I am completely new with building computers and I'll need a new pc soon, so here is what I'm looking for:
I am a high school student with a rigorous schedule; I have to type upwards of 15 pages per week and I have to research alot, so I need something reliable.
Also, I like to fool around with photoshop and I use iTunes and store alot of photos on my pc I have now (really interested in photography). I usually am running multiple programs (4 or 5 programs at once). The problem I have now is that my pc is really slow when I multi-task and sometimes it has frozen.
About gaming: I'm not that big into gaming and the games I play aren't demanding as far as vid cards. But I do want a decent vid card in case I do start getting into gaming during the summer or some other time. Right now, I'm just really busy with school.
Again my budget is $1600, give or take.
The things I think I want so far:
Core 2 Duo E6600
Corsair XMS2 2 GB (?)
Antec P180B case
The things I am having trouble with:
-A motherboard (gigabyte GS3 ?)
-CD/DVD drives
-cooling
-power supply
-hard drive (I want 320GB+)
-LCD monitor (I'll be watching movies...17" is fine)
-sound card
-video card
Thanks to those who can help,
Justin
I am a high school student with a rigorous schedule; I have to type upwards of 15 pages per week and I have to research alot, so I need something reliable.
Also, I like to fool around with photoshop and I use iTunes and store alot of photos on my pc I have now (really interested in photography). I usually am running multiple programs (4 or 5 programs at once). The problem I have now is that my pc is really slow when I multi-task and sometimes it has frozen.
About gaming: I'm not that big into gaming and the games I play aren't demanding as far as vid cards. But I do want a decent vid card in case I do start getting into gaming during the summer or some other time. Right now, I'm just really busy with school.
Again my budget is $1600, give or take.
The things I think I want so far:
Core 2 Duo E6600
Corsair XMS2 2 GB (?)
Antec P180B case
The things I am having trouble with:
-A motherboard (gigabyte GS3 ?)
-CD/DVD drives
-cooling
-power supply
-hard drive (I want 320GB+)
-LCD monitor (I'll be watching movies...17" is fine)
-sound card
-video card
Thanks to those who can help,
Justin