- Jan 28, 2013
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Hello,
Foolish noob question here from an old guy needing help:
I need to upgrade our family computer that has one foot in the grave currently.
(XP/E7300 – 2.66GHz/2GB RAM)
We use if for everyday family activities. My son and I both use if for gaming also.
I have a budget of about $500.
Foolish question:
1. Buy new something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/CyberpowerPC-Gamer-Ultra-GUA880-Desktop/dp/B0089KDCIU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376931124&sr=8-1&keywords=gua880
OR
2.
Upgrade my current cabinet with:
i3-3220
Asus P8B75-M/CSM Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
8GB (2 x 4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 – 1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Windows 7 64 bit
*I would use my existing 500W PSU and GTS450 GPU for the time being.
Which option will give me the better performance? I can do either for about the same amount of money.
Thank you!
Foolish noob question here from an old guy needing help:
I need to upgrade our family computer that has one foot in the grave currently.
(XP/E7300 – 2.66GHz/2GB RAM)
We use if for everyday family activities. My son and I both use if for gaming also.
I have a budget of about $500.
Foolish question:
1. Buy new something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/CyberpowerPC-Gamer-Ultra-GUA880-Desktop/dp/B0089KDCIU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376931124&sr=8-1&keywords=gua880
OR
2.
Upgrade my current cabinet with:
i3-3220
Asus P8B75-M/CSM Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
8GB (2 x 4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 – 1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Windows 7 64 bit
*I would use my existing 500W PSU and GTS450 GPU for the time being.
Which option will give me the better performance? I can do either for about the same amount of money.
Thank you!
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