Approximate Purchase Date: this week or next
Budget Range: About $600 Cdn total (including shipping, after rebates)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Astrophotography photo processing (Deep Sky Stacker, Star Tools), some gaming (Diablo 3, StarCraft 2), web surfing, word processing.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Motherboard, RAM - Have a Silverstone 750 W Gold PSU
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.canadacomputers.com
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Parts Preferences: by brand or type Intel CPU, Asus motherboard preferable but not required
Overclocking: Maybe (given my needs / budget, I don't think a K series is required?)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Have always had good luck with Asus motherboards in my last 4 builds, but not sure if their quality has come down recently? No ASUS boards on the Toms list of recommended motherboards....
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Starting to have issues with my PC, it's going on 8 years old... time for an upgrade (running a Wolfdale E8400, 4 GB DDR2 memory)
Budget Range: About $600 Cdn total (including shipping, after rebates)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Astrophotography photo processing (Deep Sky Stacker, Star Tools), some gaming (Diablo 3, StarCraft 2), web surfing, word processing.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Motherboard, RAM - Have a Silverstone 750 W Gold PSU
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.canadacomputers.com
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Parts Preferences: by brand or type Intel CPU, Asus motherboard preferable but not required
Overclocking: Maybe (given my needs / budget, I don't think a K series is required?)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Have always had good luck with Asus motherboards in my last 4 builds, but not sure if their quality has come down recently? No ASUS boards on the Toms list of recommended motherboards....
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Starting to have issues with my PC, it's going on 8 years old... time for an upgrade (running a Wolfdale E8400, 4 GB DDR2 memory)
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