Hi all. I just bought Bioshock: Infinite, somewhat foolishly without reading the system requirements. As it happens, I'm currently running XP and my computer is not quite up to scratch.
I've been out of the loop for a while, so I'm quite puzzled by all the versions of Windows there now are - could anybody advise me on which will do me best? I've not much money to spend, so the OEM versions seem more desirable perhaps. Is there any major disadvantage to this?
I'd also like to upgrade some of my components if possible, but I don't know upgrading which to what will give me the best performance boost for my money. Could anyone advise please?
I'm in the UK, and I think my budget is £160 for both parts and OS. I know it's not a huge amount to work with, but hopefully someone brainy will be able to work something out!
My current setup is as follows:
Motherboard: Asus p5k
http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5K/
Graphics Card: Radeon 3850 HD
http://www.powercolor.com/Global/products_features.asp?id=51
(I think the cooler is a bit different but it is the same as shown. Incidentally, this has been making an odd throbbing noise for a small while now - any ideas on this too would be a nice bonus!).
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Q6600-Core2-2-4GHz-Processor/dp/B000LRMR26
RAM: 2x1gb Corsair DDR2
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-corsair-ddr2-pc2-6400-(800mhz)-240-pins-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-5-5-5-18-lifeitme-warranty
PSU:Antec Earthwatts 500w
http://www.amazon.co.uk/computers-accessories/dp/B0073VXPIS
(I believe it is that one - it is certainly 500w)
Hard drive:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131301
DVD Drive: No idea what this was. It's black!
Case: Antec P182 http://www.antec.com/demo/p182/p182_flash.html
Thanks very much.
P.S. I am a student, if it helps...
I've been out of the loop for a while, so I'm quite puzzled by all the versions of Windows there now are - could anybody advise me on which will do me best? I've not much money to spend, so the OEM versions seem more desirable perhaps. Is there any major disadvantage to this?
I'd also like to upgrade some of my components if possible, but I don't know upgrading which to what will give me the best performance boost for my money. Could anyone advise please?
I'm in the UK, and I think my budget is £160 for both parts and OS. I know it's not a huge amount to work with, but hopefully someone brainy will be able to work something out!
My current setup is as follows:
Motherboard: Asus p5k
http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5K/
Graphics Card: Radeon 3850 HD
http://www.powercolor.com/Global/products_features.asp?id=51
(I think the cooler is a bit different but it is the same as shown. Incidentally, this has been making an odd throbbing noise for a small while now - any ideas on this too would be a nice bonus!).
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Q6600-Core2-2-4GHz-Processor/dp/B000LRMR26
RAM: 2x1gb Corsair DDR2
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-corsair-ddr2-pc2-6400-(800mhz)-240-pins-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-5-5-5-18-lifeitme-warranty
PSU:Antec Earthwatts 500w
http://www.amazon.co.uk/computers-accessories/dp/B0073VXPIS
(I believe it is that one - it is certainly 500w)
Hard drive:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131301
DVD Drive: No idea what this was. It's black!
Case: Antec P182 http://www.antec.com/demo/p182/p182_flash.html
Thanks very much.
P.S. I am a student, if it helps...