Gaming Computer

Runner300 · 12-05-2007, 04:50 PM

Hello,

I have recently taken an interest in gaming. One experience at my friends house and all I can say is Im hooked. I confess, I dont know much about computers but Ive developed an interest. I definitely would like to have a computer that is able to handle games with ease. I am thinking about upgrading certain areas of my current computer, but perhaps it would just be better to buy a new one (ugh). Some of my specs are:

Motherboard: Asus M2N SLI Nvidia nForce 570 SLI
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 4600 Processor w/ Dual Core Technology
Memory: 4096 MB Corsair DDR2
Video: 512 MB EVGA Nvidia Geforce 7950 GT
Hard Drive: 320 GB 7,200 rpm
Power supply: 550 Watt Antec Truepower Trio

I would definitely upgrade the graphics card to probably the 8800 GT/GTS but what about the other areas? To run games smoothly what other parts would I need to upgrade or would buying another computer be the better choice? I would really appreciate any help. Thank you.

ebackhus · 12-05-2007, 05:49 PM

I had a craptacular time with the M2N SLI boards. I'd suggest getting a better CPU, probably one with 1MB L2/core. An 8800GT would be a better bet than the GTS unless you plan to game at very high resolutions.

**Gabriel Torres** · 12-06-2007, 09:31 AM

Hi

To be honest if you are a first-time gamer your current computer is more than enough. If you want to upgrade your video card that is fine, the only two things I'd change to make your computer into a high-end gaming system are the video card (GeForce 8800 GT or GTS) and the CPU (you can replace your current CPU with any other Athlon 64 with higher clock).

Cheers
Gabriel.

12-05-2007, 04:50 PM	#1
Runner300 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	Gaming Computer Hello, I have recently taken an interest in gaming. One experience at my friends house and all I can say is Im hooked. I confess, I dont know much about computers but Ive developed an interest. I definitely would like to have a computer that is able to handle games with ease. I am thinking about upgrading certain areas of my current computer, but perhaps it would just be better to buy a new one (ugh). Some of my specs are: Motherboard: Asus M2N SLI Nvidia nForce 570 SLI Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 4600 Processor w/ Dual Core Technology Memory: 4096 MB Corsair DDR2 Video: 512 MB EVGA Nvidia Geforce 7950 GT Hard Drive: 320 GB 7,200 rpm Power supply: 550 Watt Antec Truepower Trio I would definitely upgrade the graphics card to probably the 8800 GT/GTS but what about the other areas? To run games smoothly what other parts would I need to upgrade or would buying another computer be the better choice? I would really appreciate any help. Thank you.

12-05-2007, 05:49 PM	#2
ebackhus Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 101	I had a craptacular time with the M2N SLI boards. I'd suggest getting a better CPU, probably one with 1MB L2/core. An 8800GT would be a better bet than the GTS unless you plan to game at very high resolutions. __________________ Omoikane v.3 MSI K9N Diamond AMD Athlon64 X2 5200+ 2GB PC5300 SoundBlaster Audigy 7.1 HD

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12-06-2007, 09:31 AM	#3
Gabriel Torres Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 USA Posts: 2,605	Hi To be honest if you are a first-time gamer your current computer is more than enough. If you want to upgrade your video card that is fine, the only two things I'd change to make your computer into a high-end gaming system are the video card (GeForce 8800 GT or GTS) and the CPU (you can replace your current CPU with any other Athlon 64 with higher clock). Cheers Gabriel.