Mark
Hey I'm mark and I want to make a gaming computer, I have NO idea on where to start but my step brother is going to help me out once I got all the parts I need. Now I only have a budget of $600 or so to make a good gaming computer from scratch. I need to know, What to get, Where to get it, And if it can run on windows 7 64-bit. And also could I take my current computers hard drive and move it into my new computer, it has 500gb of memory max.
Answer
My first gaming computer cost about $920, and it can still run just about everything on max settings. With hardware prices coming down so far, you could probably build an ok system for near $600, you just need to know where to get your parts. Having the hard drive already helps a lot. newegg.com has never done me wrong. Great prices and very well organized site with a trustworthy rating system. Click "shop all stores" and go into "computer hardware", then find all of the individual parts that you need.
To build a gaming computer you need the following:
Motherboard
Processor + heatsync
Power Supply
RAM
Hard Drive
Disk Drive
Graphics Card
Case
-I've built computers in the past around processors. For a Gaming computer I recommend at least a 3 core processor at 2.8ghz+. The processor and the graphics card are the two parts you should spend the most on. A processor will almost always come with a heat sync, but if you want to overclock your processor you may want to add a custom cooling unit (I do not generally recommend this). If you wish to run either mac or Linux on your computer along with windows, I recommend an Intel processor, but if you only want to run windows, I recommend AMD. The only real benefit you would have in spending more on an Intel would be compatibility with Unix based OSs, which are useless for gaming.
-Next, I find a motherboard that has the appropriate processor socket that lists support for your processor Wattage and type. There are usually too many components to a motherboard to be too specific, but just make sure it's compatible with what you need and has a good rating for its price.
- You may find a motherboard you like and choose RAM to go with it, or find RAM and choose a motherboard that is compatible with your processor. The higher the number of the ram's DDR, the faster it'll go. Standard at this point is now DDR3, but some computer run as fast as DDR5 or more. For a gaming computer I recommend no less than 6GB of RAM, but for most games RAM requirement is not very high.
- The Graphics card is the most crucial bottleneck of your gaming computer. They're very complicated and have many specs. You will probably spend more on the card than on your processor. My graphics card is 1GB 256bit DDR3 NVidia with 700MHz core clock speed and I'm able to run most new games on max graphics settings. Normally you can trust the reviews of how good a card is, but you'll generally get what you pay for. Just make sure you have the right PCI port to run the card you choose. Also make sure you get one with the outputs you need, HDMI, VGA, or DVI.
- Power supplies can be complicated, but newegg has a great feature that calculates the wattage you'll need for your computer. It's under "Computer Hardware", the last option on the far right, "Power Supply Wattage Calculator". Fill out the info, get your wattage, find a high rated power supply with that wattage. easy-peasy
- Don't spend too much on a case, just make sure your stuff will fit. parts are usually the right size, you just need the right number of ports for hard drives and disk drives. If you have an existing case you want to use, go for it.
- Get a disk drive, a burner might be nice, not a big deal.
- As far as the hard drive goes, just format the drive to wipe all the data and it shouldn't give you too many problems. You might have to find a SATA cable to hook it up to a new motherboard if you don't have one.
- Most new hardware will just run 64 bit by default, but you'll want to verify that your processor will run it. If it's 3 cores or more, it probably will.
Good luck!
My first gaming computer cost about $920, and it can still run just about everything on max settings. With hardware prices coming down so far, you could probably build an ok system for near $600, you just need to know where to get your parts. Having the hard drive already helps a lot. newegg.com has never done me wrong. Great prices and very well organized site with a trustworthy rating system. Click "shop all stores" and go into "computer hardware", then find all of the individual parts that you need.
To build a gaming computer you need the following:
Motherboard
Processor + heatsync
Power Supply
RAM
Hard Drive
Disk Drive
Graphics Card
Case
-I've built computers in the past around processors. For a Gaming computer I recommend at least a 3 core processor at 2.8ghz+. The processor and the graphics card are the two parts you should spend the most on. A processor will almost always come with a heat sync, but if you want to overclock your processor you may want to add a custom cooling unit (I do not generally recommend this). If you wish to run either mac or Linux on your computer along with windows, I recommend an Intel processor, but if you only want to run windows, I recommend AMD. The only real benefit you would have in spending more on an Intel would be compatibility with Unix based OSs, which are useless for gaming.
-Next, I find a motherboard that has the appropriate processor socket that lists support for your processor Wattage and type. There are usually too many components to a motherboard to be too specific, but just make sure it's compatible with what you need and has a good rating for its price.
- You may find a motherboard you like and choose RAM to go with it, or find RAM and choose a motherboard that is compatible with your processor. The higher the number of the ram's DDR, the faster it'll go. Standard at this point is now DDR3, but some computer run as fast as DDR5 or more. For a gaming computer I recommend no less than 6GB of RAM, but for most games RAM requirement is not very high.
