New Computer

I have so much to learn i've just read through this whole thread twice i'm still none the wiser, i was hoping on improving my pc in time but have no idea what i'm doing or where to start,,,,,,, why does it all have to be so complicated.
I'm now to ashamed to even tell you what i have in the box under my desk, thought it was good at the time all i know is Crysis sures looks pretty when i play it.
It just seems to me no matter what you spend it'll all go out of date eventually all i know is what i have suits my means well.

Lol, maybe talking to DMC on TeamSpeak for a bit could help ya.

Quote from "NecessaryEvil @ Sat Oct 17

However, if you feel that you can get your enjoyment out your new $500 video card, then go for it, even if the angel on your shoulder tells you to buy something tangible...anything...like a sweater.

Absobloodylutly.
Unfortunatly the tax man has just bent me over and screwed me royal sodding hmrc bastards.

Still i'm thinking from reading this thread i may need a better power supply and this shouldn't be to expensive?
This is what i have:-

A NXT Hush midi atx case.
Asus M4A79T Deluxe board
AMD 955BE processor
ATI4890 - stock card i guess?
8gb ddr3 ram - nothing fancy
1tb Samsung hd
Sound card? stock??
Standard cooling
Vista ultimate 64 soon to be 7

550w power supply I wanted 750w unfortunatly the deal on the build gave me no option to upgrade this.

Any suggestions?

Quote from "NecessaryEvil @ Mon Dec 07

And you can buy a better video card or a SSD with the money you can save by not paying a company to put it together for you.

Or a case thats not a piece of shit. The HAF is the most over advertised POS, its the new Antec 900. Eeeeeveryone has one.

The money you could be saving with Steveco.

Lian li is the best case maker around. EVERYTHING is quality and extremely well built. plus it has retard tools for people like holy, like a belt to mount ur psu instead of screws

I can understand Holy's need to have someone do all the work for ya... .....Also the HAF case can move alot of air...ie good for OC the CPU. plus if holy did fuck up the PC then back to the shop it goes...none of his problem or headache....Its the lazy man's answer to having a bespoke gaming rig.

http://blacklabel.coolermaster.com/

http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/

http://www.commodoregaming.com/

http://www.subzeropcs.com/

random rant: why the good cases have to be the ones filled with leds and transparencies, I don't get it. For example I have a Coolmaster Elite case, which is just plain black and decent for heat dissipation and pretty cozy inside. I don't see why I should spend two times that price for a case doing the same thing but looking more teenage glamorous from outside.

I agree with Evil about buying a mobo with the LGA1156 socket. Desktop PCs are all about future expandability and buying a LGA775 based pc is like buying a SEAT Marbella and putting a ferrari enzo engine in its trunk. yes you can still run, but you are always afraid that a screw could loose.
Newest LGA1156 mobos are made for running with recent videocards, which are like nuclear plants if compared to series 8 and 9 cards.

yes they barely learnt how to use 4 threads in games. hexacores mmmm, sure nothing will melt in there ? they thought they could go beyond 3 GHz single cores too but intel had to say bye bye to Moore law because they had to cool down the equivalent of a mini nuclear plant on silicon die.

VERRATER!!! GRRRRRRRRRDFASIDJFAKWESFH:ADS

Holy that was a stupid decision and i will smack you for it

you got a new girlfriend for Christmas ??? like you found her under the Christmas tree hugging your P55 motherboard ?