Sup guys. As you can tell im new here. Im in need of a new computer setup and i REALLY need your help so please help me out a bit since i dont know a whole lot.
"Current setup" I am currently using a 5-6 year old compaq. It is very slow and i cant do much with it.
It an AMD Duron 700 mhz
-ram is 64
-graphics card NVIDIA Vanta LT (whatever that is)
-sound card is Soundmax intergrated digital audio ( i think)
-20 gig of hard drive space
stock speakers
stock keyboard
new mouse
the monitor is a 15 inch crt. Its a Compaq MV540 ( the one i got)
My Plan
Im thinking of keeping the everything except the PC itself
and spending all the money for the PC instead of buying new speakers keyboards mouse etc and having a smaller budget for the PC. Once i build the PC I will then slowly upgrade the speakers keyboard mouse and monitor.
what the computer will be used for
-First i should let u know that this is NOT GAMING PC- i know this will save me alot of $$$ but im not into games.. my PS2 is good enough for me.
- What I need is enough storage for lots of VIDs (no not porn lol), audio files (ipods) and other junk.
I watch alot of vids and download music alot for my ipods.
I would love to finally have photoshop 7.0 and better ADOBE programs.
I plan on starting some video editing. I will get a camcorder soon and do some editing.. (mainly paintball vids and stuff.)
I will also watch a lot of dvds. (which is why im gonna save money for a 23" instead of getting a 17-19 now.
Also, im thinking of getting windows media center so i can download some tv shows if i want and also i have alot songs and vids. There is no other tvs in my room. so i can watch tv with this too. What do you think?
ONE MORE THING:
Heat is a problem in my room. So the less the better. I mean its not something huge, but obviously if there is something i can do about this, then i will def. pay to cool down the pc.
K here is what i think:
Budget: I am ready to drop $$750-1000 for this pc but i really dont want to pay for something that i will not need.
CPU: Im thinking of a nice cpu between 250-450 (u think i can get one for that much?
Motherboard: Under 100-125 (dont know much about this)
RAM: Preferably a 1GB.
Video Card: Since this is not a hardcore gaming pc, i dont need the best card, but i still need a decent card cas i might play some games once in a while. also alot of photoshoping and maybe video editing.
Hard Drive: I need something big enough to download alot of files (audio and vid)
Optical Drive: what the hell is this lol
Power Supply: dont know anyhting here
Case: want something stylish, and the more soundproof the better
Sorry if some things dont make sense. Im new to pc's so PLEASE bear with me
"Current setup" I am currently using a 5-6 year old compaq. It is very slow and i cant do much with it.
It an AMD Duron 700 mhz
-ram is 64
-graphics card NVIDIA Vanta LT (whatever that is)
-sound card is Soundmax intergrated digital audio ( i think)
-20 gig of hard drive space
stock speakers
stock keyboard
new mouse
the monitor is a 15 inch crt. Its a Compaq MV540 ( the one i got)
My Plan
Im thinking of keeping the everything except the PC itself
and spending all the money for the PC instead of buying new speakers keyboards mouse etc and having a smaller budget for the PC. Once i build the PC I will then slowly upgrade the speakers keyboard mouse and monitor.
what the computer will be used for
-First i should let u know that this is NOT GAMING PC- i know this will save me alot of $$$ but im not into games.. my PS2 is good enough for me.
- What I need is enough storage for lots of VIDs (no not porn lol), audio files (ipods) and other junk.
I watch alot of vids and download music alot for my ipods.
I would love to finally have photoshop 7.0 and better ADOBE programs.
I plan on starting some video editing. I will get a camcorder soon and do some editing.. (mainly paintball vids and stuff.)
I will also watch a lot of dvds. (which is why im gonna save money for a 23" instead of getting a 17-19 now.
Also, im thinking of getting windows media center so i can download some tv shows if i want and also i have alot songs and vids. There is no other tvs in my room. so i can watch tv with this too. What do you think?
ONE MORE THING:
Heat is a problem in my room. So the less the better. I mean its not something huge, but obviously if there is something i can do about this, then i will def. pay to cool down the pc.
K here is what i think:
Budget: I am ready to drop $$750-1000 for this pc but i really dont want to pay for something that i will not need.
CPU: Im thinking of a nice cpu between 250-450 (u think i can get one for that much?
Motherboard: Under 100-125 (dont know much about this)
RAM: Preferably a 1GB.
Video Card: Since this is not a hardcore gaming pc, i dont need the best card, but i still need a decent card cas i might play some games once in a while. also alot of photoshoping and maybe video editing.
Hard Drive: I need something big enough to download alot of files (audio and vid)
Optical Drive: what the hell is this lol
Power Supply: dont know anyhting here
Case: want something stylish, and the more soundproof the better
Sorry if some things dont make sense. Im new to pc's so PLEASE bear with me
