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Forgot to add video conferencing is an important task as well. Work at home a couple days/week.

Thanks for the reply. When I said upgrade, I really meant buy or build new. Both computers are HP store bought, other than adding RAM I don't think it would be worth upgrading. For about $600 I can get a new store bought I5-12400, 8GB RAM, with DVI/HDMI, WIFI 6 and 256 GBSSD drive/1TB HDD...

Hello, I currently have 2 desktops at home. They both run dual monitors, and are primarily used for lots of web browsing, heavy Excel, and connecting to my work within a Citrix environment. Both computers currently have 1 HDMI and 1 VGA for the monitor connections. My downstairs unit is...

Hello, I have an expiring scholarship for my son and I must spend $500 by the end of June on a store bought PC. This will be replacing an 8ish year old desktop running Windows 7. While it still works, it can be slow when many browsers and Excel are being run and takes a while to boot up...

Computer is less than a year old. HO can fix under warranty but it will take 2 weeks and they will wipe the system back to stock. I think for as cheap as a cooler is I am just going to buy one and put it on. Is this an acceptable/compatible choice...

At that point do you think it is worth the extra $35 +/- for my needs? I am guessing not but i am really just learning.

This is the drive I was thinking of using. http://pcpartpicker.com/product/8WZ2FT/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mzn5e250bw

Thanks John! One last question - is there any reason not to get a M.2-2280 form factor Samsung SSD instead of the 2.5" SATA? Price is $4 difference so negligible.

Thanks again for all the discussion. After thinking about it - I think I am going to stick with the I5 and 16GB of RAM. I don't know that I need all that RAM...but I priced out an I3-7100 with 8GB Ram and I5-7500 with 16GB Ram and am coming to a $135ish price difference. I switched cases so...

I had looked at an I3-6100 previously but decided on the I5-7500. Your post inspired me to look again and the I3-7100 is intriguing and $80 cheaper. Thank you...I do need to buy some thermal paste though correct? Agree on the FM2+ - that idea is now dead. I definitely don't need a bunch of...

I am ready to buy my parts to build my first PC. Just want to do one last check. I know the I5 system I have configured is better than the AMD system. My question is, is it worth the extra $155 for what I plan to use it for - which is mainly multiple browser web surfing and multiple Microsoft...

Just trying to learn what I can. In terms of multi-tasking...such as say 8-10 Microsoft Excel files open along with 3-4 web browsers open each with 4-5 tabs - so maybe 20 web browser tabs open along with the Excel files. Help me understand what the order of importance is in relation to the...

Might as well just start all over lol. It looks like really I have 2 choices - just buy a new hard drive and reinstall Windows for approx. $50 or spend $700+ on a new system and try to build my first computer. If I go the new system route - I have taken what I have read on this thread and...

Thanks! After some digging I determined my case is an ATX mid tower....thermaltake vm54521n2u https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133218 Appears as though it came with the power supply I have - so I am now questioning if I shouldn't just get a new power supply too...

Thanks for the replies. I am by no means married to using the 210 card. Really was only using it for multiple monitor support - so if the Motherboard can do it better - one less thing to worry about/go bad. Looks like the consensus is to go ahead with the I5-7500. The PSU is as old as the...

Sorry in advance - this will probably be long. I have a custom PC that last week the hard drive failed (I am assuming that is what happened as it cannot recognize an OS). It is about 5-7 years old. The important specs I know: Thermaltake Tower (unsure of model - Picture attached) Thermaltake...

SO I bought a new HP desktop on black Friday - was going to build my first PC but for my needs the pre-built deals were too good to pass up. My question is should I try to remove the bloatware manually or should I just do a clean install of Windows 10. I did make a backup USB so if I mess it up...

Thanks for the help! I ended up buying a pre-built HP. I think I am going to reinstall a clean version of Windows 10 to eliminate all the crap it comes loaded with. I think it will be sufficient for my needs.

Hi - first off I have never built a computer before. I have always wanted to try though. My current computer is maybe 5- 6 years old and is an HP running a AMD Phenom II X2 521 and has 4GB of ram. I am looking to cut the cord and am thinking of upgrading to a newer PC. I plan to run Playon...

Thanks Darren. It is 64 bit. I will give that a try!