chesirecat1701
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that's were the Silent 8400 i was hinting at might come in (;
To be honest, I don't support any of those choices.
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$415 and it will handle all of the things your parents will be using the computer for with ease, and the parts are the best in their price range, and they'll all last for a long time.
Maybe so Sapper, but I'd actually like to pay more around $500. My parents bought a fast PC in it's time, but it's 8 years old now. I want their new PC to last another 3-5 years. I really want them to have the PC they deserve, and it needs to be as future compatible as possible for my $500 price range. I could go above $500 but I need to stay as low as possible...
I'm not gonna move from the Hard Drive I picked unless you can show me a better 700GB+ HDD that's the around same price or cheaper (with better specs).
As for the gfx card, I want to buy one with a hdtv port.
Is Radeon all that good? I've only had experience with Nvidia. Also, I realize the 8600 I picked only has 256mg ddr3.
Would 512mb be much more noticeable?
The quad won't be utilised and will be slower then a E7300 in the standard desktop environment and programs
yeah the E8400 is a goodun and the E8500 use to be available for $10 more which may be worth it if your not overclocking it.