Hi. Just got my 670FTW Sig2 and it seems to be a bit dead / im derping somewhere. When I install the card into the PCIE3 slot I get no signal. The computer boots properly and I hear the login noise etc. The cards fans also turn on. Before installing I removed the old dirvers. I had origionally...
You are going to have issues since thats a laptop your trying to upgrade. I dont think you will be able to upgrade it. I do have a Alienware M17xR4 with a 675m. It plays pretty much everything on high at 50+ fps.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/uVcT
And some gaming performance - http://www.anandtech.com/show/6359/the-nvidia-geforce-gtx-650-ti-review/15
If you were willing to extend the budget a bit.
Just build a similar computer to yours (should be on my profile). The Phantom 410 is very good. As for RAM I have 1600mhz Kingston HyperX that works well. Anything above 1600mhz isnt really worth it for gaming IMO.
http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/nS1l
£547 and should run everything pretty well. You wont be able to max newer games at 1080p and have very high frame rates, but you will have good preformance at quite decent settings.
He will be fine. At 14 he can play pretty much anything (im currently 18, had to go through all that guff with my parents until I was 14 also). At the end of the day as long as he understands its a fantasy, which im sure he does, he will be fine.
You can. What matters the most is the components of your computer (mainly RAM, Processor and Graphics card). Also having a 32bit version of Windows 7 limits you to 4gb of RAM. This shouldnt be an issue now but I could see it becoming a problem later. Most would be putting 8GB of RAM in their system.
I dont think that all GMG keys are steam - they do say what kind of DRM is present before you buy. From what I hear capsule isnt too bad, but its a hassle not having everything on the one login.
Go with where your friends are. I have both a ps3 and 360 and would reccommend the 360. Online is much, much better. Especially having party chat across all games (ie you can be in group chat with friends playing different games). My ps3 is used as a blu ray player now. Also multiformat games...