You computer buff's. Help me build my new computer

[buckysaccord93]

My current set-up:
19" dell lcd monitor
internals:
GeForce 8500GT video card
Western digital WD caviar SE internal hard drive
Not completely sure of the motherboard..it says ECS on it
my case fans are raidmax
and my CPU cooler is star tech
and my disk drive is a HP dvd840

I geuss this isnt a horrible set up? my dad built it for me about 4 years ago with spare parts from his work.
But now I am looking to upgrade. I want a fast computer for, videos,internet browsing, and maybe a game or two.

So for you computer gurus please help me lol,

Thanks,
Bucky

[DrLove'sKuDang]

whats your price point?

and are you looking for a complete system?? monitor and tower?

[rexload]

you didn't list anything important besides your video card. that's really not enough info. i have no idea what kind of computer you have after reading your list.

for internet and video, you more than likely don't need to upgrade anything. you can watch videos and surf the web at lighting fast speeds on ~8year old hardware that people throw in the garbage

and for gaming, the best way to find out is run the game you want to play on your machine and if you aren't satisfied with how it runs - upgrade.

[ap716]

whats your budget? what is the computer going to be used for?

[buckysaccord93]

i dont really know where to price it at. So i want quality but not over 600? I have a case and the monitor so i just want to upgrade/replace the internals on my tower

[buckysaccord93]

you didn't list anything important besides your video card. that's really not enough info. i have no idea what kind of computer you have after reading your list.

for internet and video, you more than likely don't need to upgrade anything. you can watch videos and surf the web at lighting fast speeds on ~8year old hardware that people throw in the garbage

and for gaming, the best way to find out is run the game you want to play on your machine and if you aren't satisfied with how it runs - upgrade.

What more info do you need? I am not a genius when it comes to computers so tell me what more you need and I will find it out

[DrLove'sKuDang]

here's a quicky(thats what she said)


the total with tax and shipping is $559. of course the system can be adjusted easily. i picked good but less expensive components so you can get an idea of what it can cost. you can of course always get a better system.

[DrLove'sKuDang]

$412 shipped.

athlon quad 3ghz
xigmatek 120mm cooler
4gb ddr3 1600
msi full atx am3 mobo
gtx 260 video card
575w psu


thats $200 under your budget. you can easily throw some money towards a better videocard or cpu. or spend it on a new 24" lcd monitor.

[buckysaccord93]

Wow building computers can get expensive especially with all the stuff i picked to put in lol.. I think ill just tell my dad to build me one and ill pay for the parts lol.. That's the plus side of having a computer technician for a dad

[Pandemic]

We really need more info about your machine. Does it use AGP or PCI-E for video? How much ram, what type, and how much do you have in it? Is it maxed? What kind of CPU socket is it? Is it maxed?

[buckysaccord93]

We really need more info about your machine. Does it use AGP or PCI-E for video? How much ram, what type, and how much do you have in it? Is it maxed? What kind of CPU socket is it? Is it maxed?

i have 2GB of ram i have a Intel core 2 duo CPU E7200 @ 2.53GHz is what my systems say i have lol. system type: 32-bit operating system

thats the information from my control panel. dont know if that helps at all

[Pandemic]

Well a good upgrade would be to get the 64 bit verion of Win 7. You may also be able to overclock your CPU a bit. If 2gb of ram is your max then you're stuck but if you can upgrade to 4gb then that's what you should do too.

The last option is to upgrade your video card. You don't NEED a new system. Or, if you "do", then I'll buy your old one. :P

[buckysaccord93]

i'll see what my dad thinks. He told me that its a decent set up but its no where near amazing

[rexload]

just go on newegg.com and look for good deals.
i got a nice machine for 420bucks there about 7months ago:

-brand new very nice tower, already put together w/ very nice cpu fan
-a drive that reads 5 different types of the little "smart" cards from phones, cameras..etc
-6gb ddr3 ram
-1tb hard drive
-athlonII x4 2.8ghz
-win7 64bit home premium
for 420 bucks you can't beat that.. and that was 7months ago too..
-then i trew an ATI HD3850 gpu i had laying around in it and it plays basically any game.
it's a really fast machine.
sure, you can buy top-of-the-line shit and end up spending 2Gs on a computer, but do you really need it?

[foamypirate]

just go on newegg.com and look for good deals.
i got a nice machine for 420bucks there about 7months ago:

-brand new very nice tower, already put together w/ very nice cpu fan
-a drive that reads 5 different types of the little "smart" cards from phones, cameras..etc
-6gb ddr3 ram
-1tb hard drive
-athlonII x4 2.8ghz
-win7 64bit home premium
for 420 bucks you can't beat that.. and that was 7months ago too..
-then i trew an ATI HD3850 gpu i had laying around in it and it plays basically any game.
it's a really fast machine.
sure, you can buy top-of-the-line shit and end up spending 2Gs on a computer, but do you really need it?

LOL at 3850 playing any game.

Try playing Metro 2033. That shit cripples my 5870, and I have 8GB of memory and a Core i7...