4thgenlude
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Well Im a total n00b. lol.
Anyways I plan on building a computer in the near future, and was wondering what components you guys would recommend. I definitely wont be doing any hardcore gaming, but I do play a few games every now and then. I'm mostly concerned about the engineering programs I have to use for school, (I can get you more details on them if necessary).
Currently I have an older laptop and I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate (got it for free from school!) and its getting a little laggy. So ill probably stick with Vista for the new comp and switch my laptop back to XP.
I was thinking of using:
-E6600 processor, seems like a decent deal
-I hear Asus makes a good MB
-Not sure on video card
-22" Sceptre monitor (ill use the audio that it has since im not too picky about sound. Only reason im thinking of using this one is because i found one on craigslist for $200)
-2GB of RAM depending on MB
-not sure of power supply yet
-Not sure on HD yet either
As far as budget goes Ive got just under $2k, but i would really like to spend about half that, because I do need to survive till Dec. I live with mommy and daddy still so survival is pretty cheap.
What do you guys think?
Any brands I should avoid, or any brands I should seek out?
Thanks alot guys!
-Charlie
Anyways I plan on building a computer in the near future, and was wondering what components you guys would recommend. I definitely wont be doing any hardcore gaming, but I do play a few games every now and then. I'm mostly concerned about the engineering programs I have to use for school, (I can get you more details on them if necessary).
Currently I have an older laptop and I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate (got it for free from school!) and its getting a little laggy. So ill probably stick with Vista for the new comp and switch my laptop back to XP.
I was thinking of using:
-E6600 processor, seems like a decent deal
-I hear Asus makes a good MB
-Not sure on video card
-22" Sceptre monitor (ill use the audio that it has since im not too picky about sound. Only reason im thinking of using this one is because i found one on craigslist for $200)
-2GB of RAM depending on MB
-not sure of power supply yet
-Not sure on HD yet either
As far as budget goes Ive got just under $2k, but i would really like to spend about half that, because I do need to survive till Dec. I live with mommy and daddy still so survival is pretty cheap.
What do you guys think?
Any brands I should avoid, or any brands I should seek out?
Thanks alot guys!
-Charlie