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pcmatty

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hi all

i need help , basically i need to upgrade my acer pc enough to run trs 2013
Ive just tried playing it.
runs so slow lol

heres my pc stats

Acer Aspire X3200 Vista H/P
AMD Phenom tm 9650 Quad - Core Processor 2.30 Ghz
4.00 GB
64 Bit Operating System

and this what the TRS 2013 Specs are

Windows Xp / Vista / Win 7
1.7 Ghz Or Faster
512 MB RAM
6.0 GB
64 MB With Pixel Shader 2.0 AGP PCle ONLY
Direct X 9 Oc Compatible
DirectX Version 9 Oc Included

now i dnt know how much it would cost if i was to get a upgrade of components
or should i buy a new pc ???

hope you can help me
thanx Matt
 

My Computer

System One

Your problem is your gpu, aka video card, isn't good.

To upgrade your card you need a bigger power supply. This is a pain due to being a small form system.

This one should work just fine:
Athena Power AP-TFX35 350W TFX12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply for many HP Slimline System Upgrades/Replacement - Newegg.com

Then you can get a low profile card like this gt 520
ASUS GT520-1GD3-CSM GeForce GT 520 (Fermi) Video Card - Newegg.com

And you'd have the best system you can out of it.

The above will run about $120 for the upgrade, and it should okay.

When you say it's "slow" can you descride it more?
These smaller systems are notiorious for overheating and throttling, have you checked temperatures?

D/l hwmonitor and run it as you play and see what your max temperatures hit.
CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting
Just get the free version.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
hi ya
slow as in the train move slower and stutters. like when i click on something to operate like switch cab light on it takes like few secs to respond when as i play it on my alienware laptop its fast responsive.

i will look at them links u gave me :)

Patonb said:
Your problem is your gpu, aka video card, isn't good.

To upgrade your card you need a bigger power supply. This is a pain due to being a small form system.

This one should work just fine:
Athena Power AP-TFX35 350W TFX12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply for many HP Slimline System Upgrades/Replacement - Newegg.com

Then you can get a low profile card like this gt 520
ASUS GT520-1GD3-CSM GeForce GT 520 (Fermi) Video Card - Newegg.com

And you'd have the best system you can out of it.

The above will run about $120 for the upgrade, and it should okay.

When you say it's "slow" can you descride it more?
These smaller systems are notiorious for overheating and throttling, have you checked temperatures?

D/l hwmonitor and run it as you play and see what your max temperatures hit.
CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting
Just get the free version.
Click to expand...
 

My Computer

System One

Yha definately check your temperatures.

Have you tried saying "I think I can I think I can" as you start slowing down? Worked for the little Engine that could... Might help you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
hi guys
would these alienware towers be able to handle it ?

Alienware X51 desktop

Patonb said:
Your problem is your gpu, aka video card, isn't good.

To upgrade your card you need a bigger power supply. This is a pain due to being a small form system.

This one should work just fine:
Athena Power AP-TFX35 350W TFX12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply for many HP Slimline System Upgrades/Replacement - Newegg.com

Then you can get a low profile card like this gt 520
ASUS GT520-1GD3-CSM GeForce GT 520 (Fermi) Video Card - Newegg.com

And you'd have the best system you can out of it.

The above will run about $120 for the upgrade, and it should okay.

When you say it's "slow" can you descride it more?
These smaller systems are notiorious for overheating and throttling, have you checked temperatures?

D/l hwmonitor and run it as you play and see what your max temperatures hit.
CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting
Just get the free version.
Click to expand...
 

My Computer

System One

Yup. way more than you need. it'll last along time.

I'd even go as far as calling them up and asking if you can get it with a 600W power supply, so you can put a better video card in later.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Personally, if you can afford it, I'd go with a bigger form system which allows more customization in the future. The Alien 51 base looks like it's a i3 which I think is an attempt to get rid of them. Although suitable for what you want to do, I'd go with something that has i7. The cost wouldn't be that much greater. For instance, look at this (note that I'm not advertizing or endorsing any particular product)- Customize Gamer Infinity 8000 Gaming PC

No matter what you buy, I'd stay away from AMD graphics. It's clear that NVIDIA designs are faster (I have a feeling I'll get some argument here).
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
No not at all. An i7 is a total waste of money. Tops for gaming is an i5. You realise an i3 performs as well as amd x4s?

With Alienware... Though its not my recomendation, can have a cpu upgrade later when needed... Though it'll be along time.

I can't find a vreason to repladce my i7 950 at vall as its not even being stressed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
It's a moot point but I wouldn't think a i5 would be better than an i7 at gaming or anything else. i7 might be overkill. I'm just thinking that, if you're going to lay out bucks for a new system, go for the gusto within your spending limits.

The argument I thought I would get was over the AMD versus NVIDIA graphics card performance.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
Why waste money for no benifit ever. The money is best served getting a top quality psu, case or a gpu.

AMD only problem is their drivers have issues on release..
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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