You can't really run games off of an external. And I dunno what your current PC is.

You can't really run games off of an external. And I dunno what your current PC is.

well my external runs GTA SA and IV and other games thats not an issue its just my pc but im using a laptop to write this, when i get on my desktop i will get my comp specs and post them on here when i can.

Thanks Gentleman. 

Hopefully sometime mid may this month or end of this month I'm building this beast- what do you think?
 
 
Thermaltake Overseer RX-I VN700M1W2N Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
 
Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM
 
ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI
 
ASUS GTX670-DC2-4GD5 GeForce GTX 670 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
 
Rosewill LIGHTNING Series LIGHTNING-800 800W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active-PFC Power Supply
 
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
 
ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-14D1XT

 

 

Edit: I went down the street to the computer shop in which I purchased all the parts for the computer I use now and they quoted me for top of the line computer with monitor and all that for about $2,100 USD

 

With the build I put together here from newegg.com I came to roughly $1,400 USD with shipping

 

Edited May 1, 201312 yr by PoliceOfficer Warner

Ask them if you can't buy the pieces yourself and give to to them to build it.

m upgrading my nvidia gtx 285 1gb cause im having problems with textures disappearing in gta4 when i modded it so i was wondering which type of graphics card should i get thats in the gtx series thats a 400 or 500 series i cant afford the 600 series yet and if there any other graphics cards out there that are better please do tell thanks

If you can't go for the 600 Series (which is the most recent series), go for the 500.

Solid 500 cards are the 590, 580, 570 and 560 Ti. I recommend ASUS.

 

Do not get the 400 or 200 Series, those are outdated.

but will the 1gb ones give me problems when it comes to texture mods and high poly cars

Is putting a computer together really like lego?

Is putting a computer together really like lego?

 

It is slightly more complex than that, though it is not extremely difficult. 

that what i'm doing i'm buying the hardware and there installing, and updating my current tower witch i had custom built 7-8 years ago. jus cant decide on the best viedeo card for the money..been reading a ton of reviews..even though i don't really know what exactly im reading..lol..so i got 200 to drop on one...FCV96? if you had 200-225 and was gonna buy one... what would you buy?

but will the 1gb ones give me problems when it comes to texture mods and high poly cars

They can. I have a 2GB video card and I'm having more problems than my last one which was 1.2GB of memory.

that what i'm doing i'm buying the hardware and there installing, and updating my current tower witch i had custom built 7-8 years ago. jus cant decide on the best viedeo card for the money..been reading a ton of reviews..even though i don't really know what exactly im reading..lol..so i got 200 to drop on one...FCV96? if you had 200-225 and was gonna buy one... what would you buy?

 

If I had that much money to purchase a graphics card, I'd probably go for an Nvidia GTX 660, like the one linked below;

 

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814130833

 

They are quite impressive and will be able to run almost all modern games on high settings without breaking a sweat.  Note that the card is relatively large though, so be sure you have enough space in your case.

If I had that much money to purchase a graphics card, I'd probably go for an Nvidia GTX 660, like the one linked below;

 

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814130833

 

They are quite impressive and will be able to run almost all modern games on high settings without breaking a sweat.  Note that the card is relatively large though, so be sure you have enough space in your case.

Great.. thank you sir!! im gonna check with my guy and see if it will fit..thanks again Be Safe~Ficdawg

They can. I have a 2GB video card and I'm having more problems than my last one which was 1.2GB of memory.

why/how would it give you more problems? should I reconsider a 2GB? I apologize if it seems to be a stupid question..not very computer savvy..Be Safe~Ficdawg

Great.. thank you sir!! im gonna check with my guy and see if it will fit..thanks again Be Safe~Ficdawg

why/how would it give you more problems? should I reconsider a 2GB? I apologize if it seems to be a stupid question..not very computer savvy..Be Safe~Ficdawg

 

Generally, the more vidmemory the better, however some games *cough GTA IV cough* are just damn bad at memory handling.

They can. I have a 2GB video card and I'm having more problems than my last one which was 1.2GB of memory.

What kind of graphics card do you have?

Generally, the more vidmemory the better, however some games *cough GTA IV cough* are just damn bad at memory handling.

oh wow well that's primarily what i'm rebuilding my tower to play..well GTAIV/Lcpdfr...hmm now im not sure if thats the direction to go is 2gb video card.

oh wow well that's primarily what i'm rebuilding my tower to play..well GTAIV/Lcpdfr...hmm now im not sure if thats the direction to go is 2gb video card.

 

definitely.

definitely.

definitely the way to go or not the way to go..lol..

the way to go.