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So lately Ive been having some issues with my PC I use it for gaming, autocad, photo stuff and some circuit board design. Possibly a few games for my son.

Had some really bad issues with malware got rid of them but now I have some BSOD issues. I don't have enough time to try and debug the damn thing I just want to wipe the HD and reinstall windows but I have so much stuff on it I don't want to have to re install everything.

So I thought instead I would build another PC and separate work from play so if my gaming pc ever acts up I can just format and reinstall the games I want and be done.

I've put together two different systems for the work station. Link below, I cant decide between the two systems so I thought I was get some other opinions.

I already have a 500GB hard drive I could use plus two PSU's so I don't need those.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=14376069

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18081672

thanks,

-Tom
 
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you really don't need a ivy bridge board . .even a H61 chipset will do:
ASRock H61ICAFE $64.99 $7.56 Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157246

save yourself $20 on the CPU it is a better bang for the buck.
Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077

no need for an entry level gaming card, just a desktop one:
PowerColor AX6570 1GBK3-H Radeon HD 6570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131441

i am "low balling" with that motherboard. the CPU and GPU should be very adequate for what you are doing. i do suggest getting 8 gigs of RAM. 4 is fine but have maxed it out on my old rig.
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ah, so your answer is to take a HD with potential problems, install it in a new system and expect that to solve your problems.

yeah perfectly logical :pt1cable:

by the time you get done deciding what to build, order the parts, put it together and troubleshoot anything thats flonky; like a DOA component. you could have reinstalled your OS and all programs about fifty times over . .
 

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Let me make this more clear. I'm building a second system to separate work from play. So that in the event that my gaming system has a problem I can simply reformat etc without effecting my work setup. The gaming setup needs a format anyway. TH HD itself isn't the issue its just software and a barley working install of windows which is a result of the heavy crap removal I did.

I have two hard drives, one in my current PC the other a spare. The spare will go to the new PC. The new PC will have new parts. Now that that is clear hopefully. I just wanted opinions on each system. honestly I think either would be fine and it doesn't really matter. I want asking for help on solving any of the current problems.
 
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well, now that you have a SPARE hard dirve.
first bit of advise, if you are using "autocad and photo stuff"it is highly desirable to get a QUAD core cpu. and not the Llano (AMD) flavor. even a sandy bridge dual core (i3 2100) will blow that out of the water.

think i5 2400 :)
or if you insist that an i3 would be fine a i3 2120 is $25 cheaper and 0.1Ghz is NOT going to make a difference.


 

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Autocad work is very very light. Just single layer 2D stuff. For woodworking mostly. Only thing is the amd boards are much cheaper. I can get a better boards for that setup cheaper. Id rather not get the biostar. Probably doesn't matter. I'm thinking maybe downgrading the video card a little. I have a I5 2500k for my main system, would rather not spend that much on this thing. My budget would be $500 max.
 
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you really don't need a ivy bridge board . .even a H61 chipset will do:
ASRock H61ICAFE $64.99 $7.56 Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157246

save yourself $20 on the CPU it is a better bang for the buck.
Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077

no need for an entry level gaming card, just a desktop one:
PowerColor AX6570 1GBK3-H Radeon HD 6570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131441

i am "low balling" with that motherboard. the CPU and GPU should be very adequate for what you are doing. i do suggest getting 8 gigs of RAM. 4 is fine but have maxed it out on my old rig.
 
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Hmm looks good. I think ill actually go with that then.

 

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I got exactly what you said minus that motherboard since the reviews were kinda bad. kept the original one i picked out but got all the stuff you recommended. Build went very smooth. Unlike my gaming rig, which I've since ironed out.
 
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oh? i am sorry,i wasn't aware of that. so much for my trusted source:p

glad it worked out :)