Just bought a PC for gaming and recording. Need advice on what parts to upgrade.

[lilmizzazle]

So i just bought a new stationary pc. I didn't build it myself, but its easy to replace parts in it. I'm not really smart when it comes to what PC specs should be like (i'm a console gamer, and just bought this one to try out PC gaming and also use it to record music). I would much appreciate it if you could give me some advice to which parts i should upgrade.

My PC specs are:
Producer - Hewlett-Packard Company
Model - h8-1140Cs
Classification- 5,9
Processor - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
RAM - 12GB
System - Windows 64bit

Graphic - Nivida GeForce GTX 550 TI (1gb Dedicated)
DAC-type Integrated RAMDAC
Ca Total Memory - 4019 MB

Soundcard - IDT High Definition Audio (Beats)

 

[Mekado]

So i just bought a new stationary pc. I didn't build it myself, but its easy to replace parts in it. I'm not really smart when it comes to what PC specs should be like (i'm a console gamer, and just bought this one to try out PC gaming and also use it to record music). I would much appreciate it if you could give me some advice to which parts i should upgrade.

My PC specs are:
Producer - Hewlett-Packard Company
Model - h8-1140Cs
Classification- 5,9
Processor - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
RAM - 12GB
System - Windows 64bit

Graphic - Nivida GeForce GTX 550 TI (1gb Dedicated)
DAC-type Integrated RAMDAC
Ca Total Memory - 4019 MB

Soundcard - IDT High Definition Audio (Beats)

It's actually pretty decent as it is, if you want to push the limit (maximum details on very intensive and recent games) you might consider upgrading the video card, but it's already a pretty decent midrange card.I'm guessing you paid a pretty penny for the computer huh ?

 

[lilmizzazle]

There was some investments, but i thought that if i were first going to purchase a new computer, i could at least buy myself something really nice. Only thing was that i was a little skeptical to buying a PC from an ordinary store instead of builing my own, since i read everywhere that building it yourself is the best way, but it looks too complicated for me to give it the time to learn it.

 

[Mekado]

There was some investments, but i thought that if i were first going to purchase a new computer, i could at least buy myself something really nice. Only thing was that i was a little skeptical to buying a PC from an ordinary store instead of builing my own, since i read everywhere that building it yourself is the best way, but it looks too complicated for me to give it the time to learn it.

Well, building it yourself is definitely the least expensive way, and you can cherry-pick components.There's nothing inherently wrong with a pre-built computer (by a decent manufacturer anyways), a few years ago they used to have proprietary hardware but not anymore.Really the only downside is that it's usually gonna be more expensive for the same setup, but it's pre-built, pre-tested and you get some support from the manufacurer.

That's why i said "must have cost you a pretty penny" a "gaming" computer (high-end) by a known manufacturer would be expensive, but much less hassle than building your own to non-super tech savvy people.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Yeah looks like a pretty solid rig. Weakest component is the GPU card and even that's still a good card as long as you're not expecting miracles. Honestly, unless you pony up for something like a GTX 570 or above, I wouldn't bother upgrading the GPU otherwise you're dropping a few hundred on a very minimal improvement.

The wonkiness with AMD driver support prevents me from recommending their cards to someone with minimal PC experience.

 

[lilmizzazle]

I won't purchase any new parts untill the ones i have gets "outdated", but it's still kinda nice to know wich parts will outdate first. So you guys think that the Videocard and the GPU are the first ones to go?

 

[Mekado]

I won't purchase any new parts untill the ones i have gets "outdated", but it's still kinda nice to know wich parts will outdate first. So you guys think that the Videocard and the GPU are the first ones to go?

Videocard yes, CPU it'll take a long while before it's due for update.

Edit: i misread that, videocard and GPU are actually the same thing, GPU stands for graphical processing unit.

 

[lilmizzazle]

I won't purchase any new parts untill the ones i have gets "outdated", but it's still kinda nice to know wich parts will outdate first. So you guys think that the Videocard and the GPU are the first ones to go?

Videocard yes, CPU it'll take a long while before it's due for update.

Edit: i misread that, videocard and GPU are actually the same thing, GPU stands for graphical processing unit.

Hah, i'm sorta noobish at this. getting the hang of it though!