---First off, let me say that I'm not very knowledgeable with computers. I usually just ask friends, but all my tech-savy friends moved away recently 
I've had my computer for six years now and I think it's about time to get a new one, because this computer is having trouble doing mundane things and I've done all I can to help. I've ask my tech-savy friends when they still lived in the area about this problem and they all told me that my computer was just "old". Not sure how that can make a computer slow though?
Anyways. I've been looking into gaming computers and they don't seem so expensive, compared to what I paid for my computer six years ago. I'll probably do the occasional internet research for college. I don't know if this will change anything, but I'm pointing this out just in-case.
My budget will most likely be around $600 for a gaming computer and I won't need a monitor as I already having one.
Here's some specs of some of the games I wish to play, if this will help with determining what to buy:
Hard Drive Space : 3.5 GB (Multiple saves and user created maps will increase the amount of needed hard disk space.)
Processor : Intel® Core 2 Duo Family, AMD®64 X2 5200+, AMD® Phenom or better
RAM : 2 GB
Video Card : NVIDIA® 8600 GTS or better, ATI®X1900 or better 512 Mb of graphic memory
Sorry for asking you guys to do most of the work since I really have no knowledge about computer technology, current or past.
Let me say again that my budget will most likely be about $600 for a gaming pc. I really do appreciate any help and I am learning more as I go so I'm not completely lost out here
(P.S. I forgot to mention that when I do actually get a new computer I will need to learn how to put the thing together. My friends used to do it, but that doesn't mean it's easy... I don't think?)
I've had my computer for six years now and I think it's about time to get a new one, because this computer is having trouble doing mundane things and I've done all I can to help. I've ask my tech-savy friends when they still lived in the area about this problem and they all told me that my computer was just "old". Not sure how that can make a computer slow though?
Anyways. I've been looking into gaming computers and they don't seem so expensive, compared to what I paid for my computer six years ago. I'll probably do the occasional internet research for college. I don't know if this will change anything, but I'm pointing this out just in-case.
My budget will most likely be around $600 for a gaming computer and I won't need a monitor as I already having one.
Here's some specs of some of the games I wish to play, if this will help with determining what to buy:
Hard Drive Space : 3.5 GB (Multiple saves and user created maps will increase the amount of needed hard disk space.)
Processor : Intel® Core 2 Duo Family, AMD®64 X2 5200+, AMD® Phenom or better
RAM : 2 GB
Video Card : NVIDIA® 8600 GTS or better, ATI®X1900 or better 512 Mb of graphic memory
Sorry for asking you guys to do most of the work since I really have no knowledge about computer technology, current or past.
Let me say again that my budget will most likely be about $600 for a gaming pc. I really do appreciate any help and I am learning more as I go so I'm not completely lost out here
(P.S. I forgot to mention that when I do actually get a new computer I will need to learn how to put the thing together. My friends used to do it, but that doesn't mean it's easy... I don't think?)
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