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Hello guys. I don't know much about Computers, but the basic stuff.
I got really into gaming for pc and stopped with the whole xbox and ps stuff so I came to steam. About 5 months ago I bought a new desktop. 600$ for the desktop 500 for the monitor. The monitor is beast. Buuuut, this desktop I bought [redacted] I can't even run games on medium or at least barely run them. BestBuy Ripped my heart apart into a billion pieces and [redacted].
I need you smart people to help me build this baby into a gaming machine.

Manufacturer: Asustek Computer inc.
Model: Asus Desktop Pc m11bseries
Processor: Amd a8-5500 Apu with Radeon HD graphics 3.20 GHz
Installed Memory(Ram): 12.0GB
System Type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based Processor
I think the Video ram is 1200mb barely....
I really need you guys/gals to help out on this piece of trash best buy calls "gaming pc"
All I know is that I am never buying from them again. EVER.
Thank you guys.

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I am sort of comfortable, but I really don't like the time it takes. I hear it takes quite some time.
 
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I'm going to assume that you got something similar to this:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-des...&skuId=1822122

If Best Buy told you this was a gaming PC, that is unfortunate, but Asus itself has not marketed this as a gaming PC. It's a little expensive for what it is, but would make a fine home office PC.

There's nothing you can do to turn it into a serious gaming system, but if you'd like to play games at moderate settings on what must be a fairly large monitor (you said it's $500), get the Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 for $120 (at Best Buy or elsewhere). It will fit with no problem, requires very little power, and will be about 3x faster than what you have.

I would probably do that before buying an entirely new computer, but it would help if you'd mention which games you've been trying to play to determine whether spending another $600-800 makes sense.
 
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Termie said:
I'm going to assume that you got something similar to this:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-des...&skuId=1822122

If Best Buy told you this was a gaming PC, that is unfortunate, but Asus itself has not marketed this as a gaming PC. It's a little expensive for what it is, but would make a fine home office PC.

There's nothing you can do to turn it into a serious gaming system, but if you'd like to play games at moderate settings on what must be a fairly large monitor (you said it's $500), get the Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 for $120 (at Best Buy or elsewhere). It will fit with no problem, requires very little power, and will be about 3x faster than what you have.
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Yeah that's the fairy I have.
 
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I have been playing skyrim and fallout new vegas. But New vegas is easy to run. Obviously, but Skyrim really pisses me off and Hawken and Most of those new games.... I want to be able to run that new game that is going to come out called Dying light...
 
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I also think windows 8 is doing something to my gaming. I am afraid to upgrade to 8.1.
any suggestions.
 
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I think windows 8 is ahead of these games and my games are acting up or being glitchy. Most of the time I have to get mods that fix these types of problems.
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Welcome to PC gaming. You do have to put in a little legwork at times to achieve the superior experience it provides over consoles.

What is your absolute top budget you are willing to spend? $1000 can get quite a bit more gaming power than $600-800.
 
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Alpha_Male said:
I think windows 8 is ahead of these games and my games are acting up or being glitchy. Most of the time I have to get mods that fix these types of problems.
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Did you upgrade to Windows 8, or did you do a clean install?

Clean install is always best when updating the OS I've found. But Windows 8 is a very stable OS, and is faster than Windows 7 in practically everything, including games.
 
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Carfax83 said:
Did you upgrade to Windows 8, or did you do a clean install?

Clean install is always best when updating the OS I've found. But Windows 8 is a very stable OS, and is faster than Windows 7 in practically everything, including games.
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it came with this prebuilt desktop
 
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VulgarDisplay said:
Welcome to PC gaming. You do have to put in a little legwork at times to achieve the superior experience it provides over consoles.

What is your absolute top budget you are willing to spend? $1000 can get quite a bit more gaming power than $600-800.
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I can go 1000
 
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Alpha_Male said:
it came with this prebuilt desktop
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Oh well.. Like others have said, you basically got jipped. That PC of yours is not game worthy, unless you're talking about running everything at low and medium settings, which defeats the purpose of PC gaming imo..

If you're willing to drop 1000 dollars, you can get a very nice gaming rig. I would sell the one you already have or give it to a family member or friend, and start over.

Go with an Intel Core i7, preferably a 4770K for maximum performance and length of service, and for the graphics card (the most important component for gaming), I would need to know what kind of monitor you have to give a good recommendation.

So tell me what type of monitor you have, it's native resolution and refresh rate. Or just give me the manufacturer and model number and I'll look those up myself..
 
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Windows 8 is fine- in fact, it's preferable for games as it has slightly better performance. And your CPU is fine.

Add a mid-range GPU and you'll be set. Something like an R7-260X would be a big improvement.
 
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Quad core - check.

Throw in any mid-range GPU and you will game just fine.

I know people still game with Q9400 CPU with a 7900 series GPU and its fine, crank up settings, 60 fps and GPU limited.

There's absolute zero need to waste more $$ for an entire new rig unless you actually want to. Because if all you want is a decent gaming system, GPU matters much much more.
 
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Silverforce11 said:
Quad core - check.

Throw in any mid-range GPU and you will game just fine.

I know people still game with Q9400 CPU with a 7900 series GPU and its fine, crank up settings, 60 fps and GPU limited.
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An A8 5500 is quite a bit slower than a Q9400, and is geared towards low end desktops, not gaming rigs.. Reliance on CPU performance in games is going up, not down, with games like Watch Dogs, Witcher 3 on the horizon..

Anyway, I think the OP wants a real gaming rig, if he's willing to spend 1000 dollars.
 
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so whats the problem? with $1000 you can get a gaming beast.
just point him to any other 1k build we have here on AT.

he has a monitor already. he has ram already (it's ddr3). he has a HDD. all he needs is
1) 128Gb SSD any brand
2) 4670 "k or non k"
3) any 1150 mobo (about $50)
4) a 280/290/760/770 whatever

ofc this is assuming the whole "he wants a real gaming pc" thing is true. because what silver said makes perfect sense - buy a GPU and drop it in, system doesnt suck. If later the cpu can't hold its own, then he can upgrade and will already have the gpu to go with it.
 
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Start by adding a discrete GPU like the GTX760 for example and see how it goes. Parts can be reused, and no need to buy more parts right away than needed.
 
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