new n00b PC gamer questions.

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#1 captainpikpik
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hi i have recently became intrested in PC gaming i have a few questions.

what price would i have to pay for a PC that could run spore( i have a low budget)

if not would i be able to update my PC no, it has no video card etc.

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#2 gamerguy845
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hardware forums....

side note: spore isn't a demanding game, and what do you mean "no video card" you computer has to have a video card, but it might be a bad integrated one

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#3 dazza_avo
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hi i have recently became intrested in PC gaming i have a few questions.

what price would i have to pay for a PC that could run spore( i have a low budget)

if not would i be able to update my PC no, it has no video card etc.

captainpikpik

Where are you from? USA or UK?

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#4 hamidious
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Usually, if you didn't buy a video card, your video card is integrated with the motherboard. I used to think like you and thought at first I didn't have any video card. I highly recommend you buy yourself a cheap good card like the 9600GT and install it (just like an N64 catridge, very simple). Your integrated video card will be able to run spore, but for a better experience get a good card. Go google for recent "Budget PC builds" and you will find very nice cheap builds for 500$-600$ that are damn fine for a great gaming experience. I recommend you use what you can from your current PC though rather than purchasing a brand new PC.
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#5 bosh2000
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Hello this is my new computer I have purchased which will arrive shortly but I was wondering if anyone can tell me if it is going to be good for world of warcraft and or if I should do any upgrades by chance. Also I will be switching it over to windows 7 as well. Thank you for any help or input.. * Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 CPU * nForce 650i EVGA Motherboard * Ubuntu operating system * 120 GB Hardrive * GeForce 8600 GT 256 DDR3 Dedicated 1GB total with system memory Graphics Card * Corsair 2 GB Dual Channel RAM * 1 DVDRW * 1 DVD ROM CDRW * ThermalTake 430 Watt Power Supply * HP Keyboard (Web enabled with shortcut keys) * Optical Mouse
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#6 DanielDust
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Old thread, should have made a new one, but it's half decent, it'll run WoW, maxing it is another problem, you need a top graphics card, better than Nvidia 450 if you want to be remotely close to maxing it and another thing the HDD is way too small, for example my WoW folder is around 26 gigs, the Windows and only that (been installed since 7 got released) is around 30 gigs, add a few applications and a few other games and you won't have enough space for anything, HDDs are cheap get a 640 gb one.

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#7 bosh2000
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Thank you for the help I very much appreciate it.
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hi i have recently became intrested in PC gaming i have a few questions.

what price would i have to pay for a PC that could run spore( i have a low budget)

if not would i be able to update my PC no, it has no video card etc.

captainpikpik
Head on over to PC hardware and those mad scientist will cook you up the best build for any budget