Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) 14 hours ago, Incursio said: Guys, I need some help. I know pretty much nothing about this stuff, but I need a new GPU. Will this card - https://www.amazon.ca/GeForce-128bit-Profile-Graphics-02G-P3-2732-KR/dp/B00L5GZ88W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1475470560&sr=8-2&keywords=eVGA+GeForce+GT+730+2GB+DDR3+128bit Work in this old ass PC? - http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c02700630 I'm thinking that it will, but I just wanted to make sure. I know the card isn't great, but I need a new one ASAP and I'm on a super tight budget Argg.... I am fundamentally opposed to buying a low-end graphics card like this. If you intend on doing any sort of gaming, just a tiny bit more money and you can get an RX 460. http://www.ncix.com/category/video-cards-radeon-rx-460-ee-108-2278.htm As an aside note, your computer is not as old as you think and can pretty much handle any new GPU under $200. Power will not be a concern for you. What do you plan on doing with the graphics card? Because if you're going to game, you don't need something ASAP. If you need it to... playback videos in 1080p, you should just get the cheapest card available, like a GT 210 or a 5450. $100 is the worst possible range for buying video cards. You are paying a considerable amount of money for essentially a piece of crap. If wanting to playback videos, it's overkill. If wanting to play games, it is a total piece of garbage. EDIT: I must reiterate. The GT 730 is a complete waste of money. Do NOT buy it. If you only have $100 look up something on craigslist. My current GPU and the one before it were both bought off CL. Your desperation should never warrant buying a low-end GPU. Edited October 3, 2016 by Bob.Loblaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev's Smirk Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Beyond Good & Evil is currently free on Uplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Civilization VI is preloading today. I can't wait. RIP the rest of my free time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 13 hours ago, Caboose said: Civilization VI is preloading today. I can't wait. RIP the rest of my free time I will have to make sure I turn on Steam and get it going, on account of I already paid and all. Much easier to turn off posting here than give up computer time or actually going to the games, my now favorite free time invaders.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev's Smirk Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 The Skyrim Special Edition will be free if you own 'all the Skyrim stuff' on Steam. http://www.pcgamer.com/skyrim-special-edition-system-requirements-are-a-lot-higher-than-the-originals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beluga Whale Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I wanna play Civ so badly but it'll probably kill my grades. Might just wait for winter break. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Whos enjoying civ vi so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev's Smirk Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Shadowverse lands on Steam tomorrow. So... guess I'll be selling my soul for good cards in a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 If anyone is interested, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is on sale right now until November 1st. Knocked down to $4.39 from $21.99. It's a 1st person, story driven mystery. Also Kathy Rain is 33% off. Not sure how much it's been on sale before, but 33% off isn't bad. $16.99 down to $11.38. Another mystery kind of game, with great voice acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev's Smirk Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) I pulled my old 560ti SLI rig out of storage just to see if it would still work after 3 years of collecting dust and after a fresh OS install it does. Well... windows update doesn't, but... meh. Edited November 6, 2016 by Tanev's Smirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 7 hours ago, Tanev's Smirk said: I pulled my old 560ti SLI rig out of storage just to see if it would still work after 3 years of collecting dust and after a fresh OS install it does. Well... windows update doesn't, but... meh. Windows update doesn't work? Hmm. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev's Smirk Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 41 minutes ago, Bob.Loblaw said: Windows update doesn't work? Hmm. Strange. It was searching for an update for over four hours. I gave up at that point. This is an old Windows 7 SP 1 disc so I'm sure something was broken with updates for older versions during the Windows 10 forced updates bs. I'm not too concerned about not being able to update an old rig that will spend more time plugged in to my tv being used as a dvd player. Heck... with my current rig I avoided updates for nearly a year before I accidentally clicked update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templeton Peck Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 On 2016-11-05 at 11:17 PM, Tanev's Smirk said: It was searching for an update for over four hours. I gave up at that point. This is an old Windows 7 SP 1 disc so I'm sure something was broken with updates for older versions during the Windows 10 forced updates bs. I'm not too concerned about not being able to update an old rig that will spend more time plugged in to my tv being used as a dvd player. Heck... with my current rig I avoided updates for nearly a year before I accidentally clicked update. I had this issue when trying to update on my backup rig that uses Windows 7. Updates searching forever. I ended up just using the WSUS Offline Update program. That got me over the hump and future updates started to work again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev's Smirk Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 It really was a windows update that broke my SLI rig last time. The thing has been running fine connected to my tv using an old 5400 rpm HD I had in a drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFastOne21 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 If anyone is interested the game Dirt 3 Complete Edition is free on the Humble Bundle store right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev's Smirk Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 (edited) Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is currently free on Uplay. Edited November 15, 2016 by Tanev's Smirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I wonder what happened to that Incursio guy? And whether he bought that video card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 9 hours ago, Bob.Loblaw said: I wonder what happened to that Incursio guy? And whether he bought that video card? Here's an idea. Tag his name ( @Incursio ) and ask him. He logs in often so you should know soon enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 12 hours ago, Bob.Loblaw said: I wonder what happened to that Incursio guy? And whether he bought that video card? Oh, damn. Sorry man. I read your post way back and was in the middle of responding to you and I guess I got side tracked and forgot to finish it. I took your advice and didn't buy the card. My current card is still alive somehow, so it gives me time to save for a decent one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 28 minutes ago, Incursio said: Oh, damn. Sorry man. I read your post way back and was in the middle of responding to you and I guess I got side tracked and forgot to finish it. I took your advice and didn't buy the card. My current card is still alive somehow, so it gives me time to save for a decent one Save faster. US Black Friday (Nov. 24/25) online sales are almost here. Then there are also the Cyber Monday sales all over the internet on Nov. 28. Also keep your eye on Newegg.com deals like their "Shell Shockers". Save boy save! Now go work those street corners to get a head start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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