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AfroScotsDwarf

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My laptop is on it's way out, help me biuld a PC!
« on: October 04, 2013, 08:57:01 am »

Well, I'm a gamer. I like to play games. A lot.
My laptop is about 4 years old now, after being in university, had been dropped/beer spilled on it a couple of times, virus's galore.
I think its time for a PC. My budget is 500 pounds, and I don't really know where to begin. but here's a list of things I want it to do.

all the things my laptop does (word documents and work stuff, play music/videos, access to internet )
Play games (DF, skyrim, team fortress 2, All the way up to stuff like crysis 2 and saints row 3)

Well, maybe not crysis 2.

There is this build (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMLmSQ7u8vM) But being a skeptic I can hardly trust one source, so I'd like some input from this community.

Edit: I'm a UK citizen!

Also, It's been a while. It's nice to be back.
« Last Edit: October 04, 2013, 08:58:49 am by AfroScotsDwarf »
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Re: My laptop is on it's way out, help me biuld a PC!
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2013, 11:12:26 am »

DIS SITE! thanks!
One last question.... how much are OS these days?
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Re: My laptop is on it's way out, help me biuld a PC!
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2013, 11:19:05 am »

Free, if you can 'acquire' it from someone.
Windows 7 is like, $80 last time I looked.
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