I was given a nice pile of used components recently, all high end gear but a little outdated (2008). This will be my first time building a desktop from scratch. I have a budget of $400 and I'm willing to replace/update some of the hardware I've acquired.
I don't need anything crazy performance wise, potentially a little video editing. My main requirement is getting the most out of my $400 budget. The computer has to outperform any current off the shelf computer in my budget.
Here is a list of the hardware I already have. Everything works to my knowledge.
power supply: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC F3)) 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI
mobo: LanParty p45
ram: a-data vitesta extreme edition 2gb ddr2 800+ (x4)
cpu: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7400 (3M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
gpu:GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-Bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16
storage:Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (potentially broken...upgrade to SSD?)
That's everything I have. I still need a case, any other large expenses I'm missing?
Would it be worth replacing the motherboard, cpu, and ram for $300? I think the mobo is maxed out as is. Any suggestions or guidance?
I don't need anything crazy performance wise, potentially a little video editing. My main requirement is getting the most out of my $400 budget. The computer has to outperform any current off the shelf computer in my budget.
Here is a list of the hardware I already have. Everything works to my knowledge.
power supply: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC F3)) 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI
mobo: LanParty p45
ram: a-data vitesta extreme edition 2gb ddr2 800+ (x4)
cpu: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7400 (3M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
gpu:GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-Bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16
storage:Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (potentially broken...upgrade to SSD?)
That's everything I have. I still need a case, any other large expenses I'm missing?
Would it be worth replacing the motherboard, cpu, and ram for $300? I think the mobo is maxed out as is. Any suggestions or guidance?
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