Hello,
I'd like some advice and some recommendations for products.
I have a budget of around $800 (maybe up to a $1000). I have a brand new (2 month old) 1 Terabyte Seagate drive that I can scavenge from my current system. I also have a brand new 24" HD (1920x1080) and my peripherals are all fine.
I do not need a gaming system. All I need for video is HD quality on my monitor. What I do need is raw computing power. I probably won't be able to afford the new chips from Intel and AMD, so I might wait for a bit until those chip prices come down slightly (unless they are so amazing that there's no point in buying an i5 of whatever).
I definitely need a new case and I really need one with a filter.
I don't think I'll be overclocking much if any. I need this machine to last for several years (my current machine is an Athlon 4000+ at 2.4 Ghz).
I'd definitely like room to grow on the mb. I'd like SATA3 and I'd really like a SSD. I've seen some for $1/gig so I think that would be doable.
If anyone has any products that they recommend, I'd appreciate it.
I'd like some advice and some recommendations for products.
I have a budget of around $800 (maybe up to a $1000). I have a brand new (2 month old) 1 Terabyte Seagate drive that I can scavenge from my current system. I also have a brand new 24" HD (1920x1080) and my peripherals are all fine.
I do not need a gaming system. All I need for video is HD quality on my monitor. What I do need is raw computing power. I probably won't be able to afford the new chips from Intel and AMD, so I might wait for a bit until those chip prices come down slightly (unless they are so amazing that there's no point in buying an i5 of whatever).
I definitely need a new case and I really need one with a filter.
I don't think I'll be overclocking much if any. I need this machine to last for several years (my current machine is an Athlon 4000+ at 2.4 Ghz).
I'd definitely like room to grow on the mb. I'd like SATA3 and I'd really like a SSD. I've seen some for $1/gig so I think that would be doable.
If anyone has any products that they recommend, I'd appreciate it.