Upgrading old computer for less than $500
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next Month BUDGET RANGE: $500 MAX
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, disk drive, hard drive, case, power supply (Ultra 500W from about 2 years ago), videocard
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: tigerdirect, newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Want a PC where I can play games, talk to friends on skype, have Firefox running in the background (maybe on a separate monitor)
My current system is starting to crap out on my pretty bad. I want to be able to have a game running, be able to alt tab and go check something on firefox and go back to the game rather quickly.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, disk drive, hard drive, case, power supply (Ultra 500W from about 2 years ago), videocard
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: tigerdirect, newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Want a PC where I can play games, talk to friends on skype, have Firefox running in the background (maybe on a separate monitor)
My current system is starting to crap out on my pretty bad. I want to be able to have a game running, be able to alt tab and go check something on firefox and go back to the game rather quickly.
More about : upgrading computer 500
Here allow me to condense what you just said into 1 short sentence that means exactly the same thing.
"I want to buy something for $500 that is better than what I have, and will work with all the stuff I do have."
Okay............we would love to make some suggestions, but like he^ said, we kinda need to know exactly what you have right now.... in a little more detail please.
"I want to buy something for $500 that is better than what I have, and will work with all the stuff I do have."
Okay............we would love to make some suggestions, but like he^ said, we kinda need to know exactly what you have right now.... in a little more detail please.
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Well, I don't think there's an upgrade for socket 939 now.
And the 9800GT would be enough till you're going to upgrade the whole system.
Try saving some money for now and repost here when you are ready for a whole new system![:D]( ":D")
/ Also you might want to take a look at http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/271189-31-system-gami...
See my first posted build or the second one by Ctrl+F 'ing "#197" (w/o quotes) then reply.
Medo
And the 9800GT would be enough till you're going to upgrade the whole system.
Try saving some money for now and repost here when you are ready for a whole new system
/ Also you might want to take a look at http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/271189-31-system-gami...See my first posted build or the second one by Ctrl+F 'ing "#197" (w/o quotes) then reply.
Medo
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*Pair up the mobo/cpu combo above with any of these RAM/vid card combo's below.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite... Combo Discount: -$15.00 Combo Price: $184.98 $10.00 Mail-In Rebate Card Price After Mail-In Rebate(s): $174.98 Free Shipping*
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