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May 14, 2014 10:49:24 PM

Hello, I want to get involved into 'Computer building' a bit more i bought my first real gaming computer a year ago and i would like to create a new build that has my taste in it. I want to keep as much parts from this build as possible, but i also want to improve it also just don't want to spend to much money any way the build will be mainly for gaming and watching movies. But i also want it to have a nice look to the case, if you can help me out in any way that would be great. Here are parts of my current computer.

CPU
AMD FX-8350
Vishera 32nm Technology

RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 797MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard
Gigabyte 2AC8 (CPU 1)

Graphics
HP 2511 (1920x1080@60Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7570

Storage
1862GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 SCSI Disk Device (SATA)

Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
DiscSoft Virtual SCSI CdRom Device
hp DVD-RAM GHA3N SCSI CdRom Device

Here is the link to the exact pc also.
http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAG...

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a b 4 Gaming
May 14, 2014 10:57:08 PM

Nick Poulin said:
Hello, I want to get involved into 'Computer building' a bit more i bought my first real gaming computer a year ago and i would like to create a new build that has my taste in it. I want to keep as much parts from this build as possible, but i also want to improve it also just don't want to spend to much money any way the build will be mainly for gaming and watching movies. But i also want it to have a nice look to the case, if you can help me out in any way that would be great. Here are parts of my current computer.

CPU
AMD FX-8350
Vishera 32nm Technology

RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 797MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard
Gigabyte 2AC8 (CPU 1)

Graphics
HP 2511 (1920x1080@60Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7570

Storage
1862GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 SCSI Disk Device (SATA)

Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
DiscSoft Virtual SCSI CdRom Device
hp DVD-RAM GHA3N SCSI CdRom Device

Here is the link to the exact pc also.
http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAG...


Looks like it has a 460w power supply.

Cheapest would be to drop in a gtx 750 ti, just swap out the old card.

But before myself or anyone can really get down to helping you we need to know some specifics.


Because depending on what you want you would probably need a new power supply as well as a new card.


So state your max budget, along with the games you want to play and the fps you want to hit on them.



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May 14, 2014 11:07:23 PM

maxalge said:
Nick Poulin said:
Hello, I want to get involved into 'Computer building' a bit more i bought my first real gaming computer a year ago and i would like to create a new build that has my taste in it. I want to keep as much parts from this build as possible, but i also want to improve it also just don't want to spend to much money any way the build will be mainly for gaming and watching movies. But i also want it to have a nice look to the case, if you can help me out in any way that would be great. Here are parts of my current computer.

CPU
AMD FX-8350
Vishera 32nm Technology

RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 797MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard
Gigabyte 2AC8 (CPU 1)

Graphics
HP 2511 (1920x1080@60Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7570

Storage
1862GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 SCSI Disk Device (SATA)

Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
DiscSoft Virtual SCSI CdRom Device
hp DVD-RAM GHA3N SCSI CdRom Device

Here is the link to the exact pc also.
http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAG...


Looks like it has a 460w power supply.

Cheapest would be to drop in a gtx 750 ti, just swap out the old card.

But before myself or anyone can really get down to helping you we need to know some specifics.


Because depending on what you want you would probably need a new power supply as well as a new card.


So state your max budget, along with the games you want to play and the fps you want to hit on them.




I would be able to spend around $600 and i like to battlefield games on high and get 40 fps. Thanks for response
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a b 4 Gaming
May 15, 2014 2:25:32 AM

Nick Poulin said:

I would be able to spend around $600 and i like to battlefield games on high and get 40 fps. Thanks for response


OK!

Your processor and amount of ram are good, so you just need to drop in some gpu power.

At 1080p high settings 40fps average go for at least a Gtx 660, 7850, r9 260x.


But with your budget I would be looking at the gtx 760, r9 270x level along with a 500w power supply.

I would go for the r9 for mantle.

It would give you breathing room to play with settings, maybe some overclocking goodness.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Vapor-X Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $242.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 05:32 EDT-0400)

2 free games too!~

This should more than meet your requirements. =)




P.S. If your computer came with win 8 you might want to look at this guide:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03...
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May 15, 2014 9:51:24 AM

maxalge said:
Nick Poulin said:

I would be able to spend around $600 and i like to battlefield games on high and get 40 fps. Thanks for response


OK!

Your processor and amount of ram are good, so you just need to drop in some gpu power.

At 1080p high settings 40fps average go for at least a Gtx 660, 7850, r9 260x.


But with your budget I would be looking at the gtx 760, r9 270x level along with a 500w power supply.

I would go for the r9 for mantle.

It would give you breathing room to play with settings, maybe some overclocking goodness.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Vapor-X Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $242.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 05:32 EDT-0400)

2 free games too!~

This should more than meet your requirements. =)




P.S. If your computer came with win 8 you might want to look at this guide:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03...

That will work great thanks! Do you know any nice looking cases that have good airflow also?

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a b 4 Gaming
May 15, 2014 11:28:24 PM
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May 19, 2014 6:15:14 PM


I like the Cooler Master HAF 922 but do you know any others i like black cases i like the Nzxt Phantom cases but do you know if they are good cases?
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a b 4 Gaming
May 19, 2014 10:09:34 PM

Nick Poulin said:

I like the Cooler Master HAF 922 but do you know any others i like black cases i like the Nzxt Phantom cases but do you know if they are good cases?



Phantom 530


Phantom 410:


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I believe they are nice cases, big and with good cooling.

If you like they way they look they will do the job.

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May 25, 2014 5:28:40 PM

maxalge said:
Nick Poulin said:

I like the Cooler Master HAF 922 but do you know any others i like black cases i like the Nzxt Phantom cases but do you know if they are good cases?



Phantom 530


Phantom 410:


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I believe they are nice cases, big and with good cooling.

If you like they way they look they will do the job.


Thanks for all the help its greatly appreciated
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