- Oct 23, 2013
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Hello!
I'm not very tech savvy, so please bare with me. You may have to dumb some of your terminologies down for me. I have read through the stickies so I will post the example to try and maximize your help.
What I am after, is to be able to use all 3 monitors, mostly for work, however it will be for pleasure as well. I am currently using a NVidia GeForce 6150SE 430 Graphics card, on Windows Vista. Now this is a works computer, however it does get used as my personal one. I have multiple monitors, however with this graphics card, it only seems to duplicate one screen, whereas I need multiple sceens to hold different spreadsheets ect. Also since this is my personal desktop as well, I'd like it to be able to play some games, and be able to use Youtube etc. The only game I'd probably play is Guild Wars 2 however, and browser based MMO's.
Now for the example!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Probably as soon as possible, i'm not in a rush, however I do have the money to purchase one that is reccomended. BUDGET RANGE: £100? Maybe over if it is worth while.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming; Guild Wars 2, Web Based MMO's. Work based spreadsheets and Youtube. Use of 3 monitors would be brilliant, however I'm talking old LCD, I doubt they'd put out 800x600, let alone 1k+ however resolution isn't an issue to me.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: nVidia GeForce 6150SE 430. And what ever the stock PSU is, I have only altered the RAM to add more. I have no idea how to find out the what the PSU is.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Compaq SR5219UK 3.5 Gig of RAM (2x 2G sticks) 32 Bit OS. Running on Vista. (work would prefer to keep it Vista, as all their computers run on that, and it makes it easier for the tech guys apparently)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I've only ever used Crucial, however that was for memory. I don't know any other computer parts websites. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK
PARTS PREFERENCES: Again, total Novice. I was told the AMD Radeon 7790 would be the best for what I need, but at the same time, I'm not sure if it's a sledgehammer to open a walnut kind of thing? Or whether or not, it wouldn't work with my computer?
OVERCLOCKING: Never heard of overclocking, so I'm going to say no. SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Again, no clue. No?
MONITOR RESOLUTION: My central monitor (and main) is running currently at 1440x900. Less for the other two. However I have no specs for those. [If it helps, they are a) Acer AL1715, and b) Starlogic, M17CNA] Both opted from work. (classy... not even 3 matching monitors!)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: As you can tell, I'm a complete novice, I understand how to operate one, couldn't tell you the foggiest one how to build one. So I am requesting your assistance, prior to me purchasing something and finding out it isn't designed for my specs.
Thank you for your time, and if you need any further information, feel free to ask. Also I apologize for the wall of text. But rather give as much info, than give none.
I'm not very tech savvy, so please bare with me. You may have to dumb some of your terminologies down for me. I have read through the stickies so I will post the example to try and maximize your help.
What I am after, is to be able to use all 3 monitors, mostly for work, however it will be for pleasure as well. I am currently using a NVidia GeForce 6150SE 430 Graphics card, on Windows Vista. Now this is a works computer, however it does get used as my personal one. I have multiple monitors, however with this graphics card, it only seems to duplicate one screen, whereas I need multiple sceens to hold different spreadsheets ect. Also since this is my personal desktop as well, I'd like it to be able to play some games, and be able to use Youtube etc. The only game I'd probably play is Guild Wars 2 however, and browser based MMO's.
Now for the example!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Probably as soon as possible, i'm not in a rush, however I do have the money to purchase one that is reccomended. BUDGET RANGE: £100? Maybe over if it is worth while.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming; Guild Wars 2, Web Based MMO's. Work based spreadsheets and Youtube. Use of 3 monitors would be brilliant, however I'm talking old LCD, I doubt they'd put out 800x600, let alone 1k+ however resolution isn't an issue to me.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: nVidia GeForce 6150SE 430. And what ever the stock PSU is, I have only altered the RAM to add more. I have no idea how to find out the what the PSU is.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Compaq SR5219UK 3.5 Gig of RAM (2x 2G sticks) 32 Bit OS. Running on Vista. (work would prefer to keep it Vista, as all their computers run on that, and it makes it easier for the tech guys apparently)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I've only ever used Crucial, however that was for memory. I don't know any other computer parts websites. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK
PARTS PREFERENCES: Again, total Novice. I was told the AMD Radeon 7790 would be the best for what I need, but at the same time, I'm not sure if it's a sledgehammer to open a walnut kind of thing? Or whether or not, it wouldn't work with my computer?
OVERCLOCKING: Never heard of overclocking, so I'm going to say no. SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Again, no clue. No?
MONITOR RESOLUTION: My central monitor (and main) is running currently at 1440x900. Less for the other two. However I have no specs for those. [If it helps, they are a) Acer AL1715, and b) Starlogic, M17CNA] Both opted from work. (classy... not even 3 matching monitors!)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: As you can tell, I'm a complete novice, I understand how to operate one, couldn't tell you the foggiest one how to build one. So I am requesting your assistance, prior to me purchasing something and finding out it isn't designed for my specs.
Thank you for your time, and if you need any further information, feel free to ask. Also I apologize for the wall of text. But rather give as much info, than give none.
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