Nurse Brandon
New Member
Hi folks.
Been out of the loop as far as PCs go for a while, and am looking to build a new one.
Currently have: Keyboard, mouse, monitor. I'd include my Geforce GTX 460 SE video card, but not sure how it compares to some these days. I also do have a KINGWIN 750W CrossFire Ready Power Supply as well, but questioning the quality of this PSU. My last PC had a meltdown, and kept buying thing after thing to patch it, but I'm guessing the CPU/Mobo is the issue.
Regardless, so I potentially have a Keyboard, mouse, monitor, Graphics Card, and PSU, but I do not mind replacing any of them.
My budget is looking to be around $400-$600; ground up if needed. I'm looking to play EQNext once it comes out, or even Elder Scrolls Online even though it's going to be horrible I'm afraid, but that's neither here nor there.
I usually shop on Newegg, and I'm completely comfortable building my own PC myself as I have before.
Also, the only OS I have is a Vista 32-bit... so that will need upgrading as well... Windows 7 will run me about $100 or so I'm guessing, but I won't include that in the budget range.
If anyone has any suggestions or builds of their own I'd be grateful, or where should I start would be good to know as well. I'm guessing I should start with a decent Mobo/CPU, and then go from there.
Note: I prefer AMD, but I'm not picky.
Been out of the loop as far as PCs go for a while, and am looking to build a new one.
Currently have: Keyboard, mouse, monitor. I'd include my Geforce GTX 460 SE video card, but not sure how it compares to some these days. I also do have a KINGWIN 750W CrossFire Ready Power Supply as well, but questioning the quality of this PSU. My last PC had a meltdown, and kept buying thing after thing to patch it, but I'm guessing the CPU/Mobo is the issue.
Regardless, so I potentially have a Keyboard, mouse, monitor, Graphics Card, and PSU, but I do not mind replacing any of them.
My budget is looking to be around $400-$600; ground up if needed. I'm looking to play EQNext once it comes out, or even Elder Scrolls Online even though it's going to be horrible I'm afraid, but that's neither here nor there.
I usually shop on Newegg, and I'm completely comfortable building my own PC myself as I have before.
Also, the only OS I have is a Vista 32-bit... so that will need upgrading as well... Windows 7 will run me about $100 or so I'm guessing, but I won't include that in the budget range.
If anyone has any suggestions or builds of their own I'd be grateful, or where should I start would be good to know as well. I'm guessing I should start with a decent Mobo/CPU, and then go from there.
Note: I prefer AMD, but I'm not picky.