- May 4, 2013
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Hello,
I am poor. My current computer functions well, however I had recently purchased an android stick computer for living room use: Media renderer and video games.
Because the stick was a Chinese piece of carp, it broke after 3 weeks. I would like to play video games in the living room (sunk cost of ps3 controllers) and be confident that when friends come over, we aren't going to have hardware issues spoil the night, so I'm thinking, I'll upgrade my main rig and move what's left over to the living room.
Current system:
Athlon 7750 (2x3.1GHZ)
4 GB ddr2 800mhz ram corsair xls
Multiple HDD: 2x ssd 64 gb, 1x500gb, 1x275gb.
1xRadeon 5830
Onboard Video and sound.
New system:
Approximate Purchase Date: this week
Budget Range: ~$200 after rebates and after shipping.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: This kit would be used mostly for my office computer. I am learning openCL and do web programming and will do light gaming.
my old system will move to the living room for games and such, minus the 5830 and the nice corsair 750 psu ofcourse.
Are you buying a monitor:No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, MOBO, RAM, case. Will reuse Corsair 750 PSU in new PC, while living room (just gigabyte onboard video and the 7750 processor) will get the crappy 450psu in the kit below.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7834740&CatId=332
Do you need to buy OS: NO
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ANY
Location: Tempe AZ
Parts Preferences: No ghetto ram (is a-data "ghetto"?)
Overclocking: Maybe ( I've only messed with multipliers and am uneasy about any front side bus (or HT) frequency changes.)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution:1680x1050
Additional Comments: So essentially, I will use that kit to slightly upgrade my main pc and make available a stripped down pc for living room use.
Is this a good deal? Should I consider this an "upgrade" to my PC or is the 7750 too close to the athlon 450 to make any difference (the ram will upgrade to 8gb of 1333 ram)
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: replace android stick in living room with something capable and reliable. Have extra core for feeding the 5830 when it's folding or doing computations for me as i learn opencl.
I am so far only considering the kit above,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7834740&CatId=332
are there better kits? should I just wait until I don't consider myself poor and get nicer things?
Thank you so much for your help. I don't want this to be an impulse buy. I like computers and haven't built one for awhile, so this whetted my appetite, but practically speaking, i am poor, so perhaps electronics isn't the best thing to spend on... ?
thanks you very much for your insights,
Alex
I am poor. My current computer functions well, however I had recently purchased an android stick computer for living room use: Media renderer and video games.
Because the stick was a Chinese piece of carp, it broke after 3 weeks. I would like to play video games in the living room (sunk cost of ps3 controllers) and be confident that when friends come over, we aren't going to have hardware issues spoil the night, so I'm thinking, I'll upgrade my main rig and move what's left over to the living room.
Current system:
Athlon 7750 (2x3.1GHZ)
4 GB ddr2 800mhz ram corsair xls
Multiple HDD: 2x ssd 64 gb, 1x500gb, 1x275gb.
1xRadeon 5830
Onboard Video and sound.
New system:
Approximate Purchase Date: this week
Budget Range: ~$200 after rebates and after shipping.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: This kit would be used mostly for my office computer. I am learning openCL and do web programming and will do light gaming.
my old system will move to the living room for games and such, minus the 5830 and the nice corsair 750 psu ofcourse.
Are you buying a monitor:No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, MOBO, RAM, case. Will reuse Corsair 750 PSU in new PC, while living room (just gigabyte onboard video and the 7750 processor) will get the crappy 450psu in the kit below.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7834740&CatId=332
Do you need to buy OS: NO
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ANY
Location: Tempe AZ
Parts Preferences: No ghetto ram (is a-data "ghetto"?)
Overclocking: Maybe ( I've only messed with multipliers and am uneasy about any front side bus (or HT) frequency changes.)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution:1680x1050
Additional Comments: So essentially, I will use that kit to slightly upgrade my main pc and make available a stripped down pc for living room use.
Is this a good deal? Should I consider this an "upgrade" to my PC or is the 7750 too close to the athlon 450 to make any difference (the ram will upgrade to 8gb of 1333 ram)
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: replace android stick in living room with something capable and reliable. Have extra core for feeding the 5830 when it's folding or doing computations for me as i learn opencl.
I am so far only considering the kit above,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7834740&CatId=332
are there better kits? should I just wait until I don't consider myself poor and get nicer things?
Thank you so much for your help. I don't want this to be an impulse buy. I like computers and haven't built one for awhile, so this whetted my appetite, but practically speaking, i am poor, so perhaps electronics isn't the best thing to spend on... ?
thanks you very much for your insights,
Alex
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