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I hate PC world – for one reason and one reason only. The PC’s they sell are only built to last a year – or maybe 2 if you’re lucky. My and my older cousin went into PC world today to look at graphics cards. Why? Well, if the graphics card wouldn’t work then I’d be able to take it back – where as if I bought a card off the net I’d be stuck with it. Anyway, bare this in mind.
The cards were quite expensive – but I was prepared to spend around 60 – 80 pound because I had my spending pants on. Firstly they wouldn’t let me look at the actual cars in the boxes because they were sealed. Looking in the box is almost compulsory these days as none of them put minimum specs on the box. “We can’t open the box – its against our policy” idiots.
So, I found a card that I might have bought – it was a FX 5700 for 80 pound, not the best card but you need to bare in mind that this is a disposable card to last me less than a year. It said on the Box minimum power supply 250w – well that’s what I’ve got in my PC world computer- 250 bleeding watts.
I doubt a card that wants 250 watt minimum would work on my machine that only has 250 watt that feed 2 CD drives and a HDD amongst other things. They always get the last laugh, it’s their fault anyway, giving me a PC that only has 250 watts in, what goods that. No good.
Of course, I have a bit more PC knowledge now, and I could build me own – but back in the day I had non, PC world seemed like my only option. So where can I go from here?
At least we walked away with a round under our belts as me and my cousin questioned thier money grabbing ways - and PC health checks which violates some act. You should have seen there faces.
I don’t think I have the balls to fit a new PSU because I might blow my mobo, and all cards need the PSU I have in my PC as a minimum – but I need something higher than a MX to play a certain game that requires shaders. I haven’t got much money, so please, if you have any serious answers then I’d like to hear them, but don’t say “save 1000 pound and buy a good machine” because I don’t have much to spend. Ideally 60 quid would be nice.
Anybody?
The cards were quite expensive – but I was prepared to spend around 60 – 80 pound because I had my spending pants on. Firstly they wouldn’t let me look at the actual cars in the boxes because they were sealed. Looking in the box is almost compulsory these days as none of them put minimum specs on the box. “We can’t open the box – its against our policy” idiots.
So, I found a card that I might have bought – it was a FX 5700 for 80 pound, not the best card but you need to bare in mind that this is a disposable card to last me less than a year. It said on the Box minimum power supply 250w – well that’s what I’ve got in my PC world computer- 250 bleeding watts.
I doubt a card that wants 250 watt minimum would work on my machine that only has 250 watt that feed 2 CD drives and a HDD amongst other things. They always get the last laugh, it’s their fault anyway, giving me a PC that only has 250 watts in, what goods that. No good.
Of course, I have a bit more PC knowledge now, and I could build me own – but back in the day I had non, PC world seemed like my only option. So where can I go from here?
At least we walked away with a round under our belts as me and my cousin questioned thier money grabbing ways - and PC health checks which violates some act. You should have seen there faces.
I don’t think I have the balls to fit a new PSU because I might blow my mobo, and all cards need the PSU I have in my PC as a minimum – but I need something higher than a MX to play a certain game that requires shaders. I haven’t got much money, so please, if you have any serious answers then I’d like to hear them, but don’t say “save 1000 pound and buy a good machine” because I don’t have much to spend. Ideally 60 quid would be nice.
Anybody?
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Are you looking for a PSU or a graphics card?
Correct.
Moral of story - Don't purchase anything from PC World.
Unless you are naive.
Unless you are naive.
I hate PC world – for one reason and one reason only. The PC’s they sell are only built to last a year – or maybe 2 if you’re lucky. My and my older cousin went into PC world today to look at graphics cards. Why? Well, if the graphics card wouldn’t work then I’d be able to take it back – where as if I bought a card off the net I’d be stuck with it. Anyway, bare this in mind.
The cards were quite expensive – but I was prepared to spend around 60 – 80 pound because I had my spending pants on. Firstly they wouldn’t let me look at the actual cars in the boxes because they were sealed. Looking in the box is almost compulsory these days as none of them put minimum specs on the box. “We can’t open the box – its against our policy” idiots.
So, I found a card that I might have bought – it was a FX 5700 for 80 pound, not the best card but you need to bare in mind that this is a disposable card to last me less than a year. It said on the Box minimum power supply 250w – well that’s what I’ve got in my PC world computer- 250 bleeding watts.
I doubt a card that wants 250 watt minimum would work on my machine that only has 250 watt that feed 2 CD drives and a HDD amongst other things. They always get the last laugh, it’s their fault anyway, giving me a PC that only has 250 watts in, what goods that. No good.
Of course, I have a bit more PC knowledge now, and I could build me own – but back in the day I had non, PC world seemed like my only option. So where can I go from here?
At least we walked away with a round under our belts as me and my cousin questioned thier money grabbing ways - and PC health checks which violates some act. You should have seen there faces.
I don’t think I have the balls to fit a new PSU because I might blow my mobo, and all cards need the PSU I have in my PC as a minimum – but I need something higher than a MX to play a certain game that requires shaders. I haven’t got much money, so please, if you have any serious answers then I’d like to hear them, but don’t say “save 1000 pound and buy a good machine” because I don’t have much to spend. Ideally 60 quid would be nice.
Anybody?
The cards were quite expensive – but I was prepared to spend around 60 – 80 pound because I had my spending pants on. Firstly they wouldn’t let me look at the actual cars in the boxes because they were sealed. Looking in the box is almost compulsory these days as none of them put minimum specs on the box. “We can’t open the box – its against our policy” idiots.
So, I found a card that I might have bought – it was a FX 5700 for 80 pound, not the best card but you need to bare in mind that this is a disposable card to last me less than a year. It said on the Box minimum power supply 250w – well that’s what I’ve got in my PC world computer- 250 bleeding watts.
I doubt a card that wants 250 watt minimum would work on my machine that only has 250 watt that feed 2 CD drives and a HDD amongst other things. They always get the last laugh, it’s their fault anyway, giving me a PC that only has 250 watts in, what goods that. No good.
Of course, I have a bit more PC knowledge now, and I could build me own – but back in the day I had non, PC world seemed like my only option. So where can I go from here?
At least we walked away with a round under our belts as me and my cousin questioned thier money grabbing ways - and PC health checks which violates some act. You should have seen there faces.
I don’t think I have the balls to fit a new PSU because I might blow my mobo, and all cards need the PSU I have in my PC as a minimum – but I need something higher than a MX to play a certain game that requires shaders. I haven’t got much money, so please, if you have any serious answers then I’d like to hear them, but don’t say “save 1000 pound and buy a good machine” because I don’t have much to spend. Ideally 60 quid would be nice.
Anybody?
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