Well first off, I haven't been to these forums nor have I kept up with the trends of computer hardware since my last build of many years ago.. It's safe to say i'm out of the loop and learning again all the cool things the computer world has to offer. What you see in my sig was my desktop computer until my motherboard went bad. It was replaced with a socket 7 motherboard I had laying around and a lightening fast athlon XP 1800+.
To jump to windows 7, I obviously need a major upgrade in the hardware department so that is my plan. I am looking for a basic all around decently powerful desktop. For what my sig desktop is to windows XP, is what i'm looking for this new desktop to be to windows 7, eh?
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Light gaming, mainly counter-strike:source, but i'd like to play some newer games too, not specificly looking to max out any settings. Photoshop, and ofcourse emails and web browsing.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Don't want to spend more than 300$ all together, don't mind buying used.
3) Where do you live?
NY, I have a micro center near by.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU
Quiet/effecient CPU Cooler
Motherboard
Ram
Video card
If there is room in the budget maybe a better hard drive, and a sata dvd-rw drive.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Will be re-using my case (antec slk3700), my power supply (corsair 400cx), my hard drives(wd raptor 74gb, aswell as a 200gb ide drive), and my IDE dvd drive.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
19" lcd
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Asap
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
Nothing in particular
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, w7 64bit
Thanks
To jump to windows 7, I obviously need a major upgrade in the hardware department so that is my plan. I am looking for a basic all around decently powerful desktop. For what my sig desktop is to windows XP, is what i'm looking for this new desktop to be to windows 7, eh?
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Light gaming, mainly counter-strike:source, but i'd like to play some newer games too, not specificly looking to max out any settings. Photoshop, and ofcourse emails and web browsing.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Don't want to spend more than 300$ all together, don't mind buying used.
3) Where do you live?
NY, I have a micro center near by.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU
Quiet/effecient CPU Cooler
Motherboard
Ram
Video card
If there is room in the budget maybe a better hard drive, and a sata dvd-rw drive.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Will be re-using my case (antec slk3700), my power supply (corsair 400cx), my hard drives(wd raptor 74gb, aswell as a 200gb ide drive), and my IDE dvd drive.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
19" lcd
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Asap
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
Nothing in particular
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, w7 64bit
Thanks
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