Gaming PC: Upgrade, Brand or Home Made ?

The release of new, advanced PC games and the speed with which new games are released finds many hardcore gamers in a delicate spot.
The gaming computer you thought to be perfect to run the latest games is starting to have a hard time adapting to the new requirements.

So, what should you do? Upgrade, buy a new computer or build a gaming pc from scratch from components you purchase separately.

Upgrade ? Only if you have something to upgrade!

When you decided to upgrade your PC, you first have to consider if it?s worth buying state of the art components and if other parts of your PC drag you down.

In other worlds, it?s not good to install a state of the art video card on a mother board that doesn?t support a RAM memory or processor upgrade. In the same time, it is recommended that you also upgrade your HDD.

A HDD that doesn?t rise up to the level of other components can cause some problems and can slow down your computer. In other worlds, when you intend to upgrade your gaming PC, it is recommended that you calculate to see how much is it going to cost.

May times, upgrading some components is not financially a good idea, but in such a case is it recommended that you opt for a more pragmatic but, of course, more expensive solution.

Buying a Gaming Personal Computer

Because we are talking about games and about people who like to have powerful configuration, money became the main problem in buying a gaming system.

Many dream, for example, to purchase a Alienware Aurora desktop computer ( a system built by Dell and known for it?s gaming performances ). But the Alienware Aurora is VERY expensive.

I guess very few are willing to pay so much money. But, guessing that you have the money and ?courage? to spend a lot of money just to play games, you should think about the following: is this gaming pc worth it ?

The biggest advantage of a desktop computer created especially for gaming is that the compatibility of each component is great. This is the main advantage of this computer, a category also known as ?Pc Brand?.

Home Made Gaming PC

The Alienware Aurora is a kick-ass gaming pc, let?s admit it. However, it is a brand, and brands are usually much more expensive. So, you should try to build your very own home made gaming pc and you should do this for two reasons: one, it is more cost effective and two the end result will be a gaming system similar to the Alienware Aurora one.

For this purpose, we decided to mention a few components that you might want to purchase:

- Processor ? Intel Core i7 ? 960

- 2 X nVidia GeForce GTX460 video cards ? SLI mount

- 2 x HDD WD 1 TB

- 12 GB Corsair DDR3 1600 MHZ RAM Memory

- TX Corsair CMPSU 700G ? power: 700 W case source

- Intel X58 mATX motherboard

From a financial point of view, building a home made gaming pc is more advantageous. If you also know how to install each component then you can save a lot of money.

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Source: http://www.gev.com/2011/10/gaming-pc-upgrade-brand-or-home-made/

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