Guitarman

O ok well I feel more confident starting from scratch because at least then I know everything thats going in and it will be easier :) and well my budget is really as low as possible as I'm only 14 but I'm happy to make this a project and I'd rather wait and build a great PC that I can use for years to come than build one thats only slightly better than what I have. It may help to know that the sort of games I wish to run are: battlefield 3, skyrim, TF2, Minecraft and really all the big titles as I really want to get in to PC gaming rather than console... Thanks so much for all the help

I have opened my pc up and it is practically empty which was what worried me that it wasn't meant to be upgraded in the first place

Yes that's it and thats what I feared because when i bought this I only wanted something cheap for a small bit of recording.. So is it worth me using this for now and building a gaming computer? If so have you got any advice? :) thanks for your reply

Hi guys wondered if you could help me as I'm kind of stuck on what to do. Basically my pc is a very low end basic machine meant for just general use but I use it for gaming and in my home recording studio. I plan on upgrading the RAM but know for a fact this wont do anything amazing so I'm looking at customizing my pc. Problem is although I'd like to think myself as 'good' when the computers turned on I have no idea whats going on inside. I have of course done my research but still am unsure what to do first... I'll post my specs below and then if I get replies I will post links to what I was thinking of getting, any help will be appreciated because I'm really stuck, Thanks in advance Jack PC specs: OS Name Microsoft Windows 8 Version 6.2.9200 Build 9200 Other OS Description Not Available OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard System Model CQ2920EA System Type x64-based PC System SKU C3T58EA#ABU Processor AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics, 1400 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s) BIOS Version/Date AMI 8.10, 27/09/2012 SMBIOS Version 2.7 Embedded Controller Version 255.255 BIOS Mode UEFI BaseBoard Manufacturer PEGATRON CORPORATION BaseBoard Model Not Available BaseBoard Name Base Board Platform Role Desktop Secure Boot State On PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible Windows Directory C:\windows System Directory C:\windows\system32 Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2 Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.2.9200.16442" Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB I didn't really know what to post so I put most of it. I'm aiming so that my pc can run The Elder Scrolls Online really well when it comes out, and I'm also fed up playing skyrim on a tiny screen to stop lag... :(