The Complete Guide to Upgrading & Building Your Own PC & More

PC Gaming
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HOLY TITS! This is so much useful info…I can not find this anywhere…I am thinking about building my own computer, and this information is going to help me about 99.5% On building…

STICKY PLEASE???

~Anime

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msy is the best place in australia to buy computer parts :smiley:

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Thanks for the compliments!

Thanks, I checked it out and it definitely looks legit, I’ll add it to the list!

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Change Log

01/01/2011 - Guide Created
01/02/2011 - HDD & SSD portions added
01/02/2011 - Updated memory section with voltage information
01/09/2011 - Optical Disc Drive portion added
01/15/2011 - CPU Heatsink portion added
02/25/2011 - Where to buy section added
03/26/2011 - Revised and edited syntax
04/03/2011 - Updated where to buy from section.
04/22/2011 - Added thermal compound portion
05/02/2011 - Updated the CPU section, and added an awesome CPU comparison chart for gamers
05/11/2011 - Added the monitor section

Added the monitor section, I tried to keep it brief, so hopefully you’ll get a basic understanding.

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Thats hawt.

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Here’s a great Canadian parts store online: Direct Canada

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Wait…why the **** isn’t this stickied?

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Thanks guess they want more. :laughing:

Thanks, I’ve heard of that one just forgot about it. Added.

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what kind of software requires so that it is less laggggg? is it the RAM?

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Lag? Lag refers to communication latency often used for internet gaming.

If you mean your frame rate in games it could be a number of things, same if your PC just seems sluggish. You’d have to show me the full specs.

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good post man everything looks like it checks out well I cant wait to see the other stuff you add :smile:

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Thor i sent you a PM for my specs for my computer not rly sure if this might be it

535×660 18.4 KB

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Yes please do sticky. Someone works on something ike this, a sticky is one ofte best things that could happen.

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Thanks for the compliment, but it is stickied.

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I have a compaq Presario CQ-61 Laptop. Looking at upgrading the computer Specs. Not sure what i should do tho. I may have as much as 500 bucks to spend. Thought about a case. that might be inline, or cpu? easy to upgrade cpu in it?

what sould i upgrade? im open to all sugestions. thanks

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Laptops are never easy to upgrade, and just about the only two things you can ever upgrade are the RAM and HDD. The CPU is most likely very hard to get to and would require advanced dis-assembly.

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LOL THATS THE EXACT MONITOR I HAVE :3. but i cant use my new hdmi gpu with it because no hdmi slot

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Verry helpfull , well will be , il show you it once im done :smile:

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Truly awesome write up, thought about adding a operating System section?

If I ever build a PC I’ll be sure to check back, stick with my laptop for now. In the future I do plan on building an HTPC.

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I never seen this topic here lol I have a bit of a look nice topic LOTS of info thanks :smile: