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Manufacturer eMachines

Model ET1831

Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM

System type 64-bit operating system

Number of processor cores 2

 

Storage

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Total size of hard disk(s) 918 GB

Disk partition (C: ) 832 GB Free (918 GB Total)

Media drive (D: ) CD/DVD

 

Graphics

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Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i

Total available graphics memory 1919 MB

Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB

Dedicated system memory 0 MB

Shared system memory 1663 MB

Display adapter driver version 8.17.12.5896

Primary monitor resolution 1024x768

DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better

 

I've heard to make it a gaming computer, i would have to buy a new graphics chip and a new power supply that is fine.. im wondering which ones and if it doable with this machine. thank you in advance

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I recently built a whole new computer just to play swtor. And for this build I got a nice 64gig SATA III SSD to run the OS\Swtor\Important Programs. As my slave I have a 250gig SATA II.

 

I was very excited when my new machine hit 17 seconds from dead to desktop. But my happyness was shattered when I got Swtor installed and Reved it up only to still wait forever on a load screen at login. I saw a much better time going planet to planet. I have tripled checked that all my files are on the SSD and not on the HDD.

 

I run a 12meg connection that averages around 12.3meg 60-70 MS with no drops or slowdowns.

 

I tried several things thinking maybe something was wrong...but it wouldn't explain the better P To P load time. I ended up blaming bio for slow servers.

 

So my question is anyone else have an SSD and still have horrid login times?

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I am not very good with computers and i have done my best to learn. I am wondering whether this is a good build to play swtor and the odd other game here and there? Any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks =]

 

My build is:

 

Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX (Motherboard)

16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)

1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11

1TB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER

NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans

 

If i am doing something wrong please say. Thankyou for any responses =]

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I am not very good with computers and i have done my best to learn. I am wondering whether this is a good build to play swtor and the odd other game here and there? Any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks =]

 

My build is:

 

Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX (Motherboard)

16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)

1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11

1TB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER

NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans

 

If i am doing something wrong please say. Thankyou for any responses =]

 

Overkill in some areas and needs more in others. I think your in the UK? if so put up a link to where you buy parts or is this a prebuilt system?

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I am not very good with computers and i have done my best to learn. I am wondering whether this is a good build to play swtor and the odd other game here and there? Any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks =]

 

My build is:

 

Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics Check!

 

ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX (Motherboard) Check!

 

16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB) Upgrade for performance: See if you can get some ram at least 1600MHZ your mobo can handle it.

 

1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11 Upgrade for performance: If your going to do radion id say at least a 6800 series but take it even higher maybe a 6900 series if its in your budget.

 

1TB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm) Upgrade for performance: try to get one that is a SATA III (6gb\s) or if your looking for crazy get a solid state drive (SSD) for insane load times (they are pretty expensive though). You can still use your 1TB as a slave. Note: your mobo has only 2 SATA III (6gb\s) slots (grey slots)

 

600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan Upgrade for performance: at least 700 watt is the new standard for these types of builds, 600 will work but future upgrades may wain on it.

 

COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER Check!

 

NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans Check!

 

If i am doing something wrong please say. Thankyou for any responses =]

 

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I recently built a whole new computer just to play swtor. And for this build I got a nice 64gig SATA III SSD to run the OS\Swtor\Important Programs. As my slave I have a 250gig SATA II.

 

I was very excited when my new machine hit 17 seconds from dead to desktop. But my happyness was shattered when I got Swtor installed and Reved it up only to still wait forever on a load screen at login. I saw a much better time going planet to planet. I have tripled checked that all my files are on the SSD and not on the HDD.

 

I run a 12meg connection that averages around 12.3meg 60-70 MS with no drops or slowdowns.

 

I tried several things thinking maybe something was wrong...but it wouldn't explain the better P To P load time. I ended up blaming bio for slow servers.

 

So my question is anyone else have an SSD and still have horrid login times?

 

I run 3 x 64 GB SSD's in raid5 wich = 2 in raid0 with a backup and i get about a 12 sec boot from dead to ready and yes makes really no differance in SWTOR.

 

i5 2500K @ 4.2GHz

8GB memory

Gigabyte Z68

6970 @950/1425

3x 64GB SSD's raid5

2x CB 1TB HDD's raid1

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I run 3 x 64 GB SSD's in raid5 wich = 2 in raid0 with a backup and i get about a 12 sec boot from dead to ready and yes makes really no differance in SWTOR.

 

i5 2500K @ 4.2GHz

8GB memory

Gigabyte Z68

6970 @950/1425

3x 64GB SSD's raid5

2x CB 1TB HDD's raid1

 

Thank you for the confirmation.

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Overkill in some areas and needs more in others. I think your in the UK? if so put up a link to where you buy parts or is this a prebuilt system?

 

Thankyou for others input as well, i will make adjustments tonight then get back.

