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You got a good amount of RAM, so that's a plus.
Don't like the graphics card.
If you got extra cash, you should look into upgrading for sure.
Here's a breakdown of what your graphics card does in it's entirety.
http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/?gid=466&graphics=GeForce GT 530
You can run alot of non-graphical stuff, and low-end stuff.
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Yeah i played WoW and FF14 on this, had to run med/low settings though. know of a good graphics card that would be compatible?
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If I'm right with what I was looking at your motherboard should be this
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c02980014
The name of it is Carmel2
Google showed me that people were putting in GTX 660's in their rigs but that is a budget card and wouldn't be a big upgrade.
Some benchmark tests from it's website has it running Mass Effect 3 at 140ish FPS on high settings.
But it's lacking a bit in GPU performance compared to some of the other cards.
It's priced around 180-250, depending on which 1 you're looking at.
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The 660 is dated. The 760 is a quality card for a budget. It's basically next in line. They run around $250 to $300. They also good size proportions and can fit anywhere. Latter this year, 860 is coming out for around $300. You can probably get a used 760 around that time for a better price.. I usually buy the x60 models and sell the old one. I sold my GTX 660 on ebay for around $150 and bought a 760 for $300 and some change when it came out. They have different clocked versions of the 760. You can also look at the AMD cards like the 270x. I haven't used AMD in a bit cause they used to overheat all the time.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500307&cm_re=zotac_760-_-14-500-307-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500306&cm_re=zotac_760-_-14-500-306-_-Product
Get something other then that i3 if you can. i5 is even better. You can swap out the processor as long as it's the correct socket which is LGA 1155 according to the link @Co-Town Michael posted..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007671 600095610&IsNodeId=1&Description=i5&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20
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Can i upgrade to the 760 without having to upgrade anything else for awhile? will the PC work fine for awhile till i can afford another processor? or shouldi start with the processor then get a new video card?
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Lou Cypher wrote: »Can i upgrade to the 760 without having to upgrade anything else for awhile? will the PC work fine for awhile till i can afford another processor? or shouldi start with the processor then get a new video card?
Yes, you can wait. You should be able to play most current games with the 760 on High.. -
Awesome. thanks ill look into getting one!
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Dota2 sucks
I miss league -
gtx titan graphic card
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iKingGodGivBiz wrote: »gtx titan graphic card
The new GTX 800 series is coming October\November.. -
Thinking im gonna order this bad mother ? next weekend.
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2763-KR/dp/B00DHW4HS4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1410378314&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+760
If anyone knows. Hope it works fine.
Kind of want to build my own rig one day. dont know the first thing about it though, anyone here got a gaming rig they built themselves? -
Lou Cypher wrote: »Thinking im gonna order this bad mother ? next weekend.
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2763-KR/dp/B00DHW4HS4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1410378314&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+760
If anyone knows. Hope it works fine.
Kind of want to build my own rig one day. dont know the first thing about it though, anyone here got a gaming rig they built themselves?
Built it earlier this year
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this will bring you to next gen i don't know why nobody pointed out that your processor is outdated for video games these are the most reasonable priced items i found to help you make that boost your honestly in good shape you don't have to build a whole new pc you just need these 2 components and you will be better than me
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121855
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
this will cost you around 380 but its worth it imo
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Nice, i dont think im gonna have the extra cash for too much longer can only afford the card for now. You think itll still run pretty lagless with just the vid card replaced? or should i focus on the processor before the card?
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Lou Cypher wrote: »Nice, i dont think im gonna have the extra cash for too much longer can only afford the card for now. You think itll still run pretty lagless with just the vid card replaced? or should i focus on the processor before the card?
processor before the card imo what games are you trying to play
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just MMORPG's. Currently i play Final Fantasy 14 but i gotta do it on low settings. And counter strike.
Looking forward to playing the new everquest coming out and it looks like it will need some good specs to play without any lag so i kind of wanna update before it comes out haha. -
Look at NCIX as well when it comes to parts you could find good ? there and they even have some stuff you can't find on new egg and also price match.
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Lou Cypher wrote: »just MMORPG's. Currently i play Final Fantasy 14 but i gotta do it on low settings. And counter strike.
Looking forward to playing the new everquest coming out and it looks like it will need some good specs to play without any lag so i kind of wanna update before it comes out haha.
then you will be better of upgrading cpu first imo -
Lou Cypher wrote: »Im looking for some peeps to game with. Not really into anything on consoles since i dont have a next gen yet lol. And im done with MMORPG's until Everquest comes out.
Whats some PC games that yall play? i always hear about Steam but i dont know wtf it is tbh. Is it just a program you can buy games off of? kind of like xbox marketplace? and if so what games do yall play off steam? heard they have a lot of free stuff and cheap games that are really fun.
Help a whitey out.
steam is cool, i got team fortress 2 which is free to play
dayz standalone
dayz mod
battlefield 2
battlefield bad company 2
borderlands
modern warfare 3
counterstrike
fallout 3 fallout new vegas
garry's mod(one of the weirdest games ever)
gotham city imposters
left 4 dead 2 (is the ? )
saints row 2
saints row 3
Serious Sam(old ass game) -
lou i still play the old ass counter strike sometimes ? is fun doing zombie mods and all that
pm your steam name nh nh -
i used to be an admin on this counter strike zombie plague server but i got demoted and banned cause i got high every time i went on and banned random people or kept slapping them till they died.
good times -
lmao! my steam name ins Loucypher907
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Lou Cypher wrote: »lmao! my steam name ins Loucypher907
There are no results that match your search
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Lou Cypher wrote: »lmao! my steam name ins Loucypher907
ur account name -
wtf am i a scientist? try jsum907 or something. Probably your paws touching too many keys, cant even type and ? .
Im at work now for the next 8 hours so you're just gonna have to wait if that doesnt work. But when i open steam it says Loucypher907 in the top right.
