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StangMan04
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I am thinking about rebuilding my computer to bring it more up to date, low power consumption, better performance. Below are the list of components in my current rig and below are the questions answered for what I plan to do with it. I just sold my video card and am looking at replacing that at the minimum.
Is there a decent video card I should look for to go on sale? If so what price should I look at it to hit before pulling the trigger?
i7 920 @ Stock Speed
EVGA X58
Samsung 840 128GB SSD (OS, some games)
200GB Drive for Apps/Storage
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600
EVGA GTX260 216 Core <------just sold this
Acer G6 Series G246HLAbd
PC Power & Cooling 750w
Thermaltake CPU Cooler
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming. Primarily play World of Warcraft, GTR Racing 2 and some simulation games
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$500 for any parts deemed worthwhile in replacing. Though I believe any video card above $150 may be a waste to me
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Richmond,Va
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, motherboard, memory, video card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Power supply (unless another is preferred) hard drives and case
6) Will you be overclocking?
No (prefer a decent stock core speed CPU)
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24'' 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Before November 13th
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
SATA 6Gb/s is all I can think of. Not going SLI.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 x64
Is there a decent video card I should look for to go on sale? If so what price should I look at it to hit before pulling the trigger?
i7 920 @ Stock Speed
EVGA X58
Samsung 840 128GB SSD (OS, some games)
200GB Drive for Apps/Storage
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600
EVGA GTX260 216 Core <------just sold this
Acer G6 Series G246HLAbd
PC Power & Cooling 750w
Thermaltake CPU Cooler
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming. Primarily play World of Warcraft, GTR Racing 2 and some simulation games
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$500 for any parts deemed worthwhile in replacing. Though I believe any video card above $150 may be a waste to me
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Richmond,Va
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, motherboard, memory, video card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Power supply (unless another is preferred) hard drives and case
6) Will you be overclocking?
No (prefer a decent stock core speed CPU)
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24'' 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Before November 13th
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
SATA 6Gb/s is all I can think of. Not going SLI.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 x64
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