- The Graphics card is the most crucial bottleneck of your gaming computer. They're very complicated and have many specs. You will probably spend more on the card than on your processor. My graphics card is 1GB 256bit DDR3 NVidia with 700MHz core clock speed and I'm able to run most new games on max graphics settings. Normally you can trust the reviews of how good a card is, but you'll generally get what you pay for. Just make sure you have the right PCI port to run the card you choose. Also make sure you get one with the outputs you need, HDMI, VGA, or DVI.
- Power supplies can be complicated, but newegg has a great feature that calculates the wattage you'll need for your computer. It's under "Computer Hardware", the last option on the far right, "Power Supply Wattage Calculator". Fill out the info, get your wattage, find a high rated power supply with that wattage. easy-peasy
- Don't spend too much on a case, just make sure your stuff will fit. parts are usually the right size, you just need the right number of ports for hard drives and disk drives. If you have an existing case you want to use, go for it.
- Get a disk drive, a burner might be nice, not a big deal.
- As far as the hard drive goes, just format the drive to wipe all the data and it shouldn't give you too many problems. You might have to find a SATA cable to hook it up to a new motherboard if you don't have one.
- Most new hardware will just run 64 bit by default, but you'll want to verify that your processor will run it. If it's 3 cores or more, it probably will.
Good luck!
Do facebook games take up my computer's memory?
Amanda
I started playing a couple games recently, like cityville, and my computer has always been really fast, and when I started playing it was fast, but the past day or two it's been really really slow, even typing this is delayed. My antivirus thing says everything is ok, so is it the games? and is there a way to fix it and still play? Or will I have to stop playing?
Answer
Anything you do on your computer eats up RAM (random access memory) and some space on your hard drive. This is where having a large amount of memory is great. Most home computers come with 1-4 GB(s) of memory these days. A gaming computer will usually have around 7 or 8 GBs. Therefore, if you are running on anything less then 1 GBs, I would give up the games or deal with a slow running computer.
But, if you have a fairly new computer with a fair or even better amount of RAM, then you might have to do some cleaning up and might even consult an expert.
Every cumputer requires a routine cleanup of old, unnessecary files and a defragmentation of the information stored on your hardrive. When you visit sites and play games, info is stored in temp files on your hardrive for use the next time you visit that site or game; and even when you view videos, pics, etc or when you download items for viewing. Over time these temp files can slow your computer down and require you to periodically delete them. For a pc running on microsoft you just need to click the start menu, all programs, accessories, system tools, disc cleanup. And simply folow the steps to delete all the temp files (be sure that all items are checked before deleting). This should be done about once a week.
Next you will want to defrag your hardrive. When you write and delete files to and from your hardrive you leave gaps. These gaps become "fragments" and need to be fixed. In order to do this you will need to do the same as before except click on disc defragmentation instead of disc cleanup (start menu, all programs, accessories, system tools, disc defragmentation). You will want to do this when you have time to leave the computer alone because it will take a while. The larger the hardrive equals the longer you have to wait. This process should be repeated every month.
If you take these steps and still find that your computer is running slow I would seek professional help. You may have registry errors or worse...
Good luck!
Anything you do on your computer eats up RAM (random access memory) and some space on your hard drive. This is where having a large amount of memory is great. Most home computers come with 1-4 GB(s) of memory these days. A gaming computer will usually have around 7 or 8 GBs. Therefore, if you are running on anything less then 1 GBs, I would give up the games or deal with a slow running computer.
But, if you have a fairly new computer with a fair or even better amount of RAM, then you might have to do some cleaning up and might even consult an expert.
Every cumputer requires a routine cleanup of old, unnessecary files and a defragmentation of the information stored on your hardrive. When you visit sites and play games, info is stored in temp files on your hardrive for use the next time you visit that site or game; and even when you view videos, pics, etc or when you download items for viewing. Over time these temp files can slow your computer down and require you to periodically delete them. For a pc running on microsoft you just need to click the start menu, all programs, accessories, system tools, disc cleanup. And simply folow the steps to delete all the temp files (be sure that all items are checked before deleting). This should be done about once a week.
Next you will want to defrag your hardrive. When you write and delete files to and from your hardrive you leave gaps. These gaps become "fragments" and need to be fixed. In order to do this you will need to do the same as before except click on disc defragmentation instead of disc cleanup (start menu, all programs, accessories, system tools, disc defragmentation). You will want to do this when you have time to leave the computer alone because it will take a while. The larger the hardrive equals the longer you have to wait. This process should be repeated every month.
If you take these steps and still find that your computer is running slow I would seek professional help. You may have registry errors or worse...
Good luck!
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