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04-28-2014, 06:57 PM | Topic Starter |
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New Desktop Tower
I'm in need of a new desktop computer tower. I have a 20" Samsung monitor so I only need the tower. My current HP is about 7 years old and the display driver keeps crashing, even when uninstalling and installing again, it's running slow, and crashes multiple browsers on a consistent basis.
The max I want to spend is $500. I don't play games on it but I do stream sports. Other than that, I don't use it much for anything but browsing the net. I'm not a tech guy so any help would be appreciated in pointing me to something that will perform well without breaking the bank. |
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04-28-2014, 06:58 PM | #2 |
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How comfortable are you with building your own rig?
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04-28-2014, 07:09 PM | #3 |
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Did I mention not tech savvy???? Are there places that I could pay to do this?
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04-28-2014, 07:12 PM | #4 |
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I don't think you have to be tech savvy to do it. With a motherboard/CPU combo from newegg, you can get something already assembled and you just put a few cables in here and there. And they can only go in one place.
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Is it a page like this? http://www.newegg.com/DIY-PC-SuperCo...-PC-SuperCombo
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The big thing to be careful on is making absolutely sure the power supply COMPLETELY matches the MOBO. My last MOBO/CPU rebuild I had a great power supply, but it had one ONE!! pin that was different from the new standard, so I ended up having to add a new PS [not as good as the 'old' one] to the purchase.
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04-28-2014, 07:04 PM | #7 |
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Find one of the tower builders on here to build one for you.
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04-29-2014, 06:06 PM | #8 |
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It's like eight components. (Tower, motherboard, memory, CPU, GPU, power supply, hard drive and input stuff.)
****. Putting a desktop computer together is easier than a Lego set meant for six year olds. |
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04-29-2014, 07:09 PM | #9 |
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You dont need a GPU for what he is looking for out of a computer.
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04-29-2014, 07:16 PM | #10 |
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That's good because GPU sounds like some university.
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04-29-2014, 08:27 AM | #15 |
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When buying any combo or building from parts, the one thing you have to account for before anything else is whether or not you have a Windows license you can use.
A new Windows license is anywhere from $100 to $175. |
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