F5F Stay Refreshed Software PC Gaming Desktop stopped working two years ago. I’m looking for good games now.

Desktop stopped working two years ago. I’m looking for good games now.

Desktop stopped working two years ago. I’m looking for good games now.

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Some_Dunkus
Member
190
03-24-2019, 06:01 AM
#1
as title states, where i live parts are expensive and electricity is terrible.. due to a power surge (had a protector) my desktop did the big "spark" and the electricity company refuses to cover the cost (which is a legal requirement) as far as i know the parts that work is my noctua cooler, fans, MAYBE ssd+hdds but dont have a way to test...basically whole thing is gone. remember when pricing shot up in the us/canada and everyone freaked out? those are my normal prices but kinda worse here.... well anyways i managed to over pay for a temporary laptop a hp pavilion g7 1227dx. ----CPU/apu: AMD A4-3300M ----Ram: 4gb 700mhz ddr3 ----Apu graphics: 6480g, 512mb ram (1600x900) basically worthless in terms of gaming, BUT ive been without a gaming machine since 2018, so i've been playing some bauldurs gate and that's about all it can handle that i found. anyone have suggestions of some games that could possibly run on this thing? to think i could have bought a rtx 2060 for the price i paid for this laptop (gotta love import taxes and a poor economy, south america) prior to moving to south america and what i brought over, was an: ivy bridge 3770k, powercolor 7990, 32gbs of ram, my ssd, and 3 backup hdds for keeping work 3d files (yes, i lost that job too, graph paper didnt cut it). but anyways any game suggestions would be nice, would love to be playing some path of exile (favorite game) but this doesn't even launch the login screen.. so any and all game suggestions are much appreciated.
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Some_Dunkus
03-24-2019, 06:01 AM #1

as title states, where i live parts are expensive and electricity is terrible.. due to a power surge (had a protector) my desktop did the big "spark" and the electricity company refuses to cover the cost (which is a legal requirement) as far as i know the parts that work is my noctua cooler, fans, MAYBE ssd+hdds but dont have a way to test...basically whole thing is gone. remember when pricing shot up in the us/canada and everyone freaked out? those are my normal prices but kinda worse here.... well anyways i managed to over pay for a temporary laptop a hp pavilion g7 1227dx. ----CPU/apu: AMD A4-3300M ----Ram: 4gb 700mhz ddr3 ----Apu graphics: 6480g, 512mb ram (1600x900) basically worthless in terms of gaming, BUT ive been without a gaming machine since 2018, so i've been playing some bauldurs gate and that's about all it can handle that i found. anyone have suggestions of some games that could possibly run on this thing? to think i could have bought a rtx 2060 for the price i paid for this laptop (gotta love import taxes and a poor economy, south america) prior to moving to south america and what i brought over, was an: ivy bridge 3770k, powercolor 7990, 32gbs of ram, my ssd, and 3 backup hdds for keeping work 3d files (yes, i lost that job too, graph paper didnt cut it). but anyways any game suggestions would be nice, would love to be playing some path of exile (favorite game) but this doesn't even launch the login screen.. so any and all game suggestions are much appreciated.

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miknes123
Senior Member
646
03-28-2019, 11:03 PM
#2
Early 2000s will be your ally. Half life 2, CS S UPS and a fresh PSU might upgrade your rig, but it could have ruined the board. Thankfully, boards from that era are now more affordable.
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miknes123
03-28-2019, 11:03 PM #2

Early 2000s will be your ally. Half life 2, CS S UPS and a fresh PSU might upgrade your rig, but it could have ruined the board. Thankfully, boards from that era are now more affordable.

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CoolChic
Junior Member
4
03-30-2019, 11:46 PM
#3
Played various 3D and 2D titles including OpenTTD, Terraria, Minecraft, Half Life 2, Garry's Mod, KSP, Open Arena, and others from the early to mid 2000s.
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CoolChic
03-30-2019, 11:46 PM #3

Played various 3D and 2D titles including OpenTTD, Terraria, Minecraft, Half Life 2, Garry's Mod, KSP, Open Arena, and others from the early to mid 2000s.

