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Friend wants to upgrade his gateway to play in Defiance MMO. Thinks he will need power supply and video card. Wants to buy from Microcenter.
Thanks for any help.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web, light gaming. Defiance MMO beta is the reason for the upgrade.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$150 for video card and power supply, local pickup only,
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Near PA Microcenter.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
video card and power supply
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Gateway DX4870 UB20P
Intel i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30 GHz
300W*
RAM 6.00 GB
Intel HD Graphics Family (integrated graphics)*
64-bit OS
Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1
(1 - PCI-E 16 pin slot available)
6) Will you be overclocking? no
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? 1920 1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Thu or Fri
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc. n/a
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Defiance system requirements
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
At least 2 GB System RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz CPU or better
512MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8600 class or better)
ATI Radeon HD 2900
Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics
Direct X 9.0
DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
Broadband internet connection or better
At least 15GB free hard drive space
My friend's questions
Question 1 - Does my Gateway computer meet minimum system requirements?
Question 2 - Would it be worthwhile (on a budget) to upgrade power supply to
450W or better and go with a PCI-E video card (e.g., Radeon 6670 or 6770)?
Question 2A - If so, any recommendations on specific power supply and/or
affordable graphics card for this system? Looking for something I can buy
off the shelf at Best Buy or Micro Center before the weekend.
Thanks for any help.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web, light gaming. Defiance MMO beta is the reason for the upgrade.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$150 for video card and power supply, local pickup only,
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Near PA Microcenter.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
video card and power supply
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Gateway DX4870 UB20P
Intel i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30 GHz
300W*
RAM 6.00 GB
Intel HD Graphics Family (integrated graphics)*
64-bit OS
Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1
(1 - PCI-E 16 pin slot available)
6) Will you be overclocking? no
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? 1920 1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Thu or Fri
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc. n/a
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Defiance system requirements
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
At least 2 GB System RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz CPU or better
512MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8600 class or better)
ATI Radeon HD 2900
Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics
Direct X 9.0
DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
Broadband internet connection or better
At least 15GB free hard drive space
My friend's questions
Question 1 - Does my Gateway computer meet minimum system requirements?
Question 2 - Would it be worthwhile (on a budget) to upgrade power supply to
450W or better and go with a PCI-E video card (e.g., Radeon 6670 or 6770)?
Question 2A - If so, any recommendations on specific power supply and/or
affordable graphics card for this system? Looking for something I can buy
off the shelf at Best Buy or Micro Center before the weekend.
