era10 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Hi I was looking to improve my pc, mainly for gaming. My PC knowledge is fairly limited so I was wondering if someone could be kind enough to advise me whether it is better to upgrade my current computer, or simply start over and build a gaming computer? I have also been looking at the Windows Experience Index for my computer (which is 5.2) and apparently it's not meant to be too bad, however I can barely run games on anything but the lowest settings or else I would get lag. Also get alot of browser lag when running pages such as FB/youtube/streaming(mainly firefox) link attached to system summary, not sure if all is relevant or if some details are missing, if they are just let me know and ill update the post http://gyazo.com/f1cb7843019093b2d6b6aae814f58d86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecman Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I'd suggest you build your own PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemons Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) From your specs, gonna guess your HDD is a pos. Need a more detailed spec page than this though Edit: Useful tool for building your own PC: http://pcpartpicker.com/ Edited March 7, 2015 by dudeami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zikama Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Build your own, it's so much fun! My rig: http://osbot.org/forum/topic/63648-my-3500-gaming-setup-2500-homebuild-desktop-pc/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
era10 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 yeah I was looking at that just before I posted , I can DIY most things but I would never try with a computer, would be too nervous )) so you spent $2700 usd building it?, thats going to cost me $3500 AUD to build then, about $1000 over what I really want to spend lol also how do i get a more detailed spec page? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skislope Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Whats ur price limit? I have a http://gyazo.com/f571417b40e9d25ab250bc5a3c46f188 It was only like $600 and I can game anything and never lag You can buy one at http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=6&sel=Mfr;Mfr_107 for pretty cheap and usually free shipping not sure what country your from though, might need a different supplier than tigerdirect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
era10 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 my budget is $2500 AUD (roughly 2000 USD), and I am from Australia. Obviously 2500 is the limit don't really want to spend that much more :P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hero of Time Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 ur processor is already good enough lel, 3.40ghz i7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
era10 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 I cant tell if sarcastic or not cause of that added "lel", like i said my computer knowledge is limited :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwitchFast Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I cant tell if sarcastic or not cause of that added "lel", like i said my computer knowledge is limited The reason your Windows Index rates your system ~5 is because it bases the end result from your lowest score (usually hard drive) What do you want to use the system for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
era10 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Well I am building/upgrading mainly for gaming and streaming. http://gyazo.com/6b944ef1c15f16f74c54f7b3f4d02620 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwitchFast Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Well I am building/upgrading mainly for gaming and streaming. http://gyazo.com/6b944ef1c15f16f74c54f7b3f4d02620 Oh god xD Could you download this: https://www.piriform.com/speccy Then printscreen it once it's open, that way I have an idea of all your specs That way I can determine what needs to go, and what can stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
era10 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 http://gyazo.com/fd77bacaaefdca11647049cfaa6992d1 is that good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwitchFast Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 http://gyazo.com/fd77bacaaefdca11647049cfaa6992d1 is that good? Well, it confirmed my suspicions. You have bad in-game performance because you don't have a graphics card, you're running on-board graphics which is pretty awful. If you know what RAM you have (exact model) then I recommend you buy another 8GB of it, that will help for streaming. I would recommend you get a GPU, aside from that your whole PC is perfectly fine. GPU: http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150697 If you check the side of your power supply, could you tell me what it is? Need to make sure that the power supply can handle a graphics card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
era10 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Well, it confirmed my suspicions. You have bad in-game performance because you don't have a graphics card, you're running on-board graphics which is pretty awful. If you know what RAM you have (exact model) then I recommend you buy another 8GB of it, that will help for streaming. I would recommend you get a GPU, aside from that your whole PC is perfectly fine. GPU: http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150697 If you check the side of your power supply, could you tell me what it is? Need to make sure that the power supply can handle a graphics card. huh so my graphics card in there has fucked up or something? cause I know it had one lol -.- do i have to open it up to check my power supply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
