umm need a bit of help please
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to play on high you would need a better video card.
okay can i just buy any video card that is on the list or do I have to buy one that will work with my motherboard?
Sorry I did try and warn about looking like a dip****
Yes, as long as the card is a PCI-E card. The higher up the card the better it will run the game. If you cheap out your gaming will suffer. For Nvidia, I would recommend a 8800, 9600 and above. On the ATI side you could get a 4770 and be set (runs $100US, not sure what it would be there). A 3850 512MB should run Sims 3 just fine, though, so anything better than that (3870, 4670, 4770, 4830, 4850, etc.) would be fine.
As for your RAM, I am not familiar with Oz e-tailers but I would avoid eBay for components. You can get a 2x1GB set of DDR400 for about $60 US, so that would probably be $75 for you (possibly more). Check Newegg to see what brands are reliable.
You have a Celeron processor. A Celeron is basically a gutted Pentium in that it has half of the on-board memory cache, thus making it much less efficient than a P4 (which is pretty hard to do). A Celly works, but it is equal to a slower P4 because of the lack of cache.
As for your RAM, I am not familiar with Oz e-tailers but I would avoid eBay for components. You can get a 2x1GB set of DDR400 for about $60 US, so that would probably be $75 for you (possibly more). Check Newegg to see what brands are reliable.
You have a Celeron processor. A Celeron is basically a gutted Pentium in that it has half of the on-board memory cache, thus making it much less efficient than a P4 (which is pretty hard to do). A Celly works, but it is equal to a slower P4 because of the lack of cache.
Honestly your rig looks quite old, IMO it would be a good idea to go the whole hog and get a new rig. It doesn't have to be a million dollar build, you can get a pretty decent system for under a thousand.
In the end it's up to you and what you think you'll be using it for, if you want make a new thread in the building section someone will throw together a new rig for you, just so you can get a feel for what you'd be getting, and for how much.
In the end it's up to you and what you think you'll be using it for, if you want make a new thread in the building section someone will throw together a new rig for you, just so you can get a feel for what you'd be getting, and for how much.
If you wanted to build a new computer, which I don't think would be a bad idea if you can afford it, here is something I put together real quick.
Newegg.com - LIAN LI Lancool PC-K7B Aluminum/ SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (bare drive) - Internal Hard Drives
Newegg.com - MSI R4850-2D512-OC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Newegg.com - PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS420X 420W ATX12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
That runs to $566. I know you live in AUS though so I don't know what your availability of these parts are and what they cost.
Newegg.com - LIAN LI Lancool PC-K7B Aluminum/ SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (bare drive) - Internal Hard Drives
Newegg.com - MSI R4850-2D512-OC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Newegg.com - PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS420X 420W ATX12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
That runs to $566. I know you live in AUS though so I don't know what your availability of these parts are and what they cost.
woah, do I see a Caviar GREEN being recommended? Don't go for the green stuff. Worst mistake I ever made was getting one of those drives, they compromise performance way too much for the sake of power efficiency/tree-hugginess. Ok, so I'm maybe being a little dramatic, but you get my point.
The blue drives are good, and don't cost that much more.
The blue drives are good, and don't cost that much more.
The blue drives are the low end
For a budget build the green drive is great.
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
here is the black though and its only 5 bucks more. You might as well go for that IF you want to build a new rig. I don't want to start debating components because the OP hasn't even said he wants to do this. I was just throwing out a mockup build for him
^eh? No, the blue drives are the drives between the green and black.
green = low power / low performance
blue= medium power / medium performance
black = high power / high performance
Google around a little.
It doesn't cost much more to get a blue instead of a green. IMO it's worth it. However, it's up to the OP.
green = low power / low performance
blue= medium power / medium performance
black = high power / high performance
Google around a little.
It doesn't cost much more to get a blue instead of a green. IMO it's worth it. However, it's up to the OP.
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