I have no idea what I am doing. Please help.
I have no idea what I am doing. Please help.
Yes. Then spend some time on fora dedicated to "build-it-yourself" systems from "bare-bones" kits. There are suggestions for systems for gaming, or home theater, and other categories, and suggestions of components for each. "Tom's Guide" is an excellent place to start.
You might do ebay for an inexpensive laptop to tide you over (Freeping) while you build.
I have no clue about computer hardware but my first thought is return it as insufficient for your needs.
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Here is my suggested solution.
1. Research computers to determine exactly what you will need and taking into account your concerns about the unit you purchased.
2. That search will likely point you to an ideal machine - hopefully within your budget - and you will know exactly which machine is just right.
3. If it ends up being the machine you have. Keep it and run it. If not, return it and get another machine.
Don’t mess around trying to make a box do what it was not designed to do by the factory.
You could wean yourself altogether from gaming
and stick to match 3 and hidden objects.
(Works for me)
Did you hit it?
Return it and start over.
*shruggs*....ask the kid next door..
-lose the 802.11BGN, replace with 802.11AC
- use a wattage\psu calculator
https://seasonic.com/wattage-calculator
-how many PCIe slots and of what version and type ?
-what OS and what type 32 bit or 64 bit ? makes a difference regarding amount of ram.
Hells Bells, a kitchen sink costs more than a computer these days
Get a big wattage power source and duct tape it to the outside of the case.
Or, you could take all the internals and nail them to a piece of plywood and hang it on your wall.
Computers don’t have to have a case.
Don’t forget the lighting kit. Do remember chassis ground where needed. Then you just aim a window box fan at it and pump up the voltage in the bios. Yeah!
It makes for easy maintenance dusting too.
Here is my suggestion:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KWP82CK/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2BSZAN85RSXYP&colid=3FN5E4CE9P1EY&psc=1
There’s this site that will tell you what’s compatible with what:
https://pcpartpicker.com/
Personally, I’d max out on your tower and power supply.
Two less thing you need to buy the NEXT time you upgrade.
A Coolermaster HAF 932 case is what I use, along with a 1050 watt Enermax PSU. They’ve been going strong since 2009.
You asked for serious suggestions.
This might initially sound flippant, but I am being serious.
I have not found a hardware problem yet that a trip to Walmart and $500 could not fix.
In fact usually it’s only $300.
But I’m not into gaming the way you are.
Somebody sold you an old workstation.
You need a high end graphics card, NVIDIA like, and all the ram that that MB can hold, and a 650w PS to feed it. Active cooling would be good too.
My oldest son is into building gaming systems. The last one he built looks like a mini-fridge, it’s that big. Most of the space is used for the cooling system.
Just throw it out and buy a new one.
Good luck with your upgrade(s).
Check out pcpartpicker.com it should help you a great deal