JRobson Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Well as most of you know I have a POS PC but I'm looking for an upgrade (if possible). I've talked to other people and they said if I even tried to update the PC at all it may over heat and quit working all together. But I do know a few of you here that are a little more in depth in PC knowledge so I'd like to know if I could update this PC at all and what updates I could do if so. Here are my horrid PC specs so don't laugh lol. Its an Acer home computer so yeah lol. All I want to do is be able to run iRacing and ROR respectably so if there are certain upgrades I could get it doesn't need to be something uber amazing or expensive lol. I know LF and Eric are both good with computer stuff so I just figured I would ask around here first before anywhere else lol. Windows XP, Version 2002 AMD Athlon ™ 62 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ 2.09GHz. 768 MB of Ram Not sure what else I need to post so if there is more info you need to just ask. Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Well, for sure..don't buy Ailenware, you end up paying for the name and what isn't in the box. But it depends on what you want to spent, normally on newegg you can find a really nice computer for around 600 bucks...when I built mine back in 2009, I spent around $1200 dollars on it..but I'm still using it today minus switching to SLI on the video cards. I'll see what I can find and get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRobson Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Alright thanks Eric! I'd like to find something rather cheap (I was laid off 2 months ago so money is tight around here) but still something that could handle iRacing and ROR better than what I have now. Even if its a 15-20 FPS upgrade it'd be worth it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlawed Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 yep newegg is where i went but i peiced together a computer and had LF help me over skype build it lol. from what i gathered from LF you will need a good graphics card as much as you need a good processor/s because of physics. i ended up spending 1200 bucks aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRobson Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Blah. If only I had 1200 bucks haha. I was hoping there was a small upgrade I could afford. Just want to run iRacing with more than 10-15 FPS lol. Don't care about graphics or anything at the moment. Oh well, might as well just save up for a new PC lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlawed Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 i would keep an eye on newegg for deals on towers and you might be able to scoop something up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtracer9 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 head on over to the ole walmart or best buy and you can get a real nice toshiba laptop for about 400 bucks.. i can run RoR rfactor and all my steam games just fine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Graves Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Jordan go on tiger direct and look at the barebone kits, can get a pretty good pc for cheap but you have to build them yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SealedGecko Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 There's this over on newegg if you got $600. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285 Looks like a pretty good computer to me lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlawed Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 yep that wold do the trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtracer9 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 There's this over on newegg if you got $600. http://www.newegg.co...N82E16883229285 Looks like a pretty good computer to me lol. did you read the reviews?? looks nice but those reviews would turn me away.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfire215 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Ill try being on aim, give me a budget and a few things your looking to do. In addition send me th exact specs of what you already have. so if its a store bought tower, send me the manufacturere and model number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SealedGecko Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 did you read the reviews?? looks nice but those reviews would turn me away.. Yea I read them and it makes me a little nervous about it, I'm thinking about buying it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtracer9 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yea I read them and it makes me a little nervous about it, I'm thinking about buying it lol. it wouldnt hurt to check best buy too. i personally dont like buying ready to run computers online beacuse of they way packages get handled during shiping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SealedGecko Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 it wouldnt hurt to check best buy too. i personally dont like buying ready to run computers online beacuse of they way packages get handled during shiping I don't think I'm going to get that one anyway, planning on building my own. Also I'm not trying to hijack this thread just answering stuff lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now