Approximate Purchase Date: Next 1-2 weeks
Budget Range: £250-£350 (including shipping)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Coding, browsing the web, watching movies, gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade:
* CPU - currently Core2 E6750, would like a Core i3/5/7.
* RAM - currently 2GB DDR2, would like 4-8GB DDR3
* Motherboard - currently Zotac ITX GeForce 9300, I would like at least 6x rear USB ports and at least 4x internal SATA connections.
* Wifi - currently built into my motherboard, presumably I'll need to get a cheap USB wifi adapter.
* (Optional) SSD - I currently use 2x large HDD, I would like at least 40GB of SSD space to store at least my IDE and code source on.
Parts which I already have:
* Silverstone Sugo SG02-F MicroATX case
* Silverstone Strider Modular 600W PSU
* GeForce 8800 GT GPU
* 2x SATA HDD
* 1x SATA Bluray drive
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ebuyer.com, dabs.com, amazon.co.uk, I'm happy to buy from elsewhere.
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: A single monitor at 1440x900 or 1280x720 or occasionally two monitors at similar resolutions.
Additional Comments: I would prefer a quiet PC.
Why Are You Upgrading: My current PC runs my games and apps fine but is quite old and would benefit from an upgrade. I am particularly keen to get an SSD to speed up compile times while coding.
The only real issue which I currently have is that my PC often stalls with the GPU fan running at 100% at POST time. This is solved by turning the PC off for several minutes and booting from cold. I have tried replacing the GPU and saw no difference so I have always assumed that it as a CPU/Motherboard problem. once booted my current PC had always been stable.
Budget Range: £250-£350 (including shipping)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Coding, browsing the web, watching movies, gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade:
* CPU - currently Core2 E6750, would like a Core i3/5/7.
* RAM - currently 2GB DDR2, would like 4-8GB DDR3
* Motherboard - currently Zotac ITX GeForce 9300, I would like at least 6x rear USB ports and at least 4x internal SATA connections.
* Wifi - currently built into my motherboard, presumably I'll need to get a cheap USB wifi adapter.
* (Optional) SSD - I currently use 2x large HDD, I would like at least 40GB of SSD space to store at least my IDE and code source on.
Parts which I already have:
* Silverstone Sugo SG02-F MicroATX case
* Silverstone Strider Modular 600W PSU
* GeForce 8800 GT GPU
* 2x SATA HDD
* 1x SATA Bluray drive
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ebuyer.com, dabs.com, amazon.co.uk, I'm happy to buy from elsewhere.
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: A single monitor at 1440x900 or 1280x720 or occasionally two monitors at similar resolutions.
Additional Comments: I would prefer a quiet PC.
Why Are You Upgrading: My current PC runs my games and apps fine but is quite old and would benefit from an upgrade. I am particularly keen to get an SSD to speed up compile times while coding.
The only real issue which I currently have is that my PC often stalls with the GPU fan running at 100% at POST time. This is solved by turning the PC off for several minutes and booting from cold. I have tried replacing the GPU and saw no difference so I have always assumed that it as a CPU/Motherboard problem. once booted my current PC had always been stable.