 

Yes i am in uk, made the build at pc specialists. What would you suggest changing? =]

 

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/

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I have made a new build, stuck with power supple because i dont think i will be upgrading that much and when i put it in on the website it said it had calculated 479W

 

 

Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard: ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX

16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER

Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans

Sound Card: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Monitor: IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080

DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables: 1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE

 

Thankyou for, help if this build turns out too much then i may need to down grade but hopefully not =]

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I have made a new build, stuck with power supple because i dont think i will be upgrading that much and when i put it in on the website it said it had calculated 479W

 

 

Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard: ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX

16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER

Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans

Sound Card: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Monitor: IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080

DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables: 1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE

 

Thankyou for, help if this build turns out too much then i may need to down grade but hopefully not =]

Looks good ^_^ i have nothing to add!

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Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

 

I still can't justify the price for this. Unless you're doing video editing, you might as well save cash and get teh 2500K. They overclock to the same speed and hyperthreading doesn't really help games.

 

16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

 

16GB is excessive, but I won't complain because I have the same amount. However, it's not worth moving from 1333 to 1600. There is just no noticeable difference.

 

600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

 

I worry about PSUs that don't show their brands. 80Plus is no longer a guarantee of quality.

 

COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER

 

I guess people have their preferences, but liquid cooling just doesn't matter as much with Sandy Bridge chips and the newest generation of GPUs. I have a 2600K running at 4.5GHz on air cooling. It never breaks 60C and produces less than 28dB even under stress testing.

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In theory they should both run tor just fine, the custom non-dell though will run tor at high range graphical settings. as for the dell, id GUESS mid range on graphics, without physical testing.

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Any word on how The Old Republic will run on this system?

 

Neither one is great, but I recognize that I can be judgmental some times. I build my own systems, so I tend to have negative views of the cost-cutting measures that are used on some pre-builts.

 

I believe the current knowledge says that SWTOR is a CPU hungry game that loves RAM. Disk speeds don't matter so much and framerates are driven by CPU power as much as GPU power. Upgraded video cards mostly get you more pretty effects and extra consistency.

 

 

This is an i3 using integrated graphics. The game should be playable, but don't expect anything beyond medium settings and expect to have some slow loading of content. No matter what you do, you'll have some framerate drops in high population areas (Fleet) or areas with a lot of geometry within visible range (Taris). The memory is acceptable, so long as you don't play with a bunch of other apps running in the background.

 

There is little to no chance of upgrades, too, because of the 300W power supply (and you cannot easily replace DELL's power supplies).

 

 

The CPU on this is a little better, and Memory looks good. However, calling that video card a "gaming" video card is a bit dishonest. It is a low-end gaming card, and you're going to be playing at laptop-quality for graphics. Overall performance should be about the same or slightly better than the previous option.

 

Also --and this is my opinion, not fact-- I don't trust Cyberpower unless they list manufacturers of their components. I've seen too many of their products shipped with really low quality parts. I understand that for $600, they aren't going to be top-of-the-line, but in their history, they have used some components that I would suggest replacing immediately.

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I have made a new build, stuck with power supple because i dont think i will be upgrading that much and when i put it in on the website it said it had calculated 479W

 

 

Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard: ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX

16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER

Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans

Sound Card: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Monitor: IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080

DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables: 1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE

 

Thankyou for, help if this build turns out too much then i may need to down grade but hopefully not =]

 

I would drop down to the i5 2500k and drop the fan controller. Also the quad rail PSU is a ?

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A few more thoughts you could upgrade the GPU some to

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

and save the $ for it with this useing your old PSU power cord both PSU's are made by Seasonic.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031

It's not showing the case you picked so if its high dollar use the PSU i listed and go with these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

That's just something to think about also this looks good 1000 MHZ use the same PSU new 7770 not really enough specs listed for me to recomend it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102967

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Hey guys, I just want to know what I could do to help performance in game. I'm not sure where I'm lacking. Here are my computer's specs...

 

AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-core Processor 2.20 Ghz

 

Ram: 4.50 GB

 

Window Visa 32 bit

 

Graphic Card NVIDIA GeForce 9800 gt

 

Any intelligent and helpful advice is welcomed. Thanks in advance. =)

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Hello, I have some really bad problems in the game,I have 8-18 fps in game, no matter where i am, i dont know if its the computer or something else, i have everything on low and off , my rez is on 800x600, i have to actually aim the camera down to be able to play, please give me some advice to boost my fps or if there may be some problems with my computer specs/swtor installation.

 

 

I can play wow with 1600x800 rez and everything on high exept shadows and liquids quialty ,with 20-30 fps, so i think its wierd that i not even can play this game on 800x600 rez and everything on low, i have also tried with game booster and such but no improvments.

 

Here are my Computer specs:

 

Intel Celeron T3100 1.90 GHZ Dual Core CPU

NVIDIA Geforce 8200M G

Windows 7 64bit

4gb RAM

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