Need advice on friend's pc

I would caution against ZipZoomFly. I have fallen into their little scams, or the companies that they partner with.

Basically, I was charged $20 for a $10 rebate. Fortunately, they were easy to deal with when I called them, and they gave back the $20.

actually newegg is no better in this regard. i personally have been very happy with my purchases from zipzoomfly. price wise they are pretty much in line with newegg.
 

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I would caution against ZipZoomFly. I have fallen into their little scams, or the companies that they partner with.

Basically, I was charged $20 for a $10 rebate. Fortunately, they were easy to deal with when I called them, and they gave back the $20.

actually newegg is no better in this regard. i personally have been very happy with my purchases from zipzoomfly. price wise they are pretty much in line with newegg.
All I can give is my personal experience.

The best I can recommend is no matter who you buy from, read the fine print and watch your credit card statement for unfamiliar charges.
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory
16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
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Realtek High Definition Audio
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2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution
2 x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
64GB Crucial M4 SSD

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
PSU
Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
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Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
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CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
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Logitech MK320 (wireless)
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Logitech MK320 (wireless)
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30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
My friend has got a PC that's considerably outdated, he wants to know what games he can play.

His config is:

P4 (2.4 Ghz)
512 DDR RAM
INTEL ORIGINAL 864G MoBo
SYNCMASTER MONITOR (15")


OS: Win 7 Ultimate (x86 version)
Any advice is really, really welcome :party:!

Thanks:D
try checking "windows 7 compatibilty center"

and are we talking new games or dated older games??
 

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PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 X64 Bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)i7-4771 CPU @ 3.50GH
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z87
Memory
Corsair 4x8 Vengeance (32GB)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX780
Monitor(s) Displays
LG
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
PSU
Corsair CX750
Case
Corsair 200 series
Cooling
H80i Liquid Cooler
Keyboard
Microsoft
Mouse
Microsoft
Internet Speed
good times-500-850 kbs bad times-50-100 kbs
Dated older games.
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built
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Windows 10 Pro (x64)
CPU
AMD RYZEN 7 1700+Stock Wraith Spire
Motherboard
ASUS PRIME B350M-A
Memory
Corsair 8GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4 Vengeance LPX 2400Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
SAPPHIRE RX 470 4GB (Platinum Edition)
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQ VZ2250H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120GB Samsung 750 Evo (OS/Programs)+1TB ST Firecuda (Games/Creative Applications)+1TB WD Green (Storage)
PSU
Antec VP650PM
Case
Coolermaster K380 Mid-Tower
Cooling
Side:Antec F19 120mm+Rear:Tt ISGC Fan12
Keyboard
Logitech K200
Mouse
Dragonwar Ele-G9 Thor
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Slow by 21st Century Standards :(
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security and MBAM
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Firefox
Other Info
Creative Inspire T3130
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Don't forget to point them to this link...
http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/62203-get-more-ram-free.html

IMO tigerdirect has way more stuff for the do it yourself type person. I compared the two sites tigerdirect and newegg, and they (newegg) seemed to have less than half of the items that tigerdirect had and when it comes to comparison shopping for upgrading my pc....I'm all over it!
 

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win7 ultimate x64Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.04gb corsair 6400 ddr2Palit GTX260 Sonic 216 SP
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win7 ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0
Motherboard
NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI
Memory
4gb corsair 6400 ddr2
Graphics Card(s)
Palit GTX260 Sonic 216 SP
Sound Card
sb audigy 24bit
Monitor(s) Displays
i-inc 19" lcd
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
seagate barracuda 7200 250 gb
PSU
ULTRA LSP Pro 750
Case
ultra midtower
Cooling
air
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Don't forget to point them to this link...
http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/62203-get-more-ram-free.html

IMO tigerdirect has way more stuff for the do it yourself type person. I compared the two sites tigerdirect and newegg, and they (newegg) seemed to have less than half of the items that tigerdirect had and when it comes to comparison shopping for upgrading my pc....I'm all over it!

if you want name brands that you can trust at a lower price then you want newegg or zipzoomfly most of the time. if you are willing to take a chance on brands you have never heard of then your best pricing in most cases is going to be tigerdirect. i have been buying parts from both companies for at least 10 years. plus i'll tell you a little secret zipzoomfly, newegg, directron, provantage all share their west coast warehouse to same money.
 

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Honestly guys as far as older GPU's go Ebay is by far the best for that. The selection on older GPU's at newegg or anywhere else really does'nt compare. I just installed Win 7 an old P4 1.7GHz 762MB memory compaq machine.

By upgrading to a Geforce 6200gs PCI card I have Aero working perfectly on this old compaq. The 6200gs was the biggest card I could add to my compaq due to power supply limitations "250 watts". Nobody else had that GPU but I got free shipping from HongKong with Ebay and I now have Aero working perfectly on my old compaq machine.
 

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Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,Q9650-4.275GHz, E8600 4.5GHz, E6750-3.8GHzG.Skill PC2 9600 1200Mhz 5 5 5 15 2TGTX480
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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built
OS
Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
CPU
Q9650-4.275GHz, E8600 4.5GHz, E6750-3.8GHz
Motherboard
Evga 780i FTW
Memory
G.Skill PC2 9600 1200Mhz 5 5 5 15 2T
Graphics Card(s)
GTX480
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D2
Monitor(s) Displays
HannsG
Screen Resolution
1680X1050
Hard Drives
GSkill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD
PSU
ThermalTake Toughpower 1000Watt modular
Case
ThermalTake XaserV
Cooling
Xigmatek S1283
Keyboard
Logitech G15
Mouse
Logitech G9
Internet Speed
T1
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