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| Thread ID: 108495 | 2010-03-31 05:46:00 | Upgrade Help | euon (15416) | Press F1 |
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| 871295 | 2010-03-31 05:46:00 | Hey, I'm wanting to upgrade from my Dell Dimension 3100 Would appreciate any help/advice on the current build I'm looking at. With the components I have at the moment my budget is pretty much maxed out CPU: Athlon II X4 630 MOB: Gigabyte GA-MA77OT-UD3P HDD: WD Caviar Green 1TB RAM: KINGSTON ValueRAM 2GB DDR3-1333 CASE: Cooler Master Elite 333 PSU: Cooler Master Elite 400W GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 4650 (Still looking for the best card I can find for around $100) OPTICAL: Samsung 22X DVD Burner SH-S223F OS: Windows 7 Home Premium The computer is mostly used for Web/downloading, lots of photo-editing, and music. I don't really use the computer for gaming but, I would like to be able too should the need ever arise =P This would be the first Computer I've ever built, but I'm fairly confident I could manage. Any advice is welcome. Thanks! |
euon (15416) | ||
| 871296 | 2010-03-31 07:48:00 | Fine, although I would swap the PSU for a Corsair. | pctek (84) | ||
| 871297 | 2010-03-31 07:54:00 | Don't Corsair PSU's give that whiny, squeeky noise? | Netsukeninja (13296) | ||
| 871298 | 2010-03-31 19:38:00 | I'd probably up the PSU to ~600W just for future proofing. If you decide to add extra HDDs or upgrade the video card, then 400W is getting tight in a modern system. The Corsair HX620 is pretty highly regarded. Other PSU brands to consider: Seasonic, Antec. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 871299 | 2010-04-02 10:18:00 | awesome, thanks for the heads up | euon (15416) | ||
| 871300 | 2010-04-02 11:11:00 | Don't Corsair PSU's give that whiny, squeeky noise? My HX750 doesn't. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 871301 | 2010-04-02 18:41:00 | My HX750 doesn't. +1 Always use them in most builds. Never heard a whine ever. |
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