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OK, your current PC/ CPU has what they call onboard graphics. The new CPU also has onboard graphics. Onboard means the graphics is built into the CPU. The motherboard has 1) PCI-E slot, meaning PUT IN A NICE VIDEO CARD! Get one with at least 1Gb of VRAM (video memory) An Nvidia GTX560Ti is a nice card, if you can afford a 600 series card, a GTX 660 or GTX670 (which is what I have) will do you really nice.

Next thing is, with canned air, you supposed to blow dust OUT of the case, meaning from the inside out. Take the cover off. You're just blowing dust back in.

I ground off my computer case prior to removal of the cover. Static can instantly kill a computer motherboard. Like arizonachris said dry canned air is cheap at Wal-Mart but I go one step further, I have a small shop vac and I keep it close to but not touching the case of the computer and blow the dust towards the vaccuum hose.


Glenn

arkansasstormchaser wrote:I will take the case off then and blow the dust out, thanks for the advice! I was told that you can only get static if you have carpet in the house, I have nothing but wood floors. So how can I "ground" the computer" Another thing about a higher graphics card is I have one big problem is how many watts my computer puts out, only 300. I would need a better power supply I think for just the card so do you think I should get the processor/graphics card combo? Thanks for the advice guys.

You don't need to ground the computer, you just need to ground yourself to the computer. All you have to do is unplug it and as soon as you touch the case to remove the panel you're already "grounded" to the case as your charge equalizes to the computer instantly. The only way you can fry a computer is to get up after you take the cover off, come back and touch a component directly without touching the case. Just touch the case every time you're about to stick your hand inside and you'll be just fine

I would avoid an integrated graphics at all costs. There's a reason its cheaper! They have come a long way in a short time but TS2013 will be a slideshow on it. You have to pay to play this game and you'll need a decently fast processor (In the 3.2ghz+ range) to run the horrendously inefficient game engine and a good graphics card for all the eye candy. A power supply in the 500-600 watt range will cover you nicely without braking the bank.