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Dakota Rated R

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Posted: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:51:22 Post Subject: Upgrade |
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I am looking to upgrade my present computer, I built this several years ago. Not looking to spend a lot of money but maybe up to $1000.00, but would like to be somewhat lower. Also maybe going to Intel this time. Does not have to be i7 maybe i3 2 core. Probably just need MB, Processor, memory 4 - 6 gig and video card. It is:
1. ABIT NForce2 Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket A CPU, Mdl. #“NF7-S”
2. AMD Mobile Athlon XP 2600+, 266 MHz FSB, 512K L2 Cache Processor
3. Kingston HyperX (2X1) gig 184pin DDR SDRAM 400 (PC3200)
4. ATI/Sapphire Radeon 9600 128MB DDR AGP8X w/CRT, TVO, & DVI
5. Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, ATA 133 Mdl. #6Y080P0
6. Antec PlusView1000AMG SOHO File Server Case w/430 Watt PS.
7. Samsung 3.5 floppy
8. LITE-ON CD Burner IDE Mdl: SOHR-5238S
9. NEC DVD BURNER IDE Mdl: ND-3520A
10. WD 200GB HDD |
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Doctor Feelgood Arrrrghh!

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Posted: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:58:50 Post Subject: |
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Dakota wrote: | Don't need new monitor, or power supply or drive, have new of all of these. I am not a gamer but do want some speed as I am going to work with some graphics. I usually like a amd but worry about the heat factor, as they do run hotter. I am now running a cpu fan that kicks our 5000 rpm and is quite noisy. Want new OS also, I think. running XPhome. |
Don't underestimate the need for a GOOD SOLID PSU. That is one of the biggest mistakes I have seen home builders make when they build their PC's. Specially if the one you have is a few years old, it's likely not putting out the same power it did when brand new. |
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JMBB Rated R
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Posted: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:17:14 Post Subject: |
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Jason wrote: | JMBB seems to really want this guy to leave... |
Not at all, I find those guides are really helpful when people are unsure of the current hardware offerings at different price points. |
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