Looking at the official specs...looks like it's a Geforce 1060 or a Radeon 580? Those were midrange cards 5 years ago. No, it doesn't sound like you need anything near high end to run it. The Witcher, this is not.
I want to get a gaming PC but I know nothing about them, advice thread
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Looking at the official specs...looks like it's a Geforce 1060 or a Radeon 580? Those were midrange cards 5 years ago. No, it doesn't sound like you need anything near high end to run it. The Witcher, this is not.
Still rocking an AMD Radeon HD 5450. 
But I think it's starting to die, given I'm getting graphic artifacts and odd colours on a rare occasion.
Plus, if I want to play Homeworld 3 next year, it looks like I'll have to invest in a top of the range card. That's gonna set me back a grand or so, if I can afford it then.
But I think it's starting to die, given I'm getting graphic artifacts and odd colours on a rare occasion.Plus, if I want to play Homeworld 3 next year, it looks like I'll have to invest in a top of the range card.
That's gonna set me back a grand or so, if I can afford it then.Still rocking an AMD Radeon HD 5450.
Plus, if I want to play Homeworld 3 next year, it looks like I'll have to invest in a top of the range card.
A...Radeon HD 5450? My laptop from freaking 2010 had one of those chips. (Mobility Radeon HD 5470, technically). What do you use it to play these days? The latest version of Minesweeper?
Still rocking an AMD Radeon HD 5450.
Oh my god it looks like the voodoo banshee, that cannot possibly be good.
Zombie Panic: Source, Warcraft III (non-Reforged), and to lesser extents Homeworld: Remastered, Pharaoh (classic), RAID: Shadow Legends., 1080p YouTube/Crunchyroll.
It can be a capable little card for basic stuff.
That's the one!
Oh my god it looks like the voodoo banshee, that cannot possibly be good.
Looks out of place in my rig, haha.Unless you're just being sarcastic about that mess I certainly hope when your car breaks down your mechanic has the same attitude.
As far as gaming goes there is just one key thing to remember: games are only going to get more and more demanding so the technical requirements are going to become more and more demanding, even if the game looks, sounds, and plays like a 1990s DOS game.
This has to do with the engines used to program them. "Foxtail" used the Wintermute engine for Chapters 1-3 but now they are switching to a Unity engine. Even the old 2001 Sony, thanks to SwiftShader 2.1 and the fantastic SCUMMVM application, was able to handle the game just as it allows the XP Sony to handle the Vista+ "Znwi Adventure." But with this switch I can almost guarantee this will no longer be the case for "Foxtail" and even the superior 2003 Pentium 4 Dell with its GeForce GO chip won't be able to do it since over at the SCUMMVM site they say Unity is too much of a hassle to deal with.
Therefore anything you get that's "just good enough" for the latest gaming TODAY will very likely be outdated not long from now. Whatever you get, if possible, should be easily upgradable, flexible, and as powerful as you can get within reason. But no "fixed" device is going to last for too long, which is why most laptops are not favored as game devices unless like me you are not into ultra-intense high-specs gaming (even the ASUS is starting to show its age). Spending some more money now for something better could save you hassle and money tomorrow. Decide what you want to do now, what you want in the future, and talk to a number of people into gaming rigs. Their combined advice will best guide you.
In any case, if working on it yourself, get detailed directions and follow them. Those rigs can use a lot of electrical power and carelessness could injure or even kill you. If you are uncertain bring it to a professional or a friend whom knows what he is doing.
This has to do with the engines used to program them. "Foxtail" used the Wintermute engine for Chapters 1-3 but now they are switching to a Unity engine. Even the old 2001 Sony, thanks to SwiftShader 2.1 and the fantastic SCUMMVM application, was able to handle the game just as it allows the XP Sony to handle the Vista+ "Znwi Adventure." But with this switch I can almost guarantee this will no longer be the case for "Foxtail" and even the superior 2003 Pentium 4 Dell with its GeForce GO chip won't be able to do it since over at the SCUMMVM site they say Unity is too much of a hassle to deal with.
Therefore anything you get that's "just good enough" for the latest gaming TODAY will very likely be outdated not long from now. Whatever you get, if possible, should be easily upgradable, flexible, and as powerful as you can get within reason. But no "fixed" device is going to last for too long, which is why most laptops are not favored as game devices unless like me you are not into ultra-intense high-specs gaming (even the ASUS is starting to show its age). Spending some more money now for something better could save you hassle and money tomorrow. Decide what you want to do now, what you want in the future, and talk to a number of people into gaming rigs. Their combined advice will best guide you.
In any case, if working on it yourself, get detailed directions and follow them. Those rigs can use a lot of electrical power and carelessness could injure or even kill you. If you are uncertain bring it to a professional or a friend whom knows what he is doing.
PCPartsPicker.com
Click "Builder" on the top left and it'll allow you to select parts. You can find your motherboard make and model by opening a command prompt and putting in
"wmic baseboard get product, manufacturer, version, serialnumber"
You can then use that to select your motherboard, and it'll a massive variety of RAM combos that would work for your PC. It'll also let you know if your selection needs a specific bios version.
I did this myself to go from 16 gigs of ram to 64, making sure I didn't buy something incompatible.
Typhonis
Well-known member
OK I'm hitting a brick wall. I install the new memory and nothing happens. My computer comes on but I do not see anything on the display. No data no you have messed up. Am I doing something wrong? I'm installing the new memory where it is supposed to go and it is compatible.
Make sure that you didn't loosen any monitor or GPU related cabling while installing it.
Is there any BIOS sound code? Should there be? What does it say?
Remove the memory completely and see if you don't get any proper message about the memory being missing and install it again to compare.
Are you using multiple memory sticks of models or with wrong slot choice?
Check motherboard's memory compatibility table for that memory stick.
PsihoKekec
Swashbuckling Accountant
Are the memory sticks fully in? Sometimes, despite the holding switch being pushed down, they don't sit into socket completely.
Typhonis
Well-known member
I push them in and wiggle them a little then after the switch is closed I wiggled them again and there was no movement.
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I also get no audio feedback no noises to say, yes there is a problem. Just a blank screen with no data.
Then do the check i recommended, remove it completely and see if anything changes. Should get a no memory message.
If nothing changes, you may have stabbed the motherboard dead or something.