Recent content by JJMan

Dark Mesiah (demo) is slow and choppy on a C2D E6600 system (DG965WH) with 2GB. I bought everything except the video card as I'm waiting for the right price/performanc point, so I'm stuck with the onboard for a bit. All in all it's ok. Civ4 plays fantastically, so I can't complain. If your...

In the future, how about leaving the question and posting the resolution so others can learn from your post if it comes up in a search?

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I'm happy using an Intel DG965WH. Just be sure your memory is 1.8V. http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813121053

Call your garbage service. Many will pick up computers/tv's/etc... for free if you call and schedule it.

It's the video messaging that I'm worried about. We're using Skype video to talk (the video part is a new granddaughter thing), so there will be some strain on the system. I've seen first hand how bad it can be on my old P4 2.0 Northwood which is perfectly adequate for basic photo editing.

I'm looking to build a home office pc for my father. Besides office applications, he'll be using it for basic photo editing and video messaging via skype. This will not be OC'd, SLI is not necessary, and he'd prefer to spend in the range of $1250 with some leeway if it makes sense to spend a...