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Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next month (30 days), hopefully within the next couple of weeks.
Budget Range: no more than $700 (USD), but could go a little above for a good reason.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, and I also go to school online, so once in a while I have MS Office apps open while I browse the internet. Also watch a lot of movies online.
Are you buying a monitor: I currently have a 32" Panasonic LCD TV that I use as the main monitor, as well as a smaller (19" I think) LCD Dell monitor that uses VGA, but I would love to replace it to be honest.
Parts to Upgrade: I built a PC almost 4 years ago, but as you can imagine it is severely outdated and not really worth upgrading, so I need pretty much everything.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, and to be honest I haven't heard a compelling reason as to why I would switch to Windows 8.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No real preference. All the sites on PCpartpicker will work for me, except any Microcenter in-store pickup deals.
Location: Central Valley of California. This may be important, because during the Summer time, the temps get pretty bad, and the temperature of the room I am in can get pretty bad, so cooling if definitely an issue.
Parts Preferences: I used AMD in my last build, but I have been hearing some things about their newest APU's being not so great (stuttering issues and such). I want the system to last me for a couple of years at least, so I think I'd prefer Intel, but I am not married to it by any means.
Overclocking: Maybe. I've never done it before, but I am thinking with the right parts, it might not be needed.
SLI or Crossfire: Obviously with an ITX system, this isn't going to happen.
Your Monitor Resolution: Whatever the standard is, if I can afford one.
Additional Comments: I use Chrome to browse the internet, I use a lot of MS Office '97 for school and other things (writing), I dabble in Photoshop, but nothing major, and as far as games, I mainly play WoW and similar MMO's. About the most graphic intensive game I will be playing would be Skyrim, although I'd love to be able to play The Witcher series with the new system.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current PC is almost 4 years old. I can barely play anything right now under medium settings, and some MMO's I can't play at all
About the only requirement I have for the system is that I am absolutely in love with the orange or green BitFenix Prodigy case. Either the orange (garish I know, but it stands out in a room) or the green
BitFenix Prodigy BFC-PRO-300-OOXKO-RP Atomic Orange Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345021
BitFenix BFC-PRO-300-GGWKG-RP Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Prodigy Vivid Green
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345026
I appreciate and thank in advance any suggestions or help.
On a side note, if there's a huge reason why I should go with something more standard than ITX, let me know.
Budget Range: no more than $700 (USD), but could go a little above for a good reason.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, and I also go to school online, so once in a while I have MS Office apps open while I browse the internet. Also watch a lot of movies online.
Are you buying a monitor: I currently have a 32" Panasonic LCD TV that I use as the main monitor, as well as a smaller (19" I think) LCD Dell monitor that uses VGA, but I would love to replace it to be honest.
Parts to Upgrade: I built a PC almost 4 years ago, but as you can imagine it is severely outdated and not really worth upgrading, so I need pretty much everything.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, and to be honest I haven't heard a compelling reason as to why I would switch to Windows 8.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No real preference. All the sites on PCpartpicker will work for me, except any Microcenter in-store pickup deals.
Location: Central Valley of California. This may be important, because during the Summer time, the temps get pretty bad, and the temperature of the room I am in can get pretty bad, so cooling if definitely an issue.
Parts Preferences: I used AMD in my last build, but I have been hearing some things about their newest APU's being not so great (stuttering issues and such). I want the system to last me for a couple of years at least, so I think I'd prefer Intel, but I am not married to it by any means.
Overclocking: Maybe. I've never done it before, but I am thinking with the right parts, it might not be needed.
SLI or Crossfire: Obviously with an ITX system, this isn't going to happen.
Your Monitor Resolution: Whatever the standard is, if I can afford one.
Additional Comments: I use Chrome to browse the internet, I use a lot of MS Office '97 for school and other things (writing), I dabble in Photoshop, but nothing major, and as far as games, I mainly play WoW and similar MMO's. About the most graphic intensive game I will be playing would be Skyrim, although I'd love to be able to play The Witcher series with the new system.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current PC is almost 4 years old. I can barely play anything right now under medium settings, and some MMO's I can't play at all
About the only requirement I have for the system is that I am absolutely in love with the orange or green BitFenix Prodigy case. Either the orange (garish I know, but it stands out in a room) or the green
BitFenix Prodigy BFC-PRO-300-OOXKO-RP Atomic Orange Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345021
BitFenix BFC-PRO-300-GGWKG-RP Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Prodigy Vivid Green
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345026
I appreciate and thank in advance any suggestions or help.
On a side note, if there's a huge reason why I should go with something more standard than ITX, let me know.
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