Martlet
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A friend at work suggested I post here for advice. Here goes nothing.
I built my PC 7 years ago, and have made slight upgrades over the years (cpu, vid card, etc.), but nothing recently. I'm looking to upgrade, and to do so I'll probably have/want to replace everything. I started looking around online, and realized I haven't kept up with technology. I know absolutely nothing.
I MUST update my motherboard, cpu, RAM, and cooler. I'll also need another vid card and power supply, since I'm only running a 400w that's a few years old. I can get away with my dvd drives for now.
I think the new Hard Drives are much faster (?), so I should probably upgrade that. Now that I look at it, I suppose I need a whole new system.
The only thing I use this for is email and gaming. I don't game on it a lot, but I want it to work well when I do.
I'm cheap. The systems I've looked at online are all under 1000 bucks, including the monitor ($200). What sites do you recommend to purchase from? What system is suggested? I've searched the forums and seen a lot of suggestions, but i don't really understand many of them.
I built my PC 7 years ago, and have made slight upgrades over the years (cpu, vid card, etc.), but nothing recently. I'm looking to upgrade, and to do so I'll probably have/want to replace everything. I started looking around online, and realized I haven't kept up with technology. I know absolutely nothing.
I MUST update my motherboard, cpu, RAM, and cooler. I'll also need another vid card and power supply, since I'm only running a 400w that's a few years old. I can get away with my dvd drives for now.
I think the new Hard Drives are much faster (?), so I should probably upgrade that. Now that I look at it, I suppose I need a whole new system.
The only thing I use this for is email and gaming. I don't game on it a lot, but I want it to work well when I do.
I'm cheap. The systems I've looked at online are all under 1000 bucks, including the monitor ($200). What sites do you recommend to purchase from? What system is suggested? I've searched the forums and seen a lot of suggestions, but i don't really understand many of them.