To help speed up the process, it would very much help if people asking for new build advice would fill out the following questions and paste into their new rig thread.
For anyone asking for build advice, filling this out first would be extremely helpful and will ensure faster responses. Also, please do not post in this thread for build advice, it's better if you make your own thread to keep things coordinated. Happy building! :)
August 08, 2012, 09:47 PM
PoleCat
Re: New Computer/Computer Upgrade Advice Pre-Requisites
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolkonsky
Can you build this computer yourself, or do you need to buy prebuilt?
As an Addendum - If you lack the skills to make your own system then it is entirely possible to save money by buying the base components from other sources and taking them to a local Ma'and'Pa store for them to assemble. While it will be more expensive than building it on your own it will also be less expensive than buying a pre-built and upgrading from there. You also gain more control of your build as the smaller stores need to keep the customer happy. They'll listen to your needs and make suggestions based upon those needs. Just don't let them sell you something you haven't already determined you need to have. Good luck!
October 30, 2012, 04:55 PM
JGL
Re: New Computer/Computer Upgrade Advice Pre-Requisites
I'm wanting to upgrade my pc, I was wondering if you could point out any obvious or worthwhile upgrades?
My pc plays crysis, skyrim stw2 on high settings for reference but I want to keep up with graphics upgrades in the future.
1. Why are you upgrading?
gaming and watching media. I bought my PC off a site which allowed me to customise it myself, I'm passably computer literate and but way off plenty of the people on this site, I wanted to know if I should have bought an increased power output supply, or a better cooling system for example when I've played long sessions of skyrim my pc shut down from overheating. This is obviously something I would prefer to avoid.
2. What is your budget?
Ł150, but wouldn’t want to invest in something which would only give an incremental increase in performance or be obsolete quickly.
3. Where do you live?
England
4. Can you build this computer yourself, or do you need to buy prebuilt?
I’m willing to upgrade myself.
5. What are you current system specs?
SKU gallant4100
PRODUCT Gallant AMD 4100
CPU: AMD FX 6100 Black Edition
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Included
Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte 880GM-USB3 Included
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 4GB) Included
Hard Drives: 500GB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s Included
Optical Drive: 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA Included
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Included
6. What screen resolution will you be using?
1280 x 1024
7. What websites/stores can you purchase parts from?
Unsure as it’s my first time upgrading, currys and pcworld are nearby.
8. Do you need to purchase peripherals?
No
9. When do you plan to buy this computer/parts?
As soon as.
October 30, 2012, 08:21 PM
Bolkonsky
Re: New Computer/Computer Upgrade Advice Pre-Requisites
Go ahead and open up a new thread with that info, this one will be a bit hard to track. :)
October 31, 2012, 05:24 AM
JGL
Re: New Computer/Computer Upgrade Advice Pre-Requisites
ah ok, feel free to delete my post if thats neccessary.
thanks
March 14, 2013, 04:29 PM
Walid
Re: New Computer Help
Hello, I have a computer that is able to run shogun on the full ultra graphics, everything on the max.
My graphics card is nvidia GeForce 500 or something higher(sorry I'm currently not close to my comp, so I can't tell you specifically). I think I have an i7 dual core. Ram is 8 gb. That is the max info I can give you.
Can you please tell me, what should I buy for my computer( in the future, I'm planning to buy at December 2013)? Please. I think I have a budget about 500 euro. I want to buy 1 component for my comp, can you please guide me in the correct direction? What do you think my computer will require the most to play Rome 2 on very good graphics? Thank you in advance.
March 16, 2013, 12:38 AM
Jaketh
Re: New Computer Help
Find out which 500 series card you have specifically, if you have an i7 its a quad core and likely more then enough.
March 16, 2013, 03:27 PM
Bolkonsky
Re: New Computer Help
You need more specific info.
April 01, 2013, 03:47 PM
TribuneSPQR
Re: New Computer Help
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
GTX 2GB 670 SLI
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB VELOCIRAPTOR WD5000HHTZ, SATA 6-Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
How well do u think this will preform on Rome 2?
April 04, 2013, 02:55 AM
Lord Tiberius
Re: New Computer Help
Hi their I'm new here and have been a fan of total war game for awhile now just haven't been able to decide on a good computer I wanted to know wats the best gaming computer I could get that can run all total war game atleast on high settings I rather not build my own but get a prebuilt instead I'm from califonia,USA my.budget is $800-1000
April 04, 2013, 10:47 AM
Bolkonsky
Re: New Computer Help
Open up a new thread, and fill out this form, I'll be sure to help you out!
July 05, 2013, 02:59 PM
TribuneSPQR
Re: New Computer Help
Hi, back again, got my new pc -
CPU - i53570k 3-4.6 GHz
GPU - GTX Titan
RAM - 8GB
I have been told i will only manage medium settings on rome 2, what do u think.
August 16, 2013, 02:16 PM
Brock77n
Re: New Computer Help
Hi I was looking to spend about $1500 on a new computer to run Rome 2 on Ultra with huge armies. I can build it myself and was looking at newegg and amazon for a place to buy. This is what I came up with but Im not sure if all the parts will work together or if I could upgrade something, also not sure who makes the parts better. Some parts I wasnt sure what was better so I put both, any help would be great, thanks.
8)The original operaiting system was windows VISTA i removed it and i have installed XP SP3. It will be better if i would install a new one??
9)I will serch somewhere.
Thankyou for your attention!!
August 25, 2013, 01:42 PM
Crazyeyesreaper
Re: New Computer Help
not worth upgrading
That system is so old any newer graphics cards will be severely bottlenecked essentially you have a system that was considered slow back in 2006 at this point its just ancient the parts are nearly 7 years old I would be thankful it still runs at this point.
September 14, 2013, 01:41 PM
RabidSheepLegion
Re: New Computer Help
Irrelevant please delete post
December 15, 2013, 05:53 PM
Joseph Simonyi de Vitézvár
Re: New Computer Help
Why are you upgrading?
Gaming rig.
What is your budget?
$1,000-$1,5000
Where do you live?
USA
Can you build this computer yourself, or do you need to buy prebuilt?
Prebulit.
What are you current system specs?
PM me for them, save space here :tongue:. Some basic spec, 6 gig of RAM, 1TB HD, 3.0 gig processor, it's a Gateway. It has a integrated video card.
What screen resolution will you be using?
1360x768 or something.
What websites/stores can you purchase parts from?
Was hoping someone could tell me that.
Do you need to purchase peripherals?
Yes and yes.
When do you plan to buy this computer/parts?
Next 1-3 months.
December 15, 2013, 09:32 PM
karamazovmm
Re: New Computer Help
so you wont be buying a new monitor?
a 650 ti is enough for that for a very long time
a good cpu is going to be an indeed a kind of must given the low res, since you are going for a pre built a i5 4560 is enough
i dont know a service from sites in the US, i do know that in canada they do that.
a good option is to go for a system builder, some of the boutiques, like ava direct, falcon northwest, mythlogic...
iim going to post a thread about clevo resellers, they are basically boutique shops where you can get the pc pre built, you will pay more for that, but you dont want to build yourself...
Oh yes, I will be buying a new one, sorry, my mistake. A 22 or 23 inch is what I am looking for.
December 16, 2013, 07:39 AM
karamazovmm
Re: New Computer Help
so you are indeed buying a complete new system, monitor, kb, mouse, speakers included?
ah well...
something along the lines of what i said before with the change on the gpu to a something more palatable like a 760 or 770, with your budget and the need for other stuff, a 760 is a more credible choice