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#27 Jun 30 2013 at 8:24 AM Rating: Decent
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malebirth25 wrote:
so if i dual gpu and buy a psu that can handle them... im good? then maybe buy some RAM if i have cash left over. the reason why i bought a cheapy is cuz my computer that i built(i've built a couple) died and i needed something fast and cheap to tide me over till my next pc build. I might just build another computer all together. im just looking for a good way to get this computer to play ffxiv in the mid section of normal to high settings.


You obviously just want to buy a new computer, and not a new computer to play this game.

Several people have already told you... Literally word for word, your computer is better than theirs, and yet we play on normal + settings.
#28 Jun 30 2013 at 9:18 AM Rating: Good
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malebirth25 wrote:
So maybe 2 more gigs of RAM and a $150-$250 graphics card and I'm good?


This goes without saying, but be sure to do your homework ahead of time. Make sure that the components (PSU and GPU) you buy will actually physically fit into the tower case itself. Pre-fab computers can be a bit tricky to upgrade in part because of tower design.

Not to say that you can't do it -- just be aware of what your motherboard can handle, that your GPU isn't so long or large that it will bump into other components, and any other potential issues that may arise. PC makers sometimes design the internal geography based on a specific set of parts.

Fortunately, though, sites like this also exist:
http://www.4allmemory.com/video-card/compaq-hp-pavilion-P6654Y/

Upgrading factory PCs isn't all that uncommon, so you usually won't be the only one who has thought to upgrade their HP Pavillion. If you are persistent you can usually google threads where people have made upgrades to the same or similar models. A lot of the time they will list specific parts; and it's always better knowing exactly what will work in your PC.

Honestly though, since you've already built your own PCs, I wouldn't waste money on upgrading the HP and would instead reinvest it into new internals. If you've already built your own rigs in the past, then you likely already have a lot of the groundwork done in terms of case, PSU, peripherals, etc.

Edited, Jun 30th 2013 11:20am by Aasher
#29 Jun 30 2013 at 10:22 AM Rating: Decent
Thank you all for the feed back. It got a little argumentative there at times but I have read all your replies and have decided the best thing to do is build my own computer. I get really impatient waiting to save up my money to build these nice computers that I always go the more expensive and less performance type way.

For all the consol replies.... thats not what im aiming for... I like to play games on beautiful settings, not limited. Don't get me wrong I love to play me some consol games(and the graphics/performance are good) but for WoW, FFXI, FFXIV, LoL, GW2, SC2, CSS, and many others... I like to play without the skips of performance.(i also like the mouse/keyboard for shooter games better anyway).
In my opinion even though I've asked for help and might sound inexperienced b/c of that... PC's outweigh any consol in performance and graphics. You just have to keep upgrading the PC to make it so which is not a bad thing if you know how to budget your money in life.

Once again thank you all.
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