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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Next few months
Budget Range: $700-900, after rebates after shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Internet, non-pro photo/video editing, office work, some video/movie watching, a little gaming in the future (don't game now but might as my 8 year old gets older). It doesn't have to be super quiet, but not loud (guessing what I'm asking to build won't need a lot of fans anyway)
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using** Everything but the kitchen sink (and case)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg and Amazon are the only place I've bought before, but I'm open to suggestions for other reliable places.
Location: San Francisco
Parts Preferences by brand or type: Probably feel most comfortable with Intel CPU, Asus or Gigabyte MoBo, Crucial memory, Samsung SSDs, no preference on other components. I just don't want unreliable. budget brands.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Additional Comments: Looking for something that's #1 reliable, #2 fast enough to keep me from feeling the need to upgrade every couple years, but flexible enough to for a while.
And Most Importantly: My current home Desktop is from 2002 - nuf said ;-)
I was initially going to buy a Dell E6530 laptop this month, maxed out on specs, and leave my desktop in my downstairs office as a spare, upgrading it in a year or so. Now I'm reconsidering, thinking about going for a more budget laptop and rebuilding the desktop with the better parts. It would be my first build, but still not sure if I have the time to tackle it, or the IT skills to be my own Support guy. I haven't read up on what Intel is just about to release, so I have no idea if I should be waiting for new CPU/MoBos that are really great and on the verge of release (and get the bugs worked out), or save money on what's available now.
My desktop is a Franken Box my neighbor modded a few years back. It's a huge Micron Millennia tower with an Intel Pentium 4 2GHz, Intel D850MV MoBo, 1GB of RAM, 120GB PATA HDD...you can see I'm due for just about anything newer!
I'd like to reuse the case if possible because it looks like it'll take just about any build, though I'm no expert and that's why I'm here ;-). I also like the front panel configuration with one DVD drive exposed for easy access, and the other drive, card reader and extra bay behind a flip down door. It also has an understated year 2000 Nerd Chic look. Also, there seems to be a lot of slots available on the back panel.
Besides the CPU/MoBo, GPU, memory, and HDD, I assume I'll need to replace everything from PSU to fans, since I have now idea how many years they have left, or if they'll power and cool a new rig. I'd like to stay with Windows 7 if they still sell it as I only have a Full version of XP. I'm guessing I can save money initially by leaving the GPU out and upgrading it later, but would like to start off with a 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD for files.
As I stated above, my primary consideration is building the most reliable, fastest computer I can for the budget - no SLI or super awesome gaming or Quadro GPU necessary.
Budget Range: $700-900, after rebates after shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Internet, non-pro photo/video editing, office work, some video/movie watching, a little gaming in the future (don't game now but might as my 8 year old gets older). It doesn't have to be super quiet, but not loud (guessing what I'm asking to build won't need a lot of fans anyway)
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using** Everything but the kitchen sink (and case)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg and Amazon are the only place I've bought before, but I'm open to suggestions for other reliable places.
Location: San Francisco
Parts Preferences by brand or type: Probably feel most comfortable with Intel CPU, Asus or Gigabyte MoBo, Crucial memory, Samsung SSDs, no preference on other components. I just don't want unreliable. budget brands.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Additional Comments: Looking for something that's #1 reliable, #2 fast enough to keep me from feeling the need to upgrade every couple years, but flexible enough to for a while.
And Most Importantly: My current home Desktop is from 2002 - nuf said ;-)
I was initially going to buy a Dell E6530 laptop this month, maxed out on specs, and leave my desktop in my downstairs office as a spare, upgrading it in a year or so. Now I'm reconsidering, thinking about going for a more budget laptop and rebuilding the desktop with the better parts. It would be my first build, but still not sure if I have the time to tackle it, or the IT skills to be my own Support guy. I haven't read up on what Intel is just about to release, so I have no idea if I should be waiting for new CPU/MoBos that are really great and on the verge of release (and get the bugs worked out), or save money on what's available now.
My desktop is a Franken Box my neighbor modded a few years back. It's a huge Micron Millennia tower with an Intel Pentium 4 2GHz, Intel D850MV MoBo, 1GB of RAM, 120GB PATA HDD...you can see I'm due for just about anything newer!
I'd like to reuse the case if possible because it looks like it'll take just about any build, though I'm no expert and that's why I'm here ;-). I also like the front panel configuration with one DVD drive exposed for easy access, and the other drive, card reader and extra bay behind a flip down door. It also has an understated year 2000 Nerd Chic look. Also, there seems to be a lot of slots available on the back panel.
Besides the CPU/MoBo, GPU, memory, and HDD, I assume I'll need to replace everything from PSU to fans, since I have now idea how many years they have left, or if they'll power and cool a new rig. I'd like to stay with Windows 7 if they still sell it as I only have a Full version of XP. I'm guessing I can save money initially by leaving the GPU out and upgrading it later, but would like to start off with a 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD for files.
As I stated above, my primary consideration is building the most reliable, fastest computer I can for the budget - no SLI or super awesome gaming or Quadro GPU necessary.
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