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nonjonron 8/28/08 7:48:00 AM
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Hello, I have the following hardware config: P4 3.0 GHZ 1022 MB Ram Nvidia GFORCE 7600 GS I periodically upgrade to play various games. Most of my gaming as of late has been confined to Eve On-line although I do dabble in EQ2. There are some games coming up that hold my interest. In the short-term Warhammer, in the long-term Diablo III. I try to time my hardware upgrades to maximize my benefit and minimize my cost. Question: will I notice a significant increase in performance if I buy a new desktop in the < $1000 range at this point in time? If so, does anyone have any hardware recommendations? I have fallen behind somewhat on the current state of desktop technology. Thanks.
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n25philly 8/28/08 1:20:21 PM
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Based on what you have an by how cheap hardware has gotten you should definately go with a new computer than upgrade. You can put together a rig that would blow yours out of the water for well under $1000 |
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nonjonron 8/28/08 6:42:51 PM
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Any suggestions with regards to processor, graphics card, memory and sound card in the < $1000 range? I was considering a Dell. How would that machine compare to my current desktop? Thanks. |
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Tyres100 8/29/08 11:45:33 PM
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Joined: 8/20/05
We must abolish ignorance or we will fail. |
Hell for only $600 he can build a rig that will kill that one hes got by hundreds of percents better in benchmarks. Go with a new one. In a year or 2 we may see the prices start to go up again due to mining conditions in Africa for obtaining that rare elements found in these products and cell phones.
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frejo 8/30/08 4:19:03 AM
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Go with a radeon hd4850 or hd4870 graphics if you want the most bang for the buck. As for cpu a 3GHz core2 duo would suffice, I don't think a quad core benefits games that much yet. |
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Thunderballs 8/30/08 10:29:47 PM
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yes the time is now - for a start we are in the middle of a recssion and we have evolved to quad cores at mass market prices and ram is crazy cheap.
you might be able to pick up a decent second hand pc for a $300 and stick something like a HD4870 gfx card in it nd that would be a decent machine for what you want.
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grimboj 9/03/08 5:18:31 PM
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My PC is better than yours and I cant run the new EVE graphics upgrade :( Like the man said you can replace your memory:processor:graphics bottlekneck for $650-$700. |
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