I am new and extremely appreciate any help. My PC is now giving me issues (random shutdown, display device stopped working and caused reset, pixels and screen freeze while doing simple tasks). I have tried to troubleshoot, upgrade drivers, etc. and no fix. I think simply upgrading may be an easier solution.
To be honest I have never built a computer or installed upgrades to hardware but I have been told and read if done properly it is more cost effective. My question is should I simply go for a slightly better graphics card, or go further based on my specs and issues?
Budget Range: 200-400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: internet surfing, gaming
Are you buying a monitor: NO
Parts to Upgrade: not sure
Do you need to buy OS: not sure (if I have to replace motherboard then yes?)
Location: Nashville, TN
Parts Preferences: none
Overclocking: not a priority
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Additional Comments: I do not play high graphic intensive games. I used to play WoW and recently played Portal, Elder Scrolls, etc. I have been using a 32 inch TV as a monitor for some time.
My PC Specs:
Model- XPS 630i
Total amount of system memory- 4.00 GB RAM
System type- 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores- 4 x Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40 GHZ
Total size of hard disk- 298 GB
Display adapter type- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Total available graphics memory- 2302 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory- 0 MB
Shared system memory- 1790 MB
Display adapter driver version- 9.18.13.2018
Primary monitor resolution- 1366x768
DirectX version- DirectX 10
To be honest I have never built a computer or installed upgrades to hardware but I have been told and read if done properly it is more cost effective. My question is should I simply go for a slightly better graphics card, or go further based on my specs and issues?
Budget Range: 200-400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: internet surfing, gaming
Are you buying a monitor: NO
Parts to Upgrade: not sure
Do you need to buy OS: not sure (if I have to replace motherboard then yes?)
Location: Nashville, TN
Parts Preferences: none
Overclocking: not a priority
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Additional Comments: I do not play high graphic intensive games. I used to play WoW and recently played Portal, Elder Scrolls, etc. I have been using a 32 inch TV as a monitor for some time.
My PC Specs:
Model- XPS 630i
Total amount of system memory- 4.00 GB RAM
System type- 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores- 4 x Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40 GHZ
Total size of hard disk- 298 GB
Display adapter type- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Total available graphics memory- 2302 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory- 0 MB
Shared system memory- 1790 MB
Display adapter driver version- 9.18.13.2018
Primary monitor resolution- 1366x768
DirectX version- DirectX 10
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