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So...How do I explain to my friend that his PC is old?

Azrath's Avatar Azrath7/3/15 7:14 am
7/4/2015 12:24 pm
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Yeah, how to do it? he wont admit it since he got it from "upgrade" and as far as I know about PCs this is no where near an upgrade to play any, not even some new games. He says he has 1 fps in Dota 2, Lol works fine and CS:GO and other games lag on low graphics but he can run them. Now, the thing is he thinks if he can run them that he can run them on higher FPS which by specs bellow I think its not possible! Here are the specs, when I saw them I didnt know what to do, fell sorry for him or laugh..



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07/04/2015 12:24 pm
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Azrath
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Wish he had a new PC lol. He can play Lol at least, the ONLY game he can play.
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07/03/2015 6:56 pm
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Those are some sick specs. Only my custom built Apple II+ could run better than that, and even then, it's close to a tie with this one.
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07/03/2015 6:04 pm
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nayrnayr1
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2cpyQ ... sp=sharing
try this picture of my PC benchmarking my GPU, I can run pretty much everything on ultra, oh and BTW it is from 2013.
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07/03/2015 5:54 pm
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Ab AeternoI didn't even know people had G41s anymore.


My backup machine has a G43 chipset IGP, and it's alright. I popped in a Core2 Duo E8600 and a GTX 750 Ti and it's now a gaming beast (at least for most of the games I play).

my backup laptop had an x3100 until recently when it stopped working :/ (x3100 = gma 965)
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07/03/2015 5:51 pm
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nayrnayr1
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Or if you don't want to spend much, upgrade, and make the PC small for a low price:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nayrnayr1/saved/MNxmP6
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07/03/2015 5:46 pm
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nayrnayr1
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I don't know what he plays or how demanding, well this should work too. And if he does't live by a micro center than he cannot get the CPU for $50 and you don't have an OS.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nayrnayr1/saved/PxsfrH
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07/03/2015 6:32 pm
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Leeberator
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nayrnayr1Or if you don't want to spend much, upgrade, and make the PC small for a low price:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nayrnayr1/saved/MNxmP6


Both of these cost more than the build I suggested and perform significantly worse. The CPUs are not as powerful and the GPUs are, frankly, trash for gaming purposes.
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07/03/2015 5:43 pm
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Leeberator
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If he wanted a new PC, this will work well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: DIYPC M88-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $351.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 17:43 EDT-0400

If he wants to spend more, I can always put together a better build.
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07/03/2015 5:39 pm
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nayrnayr1
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It has a pentium dual, is it a pentium D? because there is not enough info, has he tried looking into building a computer, I have a good cheap(er) gaming computer design, it can run things on medium-high settings, some on ultra. here is the link. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nayrnayr1/saved/MH7BD3
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07/03/2015 5:36 pm
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Leeberator
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Ab AeternoI didn't even know people had G41s anymore.


My backup machine has a G43 chipset IGP, and it's alright. I popped in a Core2 Duo E8600 and a GTX 750 Ti and it's now a gaming beast (at least for most of the games I play).
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07/03/2015 5:15 pm
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07/03/2015 5:04 pm
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luigi_vampa
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Dumping windows will give him a speed increase.
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07/03/2015 4:15 pm
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kilokreeper
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Better than my computer. That = 3 ghz
Mine = 1.8 ghz
See the 1.2 difference?
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07/03/2015 3:58 pm
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10Andrew
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he probably already knows that his computer is bad and that he got scammed but he does not want to admit it. Getting scammed is quite embarrassing.
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07/03/2015 4:33 pm
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This is true, you are getting scammed about $50-100 not building a PC, and they dont tell you about half the specs.
kilokreeperBetter than my computer. That = 3 ghz
Mine = 1.8 ghz
See the 1.2 difference?

You make no sense. The clock speed of a processor does not define the speed of it.
talking to you too, amd
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07/03/2015 3:52 pm
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JozyP
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I am affraid I was not really paying attention to the conversation very well. But I hope my info helps...
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07/03/2015 3:50 pm
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JozyP
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Oh, and i have windows 8.1
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07/03/2015 3:46 pm
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JozyP
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Who cares about an old pc? Too many people throw away computers that they think are old. I It is possible to upgrade any computer in any way, so saying that you can't is only being small miminded. I have a computer from 2012 that gets an average of 60 FPS on Vannilla Minecraft. I know many people who will throw there computer away when it is only 2 years old. The only reason it is slow is becuz they mistreat it, do not really care about it the way they should, and becuz they fill it up with a bunch of junk that has no purpose.
So age on a computer does not matter (Unless, of course, the hardware on it is seriously outdated.), the MAIN thing that makes slow computers is having a bunch of junk loaded up on it.
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07/03/2015 3:32 pm
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Lacuna Corporation
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Oh, God. I didn't even know people had G41s anymore. Intel HD 2000s are more powerful, and that's saying something. I'd show him AMD's new GPU line, the Fury series. That will show him just how old his setup is. Also, his clock speed is 3GHz, which wouldn't be too bad if he wasn't also running that on a dual-core CPU.
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07/03/2015 3:04 pm
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Noctris
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Its a perfectly good gaming computer... IF YOU WANT TO PLAY TETRIS!

