me again!! still looking for computer and someone said they will build me one..

hostertlady

SORRY FOR KEEP GOING ON AND ON BUT I AM GOING ROUND THE BEND WITH IT ALL.....
ok, i have posted a few times
firstly i wanted help with upgrading my computer but that seems out of the question.
secondly ( i cant even remember!!) frazzed with all the computer talk

anyway, shall i buy a new pc and all the gubbings, ( need advice for) OR

what if someone said they would build you a reconditioned one and just asked what you wanted on it.. what would i ask for

i knowi need a good graphics card to play sims 3 on, a good HD, windows 7, decent processor, memory. be able to get on the internet again

what else would i ask for?? i have no idea really

OR SHALL I JUST BUY A NEW PC AND NEW MONITOR AND BE DONE WITH.. ANY IDEA WHICH ONE OR WHAT PROCESSOR BLAH BLAH

BillScarab

If you want to play Sims 3, look at the box and find out what the recommended specs are, not the minimum! Then buy, or get built, a PC that meets, or exceeds them.

closed

On your other threads, the advice was that upgrading it isn't out of the question

pentium 4 cpu 40 GHZ 2.40 GHZ 768 mb of RAM

Nvidia geforce 4 64mb dedicated video memory

decent pc, your only issue seems to be sims3, what happens when you install it?

hostertlady

closed wrote: »

On your other threads, the advice was that upgrading it isn't out of the question

pentium 4 cpu 40 GHZ 2.40 GHZ 768 mb of RAM

Nvidia geforce 4 64mb dedicated video memory

decent pc, your only issue seems to be sims3

yes i know, and maybe cpu fan failed message ( but it works ok at the moment, so what do i do?? know i cant add anything myself ( even though techie support is brill )

i have been to two computer shops ( no-one big) just local and both of them said to get another computer...

IT IS DOING MY HEAD IN- I DONT WANT TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP I WANT IT FIXED HERE BUT AM BANGING MY HEAD AGAINST THE WALL (
SORRY FOR SHOUTING:D

closed

Take the cover off, on top of the cpu (look for a big chip with a heatsink on top), there will be a fan, is it spinning?

Upgrading ram and graphics cards are as easy as changing a fuse in a plug, they just slot in.

ComplexP

HD: Try for higher than 500GB

Processor: Look into the Core i3 or Core i5 range. You could go with Core i7 but that's a bit overkill imo.

Windows 7: Yes, most new machines have this as standard

Memory: Try for 4GB or higher

Graphics card: This is a little trickier. The best thing I can recommend is to visit Tom's Hardware and look at the various scores that the latest cards have and try to avoid any that are ranked near the bottom.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/graphics-cards,1.html

Usually the 3DMark06 scores are quite telling.

Then it's a case of looking about to find either a ready built machine that's right for you or going to a company that allows for custom options. I think Dell allow you to take stock models and modify them so maybe they could be worth a look?

hostertlady

And it is running slowly too

closed

Running slowly is easy to cure, reinstall windows or find out why.

debitcardmayhem

closed wrote: »

Running slowly is easy to cure, reinstall windows or find out why.

May be I am wrong but will that cure a slow fan ? lol

JasX

if you hint at a budget we can provide more suggestions....

also if you read towards the end of this thread
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2038759&highlight=sims
we started with a relative computer novice who just wanted something good for playing SIMS3 on and we ended up getting her to buy a bare bones kit and build her own PC around it all by herself, and I think she got close to £200 budget wise too

bat999

JasX wrote: »

if you hint at a budget we can provide more suggestions....

+1 for that.

Probably by now the OP has decided to buy a new PC and wants suggestions for machines with appropriate specifications.
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