Star. Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 My bro's birthday it coming up and I need to get that idiot something decent so he'll get me a good present on my 18th. I was thinking something along the lines of RAM or hardrive space but I want your guys opinions because I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing. I know some of you hate on people who don't know what they're doing but this is not for me, it's for my computer literate brother. But first things first. Computer specs. So I'm going to use 'dxdiag' to get them. Do I need to elaborate furthur and get really specific for you guys to give accurate suggestions? EDIT: Dxdiag done. ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgelemmons Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 If you don't really know, get a Newegg gift card. It's a great online parts retailer. Buying computer parts for other is really hard unless you ask them what they want. Thanks to Uno for the awsome sig <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeTears Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hmmmm, well a cool upgrade to anyones computer is a new LCD Monitor. You could look at the specials at TigerDirect.com also If he does not have a great graphics card, they are really cheap not. 256 Mb NVIDA 8600's are like 50 bucks now, and they are actually really good. It's what i am running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDaStudd Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Post your stats and if you can the make and model of your PC (eg Dell dimension 5100). That way we can look at the stuff which is near impossible to tell simply by software (mainly the psu). [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracion1 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 +1. Get the specs off Dxdiag, make sure the PSU gives enough watts (You'll need about 500W to a modern card on a decent setup), and check to make sure the mobo has PCIe. "In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star. Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 That gift card idea sound really good. Is it a strictly American thing though? Computer stuff: Hmm, he already as a 19inch LCD. It's handbuilt so I can't give the model. I'll have to ask him subtly about the PSU and PCIe. I'll go raid his computer to see if he has saved the specs. ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunttiger2 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 2048MB of RAM is plenty, I'd get him a better graphics card. Like a 8800GT or a 9800GT (better but more expensive) [Thanks to Rivirland] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryomancer Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I'd say a new graphics card or new processor. A core 2 duo is pretty cheap now, and it's a big upgrade from the pentium d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDaStudd Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 2048MB of RAM is plenty, I'd get him a better graphics card. Like a 8800GT or a 9800GT (better but more expensive) I'd say a new graphics card or new processor. A core 2 duo is pretty cheap now, and it's a big upgrade from the pentium d. Graphics card, wait and see what slots it has first as the 7600GS was available in both AGP and PCI-Express formats. Processor, some motherboards won't support C2D even if there 775 socket. Wait for more info. [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star. Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 The graphics card idea sounds good. It's PCI-Express. ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJoe Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Budget, amps on the 12v rail(s) and if there are pci-e connector(s) on the psu and how many empty molex cables there are, also brand would be good to know. J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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