Hello. i am a first time forum browser. Whenever I had pc problem I somehow always stumble onto this site googling. From what i've seen most are knowledgeable and helpful so I'm going to bother you guys!
I am your average mid 25 male whose knowledge of hardware is mediocre at best. I've been using a friend's hand-me-down computer.
Gathered from dxdiag
Motherboard: P5QL PRO
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 550 Ti
A coolmaster case with blue light and 4 fans
1 terabyte harddrive
not sure what power supply
running duel monitor (21 inch Samsung syncmaster and a 19 inch lcd)
I am have about $500 to try to upgrade the computer
I really have no direction as to where to spend it... On one hand I would like to get a bigger monitor... but i got the 21 inch not too long ago. quality isn't as good as i hoped to be. black isn't black enough on the led and no adjustment.
on the other I would like to play diablo 3 on maximum resolution with good fps.
I am a 3d animation graduate and I would use the computer for programs like maya/blender/zbrush
Would someone give me some advice please?
I am your average mid 25 male whose knowledge of hardware is mediocre at best. I've been using a friend's hand-me-down computer.
Gathered from dxdiag
Motherboard: P5QL PRO
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 550 Ti
A coolmaster case with blue light and 4 fans
1 terabyte harddrive
not sure what power supply
running duel monitor (21 inch Samsung syncmaster and a 19 inch lcd)
I am have about $500 to try to upgrade the computer
I really have no direction as to where to spend it... On one hand I would like to get a bigger monitor... but i got the 21 inch not too long ago. quality isn't as good as i hoped to be. black isn't black enough on the led and no adjustment.
on the other I would like to play diablo 3 on maximum resolution with good fps.
I am a 3d animation graduate and I would use the computer for programs like maya/blender/zbrush
Would someone give me some advice please?