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Old computer was running slow, the ram was failing on it, and it was one of those cheap hp slimlines. Finally bought a new computer and a budget video card, got counter strike source to 250 average fps, 180 fps in bot games I host. Cs go I am flatlines at 30 fps which I read had to do with windows 10's xbox app. One of the things that got me was that a fullsize desktop new seems to be 400 bucks for the cheapest as anything below that is a slimline or a all in one, and I wanted full size to run a fullsize video card.
The other killer was the ddr4 ram, which I priced building my own computer, and now a days it is often cheaper to buy a prebuilt one and throw one upgrades in it than build your own, a real shocker compared to what I was used to last time I bought a pc. The ddr4 ram is anywhere from 40 for the cheapest crap to over 100 bucks per 8gb chip depending on the quality, which is vastly different from the last time I priced ram which was ddr3 and was cheap. Graphics cards have mostly shot up in price due to data miners, which is a shame.
The new system is a i5 7400 7th gen
Intel integrated hd 630 replaced with a radeon rx 550 4gb card
1tb hard drive
8gb ddr4 ram-upgradeable to 32 gigs, ain't gonna upgrade that for a while too pricey
Ofcourse a dvdr drive.
Not the greatest setup by any means, but should atleast play many modern games at decent fps at max settings and the newest dx12 games at lower settings with decent fps.
The other killer was the ddr4 ram, which I priced building my own computer, and now a days it is often cheaper to buy a prebuilt one and throw one upgrades in it than build your own, a real shocker compared to what I was used to last time I bought a pc. The ddr4 ram is anywhere from 40 for the cheapest crap to over 100 bucks per 8gb chip depending on the quality, which is vastly different from the last time I priced ram which was ddr3 and was cheap. Graphics cards have mostly shot up in price due to data miners, which is a shame.
The new system is a i5 7400 7th gen
Intel integrated hd 630 replaced with a radeon rx 550 4gb card
1tb hard drive
8gb ddr4 ram-upgradeable to 32 gigs, ain't gonna upgrade that for a while too pricey
Ofcourse a dvdr drive.
Not the greatest setup by any means, but should atleast play many modern games at decent fps at max settings and the newest dx12 games at lower settings with decent fps.