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Tag Archives: Gaming
Can I build a $600 gaming machine?
The CAN$600 question is, can an uber-affordable machine deliver an acceptable gaming experience? And the answer is: with the right expectations, yes. The first thing that has to go out the window is the idea that you have to play … Continue reading
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Tagged Build, Computer, Gaming, Graphics
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Can I build a gaming computer under $1000? (Apr 2015 edition)
It’s April 2015 and we are revisiting our exercise in budget computing: Can we build a computer that will give acceptable gaming performance for under $1000 (In our 80 pound weakling Canadian dollars)? In the past year we have seen DDR3 … Continue reading
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Tagged AMD, Budget, Build, Computer, Configure, Gaming, Graphics, Hardware, Intel, Solid State Drive
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Can I build a gaming computer for under $1000 (Feb. 2014 edition)
Feb. 2014 An exercise in budget computing is to build a computer that will give acceptable gaming performance for under $1000. In the past year we have seen hard drive prices skyrocket, then come back down to near normal pricing, … Continue reading
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Tagged AMD, Budget, Build, Do it yourself, Gaming, Hardware, Intel, Performance, Upgrade
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Q. Can I get a good gaming laptop? For under $700?
First things first. There is no such thing as a real gaming laptop – not if you mean a laptop machine that is portable, battery powered, and has game performance comparable to a desktop machine with a good graphic card … Continue reading
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Tagged Comparison, Games, Gaming, GPU, Graphics, Laptop, Notebook, Performance, Power, Upgrade, Video
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Q. Will my computer run games on the highest settings?
The answer is, it depends. It depends on the graphic card: Gaming is 90% about the performance of the video card (GPU). As long as you have adequate RAM and a reasonably modern CPU, then the video card Graphic Processing … Continue reading
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Tagged benchmark, frame rate, Games, Gaming, Graphics Card, Performance, Speed, Upgrade, Video card
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Q. What does it mean when a video card is bottlenecked by a CPU?
Short answer – it doesn’t mean anything. Read on for the longer answer: What is bottlenecking? The concept of bottlenecking is that a program will only run as fast as the slowest component that it uses in the computer. When … Continue reading
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Tagged FPS, frame rate, Gaming, Hardware, Install, Performance, RPG, Upgrade, Video, Windows
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Q. Can I upgrade the video card in my machine?
You can upgrade the video card in a desktop Windows machine as long as 1) The motherboard has an available PCIe x16 slot, 2) There is physical space in the case for a full length, double width card (most modern … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, How-To, Performance, Windows questions
Tagged Compatibility, Crossfire, Gaming, GPU, Graphics, Performance, SLI, Upgrade, Video
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Q. Can I build a $1500 – $2000 gaming computer?
See the previous article on building a sub-$1000 gaming computer Once we get to a $1500 – $2000 budget for a gaming machine, we can look at a better-appointed case and some serious graphics power. We’ll start with the over-clockable … Continue reading
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Tagged Build, Computer, Gaming, Microsoft, Performance, Upgrade, Windows
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Q. Can I build a gaming computer for $1000?
An exercise in budget computing is to build a computer that will give acceptable gaming performance for under $1000. The biggest bang for the buck component in a gaming computer is the video card, so sacrifices will have to me … Continue reading
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Tagged Build your own, Computer, Gaming, Performance, Windows
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