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Old 19th Nov 2007, 02:25
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A computer that can handle games?

I like to build computers, but avoid the higher cost bits which means my teenager after a while says his PC cannot handle the demands of the games he tries to run, and they are not the most modern games and not internet based. However I would like to either upgrade the PC I last built for him a year or so ago or make him a new one or simply buy one that would do the job.
So I have some idea of what is needed for comparison shopping, what would you guys recommend; for power supply, Mother Board, processor (I usually use P4?), RAM (type and capacity), video card and HDD. I have normally found the video card to be the most critical, and bought a high end one last time I upgraded his computer, but he still complains that the games run slow, or clunky, or won't run at all.
My own computer runs just fine and I built it five years ago, but I don't run games.
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