Hey, Tom's Hardware. I have a..lot of questions about building a new computer. First, I'll say that I am planning to salvage some parts of my now broken XPS 700 for the new one. These include:
Sound Blaster X-Fi Soundcard
two CD drives (I don't know if they're SATA or IDE)
It also has a media card reader on the front. I don't know if that would fit or..if it's even compatible.
Now for the formal template:
Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 weeks, most likely
Budget Range: ~$1000-$1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Adobe CS5 Master Collection, Gaming, other intensive applications
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, CD drives(?), sound card (I think so), PSU (it's a Dell XPS 700...can I save the PSU?), SSD HDs (My friend is giving me two for free, but I'm still planning on getting Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5")
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Everyone keeps posting newegg links, but if someone feels there's a better website for my parts, by all means show me.
Country of Origin: ..I live in the US. I don't care where the parts are made mainly because I don't know how the geographic origins of the parts effects their qualities.
Parts Preferences: I'm pretty dead set on the i7-950 processor, and the ASUS P6X58D Premium looks good for the motherboard. And I'm pretty undecided about the GPU, but I've always liked nVidia.
Overclocking: I'm not too excited about delving into overclocking, but if I get help I may try. I don't really care about whether I can or not.
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, most likely SLI but I don't care too much.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 on my main monitor, but I use another monitor..of which I don't know the resolution.
Additional Comments: I'm willing to be very flexible about everything here.
Thank you all very much for all your help
Sincerely,
Ethan
Sound Blaster X-Fi Soundcard
two CD drives (I don't know if they're SATA or IDE)
It also has a media card reader on the front. I don't know if that would fit or..if it's even compatible.
Now for the formal template:
Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 weeks, most likely
Budget Range: ~$1000-$1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Adobe CS5 Master Collection, Gaming, other intensive applications
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, CD drives(?), sound card (I think so), PSU (it's a Dell XPS 700...can I save the PSU?), SSD HDs (My friend is giving me two for free, but I'm still planning on getting Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5")
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Everyone keeps posting newegg links, but if someone feels there's a better website for my parts, by all means show me.
Country of Origin: ..I live in the US. I don't care where the parts are made mainly because I don't know how the geographic origins of the parts effects their qualities.
Parts Preferences: I'm pretty dead set on the i7-950 processor, and the ASUS P6X58D Premium looks good for the motherboard. And I'm pretty undecided about the GPU, but I've always liked nVidia.
Overclocking: I'm not too excited about delving into overclocking, but if I get help I may try. I don't really care about whether I can or not.
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, most likely SLI but I don't care too much.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 on my main monitor, but I use another monitor..of which I don't know the resolution.
Additional Comments: I'm willing to be very flexible about everything here.
Thank you all very much for all your help
Sincerely,
Ethan
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