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feuerstine
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- Jul 2, 2008
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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Secondary Gaming machine for the kids. World in Conflict, Battlefield2 are possibles.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
I'd like to keep it all under $500, but cheaper would be better.
3) Where do you live?
Indianapolis. Fry's nearby, no microcenter.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
CPU, Mobo, RAM, GPU for sure. Maybe HDD.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
PSU (Corsair 450w), Case (Antec Sonata), Disk Drives. 74GB Raptor and 200GB Seagate drives. Current build has been having various crashes, unsure if this is due to the disk drives. May squeeze and extra $50 into the build if I can find a Samsung F3 500GB. Seems the safest route.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Maybe.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Viewsonic 19", 1280X1024. Future may get replaced by primary system's Dell Ultra 19, but still 1280X1024.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I can buy now, or wait if there might be anything upcoming worth waiting for.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Nothing fancy.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Unfortunately no. Current machine only has OEM license for XP Home.
I believe I'll be in the AMD line for this upgrade due to my budget. I have read through other threads and have seen suggestions that might work for me. One option I haven't explored too much is to upgrade the GPU in the main machine (Ati 4850) and move that GPU to this secondary machine.
Any thoughts/help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you.
Secondary Gaming machine for the kids. World in Conflict, Battlefield2 are possibles.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
I'd like to keep it all under $500, but cheaper would be better.
3) Where do you live?
Indianapolis. Fry's nearby, no microcenter.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
CPU, Mobo, RAM, GPU for sure. Maybe HDD.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
PSU (Corsair 450w), Case (Antec Sonata), Disk Drives. 74GB Raptor and 200GB Seagate drives. Current build has been having various crashes, unsure if this is due to the disk drives. May squeeze and extra $50 into the build if I can find a Samsung F3 500GB. Seems the safest route.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Maybe.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Viewsonic 19", 1280X1024. Future may get replaced by primary system's Dell Ultra 19, but still 1280X1024.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I can buy now, or wait if there might be anything upcoming worth waiting for.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Nothing fancy.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Unfortunately no. Current machine only has OEM license for XP Home.
I believe I'll be in the AMD line for this upgrade due to my budget. I have read through other threads and have seen suggestions that might work for me. One option I haven't explored too much is to upgrade the GPU in the main machine (Ati 4850) and move that GPU to this secondary machine.
Any thoughts/help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you.
I have a long hand-me-down chain, so I agree, upgrade that HD4850 and move it over to the secondary build if you can afford it. 