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Please bare with me...I'm new to these parts...
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: In the next few weeks
BUDGET RANGE: $500ish (not necessarily including OS)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Act as a media library/server, Downloading audio/video, surfing the net, some light photo and video editing, some web dev work, recording a bit of guitar music (POD Studio GX is taking the place of my old cassette 4-track recorder) and maybe a bit of gaming although most of that is done on the Xbox 360. The 360 also acts as my media extender to my television.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, optical drives
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg, Comp. Geeks, Tiger Direct
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA / Illinois
PARTS PREFERENCES: I would prefer to run Windows 7 and have a mid-tower case. No bling...
OVERCLOCKING: Not likely but I'm open to tinkering
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: For the last 6 years I've been using a Dell Dimension 4600i (Intel P4 CPU 2.80GHz Socket 478 / Nvidia GeForces 6800 GS/XT video card) and it's finally come to the point where it's no longer serving my needs or upgradable. To run the PlayOn media server alone I really need a dual-core CPU. I've been looking at machines on Dell's site but I keep feeling like I could build a cleaner, more powerful machine at a lower price point that would allow for more upgrades over time. Heck the only things I'll be able to pull out of the Dell are the optical drives and the HDDs. I've swapped out a number of HDDs and video cards over the years but I've never assembled a system from scratch but I'm confident I can do it if it nets me a better machine than I could buy at this price point. I would like a fairly quiet PC since I tend to leave it on 24x7 and listen to a fair amount of music while on the machine.
Any direction at all is a blessing...heck you can tell me if I'd be better off going back to Dell and picking up a refurbished machine.
Thanks,
Craig
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: In the next few weeks
BUDGET RANGE: $500ish (not necessarily including OS)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Act as a media library/server, Downloading audio/video, surfing the net, some light photo and video editing, some web dev work, recording a bit of guitar music (POD Studio GX is taking the place of my old cassette 4-track recorder) and maybe a bit of gaming although most of that is done on the Xbox 360. The 360 also acts as my media extender to my television.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, optical drives
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg, Comp. Geeks, Tiger Direct
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA / Illinois
PARTS PREFERENCES: I would prefer to run Windows 7 and have a mid-tower case. No bling...
OVERCLOCKING: Not likely but I'm open to tinkering
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: For the last 6 years I've been using a Dell Dimension 4600i (Intel P4 CPU 2.80GHz Socket 478 / Nvidia GeForces 6800 GS/XT video card) and it's finally come to the point where it's no longer serving my needs or upgradable. To run the PlayOn media server alone I really need a dual-core CPU. I've been looking at machines on Dell's site but I keep feeling like I could build a cleaner, more powerful machine at a lower price point that would allow for more upgrades over time. Heck the only things I'll be able to pull out of the Dell are the optical drives and the HDDs. I've swapped out a number of HDDs and video cards over the years but I've never assembled a system from scratch but I'm confident I can do it if it nets me a better machine than I could buy at this price point. I would like a fairly quiet PC since I tend to leave it on 24x7 and listen to a fair amount of music while on the machine.
Any direction at all is a blessing...heck you can tell me if I'd be better off going back to Dell and picking up a refurbished machine.
Thanks,
Craig
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