be getting a 1TB this Saturday. What kind though? I'm not familiar with the "SATA" and all the other words beside the size.
Processor CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @2.40GHz (I'm assuming dual core. I'd like to go with a quad core though for around $200.)
Well I think that's about it. If there's anything else I need that I should upgrade (that I didn't list, but obvious pieces of hardware that I seem to have forgotten).
So basically, given those specs, which should I upgrade first? In what order? Could you link me to a product?
I know it's a lot to ask, but I'm curious, I'd really like to get a computer that could run Rift at 70fps, with at least medium graphic settings.
Thanks
Edit: my monitor is a 22" Samsung, and I usually run games at max resolution because I hate having big HUD's. So if this will effect the price of stuff, lemme know pl0x.
A friend of my grandparents upgraded to the new iMac (she's an older lady, doctor) and gave me her old custom PC that her nephew built for her a few years ago.
My old PC, probably a 6-7 year old Dell, was absolute trash, so this computer is pretty much a godsend for me (I can run Rift at about 60fps, when I used to get 3-5fps).
However, I've noticed that I'm being forced to use lower render settings on different games (Rift, for ex) and generally get 40-60 fps. I also have to have the environent/object distance on low, so I can't see very far ahead of me.
I would eventually like this computer to be able to run Rift at about medium settings and never drop below 60 fps (prefferably 70, that way I don't feel any hiccups).
Since I already have an entire computer, I don't need to buy another computer all together. I would just like to upgrade each piece of hardware seperately, and over time.
My budget would be around $1000 for everything, but I'm hoping it won't get close to that.
Current specs:
Motherboard: unknown... fishy motherboard, couldn't install Windows 7 via disk, had to put on a USB, and my computer won't tell me which one it is).
RAM: 4GB DD2 (computer only recognizes 3.2GB, is that because 800mb is going to my GPU?) I'd eventually like to get this up to 6-8, if that would make a difference.
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
HDD: a 60GB HDD from 2003... I'll be getting a 1TB this Saturday. What kind though? I'm not familiar with the "SATA" and all the other words beside the size.
Processor CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @2.40GHz (I'm assuming dual core. I'd like to go with a quad core though for around $200.)
Well I think that's about it. If there's anything else I need that I should upgrade (that I didn't list, but obvious pieces of hardware that I seem to have forgotten).
So basically, given those specs, which should I upgrade first? In what order? Could you link me to a product?
I know it's a lot to ask, but I'm curious, I'd really like to get a computer that could run Rift at 70fps, with at least medium graphic settings.
Thanks
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picking up a 1TB this weekend.
