Recent content by ravenComputer

@JCgames or anyone else: if I'm looking for a Mobo+CPU+RAM combo to build, and would work for the next 10 years, what should I be looking for? I built the current computer in 2010, and now would like to update to work from 2021-2030 :) At that time I paid $92 for the motherboard, $88 for the...

Goal: be able to run Age of Empires 2 DE smoothly with 2560x1440 resolution on my desktop computer. Main Question: Is there a CPU that should improve my computer performance appreciably while being compatible with the mobo? Or should I look seriously at CPU+Mobo upgrade? I've recently added a...

To close this out. Purchased a RX570 by XFX. Worked great out of the box. No special bios configuration needed. AMD's auto-configure program took care of everything driver-wise. Thanks to Oussebon for the advice! Running Aoe2 DE with no issues so far.

Thanks Oussebon! Looked into both RX 570 and GTX 1650. RX is cheaper (and AMD which matched my build) so inclined to get that one. However, both are PCI Express 3.0 interfaces. The motherboard I have (linked in OP) has a PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot. Based on this forum post it seems that the 3.0...

Goal: be able to run Age of Empires 2 DE with 1680x1050 resolution on my desktop computer. Main Question: What video card could I buy that would give me good performance (e.g. AMD HD 5850 or better) and be compatible with my Motherboard and build? I'm a complete novice to video cards. Second...