Just tell him to install Skyrim and play it. That will convince him its old =]

There's no easier way, make him install something that actually requires a normal computer and see him suffer, watch his pain etc.

And just to clarify things. An operating system does not reflect the quality of the computer. You can install almost any os on any hardware and it will work.
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07/03/2015 2:41 pm
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Zorkiez
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You think thats old. Im still working with a vista
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07/03/2015 2:33 pm
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Azrath
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Well he is going to get new PC only after few years, says this one is good even thou he sill tries to run high end games on it. Oh and also win 8...Is you know, "paid" version from internet.
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07/03/2015 1:16 pm
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Cjak41
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When a mommy pc and daddy pc love eachother very much, they make a new PC, you now no longer need the mom or dad pc and have the new one, you then have that pc get with another and continue the life cycle of best buy.
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07/03/2015 12:45 pm
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im surprised hes running windows 8
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07/03/2015 12:50 pm
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zoecGxhbmV0bWluZWNyYWZ0
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My 2007 laptop can run Windows 10.
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07/03/2015 11:50 am
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Clipsy
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THATS NOT OLD
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07/03/2015 4:41 pm
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ImAHaxor
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Lol you know nothing.
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07/03/2015 5:44 pm
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Clipsy
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Don't Worry Im sure You don't either.
So shut your mouth
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07/03/2015 5:07 pm
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07/03/2015 5:03 pm
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luigi_vampa
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That's not old. My keyboard has Win98 badge on it.
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07/03/2015 5:37 pm
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forgot about you
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The OS of a computer doesn't define its age. You can have Windows XP on a computer made in 2030 and a computer from 2000 with Windows 8 on it.
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07/03/2015 12:39 pm
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Leeberator
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That hardware is 5 years old and was nowhere near top-of-the-line when it came out. So, yes, it's old (and also weak).
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07/03/2015 11:49 am
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Clipsy
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just tell him to get windows 7 download thingy
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07/03/2015 11:31 am
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tobbestark
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Wait! How old is his computer? If he has Win8.1 he can't have that old computer, if he didn't buy a new OS to his old one. And if he actually did tha, why???? Why just not buy a new computer? I don't even get people sometimes...
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07/03/2015 12:19 pm
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Rice
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windows: $80

new computer: $350+ (for a decent one)

$80 < $350+

new os is cheaper than new PC

or like $15 off of reddit, but still.

$15 < $350+
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07/03/2015 10:16 am
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Azrath
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Thank you Irish, and he has enough money to buy a new PC but instead of buying new one he "upgraded" his current one to what you see now. Well he gave it to some guy and I say to him all time he was scammed and he got ever worse PC than before.
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07/03/2015 9:31 am
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Irish
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To those asking, Im assuming OP wants to show him how bad his specs are in hopes he will actually buy some new parts.

But, that would be essentially a new PC. Absolutely nothing from those specs can be salvagable, maybe the hardrive but even that could be iffy if its a laptop.
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07/03/2015 9:26 am
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Those specs are amazing. So high end.. I mean pentiums are like the newest and fastest processors around, and dual core? how can he afford something so amazing?

Yeah the specs are terrible, but what will convincing him of that do? He probably doesn't have enough money to buy a new computer since they are so bad, but I wouldn't know how much people have it is just a guess.
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07/03/2015 9:11 am
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Lol, "upgrade". His specs suck so bad I don't even know how he can play LoL.

You would want to hide your Facebook name.
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07/03/2015 10:19 am
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Azrath
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As far as I see your concerns I am not scared that something will happen to me on a lower age (don't get this as an insult) forums. I know there are some creeps but well I am 18 years old now so yeah you know how it goes, world is mine hehehe. Not really but anyways I am to lazy to switch it and my friends users name isn't visible neither is well mine unless someone is little extra creepy and wants desperately to find me.
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07/03/2015 11:21 am
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WTFshady
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Welp, better safe than sorry they say.
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07/03/2015 9:05 am
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PrototypeTheta
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What is convincing him it's old going to achieve?
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07/03/2015 8:50 am
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Azrath
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Okay, just tell me specs sucks so I can show this to him as those are not any good for what he wants to play and that is TERA Rising, CS:GO, DotA 2 and similar games.
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