1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming, Photoshop, Some video editing, general PC usage
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Cheap as possible? I don't have a set budget, I just want to see if I can build a decent machine for gaming that will last a while, but lets say 700? 800?
3) Where do you live?
Boston
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.
Not exactly sure, cause I'm not sure what is worth reusing. I've been out of the computer specs game for a while, My last computer I bought was a dell i got for a song on one of their small business sales.
I figure I need at least a new motherboard, CPU, PSU, new HDD (I want another one anyways), Probably RAM, probably new graphics card too, and a case.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I have a Dell Vostro 400, with a 24 inch dell flatscreen.
Specs: 160gb main drive, 1tb Barracuda 7200, 8800GT 512mb, e6750 2.66, 4gb Corsair DDR2, and whatever mobo/psu in their midtower case.
Whatever is still usable on that.
I also may be able to have two 8800GT 512mb for SLI if its worth it to keep stuff current for now and then upgrade later with something better - buddy of mine upgraded to SLI cards and still has his 8800GT i can have, so if its still good, I may do that.
6) Will you be overclocking?
I'd rather not, but can be swayed.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
24 inch, and I like running games at 1920x1200
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
within the next month, if at all.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
Having crossfire/sli support would be nice, in case in the future i want to run it/or its worth it to run the dual 8800GTs. SATA 6Gb/s would be nice for future hard drives, at least one firewire port, USB3 would be nice for future proofing.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, I want 7 64bit, getting sick and tired of Vista 64bit.
Thanks in advance guys. I've been out of the game a while and you guys always seem to be able to steer me in the right direction. I just literally know nothing about whats current, and don't really know where to start.
Gaming, Photoshop, Some video editing, general PC usage
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Cheap as possible? I don't have a set budget, I just want to see if I can build a decent machine for gaming that will last a while, but lets say 700? 800?
3) Where do you live?
Boston
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.
Not exactly sure, cause I'm not sure what is worth reusing. I've been out of the computer specs game for a while, My last computer I bought was a dell i got for a song on one of their small business sales.
I figure I need at least a new motherboard, CPU, PSU, new HDD (I want another one anyways), Probably RAM, probably new graphics card too, and a case.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I have a Dell Vostro 400, with a 24 inch dell flatscreen.
Specs: 160gb main drive, 1tb Barracuda 7200, 8800GT 512mb, e6750 2.66, 4gb Corsair DDR2, and whatever mobo/psu in their midtower case.
Whatever is still usable on that.
I also may be able to have two 8800GT 512mb for SLI if its worth it to keep stuff current for now and then upgrade later with something better - buddy of mine upgraded to SLI cards and still has his 8800GT i can have, so if its still good, I may do that.
6) Will you be overclocking?
I'd rather not, but can be swayed.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
24 inch, and I like running games at 1920x1200
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
within the next month, if at all.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
Having crossfire/sli support would be nice, in case in the future i want to run it/or its worth it to run the dual 8800GTs. SATA 6Gb/s would be nice for future hard drives, at least one firewire port, USB3 would be nice for future proofing.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, I want 7 64bit, getting sick and tired of Vista 64bit.
Thanks in advance guys. I've been out of the game a while and you guys always seem to be able to steer me in the right direction. I just literally know nothing about whats current, and don't really know where to start.