Hey all, the other night mid gaming my comp shut down and first reaction was the power supply finally died out so I took it to my local repair store and after checking it out they had found out that my video card and processor I guess overheated my unit and now I am needing to replace them. They gave me recommendations on what to do and of course the only items they suggested were items they stock, so I just think they are trying to get some money out of me. So I come to you all to get some thoughts on good upgrades within reasonable pricing. Currently this is what I am running:
Windows 2.6.0.6002 (Service Pack 2)
CPU TYPE:
AMD Phenom(tm) 9150e Quad-Core Processor
CPU SPEED:
1.82 GHz
SYSTEM MEMORY:
5 GB
VIDEO CARD MODEL:
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
VIDEO CARD MEMORY:
2.98 GB
DESKTOP RESOLUTION:
1680x1050
HARD DISK SIZE:
583.29 GB
Toss out and recommendations on upgrades, but to get back up and running I do need to replace the video card and power supply, but I have been considering upgrading my processor as well or maybe even checking into some of these budget builds on the forums (Not looking at spending anymore then $600)
Thanks in advance for any advice given!