need some help with a new/old pc

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  tornnomar Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 399 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  Define 'broken down.'

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  lordreaven Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  i really can't say but the motherboard battery acid started coming out and they said i had to put 300-400 with my warranty to get qa new one but in the meant time I need a pc that can play neverwinter so if possible could you give me feedback on weather this pc can run one of the follow processor's/graphic's

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  bioshrike Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,729 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  OP, the Core 2 Duo is worlds better than the Pentium D's - the Pentium D's, though they are dual-cores, share a single data channel, so they get bogged down. They also run very hot. Core 2 Duo's run cooler, have distinct channels, and can be overlocked like crazy, without getting very hot).
  
  We'd need an exact budget to advise you better.
  
  Check http://videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php - You really want a Passmark G3D rating of 2000 or better to enjoy modern games, so compare video card performance...
  
  
  In checking the Evo D500 specs, it appears to only have PCI slots - no PCI-E/PCI Express, so your video card selection is very limited. It may not be worth investing much money in it.
  
  Install Belarc Advisor, (it's a free program), and check the CPU clot and thermal design capacity - you cannot use a CPU that requires more power than the slot/motherboard is designed more...

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  lordreaven Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  here is some graphic cards i found if you could let tell me if i can use them that would be great.
  
  GeForce 6200 Video Card - 512MB
  
  ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI VGA Video Card
  
  ATI Radeon 9200 128MB PCI DVI/VGA Video Card w/TV-Out
  
  NVIDIA GeForce FX5500 256MB DDR PCI DVI/VGA Video Card w/TV Out
  
  Geforce 4 Ti4600 128mb AGP
  
  
  between tho 5 can you pick the ones that can run NeverWinter and that has standard pci

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  bioshrike Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,729 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  Lordreaven, here's what I found for the cards you indicated:
  
  GeForce 6200 Video Card - 512MB - 44
  
  ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI VGA Video Card - couldn't find
  
  ATI Radeon 9200 128MB PCI DVI/VGA Video Card w/TV-Out - 3
  
  NVIDIA GeForce FX5500 256MB DDR PCI DVI/VGA Video Card w/TV Out - 8
  
  Geforce 4 Ti4600 128mb AGP - 5

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  lordreaven Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  i check the game req. and i believe my processor can run the game ik my graphic card can't tho.
  i seen a standard pci graphic card for 100$ and another for 10-50 i think the 10-150 is a intel 4 pentuim extrame graphix card switch cost 1000$ like 5 years ago idk why tho. But i just need to play the game on this pc for like 3 week just into i get another part time job i dont have 400 dollars to fix my acer. If you can could you give me a link of a list of Standard pci gc ?

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  bioshrike Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,729 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  OP, fix your last post - there's all this blank space in it. Regarding the video card, from what I checked, your computer can only take regular PCI cards. Below is a reference guide for the slot types:
  
  
  
  

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  lordreaven Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  for processor's with the same socket type
  
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-2-Duo-P7350-2-0GHz-1066MHz-3MB-Mobile-CPU-Processor-SLB44-OEM-Genuine-/141112764776?pt=CPUs&hash=item20daf9e968
  
  i might have to upgrade the power cupping

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  eldarth Member Posts: 4,494 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  You also definitely want more RAM - 1G is barely enough to run Win7 by itself.
  Memory should be fairly cheap now, so you want at least 4G minimum, 8G would be even better.

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  bioshrike Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,729 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  eldarth wrote: »

  You also definitely want more RAM - 1G is barely enough to run Win7 by itself.
  Memory should be fairly cheap now, so you want at least 4G minimum, 8G would be even better.

  
  I did some digging, and it looks like hte Compaq Evo D500 SFF can take up to 3 GB of RAM, 1GB in each of 3 slots. The bad news is that it doesn't look like it's even DDR RAM at all - which might mean it'll be expensive to buy it, since it's no longer made.
  
