Building/Upgrading a PC for TS2
IgnorantBliss:
OK, just a little update on the CPU update discussion: I decided to go for a "regular" one, not a dual-core, since it seemed like I wouldn't benefit from a dual-core processor at the moment, and I wanted to get most out of my money with a single-core one. I was planning to wait a while until the predicted price cuts would take effect, but then we heard that AMD stopped making processors suitable for my motherboard at the end of June, so I decided to go for it before it was too late. So, now I have an AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (2,4 GHz) that my hubby just installed. Haven't really used it enough yet to tell if there is any noticeable difference in how the game runs and such.
MutantBunny:
After reading thru this, I set up my system to log my page file usage...but instead of waiting being slightly impatient...I cut my page file in half, you know just to see what's it do. I fired up the Sims. For the first time ever I zoomed out to look at my hood and the PC responded immediately, cruised around the corners. Zoomed in, cruised around. Nice and smooth. ;D Thank You!
Jarsie:
Okay, I'll freely admit to being an end-user here. Wouldn't know the first thing about building my own pc. I usually rely on my son-in-law for those chores, but since he's busy these days...
Can anybody recommend a solid store bought machine that will run my Sims 2 and all the EP's with no problems? That's about the only game I have on this machine...plus a couple of minor games that I seldom play with.
I'm looking to replace the CPU on my current seven year old machine, which is a modified Gateway. I see that some stores are just selling the CPU and not the whole package, and that's really all I need. Everything else is good. Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this kind of question, but like I said...I'm an end user. What do I know? Not a whole lot.
witch:
You might be very lucky to even find a cpu for a seven year old machine I'm afraid Jarsie. A lot has changed in that time. I think Gateway are not high end anyway. Laeshanin recently got a really good package deal with reasonable quality components, it might pay to look for something like that.
Your board probably wouldn't take today's video cards either.
Jarsie:
Quote from: witch on 2006 July 19, 01:31:52
You might be very lucky to even find a cpu for a seven year old machine I'm afraid Jarsie. A lot has changed in that time. I think Gateway are not high end anyway. Laeshanin recently got a really good package deal with reasonable quality components, it might pay to look for something like that.
Your board probably wouldn't take today's video cards either.
Okay, excuse my ignorance, but I thought the CPU was the tower with everything in it. That's what I was talking about, not the hardrive. I'm talking about replacing the whole enchilada, but just the tower with the main components.
I realize that CPU means central processing unit (if I'm not mistaken) but I thought that was included in the machine when you bought the tower with all its components (like the hard drive and the dvd/cd drives that come with it.
And some stores are selling the towers with the components, so I shouldn't have to replace my monitor, mouse or keyboard. That's what I'm referring to, and if anybody knows a good brand, please let me know, because, frankly, I don't have the know how or the time to build it myself, and I don't trust anyone but my son-in-law to do it for me.
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