Help with Build + Upgrade. Hi guys, this is my first post. I need some advise on whether or not this build is ok and what it's capable of more or less in the current gaming scene: Cpu :Intel® Boxed Core2™Duo E8400 Processor - 3.00GHz Dual Core, Socket 775,...

Budget build upgradeable to gaming build. Purchase Date: Prior to 1/1/2010 Budget Range: $300 Usage: Budget, upgradability (to gaming), Parts not required: 19" Monitor 150 GB WD SATA drive (plus lots of PATA100 drives of mixed brands [WD, Maxtor,...

Deciding between i5 or i7 build/upgrade. APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP this week (b/c there is a small decrease in price on the Rampage II Gene mobo and i7 cpu) BUDGET RANGE: as little as possible. around $600 SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:...

Build upgrade, no post, no beeps, no signal. i recently bought a new mobo, CPU and hard drive for my desktop for an upgrade. When i got the parts and plugged them in (ensuring all was plugged in correctly ect.) i booted and... no post. Confused as i was, i...

Sub $400 new build/upgrade advice and help. APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (1 month) BUDGET RANGE: ($400) Before Rebates SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (I use my home pc mostly for web browsing, Office suite, Photoshop/Premier Elements, Illustrator...

Budget Build Upgrade. Hi guys. This is my first post here. Actually I just stumbled upon this site last night lol. Anyway, I'm in the process of upgrading my sons rig that I built him with spare parts a few years back since he got a good report card from school....

Gaming Build Upgrade for Under $900. APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Between now and third week of December BUDGET RANGE: 900 After Rebates, S/H and Tax which applies to me since I live in TN SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, surfing the internet,...

New Build / Upgrade`. Hi, I've a question that won't follow the "Guide" posted by Proximon. I am upgrading my system and will be changing to an i7 950 from a Q9550. This means a mobo change and RAM change. My question: will I have to re-install...

330 Sempron 2.7ghz budget build with plans to upgrade. I am putting together a cheap system for simple web surfing and playing WoW with the Lich King expansion. I know this build isn't anything great now, but I want a system that I'll be able to upgrade to...

Dell E521 - New to building/upgrading systems systems. Alright guys and gals i'm a complete noob to building/upgrading sysptems. What I'm really tyring to get is to be able to play WoW with decent frame rates. I currently have a stock Dell E521. The new expansion...