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I used to build PCs a lot a few years ago.. I then had a career change (military), and am totally out of the loop when it comes to the latest and greatest hardware. the PC I built in 2002 is met its match. I want to build a new one, but I have no idea where to start. I'm not looking for a super power PC. I do play games once in a while that require some muscle. I would just like to see what people would recommend. I have no brand preference and a pretty thin budget of $1000, but I am only looking for the best combo of motherboard/processor/RAM/hard drive/video card. Thanks! |
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wrote in message ups.com... Hello - I used to build PCs a lot a few years ago.. I then had a career change (military), and am totally out of the loop when it comes to the latest and greatest hardware. the PC I built in 2002 is met its match. I want to build a new one, but I have no idea where to start. I'm not looking for a super power PC. I do play games once in a while that require some muscle. I would just like to see what people would recommend. I have no brand preference and a pretty thin budget of $1000, but I am only looking for the best combo of motherboard/processor/RAM/hard drive/video card. Thanks! In that case, you should be looking for an inexpensive (relatively speaking) Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Match that up with a decent intel chipset mainboard, 2 Gigs of RAM. Video card is a little tougher, let's see, something like . . . mwave bundle: INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6400 2.13 GHZ EM64T 1066MHZ RETAIL BOXED BUNDLE W/ (*Free 512MB USB 2.0 Flash Drive w/Purchase, While Supplies Last! ) a.. FREE 512MB USB 2.0 FLASH DRIVE a.. INTEL BOXDP965LTCK a.. KINGSTON 1GB DDR2 533 a.. NO TESTING a.. Sub Total $460.58 Plus newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144151 (more ram, $116) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119047 (case, $45) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152055 (dvd burner, $36) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144417 (hard drive, $69) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194002 (power supply, $80) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102003 (sound card, $28) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161019 (video card, $128) That's about a $1000 with shipping. -Dave |
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Mike T. wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Hello - I used to build PCs a lot a few years ago.. I then had a career change (military), and am totally out of the loop when it comes to the latest and greatest hardware. the PC I built in 2002 is met its match. I want to build a new one, but I have no idea where to start. I'm not looking for a super power PC. I do play games once in a while that require some muscle. I would just like to see what people would recommend. I have no brand preference and a pretty thin budget of $1000, but I am only looking for the best combo of motherboard/processor/RAM/hard drive/video card. Thanks! In that case, you should be looking for an inexpensive (relatively speaking) Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Match that up with a decent intel chipset mainboard, 2 Gigs of RAM. Video card is a little tougher, let's see, something like . . . mwave bundle: INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6400 2.13 GHZ EM64T 1066MHZ RETAIL BOXED BUNDLE W/ (*Free 512MB USB 2.0 Flash Drive w/Purchase, While Supplies Last! ) a.. FREE 512MB USB 2.0 FLASH DRIVE a.. INTEL BOXDP965LTCK a.. KINGSTON 1GB DDR2 533 a.. NO TESTING a.. Sub Total $460.58 Plus newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144151 (more ram, $116) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119047 (case, $45) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152055 (dvd burner, $36) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144417 (hard drive, $69) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194002 (power supply, $80) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102003 (sound card, $28) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161019 (video card, $128) That's about a $1000 with shipping. -Dave Looks good; but you need a 256mb video card for high textures in almost all newer games. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143049 |
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Victor wrote: Mike T. wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Hello - I used to build PCs a lot a few years ago.. I then had a career change (military), and am totally out of the loop when it comes to the latest and greatest hardware. the PC I built in 2002 is met its match. I want to build a new one, but I have no idea where to start. I'm not looking for a super power PC. I do play games once in a while that require some muscle. I would just like to see what people would recommend. I have no brand preference and a pretty thin budget of $1000, but I am only looking for the best combo of motherboard/processor/RAM/hard drive/video card. Thanks! In that case, you should be looking for an inexpensive (relatively speaking) Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Match that up with a decent intel chipset mainboard, 2 Gigs of RAM. Video card is a little tougher, let's see, something like . . . mwave bundle: INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6400 2.13 GHZ EM64T 1066MHZ RETAIL BOXED BUNDLE W/ (*Free 512MB USB 2.0 Flash Drive w/Purchase, While Supplies Last! ) a.. FREE 512MB USB 2.0 FLASH DRIVE a.. INTEL BOXDP965LTCK a.. KINGSTON 1GB DDR2 533 a.. NO TESTING a.. Sub Total $460.58 Plus newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144151 (more ram, $116) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119047 (case, $45) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152055 (dvd burner, $36) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144417 (hard drive, $69) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194002 (power supply, $80) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102003 (sound card, $28) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161019 (video card, $128) That's about a $1000 with shipping. -Dave Looks good; but you need a 256mb video card for high textures in almost all newer games. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143049 or if you prefer ATI-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161026 Probably a good idea not to invest a lot of cash in a top of the line card with Directx 10 cards on the horizon late this or early next year. |
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