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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within 1 month BUDGET RANGE: ~$700 Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: office, gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor (1680x1050), speakers, hdd.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com as I'd like to try to get everything in one place COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: I've been using AMD processors for a bit, but would use an intel just as easily
OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: My old PC needs to be replaced, and I've been out of the PC building world for so long I'm not sure where to start. The PC's main use would be everyday office work (emails, some photoshop, office documents, etc.) but I do enjoy playing COD4MW2 and the like. I've got the hard drive already (Western Digital SATA drive), but need everything else. I am re-purposing my current PC for the kids to use and could pull the EVGA 8800GT (512MB) video card from it, but would need a similar replacement card to go back into the old pc, so I might as well get a new card for the new pc. Also, would i need to get a retail copy of Windows 7 or could I just go OEM? I don't know what issues I'd run into with the OEM versions with W7.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within 1 month BUDGET RANGE: ~$700 Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: office, gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor (1680x1050), speakers, hdd.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com as I'd like to try to get everything in one place COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: I've been using AMD processors for a bit, but would use an intel just as easily
OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: My old PC needs to be replaced, and I've been out of the PC building world for so long I'm not sure where to start. The PC's main use would be everyday office work (emails, some photoshop, office documents, etc.) but I do enjoy playing COD4MW2 and the like. I've got the hard drive already (Western Digital SATA drive), but need everything else. I am re-purposing my current PC for the kids to use and could pull the EVGA 8800GT (512MB) video card from it, but would need a similar replacement card to go back into the old pc, so I might as well get a new card for the new pc. Also, would i need to get a retail copy of Windows 7 or could I just go OEM? I don't know what issues I'd run into with the OEM versions with W7.