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[BreatheEasy]

first post here, wassup

looking to build a gaming pc on a budget of around £500-£600 ($750-$900)

where do I start?



EDIT: long term console user looking into getting into PC gaming

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

first post here, wassup

looking to build a gaming pc on a budget of around £500-£600 ($750-$900)

where do I start?



EDIT: long term console user looking into getting into PC gaming

you can get a beast for $900.
start with the motherboard, make sure it works with the cpu you want and can hold the amount of ram you want.

then get the gpu, make sure your psu can give it the power it needs.

you can do it!

 

[BreatheEasy]

you can get a beast for $900.
start with the motherboard, make sure it works with the cpu you want and can hold the amount of ram you want.

then get the gpu, make sure your psu can give it the power it needs.

you can do it!

Thanks man, looking to sell my laptop once I graduate to put towards a PC...looking forward to (trying to) building it!

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Thanks man, looking to sell my laptop once I graduate to put towards a PC...looking forward to (trying to) building it!

It's very easy breh. Its literally like legos. You really have to be careless to fukk it up. I recommend reading this article to give you an idea on what to do:

How to Build a Computer from Scratch: The Complete Guide

 

[daze23]

 

[radio rahiem]

3dfx? that's when I was heavy into pc gaming. Quake 2, unreal and the like.

 

[KiD WavE]

So right now my PC is in the shop getting repaired. No video will come on the screen. I suspected the motherboard was faulty and they came to the same conclusion. They told me they would call me back with a price to replace or repair idk which. Turns out I emailed ecollege pc and they believe the motherboard should be under warranty for 3 years ...I got the PC 2 years ago.

So basically what do I do ? Ask them to remove the motherboard for me then send it in to ASUS?

 

[NZA]

So right now my PC is in the shop getting repaired. No video will come on the screen. I suspected the motherboard was faulty and they came to the same conclusion. They told me they would call me back with a price to replace or repair idk which. Turns out I emailed ecollege pc and they believe the motherboard should be under warranty for 3 years ...I got the PC 2 years ago.

So basically what do I do ? Ask them to remove the motherboard for me then send it in to ASUS?

ive read this a few times and it seems as if the PC repair guys may be fixing it, or you still want the retailer to fix it. i dont know what's going on, but it sounds like you need to just do the simples thing possible and let the people that have it do all the fixing.

the only exception is if the cost of all their work is almost as much as the cost of the PC. if this is an affordable fix, then go for it. if the cost is crazy,then just send it to "ecollegepc"

 

[Saint1]

So right now my PC is in the shop getting repaired. No video will come on the screen. I suspected the motherboard was faulty and they came to the same conclusion. They told me they would call me back with a price to replace or repair idk which. Turns out I emailed ecollege pc and they believe the motherboard should be under warranty for 3 years ...I got the PC 2 years ago.

So basically what do I do ? Ask them to remove the motherboard for me then send it in to ASUS?

the company will replace it for free right? the PC repair shop will charge you. you know what to do.

 

[radio rahiem]

tomb raider fps boost
i haven't tried it yet...can anybody else test?

 

[CTech83]

Now that I finished Bioshock, I booted up Resident Evil 6. That shyt is terrible. I can't get over how bad the controls are. I played it for about 10 minutes and tossed that shyt in the bushes.

 

[JetsGo]

Same. Def not worth it if you currently have 580s. On another note, I've been reading good things about these hi-res 2560x1440 korean monitors.

Achieva Shimian QH270 Ipsb Quad HD 2560x1440 16 9 D Sub Computer Monitor | eBay

If it weren't for already having 2 27" ASUS monitors I'd have copped 2 of these things.

http://i.minus.com/inBjdXBL0Uplq.jpg

That setup is Amazing

 

[winb83]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlMOdjywh1Y[/ame]
How did i miss this QWOP game?

 

[2gunsup]

That setup is Amazing

That's my old set up,

 

[BreatheEasy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlMOdjywh1Y
How did i miss this QWOP game?

shyt is impossible