Want to upgrade my computer~

galabanga · 12 Jan 2008 at 19:39

Hi. I was wodering if I would be able to change CPU or the graphic card on my existing computer. I bought it about 1 and a bit year ago in the big purple shop. But since all the warrenties were over and my computer has started to rapidly slow down whilst playing new games at high graphics setting.

Also I'm not very...familiar with computers except from gaming.
I know that I have 2GB ram in the current computer. and that's about it...
I was willing to invest up to about £300 withing next few months.

Please guide me where to begin
Thank you
-Galabanga

jamjar1383 · 12 Jan 2008 at 19:45

can you provide more details?
what cpu?
what graphic card?

jak731 · 12 Jan 2008 at 19:46

do you know what parts you have such as processor model athlon 64, athlonx2 ,pentium 4 etc, ram type and speed (ie DDR or DDR2 and at what MHz).

pc wizard may be able to help idenify the parts of you Pc

galabanga · 15 Jan 2008 at 22:28

Ok the specs Are (I think)
CPU:intel (R) Pentium (R)D CPU 3.20GHz
2.00GB RAM
NVIDA GeForce 7600GS

cheers

shauncr91 · 15 Jan 2008 at 22:44

This is assuming your memory is DDR1, I think this could be your best setup but it's £37 over your budget. Maybe someone else on the forum could help you tweak it a bit:

memory:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-072-OC

CPU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-171-IN

GPU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-071-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1008

Motherboard:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-000-OK

jak731 · 15 Jan 2008 at 22:47

that is a good spec, but if possible i would get the e2200 instead as it offers more speed at stock for a very small increase in price and a higher multiplier too for OCing

galabanga · 16 Jan 2008 at 09:16

Ummm I also had a question.
Is it the CPU which will run my games faster or the Graphics card.

and the CPU which was suggested above which had 2.00GHz, isn't it lower than the one which I already have in the computer which is 3.20GHz?

cheers

helmet · 16 Jan 2008 at 09:27

It's CPU Graphics card, RAM and the motherboard that really control the output of the system.
Shaun's post is a good start, with some good advice from Jak.

The processors specced have 2 cores, whereas your current only has 1 core.
In this case the e2200 would be a good upgrade and the GPU above would make all current games fly at a good resolution.