Recent content by shady3210

Thank you for the recommendation. At this price range is AMD the general better choice?

Probably the CPU feels like the bigger bottleneck.

Thanks for the advice. The PSU is a Corsair cx600 that is about a year old I think my last psu died at the beginning of this year. The $200 budget is due to this being a xmas gift from the in laws. I would ask for a gift card but they want to actually give me something. My 555 is sadly locked to...

Its not a hard $200 budget but 200ish. And yes it's for gaming. It isn't any specific game but having to run medium on most of the newer titles. I am more of a MMO gamer but not currently playing anything specific until Wildstar or Elder Scrolls. I know its better to upgrade both at the same...

So my rig is starting to show its age and I am thinking about upgrading it. My budget is $200 and I am deciding between a new cpu/mobo or vid card. Here are my current specs: CPU: AMD Phenon II x2 555 @ 3.2 MOBO: ECS A885GM-A2 (V1.1) AM3 Vid Card: Radeon 5870 1GB Ram: 8GB DDR3 HDs: 1...

Also since I run at a lower resolution would the 768mb version preform about the same as the 1gb?

Thanks fot the help guys. Is the 460 prefered over the 6850? I have had great cards from both companies so i have no brand loyalty.

Thanks for the heads up on ces. My PSU is a 600w OCZ stealth and the rest of my system is an athlon II x2 3.0ghz and 4gb of ram.

Well my 8800 gt is starting to show its signs of age. It has been a good card but I am looking to upgrade it to a mid range card. I mainly play wow currently at 1600x900 and it does fine but with swtor on the horizon I feel the need to upgrade. My main question is wether there is any major...

Thanks for the help guys I might throw linux on it and try mythtv it looks pretty nice. Any recommendations on turner cards? I knew 100gb might get filled up fast but I can always go bigger later if needed.

I have an older pc that I have been thinking about converting into a DVR for the living room. I refuse to pay a subscription for a dvr so this seemed like a good solution. I am looking for advice on what else I need and if its worth the trouble. I'm only looking for SD video recording and...

I tried bending the headset and it is still uncomfortable. Like i said i piked it up at walmart and kept the box and reeipt so i will just return it. I have heard the over the ear headsets are more comfy and was actually looking at the fatal1ty headset. How does the build quality feel on it...

Ok well I am finnaly tired of breaking the cheap $15 walmart headsets so I am in the market for something a little better. I am not an audiophile and am really only looking for a headset for Ventrillo and some gameing when I cant use my speakers. My biggest concern is comfort. I picked up a nice...

Thank you for all your help hossdaddy. I like the setup you posted the only thing I might change is the vid card to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261002 I don't know much of the brand but it has a great price after MIR.

Well after cleaning out the closet of some old computer parts I have moved my budget up to about 350 so it looks like I can get a new cpu/mobo/ram/vid card. My question is is the intel set up preferred over the amd at the budget level? I am a long time AMD supporter but am willing to go blue if...