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UPDATE: Replied on the bottom, bought some new stuff, need a second opinion on it.
My brother gave me an old gaming PC from a few years back (around 5) that he made. It apparently worked in June but stopped working by the time he gave it to me for my birthday at the end of July.
I've tried a lot of fixes and haven't been able to get it to work. Fans are now all running, but the monitor still gets no signal. Had some mildly techy friends take a look at it only to give up. I spent several days worth of scouring guides and forums and still no luck.
Approximate Purchase Date: the sooner the better (want to play elder scrolls online with the fiance)
Budget Range: Student budget, I thought it might be more expensive than it is, but maybe I could do this under $300?
System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING (moving from PS3 to PC for the mods, etc). But I don't even have an HD monitor to use, I don't expect this to be on some sort of ultra high setting. I'd also probably watch some netflix on it.
Are you buying a monitor: No, hand-me-down widescreen LCD from fiance.
Parts to Upgrade: Not sure what is broken, but think it might be the mobo or CPU, got a new PSU last month (the EVGA 500w bronze).
When I opened up the computer, the CPU and bottom of the cooling unit were covered in gray goop. Not sure if this is normal or not. Perhaps that was the problem. CPU cooling was also cobbled on with some string from a broken clasp. My brother just had a new baby, cut him some slack.
Do you need to buy OS: Maybe
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: no preference, just something available to Canada for un-astronomical shipping.
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parts Preferences: I just want something that will work with existing parts etc. so I don't have to start this build from scratch (student budget and all).
Overclocking: Maybe? I haven't quite figured out what overclocking actually IS.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe? Not exactly sure what that means either.
Your Monitor Resolution: Not sure, it's an older widescreen LCD monitor made by Calypso, haven't had a chance to use it yet.
Additional Comments: I want to be able to play Elder Scrolls Online, Skyrim with some modding, and Bioshock Infinite for sure (since I already bought them).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Nothing is working and I'm too frustrated to keep trying to tinker forever.
Parts I have:
EVGA 500B 80plus Bronze PSU
Sapphire Radeon 5850 xtreme graphics card
An old HP case that works fine
Geforce 7050M-M v2.0 mobo
AMD athlon 64 X2 CPU
TWO Corsair VS 2GB 667D2 memory
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive
So, bottom line: what are my best options for upgrading an old piece of junk to work passably with Elder Scrolls Online?
My brother gave me an old gaming PC from a few years back (around 5) that he made. It apparently worked in June but stopped working by the time he gave it to me for my birthday at the end of July.
I've tried a lot of fixes and haven't been able to get it to work. Fans are now all running, but the monitor still gets no signal. Had some mildly techy friends take a look at it only to give up. I spent several days worth of scouring guides and forums and still no luck.
Approximate Purchase Date: the sooner the better (want to play elder scrolls online with the fiance)
Budget Range: Student budget, I thought it might be more expensive than it is, but maybe I could do this under $300?
System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING (moving from PS3 to PC for the mods, etc). But I don't even have an HD monitor to use, I don't expect this to be on some sort of ultra high setting. I'd also probably watch some netflix on it.
Are you buying a monitor: No, hand-me-down widescreen LCD from fiance.
Parts to Upgrade: Not sure what is broken, but think it might be the mobo or CPU, got a new PSU last month (the EVGA 500w bronze).
When I opened up the computer, the CPU and bottom of the cooling unit were covered in gray goop. Not sure if this is normal or not. Perhaps that was the problem. CPU cooling was also cobbled on with some string from a broken clasp. My brother just had a new baby, cut him some slack.
Do you need to buy OS: Maybe
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: no preference, just something available to Canada for un-astronomical shipping.
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parts Preferences: I just want something that will work with existing parts etc. so I don't have to start this build from scratch (student budget and all).
Overclocking: Maybe? I haven't quite figured out what overclocking actually IS.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe? Not exactly sure what that means either.
Your Monitor Resolution: Not sure, it's an older widescreen LCD monitor made by Calypso, haven't had a chance to use it yet.
Additional Comments: I want to be able to play Elder Scrolls Online, Skyrim with some modding, and Bioshock Infinite for sure (since I already bought them).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Nothing is working and I'm too frustrated to keep trying to tinker forever.
Parts I have:
EVGA 500B 80plus Bronze PSU
Sapphire Radeon 5850 xtreme graphics card
An old HP case that works fine
Geforce 7050M-M v2.0 mobo
AMD athlon 64 X2 CPU
TWO Corsair VS 2GB 667D2 memory
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive
So, bottom line: what are my best options for upgrading an old piece of junk to work passably with Elder Scrolls Online?
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