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Brudora
Senior Member
726
03-31-2019, 03:59 AM
#4
KSP has become more challenging to play. I neglected opeTTD, that game is really enjoyable.
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Brudora
03-31-2019, 03:59 AM #4

KSP has become more challenging to play. I neglected opeTTD, that game is really enjoyable.

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FramezTheBest
Member
222
03-31-2019, 11:38 PM
#5
It's an excellent game that works on any device, including a Raspberry Pi. However, the Raspberry Pi was using Windows 10.
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FramezTheBest
03-31-2019, 11:38 PM #5

It's an excellent game that works on any device, including a Raspberry Pi. However, the Raspberry Pi was using Windows 10.

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RewarPlaysYT
Member
63
04-08-2019, 05:49 PM
#6
minecraft runs smoothly at 5 fps even on low settings. HL is about 15. stardew valley isn’t too bad either. I’ll check out opentd to see what it’s like. ------------- After watching some YouTube videos, it doesn’t fit my style—city building, transport, tycoons aren’t my thing. Thanks for the advice!
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RewarPlaysYT
04-08-2019, 05:49 PM #6

minecraft runs smoothly at 5 fps even on low settings. HL is about 15. stardew valley isn’t too bad either. I’ll check out opentd to see what it’s like. ------------- After watching some YouTube videos, it doesn’t fit my style—city building, transport, tycoons aren’t my thing. Thanks for the advice!

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LarsMatena
Senior Member
602
04-08-2019, 06:37 PM
#7
line stabilizer plus ups failed completely. unsure about the status of the PSU at the moment. The CPU showed a scratch on the gold leads, so a replacement motherboard won’t help. The main problem is these tropical storms—think about the thunderstorms in Canada or the US, then imagine them intensified—and people keep climbing poles to steal power from the city. That’s just life now. In Brazil, things don’t lose value; it just keeps going. I bought a really bad laptop for about 1600 R$ (around 300 USD) – an R5 3600, same price except for the motherboard and other parts. With 85% import taxes, it’s a huge deal. I won’t finish this.
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LarsMatena
04-08-2019, 06:37 PM #7

line stabilizer plus ups failed completely. unsure about the status of the PSU at the moment. The CPU showed a scratch on the gold leads, so a replacement motherboard won’t help. The main problem is these tropical storms—think about the thunderstorms in Canada or the US, then imagine them intensified—and people keep climbing poles to steal power from the city. That’s just life now. In Brazil, things don’t lose value; it just keeps going. I bought a really bad laptop for about 1600 R$ (around 300 USD) – an R5 3600, same price except for the motherboard and other parts. With 85% import taxes, it’s a huge deal. I won’t finish this.

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mertcan35
Member
204
04-10-2019, 02:42 AM
#8
There are some problems with certain countries. I have family there now, and Amazon sends their products through the US government, which is how they mostly get everything except food.
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mertcan35
04-10-2019, 02:42 AM #8

There are some problems with certain countries. I have family there now, and Amazon sends their products through the US government, which is how they mostly get everything except food.

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PikaPlaysMC1
Junior Member
5
04-10-2019, 06:31 AM
#9
Remember to purchase a USP when you get a new desktop.
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PikaPlaysMC1
04-10-2019, 06:31 AM #9

Remember to purchase a USP when you get a new desktop.

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HoundLynx
Member
233
04-14-2019, 09:14 PM
#10
In Europe the costs are often inflated, and there’s always someone pushing you to buy a 12-year-old part at an excessive price.
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HoundLynx
04-14-2019, 09:14 PM #10

In Europe the costs are often inflated, and there’s always someone pushing you to buy a 12-year-old part at an excessive price.

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