computer rebuild

[Slaymate]

Go through this guide, it will help.

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[Trotter]

take 2

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 CMPSU-430CX 430W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply

Team Elite 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10660) Desktop Memory Model

\AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1-Pack

SAPPHIRE 100287VGAL Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI
BIOSTAR TA880GB+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD

Subtotal: $416.93

pro;
added windows 7
added a hard drive

con;
increased cost
raw gaming performance dropped significantly from previous post, will still be a big step up from your current.
limited upgrades path without also upgrading your power supply again.

Cons:
Corsair builder series is not of the same cailber as Corsair's other PSU lines
Dual core < quad core

All in all still a good build. I dropped the graphics card as the onboard 4250 will easily run what is being used already. A 4200 onboard is roughly equal to a GeForce 7600GT and the 4250 is just an updated version of it.

 

[cowman43]

take 2

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 CMPSU-430CX 430W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply

Team Elite 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10660) Desktop Memory Model

\AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1-Pack

SAPPHIRE 100287VGAL Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI
BIOSTAR TA880GB+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD

Subtotal: $416.93

pro;
added windows 7
added a hard drive

con;
increased cost
raw gaming performance dropped significantly from previous post, will still be a big step up from your current.
limited upgrades path without also upgrading your power supply again.

so if i went with this build minus the graphics card and added this
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - CD / DVD Burners
what if any wires and connections would i need?

 

[Trotter]

The motherboard comes with three SATA cables and the PSU has four SATA connections so you should be good to go for cables.

 

[cowman43]

The motherboard comes with three SATA cables and the PSU has four SATA connections so you should be good to go for cables.

ok good what would be the best way to transfer the data from my old computer?