Help me upgrade my computer!

Sir Big Jugs · 04-19-07, 05:35 AM

First, a note to moderators.

I thought of posting this in the General forum, but since there's mostly politics there, and this forum is far more visited and has more computer-related topics, I posted it here. Move it if You think it still should be there...

Now then...
I got SHIV yesterday, and since it doesn't run too well at all on my current computer, I decided to follow the advice posted HERE and upgrade.
I have ~200€ (maybe, if I try real hard, 250€). It isn't too much, but I hope to get at least something, so I could play SHIV until the summer; when I'll be moving and getting a completely new computer.

My current rig: (Acer's prebuilt, I *think* an Aspire E-something)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.01GHz processor
1GB RAM
ATI Radeon X700SE 256mb video card
NVIDIA nForce Audio (all the info I could find)
and Windows XP Home Edition (Finnish)

IMO the thing(s) to upgrade is/are the video card (crucial), and if any $$ remains, some more RAM. Of course, if you have any other opinions, I'd be delighted to hear.

My question in short is: so what should I get then? I'm completely lost in this vast jungle of video cards etc. A friend has promised to help out with the installation, but without knowing what to get, it can be hard to install anything!

Thanks for helping out a n00b, looking forward to hearing suggestions!

-Sir Big Jugs

04-19-07, 05:35 AM	#1
Sir Big Jugs Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 895 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Help me upgrade my computer! First, a note to moderators. I thought of posting this in the General forum, but since there's mostly politics there, and this forum is far more visited and has more computer-related topics, I posted it here. Move it if You think it still should be there... Now then... I got SHIV yesterday, and since it doesn't run too well at all on my current computer, I decided to follow the advice posted HERE and upgrade. I have ~200€ (maybe, if I try real hard, 250€). It isn't too much, but I hope to get at least something, so I could play SHIV until the summer; when I'll be moving and getting a completely new computer. My current rig: (Acer's prebuilt, I think an Aspire E-something) AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.01GHz processor 1GB RAM ATI Radeon X700SE 256mb video card NVIDIA nForce Audio (all the info I could find) and Windows XP Home Edition (Finnish) IMO the thing(s) to upgrade is/are the video card (crucial), and if any $$ remains, some more RAM. Of course, if you have any other opinions, I'd be delighted to hear. My question in short is: so what should I get then? I'm completely lost in this vast jungle of video cards etc. A friend has promised to help out with the installation, but without knowing what to get, it can be hard to install anything! Thanks for helping out a n00b, looking forward to hearing suggestions! -Sir Big Jugs __________________