  Newegg still has some PC-133 SDRAM. It looks like they only carry up to 512MB, and it's about $26 per stick: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820224032
  
  You can try your luck on ebay and get some used memory for cheap:
  
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/1GB-PC133-CL3-ECC-Reg-SDRAM-168-PIN-DIMM-Server-Memory-/281221773725?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item417a1fb99d
  
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/1GB-Samsung-PC133-SDRAM-MEMORY-ECC-REG-/121194263290?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item1c37bdb2fa
  
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/1GB-Memory-Module-for-Dell-PowerEdge-2500-2550-1650-PC133-SDRAM-/300929224735?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item4610c7901f

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  lordreaven Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  i belive this is the best graphic card money can buy for a cld compaq evo d510 desktop and it can neverwinter as well
  
  GeForce GT 520 512MB DDR3 PCI Graphics Card
  
  here is a link
  http://www.walmart.com/ip/Zotac-GeForce-GT-520-512MB-DDR3-PCI-Graphics-Card/20863121

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  bioshrike Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,729 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  This one isn't bad either, (and the Walmart one says it's out of stock online):
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187214

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  lordreaven Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  ty and sorry for the last post i did that one on my iphone but i'm short 10 us dollars so i can't get that one but look like it might be better then the one i'm buying sense it's 1gb and mines is 512mb

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  lordreaven Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  and as for my intel 4p processor it will be able to run nw so i just have to be some ram and that graphic cards

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  bioshrike Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,729 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  lordreaven wrote: »

  and as for my intel 4p processor it will be able to run nw so i just have to be some ram and that graphic cards

  
  I found the GT 610 for a little cheaper: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2898922&CatId=319
  
  Here's another: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2898922&CatId=319

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  tried100names Member Posts: 0 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  depending on your budget you might be better off to just buy a new PC. $420 Intel i3-4130T, AMD HD 8350 Win8 x64 haven't seen a better deal on bang per $ in a while. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/desktop-4gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/1822177.p?id=1219065405536&skuId=1822177&st=pcmcat287600050002_categoryid$abcat0501000&cp=1&lp=1

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  papablista Member Posts: 0

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  That PC has a AGP 8x slot good luck finding one of those on the cheap ( you will need at least a 512 mb on agp) and it has to be a half height, check ebay you can get a pretty descent PC cheap on there,
  Example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Compaq-dc5800-Intel-Core-2-Duo-3-GHz-4-GB-Microtower-PC-CPU-Customized-/141127157105?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item20dbd58571
  
  you will spend less on a system like this than upgrading that ole dog (no offence) Good luck...(

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  lordreaven Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  alrite papa i think you got the wrong desktop,
  
  it's a Compaq Evo s510 ssf http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdHome?sp4ts.oid=97130&ac.admitted=1386999182248.876444892.492883150
  
  there a link, Now i want to ask you somethink i want to buy the following for this pc could you link/telling me if i'm able to use.
  
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/2GB-PC3-8500-1066Mhz-240-pin-DDR3-DIMM-CHG-/140365028289?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item20ae685bc1
  
  
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-610-512MB-DDR3HDMI-PCI-Graphic-Video-Card-ZT-60604-10L-/190698837726?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2c668956de
  
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/802-11n-g-b-150Mbps-Mini-USB-WiFi-Wireless-Adapter-Network-LAN-Card-w-Antenna-/121235232309?pt=US_USB_Wi_Fi_Adapters_Dongles&hash=item1c3a2ed635
  
  let me know ok?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  here is a link

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  bioshrike Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,729 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  Before you buy any parts, power down the computer, disconnect the power cord, open up the PC, and take note of the actual slots and serial numbers inside. There seem to be some conflicting results as to what exact slots you have available, and how many RAM slots you have. Take stock of all of that, then make your decision. Good luck!

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  autechrelp5 Member Posts: 0 Arc User

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  core 2 quad if your skint and a 6750/7750
  
  or a sandy bridge cpu and a 7950

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