Upgrading Computer Specs - Page 3

KOFgokuon

United States14912 Posts

May 10 2010 02:32 GMT

#41

$250 is the most awkward price range because there isn't much available right there (or really, anything). Either wait a month and save for a 5850 ($300-$310, a little cheaper if you buy from tigerdirect and use bing!) or go down a notch and get a 5770 ($160-$170)

what's your cpu though? make sure you aren't bottle necking yourself there

FabledIntegral

United States9232 Posts

May 10 2010 02:39 GMT

#42

I have a Dell XPS 700. I don't know what bottlenecking is.

. Nor do I know what CPU (or whatever that is) that it uses. I don't have access to it right now, I went home for mother's day, whic his the reason I found out my brother's comp can't run SC2 beta.

How can I utilize the tigerdirect or bing! for cheaper prices?

KOFgokuon

United States14912 Posts

May 10 2010 04:17 GMT

#43

bottle neck means that one part of your computer is slower than the rest, making further upgrades useless until you upgrade that part

whne you get back to your comp, run the program cpu-z http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php and tell us what your cpu is

also take a look inside and see what your power supply is, need to make sure that it isn't too low to run a new video card

tigerdirect is a website like newegg where you can buy electronics. bing is a service that lets you get cash back after purchasing. http://www.bing.com/cashback/

FabledIntegral

United States9232 Posts

May 10 2010 04:49 GMT

#44

On May 10 2010 13:17 KOFgokuon wrote:
bottle neck means that one part of your computer is slower than the rest, making further upgrades useless until you upgrade that part

whne you get back to your comp, run the program cpu-z http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php and tell us what your cpu is

also take a look inside and see what your power supply is, need to make sure that it isn't too low to run a new video card

tigerdirect is a website like newegg where you can buy electronics. bing is a service that lets you get cash back after purchasing. http://www.bing.com/cashback/

Could I find all that info from just typing in dxdiag? But I see. I should make sure my brother's computer isn't bottlenecked either then... right?

Edit: actually I guess it wouldn't matter as long as the card i give him is an improvement

KOFgokuon

United States14912 Posts

May 10 2010 05:01 GMT

#45

dxdiag won't tell you anything about your power supply, it would probably tell you about your cpu, yes

FabledIntegral

United States9232 Posts

May 10 2010 05:26 GMT

#46

I find that out from the website you sent, or from literally "looking inside" something I don't know what I'm looking at, haha

KOFgokuon

United States14912 Posts

May 10 2010 16:34 GMT

#47

well if you want to replace your video card you're going to have to open your case up at some point anyways, so might as well start now

take a look at the power supply, see if it has a sticker that says what the voltage is

FabledIntegral

United States9232 Posts

May 10 2010 17:43 GMT

#48

On May 11 2010 01:34 KOFgokuon wrote:
well if you want to replace your video card you're going to have to open your case up at some point anyways, so might as well start now

take a look at the power supply, see if it has a sticker that says what the voltage is

Got'cha. My case is always open because the power button broke and I have to manually push it in (shitty design flaw in the XPS 700). Also leads to using excessive amounts of canned air to keep it clean...

KOFgokuon

United States14912 Posts

May 10 2010 19:08 GMT

#49

lol, maybe you should just buy a new comp