I was planning to replace my old desktop system in a month or so. It died yesterday so I need to accelerate my plans:
Approximate Purchase Date: within a week
Budget Range: ~$1000 After Rebates; After Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing internet, accounting, Ubuntu, transfer 8mm videotape to DVD
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to keep:
Microsoft natural keyboard
Logitech optical mouse
NEC LCD1712 monitor
Cooler Master Centurion 534+ case
Altec Lansing subwoofer
Do you need to buy OS: Yes (Windows 7)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com
Location: Bountiful, Utah, U.S.A.
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe?
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024
Additional Comments: 2.1 speakers (Altec Lansing?) have a faulty wire (feeds from the subwoofer, not the computer), but the subwoofer seems ok. Been living in Utah for 2 years now and it sure is dusty compared to San Diego. I don't know if that makes any difference on the build or not. Plan to use Chrome, League of Legends, Planetside 2, Minecraft, Hearthstone, Quickbooks, Roots Magic, Steam
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current computer died after 5-6 years. No response when I turn it on, except for LEDs that light for less than a second. Before that, it would run really slow and in all 3D games the frame rate would drop to 5 fps for a few minutes before returning to normal for another few minutes and then the cycle would start over again. It didn’t matter what game it was or which OS, WinXP or Ubuntu.
Approximate Purchase Date: within a week
Budget Range: ~$1000 After Rebates; After Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing internet, accounting, Ubuntu, transfer 8mm videotape to DVD
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to keep:
Microsoft natural keyboard
Logitech optical mouse
NEC LCD1712 monitor
Cooler Master Centurion 534+ case
Altec Lansing subwoofer
Do you need to buy OS: Yes (Windows 7)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com
Location: Bountiful, Utah, U.S.A.
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe?
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024
Additional Comments: 2.1 speakers (Altec Lansing?) have a faulty wire (feeds from the subwoofer, not the computer), but the subwoofer seems ok. Been living in Utah for 2 years now and it sure is dusty compared to San Diego. I don't know if that makes any difference on the build or not. Plan to use Chrome, League of Legends, Planetside 2, Minecraft, Hearthstone, Quickbooks, Roots Magic, Steam
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current computer died after 5-6 years. No response when I turn it on, except for LEDs that light for less than a second. Before that, it would run really slow and in all 3D games the frame rate would drop to 5 fps for a few minutes before returning to normal for another few minutes and then the cycle would start over again. It didn’t matter what game it was or which OS, WinXP or Ubuntu.