Pc Upgrade For R2000

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Got a guy who needs a new Pc. We have decided to keep his case and hard drive since getting a new hard drive would kill the budget and he can use his current case. He wants to do very light gaming on old games like Need for speed most wanted and call of duty 4.

I have confirmed that the Intel HD2000 can easily play Need for speed most wanted but I can not confirm that it can play Call of Duty 4, so I think a basic graphics card should be added. He also needs a new PSU since he's using some no brand 250w one, also his DVD-Rom doesn't work so need a new one of those.

He has a budget of R2000 so I have come up with the following:

PSU: R222
Thermaltake LitePower, 350w

Motherboard: R689
MSI A75MA-P35, FM1, AMD A75, 2x dual channel DDR3 1600

CPU: R599
AMD - A6-3500 2.1 GHZ Tri Core APU Socket FM1

Ram: R128x2=R256
Transcend JM1600KLN-2G, JetRam, 2GB, DDR3-16003D

DVD-ROM: R147
Sony AD7260S-OB, 24x SATA , black , super-multl


Total: R1913+R75=R1988.00


Can I do any better than this? Should I get a lower end CPU and get a better GPU?? Is there a better AMD equivalent for the graphics card??
 
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Just remember that he'll also need a Windows license.

What does he currently have? Can't you reuse his old PSU & DVD-ROM?

Just take note that with the motherboard that you currently selected, he probably won't be able to reuse his old HDD/CD-ROM drive if they use IDE cables!

The GT520 is rather pathetic with regards to gaming, but at least it is better than the HD2000 of the G620.

Perhaps it would be best to look for a 2nd-hand PC instead of a new one.
 
NomNom said:
Got a guy who needs a new Pc. We have decided to keep his case and hard drive since getting a new hard drive would kill the budget and he can use his current case. He wants to do very light gaming on old games like Need for speed most wanted and call of duty 4.
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http://www.yougamers.com/news/12705_call_of_duty_4_system_requirements_revealed/
Call of Duty 4 System Requirements Revealed

With the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare singleplayer demo due out tomorrow, the folks over at Activision have released some official system requirements for their highly anticipated first person shooter. So what kind of setup will you need to play the game? Read on:

“Required (min) Specs”

CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 2.4 GHz or AMD(R) Athlon(TM) 64 2800+ processor or any 1.8Ghz Dual Core Processor or better supported
RAM: 512MB RAM (768MB for Windows Vista)
Harddrive: 8GB of free hard drive space
Video card (generic): NVIDIA(R) Geforce(TM) 6600 or better or ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9800Pro or better


“Recommended Specs”

CPU: 2.4 GHz dual core or better is recommended
RAM: 1GB for XP; 2GB for Vista is recommended
Harddrive: 8GB of free hard drive space
Video card: 3.0 Shader Support recommended. Nvidia Geforce 7800 or better or ATI Radeon X1800 or better
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The GT520 is not enough, Maybe a GT440?
 
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Pada said:
Just remember that he'll also need a Windows license.

What does he currently have? Can't you reuse his old PSU & DVD-ROM?

Just take note that with the motherboard that you currently selected, he probably won't be able to reuse his old HDD/CD-ROM drive if they use IDE cables!

The GT520 is rather pathetic with regards to gaming, but at least it is better than the HD2000 of the G620.

Perhaps it would be best to look for a 2nd-hand PC instead of a new one.
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You can get a free windows license from torrents/nzbs
 
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Pada said:
Just remember that he'll also need a Windows license.

What does he currently have? Can't you reuse his old PSU & DVD-ROM?

Just take note that with the motherboard that you currently selected, he probably won't be able to reuse his old HDD/CD-ROM drive if they use IDE cables!

The GT520 is rather pathetic with regards to gaming, but at least it is better than the HD2000 of the G620.

Perhaps it would be best to look for a 2nd-hand PC instead of a new one.
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He is using a no name brand 250w PSU, DVD-ROM doesn't work. His hard drive is SATA.

ponder said:
http://www.yougamers.com/news/12705_call_of_duty_4_system_requirements_revealed/


The GT520 is not enough, Maybe a GT440?
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Those graphics cards are old generation compared to the GT520. I have seen a video on youtube that shows a GT520 on high settings but it's rather laggy.

hereticangel said:
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=18&products_id=5681

http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=4195

that combo will be faster and it includes a gpu the hd 6530d which is faster then a gt520.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGVKCnG8ltw

there the gpu playing mw3 .

cpu shows sold out but other shops show it is not, so just phone them to confirm.
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I've worked it out using those parts, think I will go for that instead comes to about R2006

I think I will go for the AMD solution.
 
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NomNom said:
Those graphics cards are old generation compared to the GT520. I have seen a video on youtube that shows a GT520 on high settings but it's rather laggy.
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But perform better if I'm not mistaken and maybe cheaper.
 
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Won't need Windows if he has it on old hard drive.
I agree with putting 4gb ram instead of 2.
 
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