How do I know what can support what?

learningbitbybit · Jan 15, 2015

Hey everyone,

So I have minimum knowledge and experience with computers and I have some quick questions. I am planning to upgrade my computer to allow some gaming such as Tomb Raider etc.

What I have planned:
- To get dual screens
- A better video card/graphics card???

So my questions are the following:
- How do I know what screens to get?
- How will I know which screens can be supported by the video card (not sure if its the video card that supports it)?
- Whats the difference between a video card and graphics card? Should I be concerned?
- How do I know which graphics card to get that will be an upgrade from mine?
- How can I upgrade my motherboard if possible?

I do appreciate any help I can get since I am very new at this! Thank you in advance!

Specs: Intel (R) Core (TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @2.93 GHz
System Type: Windows 7 32-bit
Installed Memory (RAM): 4.00 GB (3 GB Usable)
I currently have a NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

clutchc · Jan 15, 2015

I'm not trying to avoid your questions, but since you are planning a pretty expensive upgrade, I would advise against upgrading the old LGA 775 socket/DDR2 system and building new from scratch instead. Since you seem to be comfortable upgrading the MB, you obviously will have no issue building your own from scratch. What would be your top budget for a new PC?

learningbitbybit · Jan 16, 2015

clutchc :

Hello and thank you for the reply.

My budget would be around $650 if I do build a new one from scratch.

davidarad02 · Jan 16, 2015

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xm9tsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xm9tsY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $653.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-16 19:11 EST-0500

this build is a great performer for just 650 bucks

learningbitbybit · Jan 18, 2015

davidarad02 :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xm9tsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xm9tsY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $653.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-16 19:11 EST-0500

this build is a great performer for just 650 bucks

Thank you, I'll look into that.

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