Thread: Getting a new computer, but I need some advice on what to get....

Originally Posted by Ynot

not with a gig of ram and a graphics card that has 256mb of onboard ram, leeching another 256mb of system ram if needed, he doesn't

btw,
I think this is the PC
can you confirm that?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/pro...rmationSection

Oh, word. I didn't see that it was only a gig. I didn't think they let you go under two.

Definitely get more than a gig of RAM if you get Vista. I'd say get at least 2 more gig sticks. Don't worry though, RAM is very cheap and very easy to install. You should also ask for a couple of RAM sticks off of ebay for Christmas.

Originally Posted by Jdeadevil

Yep

Why doesn't it show what monitor I have on there?

no idea

the guts of the system are fine (rams a bit low, but hey)
the graphics card, however, is not so good

Nvidia Geforce 7500LE
The LE stands for "Light Edition"
and is not a gaming card

Apparently the 7500LE is a re-branded 7300GS with a bit more ram
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce...eForce_7500_LE
That makes the card 18 months - two years old

chances are you will only be able to play games on the lowest quality settings (obviously depends what you're going to be playing)
but, for £100-£150 you can get a better card

and for another £50 or so, you can double the system ram if need be

something to work towards, maybe

He only asked to stop bashing it 3 times.

Originally Posted by Grod

Maybe you should stop. He only said it 3 times.

I'm giving him options
which is more than anyone else is doing in this thread

I've already said the hardware, by and large, is fine
the graphics card, however, has the potential to eat 1/4 of his ram
what he needs is a lightweight OS - otherwise he's going to run out of ram, and be paging in & out the whole time

what he does not need is windows vista

The rubbish thing is, I have no money left. My family arnt exactly the richest people in the world, me and my dad split the money on 500 quid, I got 250 of saving up my EMA which is a tenner a week. And two bonuses adding to 90 quid.

So I can't really go messing around with buying new hardware.

Plus, my dad doesn't know how to buy things off the internet. And I simply am not old enough.

see how it goes

the important thing is get XP on there in place of Vista
XP is 6 years old with a mature driver set
your hardware will be more than adequate for this

you will probably be able to run games quite well in XP with the graphics set on low

Then it's really up to you

Keep saving £10 a week, and in 2 months you can invest in a better graphics card
something like this
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4KPG

Get Vista, but you need more RAM. It's quite cheap.

hmph i HATE it when computer stores don't tell you the brand or more information on the hardware. Say like what brand that RAM is and what is frequency thingy is ( well when it says like 667 or 800 or 1066). ALSO CAN ANYONE SEE IF THIS THING HAS PCI OR PCI-e slots? It says 2 PCI slots, any mention of PCI-e....nope.

Hey JD just wondering, what kind of games do you want to play?

Also i'm tempted to see how much that computer costs if you buy the pieces seperatly from say aria or overclockersUK, do you want to see?

Lol in the last two weeks i swear I've learnt so much about computer components. I'm buying a new one in the summer so i went on a tech forum to like ask questions. I learnt stuff!!

Ahh, thanks for asking. I actuually plan on playing stuff like Command And Conquer 3 and StepMania, I don't really go for stuff like Far Cry. Maybe Unreal tournament because it's cool, but not the really big stuff.

Originally Posted by Grod

He only asked to stop bashing it 3 times.

3 times a day!?!?! The guy's an hero...wait, we're talking about computers?

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

3 times a day!?!?! The guy's an hero...wait, we're talking about computers?

Bah, I can beat that
you never been unemployed?

Yes, I am, now.

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

3 times a day!?!?! The guy's an hero...wait, we're talking about computers?

Wait, what?

I'm confused...

I dont know...

Get a vaio notebook with windows vista

Originally Posted by Jeff777

Get a vaio notebook with windows vista

oh yeah JD you should( no idea what one even is..), Jeff's dad brought one recently..... he is very happy with it.

AHHH what is the motherboard!?!?! It doesn't tell you, it says it has 2 PCI slots, are they PCI-e or just PCI and and what speed 4x,8x or 16x!?!

Man i wanna know, JD when you are allowed to take it out the box, can you like look inside the case and just tell us what any stickers on the motherboard say, some kind of name of it or something.

Ahh sorry dude, got to wait untill Christmas Day.

And hey, at least it will run subliminal messaging properly. It just flashes on and off, I can't read it but I can see it!