What things do you have to do in order to maintain a gaming PC?

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Isaiah

Just wanted to know I'm getting a new gaming PC and I don't know much about them.
Oh and that means hardware to do I have to open it up every month and clean it or something?

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Have your PC free from dusts from time to time --- accumulated dusts causes the PC to heat more especially those dusts that are stuck in the heat sink and cooling fans of the PC.

Monitor your hardware's temperature --- use a software called 'Speccy'. It will monitor your PC for you and it's free. Temperature is very important, if left unnoticed it could burn your computer's hardware, literally.

Defrag your hard disk and registry from time to time --- software within the PC sometimes leave some clutters in the system which when accumulated could slow down the PC. It's best having some software like CCleaner, Perfect Optimizer, and the likes in your PC. Those software could clean the PC off of some clutters.

Protect your PC from malicious softwares --- install the best anti-virus software in your PC. The better the anti-virus software is, the more secure your PC is from malicious softwares. I, personally use BitDefender 2011 and Microsoft Security Essentials. Microsoft Security Essentials is free, while BitDefender 2011 requires you to buy it, but it's worth it. I was using the previous version of these two anti-virus software and I could really say that it protected this PC for months. And for that I am thankful to the people behind these two software.

Scan your PC from malwares and viruses from time to time --- there are still some sneaky malwares and viruses that could get into your PC from time to time. Full scanning the PC could detect them and remove them off the system.

What would be the best gaming desktop I could buy under $1000?

Steve Caru

I'm not trying to run Crysis 2 on high detail or anything super crazy like that. I just wanna be able to run games like Cod, Team Fortress, Left for Dead, etc without any problems. Any suggestions?

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$1000 will get you to Crysis 2 on max settings with no problems.

Take a look at these builds.
http://gamingrig.blogspot.com/2011/07/crysis-2-directx-11-ultra-settings.html
http://gamingrig.blogspot.com/2011/07/800-gaming-pc-july-2011.html

Both cost around ~$800. Add a 1080p monitor from Samsung or Asus for around $200 and you are set.

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How much would it cost me to build my own gaming computer?

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Raducan

I would like to know around how much it would cost me to build a decent gaming computer , im going to have to save up over the summer , ill have the bones of 1200-1800 euro to spend on the system itself , not including the Monitor , keyboard , mouse etc .. , the thing is , the game im going to be playing on it 95% of the time will be Guild Wars 2 , right now im using my laptop , and to be honest its terrible , i have to run everything in minimum graphic settings and i only get 10-20 fps at most , it drops to 4-6 when im on a crowded place or a big animation takes place ideallyly , what i would like from the new computer is to be able to run it maximum settings and get around 25-40 fps if possible , ide be quite content with that ,dose anyone have any ideas on what i should be looking out for ? or any specific peices for it ?
P.S Im not talking about a gaming [laptop]

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These are in US DOLLAR amounts and are available at Fry's Electronics www.fryselectronics.com but this will rock everyone's world and everyone will envy your system. I chose not to list the i7 Intel CPU that was for $899.99 dollars because I figured you may not want to spend that much on just a CPU. This is only an estimated cost but this would really make your friends come over and want to play. Lol

1. Intel Core i7 3.6Ghz LGA 2011 Processor...... $299.99
2. Asus Rampage IV Extreme S2011 Motherboard ........ $429.99
3. Patriot Viper Kit DDR3-1600 (4 Sticks)...... $199.99
4. CPU Fan ........$34.99
5. Power Supply 550W .... $37.00
6. Antecedent ATX case ......$$69.99
7. PC internal cables bundle...... $30.00
8. Diamond Radeon HD Graphics card........... $79.00
9. Microsoft Windows 7-8 Pro Operating System ........ $199.00

Is buying a old computer with newer parts better?

Sawyer

I've been looking on sites like dell.com, and you know other computer websites, and it seems that if you buy a older pc model with newer parts than it is alot cheaper and would run better, is this true?

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It depends upon how you plan to use the computer.

If you write papers using windows wordpad or Microsoft Word, use spreadsheets, powerpoint presentations, chat and IM, email and perhaps listen to music or watch an occassional You Tube
or other television, and you facebook or online date, an older PC with at least a Pentium 4 at 2 gigahertz is sufficient, and an 80 gig hard drive. Minimum 512 megabytes preferably 1 gigabyte.

However, if you plan on storing music and videoes, and you want to burn CD's or DVD's or you want to use a TV tuner card, you need at least 2006 year technology, which means an Athlon dual core or an Intel core 2 duo. You would need at least 1 gigabyte of ram too. This is
also important if you want to run an operating system such as Window 7 or Vista (Vista had problems, only get it if it is already installed on the older computer you are buying) .

HOWEVER, if you are a gamer, especially if you play highly graphical role playing online games
such as Star Wars - The Old Republic, YOU WILL NOT LIKE AN OLD COMPUTER.

I am not a gamer so I don't understand this fully, but those who play that game are always complaining about processors that seem extremely fast to me. If you are a gamer or plan to
be one, you need a 4 core 8 thread intel processor such as an i7 955 and an extremely powerful
graphics card. That means 2011+ technology such as a radeon hd 6850 graphics card and either
an intel i5 or i7 processor, OR an AMD Phenom ii x4 processor from 840 to 955 or higher. If it is
x6 or x8, that is even better. The x number is the number of processor cores on an AMD processor. If you want to watch Blu Rays or other 1080p multimedia, you need an extremely
powerful processor, although intel i3 or AMD Athlon ii's of at least 2.5 gigahertz should be sufficient.

IF YOU ARE NOT A GAMER, those expensive processors are unnecessary, a simple dual core
is more than enough to accomplish every nongaming task I can imagine (with the possible exception
of multimedia, converting a movie from one file format to another- or working with high definition
video content.


In 2012, you don't, for any task, want any processor older than a Pentium 4, except possibly
if you run Ubuntu or other Linux, a Pentium iii of 1 gigahertz will run ok, for basic tasks.

I would only buy a Pentium III box if it were $12 or less. Pentium 4 boxes upto 1 gigabyte of ram
and up to a 120 gig hard drive WITH A LICENSED COPY of Windows XP should be $110 or less
new and $50 with the licensed XP if used. If you have to get your own Windows XP, then the box should be $40 or less, not including your monitor or including a CRT monitor.

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