The Traveler Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 So I have a good 30-40 pounds to spend at christmas to treat my computer to some new shiny hardware / improvements... I have allready decided to spend a good 20 (outside the 30-40 budget) on a water cooling system, so over heating pretty much never becomes a factor again But as far as actuall in game peformance (along with DayZ I play games such as 7 Days to die and KSP) what do you guys believe would be the best bit of kit i could buy and install? Bellow is a picture of (what I believe to be) the most significant specs... so you have an idea of what I allready have So if there are any suggestions out there I would highly appreciate it Thanks for reading, Many Regards The Traveller Link to comment
Guest TCkril Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 You can't buy much with that amount. Not anything good that I know of. Link to comment
Guest Astycc Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 £40 will buy a stick of ram. Maybe even a tiny SSD, best of luck getting anything for such a cheap budget. Link to comment
The Traveler Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 £40 will buy a stick of ram. Maybe even a tiny SSD, best of luck getting anything for such a cheap budget. But what would a stick of ram do for me performance wise? Link to comment
Guest TCkril Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 £40 will buy a stick of ram. Maybe even a tiny SSD, best of luck getting anything for such a cheap budget. But what would a stick of ram do for me performance wise? Speeds up your memory. Link to comment
Guest Astycc Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 £40 will buy a stick of ram. Maybe even a tiny SSD, best of luck getting anything for such a cheap budget. But what would a stick of ram do for me performance wise? You'd be suprised, certain games require more ram for rendering in things, for example, Skyrim with mods needs a lot of ram to run optimally. Link to comment
Daryl Dixon Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Perhaps if you want to for some extra storage if you record or want more games at once you could buy another hard drive. There's not much you can get for £40 though. I wouldn't cheap out on your RAM you probably want to buy a pair of RAM sticks that work simultaneously together or you might run into some issues especially because you already have RAM. Link to comment
Guest Pandi Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Yeah, I'd go for a tiny SSD if you can, That is probably the best part you can get for your budget. How many frames do you normally get man? Good luck with upgrading it slightly, Have a great Christmas! Link to comment
Lundborg Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Everyone recommending RAM should remember that he's on a 32-bit based operating system and he already has 4GB of ram - which would be the maximum. I would recommend that you save that money and buy something more significant when you've got more money to spend. Link to comment
Guest Astycc Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Everyone recommending RAM should remember that he's on a 32-bit based operating system and he already has 4GB of ram - which would be the maximum. I would recommend that you save that money and buy something more significant when you've got more money to spend. Oh, didn't see the 32-bit part, but I would either go for an SSD or save it up! Good luck upgrading. Link to comment
The Traveler Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Everyone recommending RAM should remember that he's on a 32-bit based operating system and he already has 4GB of ram - which would be the maximum. I would recommend that you save that money and buy something more significant when you've got more money to spend. If I was to get more RAM, I was planning on starting a fresh on a 62 bit system ... Yeah, I'd go for a tiny SSD if you can, That is probably the best part you can get for your budget. How many frames do you normally get man? Good luck with upgrading it slightly, Have a great Christmas! I get about 20 frames usually... Not the best but meh Link to comment
Guest Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Well,I suggest you save up more money and buy some good ram and maybe a tiny SSD which will surely help you alot in ARMA and maybe other games. Link to comment
Symmetrical Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Lucy messaged you and you're worried about what to buy? Link to comment
Guest Hyproactivity Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Good job showing your facebook name and lucy ehhh? Link to comment
Lucan Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Lucy messaged you and you're worried about what to buy? Link to comment
The Traveler Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Lucy messaged you and you're worried about what to buy? Funny ;D She is both my best friend and infact has a boyfriend, whom I also consider to be a very close friend ;D And in response to those who noticed my facebook name.... erm... shit... Link to comment
Legend Dax Posted December 15, 2013 Legend Share Posted December 15, 2013 back on topic, you don't need to have water cooling to get a very cool CPU for instance the other night I was interested to see what mine was running at . Granted my heatsink and fan is about the size of my head but still its performing well. Link to comment
Quickan Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 . I really hope that your computer is outside and not in your room! Link to comment
Legend Dax Posted December 15, 2013 Legend Share Posted December 15, 2013 . I really hope that your computer is outside and not in your room! its not outside, its where I sit all day and night when on the pc, granted the insulation out in this bit isn't great, but the cooler the better right, just hope it doesn't freeze one night Link to comment
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