I am only 2 months into really getting to know about PC's, I have basical general knowledge and finaly want to do some surgery to get my gaming PC running those video games at higher settings, I just need to know how I find the exact specifications on my motherboard as far as the company, the make, the exact socket for the cpu etc. I bought the whole PC off a friend so Im really dont know much about the motherboard other than what it currently holds: AMD athlon 2.3 ghz CPU, and ATI 9200 graphics card, thats about all i know as far as specs go, but I'm curious if theres a way for my pc to identify exactly what motherboard I have, like in the bios or something, thanks!
Oh right, I need to know this o that I can pick out a better CPU that fits my motherboard, once I get that I can get a better graphics card that works with it, I was going for an Nvidia 7200 GT
Oh right, I need to know this o that I can pick out a better CPU that fits my motherboard, once I get that I can get a better graphics card that works with it, I was going for an Nvidia 7200 GTsandpeoplechoir
I think you mean 7300 GT? but sadly that wont really play games (it should play most video games but you will have to tern the settings to bare-minimum) I would recommend you wait a little bit for Nvidia and ATI to have a price war then upgrade in say 3-4 months from now
Ok cool thanks, alsodo you guys reccommend overclocking cpu's? I want a stronger Graphics card but my processor is ok, if I overclock it can match the graphics card without it taking away performance, I have only 2 fans for cooling though, one fan that goes on the components, the other takes air out of the pc
trailorparkboy, I'm only looking to play games like half life2, doom3, far cry, republic commando, and some strategy games, I understand the 7300 gt cant support say rainbow six vegas, sure you need a lot more muscle to play that , but, my friends nvidia 6600gt plays the games Im interested in very very well! So the 7300 should fit me well.
trailorparkboy, I'm only looking to play games like half life2, doom3, far cry, republic commando, and some strategy games, I understand the 7300 gt cant support say rainbow six vegas, sure you need a lot more muscle to play that , but, my friends nvidia 6600gt plays the games Im interested in very very well! So the 7300 should fit me well.sandpeoplechoir
sweet, but there is a strong chance after you get a taste of those games you mentioned it wont be long before you want to play crysis on medium settings
trailorparkboy, I'm only looking to play games like half life2, doom3, far cry, republic commando, and some strategy games, I understand the 7300 gt cant support say rainbow six vegas, sure you need a lot more muscle to play that , but, my friends nvidia 6600gt plays the games Im interested in very very well! So the 7300 should fit me well.sandpeoplechoir
Those two cards are very close but the 6600gt is actually a bit faster than the 7300gt.
Ok cool thanks, alsodo you guys reccommend overclocking cpu's? I want a stronger Graphics card but my processor is ok, if I overclock it can match the graphics card without it taking away performance, I have only 2 fans for cooling though, one fan that goes on the components, the other takes air out of the pcsandpeoplechoir
if you are considering overclock AND getting a better card, we'd better take a look at what power supply you have. no point it drawing all that power for the gc and oc just to have it underpowered by the psu.
I think overclocking is out of the question right now with the knowledge you have. Unless you've done research and know all about it, that is. I know a lot and even I won't mess with that -- then again I don't care much for a bit more of performance when I can afford good hardware. Plus, it lessens the lifespan of the hardware.
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