- Jan 3, 2014
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I am a bit of a noob and would love some advice. I want to build a multi-use pc for office work, casual gaming, and running a few virtual machines (VirtualBox test stuff.) I also use my PC to rip DVDs (that I own) to my NAS for XMBC to access.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month
Budget Range: 800 bucks max
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Watching movies, ripping movies, office work, Virtual Machine test bed, casual gaming (Diablo 3, Path of Exile, World of Warcraft.)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: I have a 280GB SSD in my laptop that I can use as the OS drive. Don't have the model in front of me. Happy to add a second 5400 or 7200RPM drive
Do you need to buy OS: No. Have an unused copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing)
Location: Way out in the middle of nowhere. Will ship in all parts.
Overclocking: Maybe Don't know if there is a benefit for me
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Want my PC to be pretty quiet. Would also like the GPU to be capable of running some better games (battlefield 4 or the like). Don't want to have to upgrade the PC too soon
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have a laptop that is getting old and slow. It can't really play games any more. I don't need the portability. I appreciate the help. It has been 10 years since I built a desktop PC so I am totally out of the loop.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month
Budget Range: 800 bucks max
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Watching movies, ripping movies, office work, Virtual Machine test bed, casual gaming (Diablo 3, Path of Exile, World of Warcraft.)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: I have a 280GB SSD in my laptop that I can use as the OS drive. Don't have the model in front of me. Happy to add a second 5400 or 7200RPM drive
Do you need to buy OS: No. Have an unused copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing)
Location: Way out in the middle of nowhere. Will ship in all parts.
Overclocking: Maybe Don't know if there is a benefit for me
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Want my PC to be pretty quiet. Would also like the GPU to be capable of running some better games (battlefield 4 or the like). Don't want to have to upgrade the PC too soon
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have a laptop that is getting old and slow. It can't really play games any more. I don't need the portability. I appreciate the help. It has been 10 years since I built a desktop PC so I am totally out of the loop.
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