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The PC-building/hardware knowledge thread
TheOrangeNova:
--- Quote from: Spluff on 13 Feb 2008, 02:46 ---That's a pretty loose definition. You'd need a whole new PC, and a pretty standard high end PC can be put together for about $1000 ATM. But anything more specific than that would require more information.
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Well, Right now i'm just looking to upgrade a little bit.. So.. What would be a good Graphics card that could run on an Unknown motherboard with a PCI-E slot.
dennis:
probably not anything special. try a geforce 7600. it doesn't seem likely that your pci-e slot is more than 8x.
Melodic:
For the love of all things holy do not even think about upgrading that thing. That is like me trying to put bigger rims on my '96 Lumina.
And $1000 is about right, depending on what you want to do. If you don't play PC games, you can build a good multi-purpose rig for under $500. Depending how serious a gamer you are, the price can range anywhere from $700 to $1000 CDN.
thehollow:
Recently my case has randomly started producing a loud noise that's vibrating the whole case. It's not constant, but is happening regularly and it's rather unsettling. I narrowed it down to the power supply rather than any of the other fans, and I noticed that the fan on the bottom of the power supply is moving really slowly. Is my supply dying and should I just order a new one?
dennis:
The vibrating noise is likely because of a fan bearing wearing out.
It doesn't necessarily mean your PSU is dying, but it's usually easier to replace the whole thing than just a fan.
If you have a prebuilt machine (e.g. Dell, Gateway) you have to be careful to buy a power supply that will fit your case. Sometimes their cases have tighter restrictions on size than the regular standards.
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