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FuShark

An artist who just needs a good fish taco. PFP by @Mogy64

Age 36, Male

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Posted by FuShark - July 1st, 2016

216 Followers on here! That's pretty neat, kisses to all of you!

So I've had increasing computer issues for the last few years. Because of a terrible financial situation I've never put money aside for a new rig. Bills sadly won't allow it on a freelancers salary but I can't leave this off any longer. Would anyone have any advice on purchasing or building a new rig? Any advice would be helpful.

Since this is an emergency I'll probably be dropping my commission rates just to see if I can pull in some extra coin to fund a new machine. So if you were looking to commission me for something now would definitely be the best time.

Not too much else at the moment. Hope all of you are doing swell. Kisses! ;*

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VicariousE 2016-07-01 18:24:43

Guess you could browse around or ask here: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/982338/82
They sell DIY PC kits online, but more often than not, one or two components likely won't have the kind of quality you're looking for... if the PC runs for a day straight with no problems, it's a good sign.

Have a look at Newegg or TigerDirect, maybe go for an i5 kinda setup, since there's tons of motherboards to choose from. Also, how old is your current rig/OS? Might be able to re-use parts and software for the new PC

FuShark 2016-07-01 18:24:43

Thanks Vic, this is some helpful advice.

I'm not 100% sure on how old the parts are. It's a full sized tower so I'm sure the case will be fine and all the fans are in working order. Graphics card isn't up to par anymore and my biggest issue is that the motherboard can't support newer ram. The OS is Windows 8.1

VicariousE 2016-07-03 18:13:44

Well a good way to learn about PC's, is to understand what you've already got... the bill of lading/part sheet that came with the PC is a good place to start. Like a lot of things, it takes a few hours of research and reading reviews to figure out what's a good fit for your budget. I follow the PC BBS thread I linked below, and would've copied and pasted this there...

I'd recommend a video card that has at least 3GB of RAM, just to keep those textures at the ready. If you dig around on that thread, you can find other builds listed, along with some handy sites like: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/

FuShark 2016-07-03 18:13:44

Unfortunately this was a purchase through a friend of a friend sort of deal. So I don't have a parts sheet. I'm sure I could scrap some stuff though.

My budget at the moment is non-existent so I'm working towards making something pretty formidable. Definitely looking for a better and graphics card and ram for sure. This website will really come in hand thanks a ton.

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