Hi, I am new to this. We have 3 kids and all of us were sharing one computer. I do a lot of digital scrapbooking with photoshop cs5 so it was decided I would get a new computer. I have a Dell XPS 8300 (since April). I have done some work with our old Dimension 8400 that we have been sharing so it has upgraded ram, power supply etc. It is working quite well so I'm thinking of passing this one to the kids since they do not need a lot for what they do and build a new computer for my husband. I have not done this before so am a bit nervous but I have upgraded ram, replaced power supply, installed dvd drive etc. so am now starting to feel more comfortable with putting parts in. I'm thinking I might be able to do this. We also have a new computer guy starting soon at our office and I'm thinking if I get stuck, he might be able to give me a hand. I enjoy learning how to do things and really liking playing with my computer now that I understand better how to things.
My husband uses the computer mostly for WoW. I can't see him overclocking unless I do it for him. That is not something I have done before either. Here is what I was thinking for him:
Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week (the closer the better)) - when I figure out what I want, lol. soon.
Budget Range: (e.g.: 600-800) Before / After Rebates - $1,000 prior to SSD drive
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies) - WoW, some internet surfing
Parts Not Required: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**
- keyboard needed, no monitor, no speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing) - doesn't matter, so far I have been using newegg.ca
Country of Origin: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick) - Canada
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to use an AMD CPU & Biostar mobo with a 24" LCD and full tower case)
- Intel CPU, no preference otherwise
Overclocking: Yes / No / Maybe - perhaps but only if I can learn to do it, my husband would never be able to, I install most of his programs and fix any issues
SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe - not likely, but perhaps down the road
Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200) - 1920*x1200
Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC)
- I don't anticipate him playing a lot of other games, he usually loads one at a time anyways and uninstalls the others. His brother passed away during the year and they had been really into playing WoW together before he got sick. I can't see him changing games for the next little while, but eventually he probably will.
Rosewell Challenger Black midtower ATX case
MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 Motherboard
Antec Earthwatts EA-650 Green 650 Watts
Intel Core i5-2500k Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz Quadcore processor
G. Skill Ripjaws X series 4GB ram
Asus DVD Drive
Cooler Master Hyper 212
Window 7 Home Premium
OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD
Rosewill PCI Network Adapter
I could possibly get 8gb ram and then put it in my computer, and move 4 gb from there to this computer to bump this to 8gb of ram. My programs that I use are ram intensive so I have the higher ram need. I'll have to check what type of ram I have to see if this would work. - Just checkd my ram is DDR3-PC3-10600 type.
Is the motherboard I picked okay for moving forward? Is the power supply and other parts appropriate for his needs? He has very little in the way of pictures, documents etc as they are all on my computer. I would add an HDD later, if he needs it.
Please help me pick a video card.
Thanks!
Jodi
My husband uses the computer mostly for WoW. I can't see him overclocking unless I do it for him. That is not something I have done before either. Here is what I was thinking for him:
Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week (the closer the better)) - when I figure out what I want, lol. soon.
Budget Range: (e.g.: 600-800) Before / After Rebates - $1,000 prior to SSD drive
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies) - WoW, some internet surfing
Parts Not Required: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**
- keyboard needed, no monitor, no speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing) - doesn't matter, so far I have been using newegg.ca
Country of Origin: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick) - Canada
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to use an AMD CPU & Biostar mobo with a 24" LCD and full tower case)
- Intel CPU, no preference otherwise
Overclocking: Yes / No / Maybe - perhaps but only if I can learn to do it, my husband would never be able to, I install most of his programs and fix any issues
SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe - not likely, but perhaps down the road
Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200) - 1920*x1200
Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC)
- I don't anticipate him playing a lot of other games, he usually loads one at a time anyways and uninstalls the others. His brother passed away during the year and they had been really into playing WoW together before he got sick. I can't see him changing games for the next little while, but eventually he probably will.
Rosewell Challenger Black midtower ATX case
MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 Motherboard
Antec Earthwatts EA-650 Green 650 Watts
Intel Core i5-2500k Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz Quadcore processor
G. Skill Ripjaws X series 4GB ram
Asus DVD Drive
Cooler Master Hyper 212
Window 7 Home Premium
OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD
Rosewill PCI Network Adapter
I could possibly get 8gb ram and then put it in my computer, and move 4 gb from there to this computer to bump this to 8gb of ram. My programs that I use are ram intensive so I have the higher ram need. I'll have to check what type of ram I have to see if this would work. - Just checkd my ram is DDR3-PC3-10600 type.
Is the motherboard I picked okay for moving forward? Is the power supply and other parts appropriate for his needs? He has very little in the way of pictures, documents etc as they are all on my computer. I would add an HDD later, if he needs it.
Please help me pick a video card.
Thanks!
Jodi
In that case, I think he will greatly appreciate this upgrade!
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