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The Complete Guide To Upgrading Your PC

TechRadar writes:

"We'll look at the performance advantages of some of the key components and the trends and big releases that will change the upgrading landscape in the coming months. Upgrading your machine isn't a dark art. So while delving into the depths of your PC case might sound scary, don't be frightened. Let us take you by the hand and ease you into getting started on making some essential upgrades to your system."

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Pandamobile6153d ago

Maybe now people will stop thinking you need a $2000 PC to play PC games.

Ah, who am I kidding, people will always be retards.

Saaking6153d ago

That's just an excuse people use to say the 360's exclusives matter. You don't need a super expensive computer to run the 360's "exclusives"

Pizzagaki6153d ago

Not really, its actually an excuse that ps3 users use, for claiming that PC gfx cannot be compared to ps3 gfx, because of the cost.

Doton076153d ago

Are you bashing the 360 on a PC article?

Pretty sad..

evrfighter6153d ago

pizzagaki got it dead on.

console fanboys (majority being ps3) like to use "PC Costz $2k!!!" so that they could pretend the ps3 offers more value than any other platform.

mal_tez926153d ago

but is still easily outperformed by my PS3

2.8 GHz core 2 duo
4 GB RAM
1 GB 4650
64-bit windows 7(RC)

But still can't match the graphics of Drake's Fortune

Time for me to upgrade?

Poopface the 2nd6153d ago

they need to call this site, "bash 360 no matter what the topic is 4G."

Got my PS3 today and its sweet.

My pc wouldnt send a signal to my monitor after some windows update. I punched it softly and it started to work again. when in doubt, punch your computer. Mine is pretty old so Ill have to build one someday if half-life 3 ever comes out. Source is about all my comp can handle.

Syronicus6152d ago

It outperforms both my PS3 and 360. The closest console is the PS3 with games like Uncharted, MGS4 and Killzone 2.

My Rig:

AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz
EVGA 896-P3-1170-AR GeForce GTX 275
Antec TruePower 750W PS
Antec 1200 Case
Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM
ASUS M4A78T-E ATX Motherboard

Including HDD and DVD Drive, all said it was 1050 shipped to my door. It runs Crysis on high for the first part of the game until the optimization drops but you have got to see Dead Space on this rig. It looks sick as heck!

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Pizzagaki6153d ago (Edited 6153d ago )

I bought and i7 with a Gf280 last november, the only upgrade i have in mind for the near future is a new video card.
I want to take advantage of DX11.

@below
gf = short for Geforce, thank you very much.
And the card i mentioned is from the 200 series, therefore i call it gf280.

STONEY46153d ago

Well you're the only person I've ever heard call it that, everyone else calls it the GTX 280.

Pizzagaki6153d ago

Thats doesnt take away my right of calling it gf280.
And it also doesnt mean i am the only one calling it that way.
And third, I would understand if you complain about something that doesnt make sense.

But GF280 got plenty of logic, and is in no way senseless.
GF = Geforce
280 = 200 series.
What more logic do you need, you could have easily deciphered what i said, instead of pointlessly bashing, unless you are really that stupid that you can even figure out that GF could stand for Geforce.

Pandamobile6153d ago

Okay, what ever, if you don't want to call it by its proper name, that's fine :|

Pizzagaki6153d ago

I just proved you wrong, theres at least one person that call it that way.

Kakkoii6153d ago

Sure, you have a right to call it whatever you want. You can call it SUPER AWESOME OWNAGE 280 NVGF!!

Doesn't mean it's right.

There's no point in adding "gf" to the start of it. GeForce is the name for Nvidia's whole desktop line of graphics cards. So saying GeForce is irrelevant, since it's already implied that it's a GeForce card by the fact it's a GTX280. The proper name for your card is the GTX280.

Pizzagaki6153d ago

No, calling it GTX280 is just as wrong.
like, hey dude, do you have a 4400 or a GTX280, a lot people dont know what you are talking about then.

People say, I have a Geforce, or, I have a radeon.
That makes sense.

STONEY46153d ago

Actually most people do call it by their numbers and not by geforce/radeon.

evrfighter6153d ago

It wouldn't have mattered if he said "I bought a nv 280" we all know what he means...

Kakkoii6153d ago (Edited 6153d ago )

OMG dude, your so either uninformed or stupid.

http://www.nvidia.com/objec...

GTX 280... GTX 280... GTX 280... GTX 280.

Of course it's stupid if you just say 4400. PEOPLE DON'T SAY THAT!!!
They would say "HD4400". Because that is the name. The "HD" at the start is how people know it's ATI's HD4400. (Which BTW isn't a real card <_<)

The same goes for 280. People know from the GTX at the start, that it's Nvidia's GPU.

Any freaking tech site you go to, they will call it a Nvidia GTX 280.
The GeForce part is F*CKING IRRELEVANT!

evrfighter6153d ago

I have a 4890

Don't lie you knew exactly what it was when you read that.

zagibu6152d ago

I knew what he meant. There are too many people with too much time on this page.

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micro_invader6153d ago

Great article, saved.

Just bought a new computer a few days ago with a huge case that should leave plenty of room for upgrades down the road.

But if I told you what components I bought, all you PC Elite's would probably start throwing rocks at me >.>

Pandamobile6153d ago

Nah, a PC is a PC.

Intel or AMD, Nvidia or ATI, it's all good. As long as you didn't buy a $20 power supply :|

iNcRiMiNaTi6153d ago

i was looking for a processor and was gonna go with just a quad core, q6600.

but i saw that one of the prices for an i7 was around $300 which isnt that bad. i think it was the i7 920 nehalem?? or something like that. i might get that instead if its that much of a performance boost

Kakkoii6153d ago (Edited 6153d ago )

Yes, the i7 920 is very good. It's basically a lower clocked version of the more expensive ones. You can easily raise the clock back up, saving you hundreds of dollars over the so called higher-end versions.

But you'll have to switch to an x58 motherboard, so that's extra money you'd be spending. Along with triple channel DDR3 RAM.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb...

iNcRiMiNaTi6153d ago

thanks for the help, not much of a tech person but ive been searching around the internet for help like this article. didnt know about the x58 so thats a huge help and ty again for that. i had a 260GTX come in last week so im ordering parts one by one, now i know what RAM and mobo i need, all i need now is my CPU, PSU, and cooling.

i also ordered an antec nine hundred case. would that be enough size to fit these things? this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

Kakkoii6153d ago

Yes that case should fit things fine. Most components are designed for ATX cases. And that one should be good at keeping your internal temp cool.

If you have any other questions feel free to PM me.

zagibu6152d ago

I never understand people that buy/worry about top notch CPU + RAM but try to save bucks on the video card.

It doesn't make sense to put a GTX260 into an i7 system. That is like putting a 4 cylinder engine into a corvette.

Better go with AMD quadcores and spend some more on the GPU.

Kakkoii6152d ago

Because zagibu... The DX11 generation cards are coming out later this year. Why spend so much on the highest end card now, when there's going to be a two-fold powerful card, with improved functionality and support for DX11 within a few months?

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai67d ago (Edited 67d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio66d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing66d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9266d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit66d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing66d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9266d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."