build me build me :D $400 :[

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Magicalpops

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So i want a nice desktop to play MMO's on. My budget is a measly $400, but that's only for the computer. il find a way to get the monitor some other time lol right now im playing LoTRO on a system with less than 1GB RAM and an ATI Radeon Xpress 200 series >< so anything is an upgrade here. could someone build me a nice pc within this price, preferably an AMD processor but doesnt matter that much.

Thanks :D
 
If you do need an OS you could just put you current hard drive into you new system that's what I did because I didn't won't to spend a $100 for an OS or you can install windows 7 RC and by an OS later. I will put a build together for you later I'm a little busy right now.
 
Fatback said:
just put you current hard drive into you new system. that's what I did because I didn't won't to spend a $100 for an OS
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You must have had very similar, if not the same hardware for that to work.

You can't just install an OS in one pc then move it to another and expect it
to boot.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
You must have had very similar, if not the same hardware for that to work.

You can't just install an OS in one pc then move it to another and expect it
to boot.
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Actually no I have use this same HDD with the same OS in 3 different computer now. First one was a Intel P4 system the next was a AMD Athlon 64 4000+ with a 7600 in it and then the rig I have now. I have never had a problem moving the hard drive to a new PC and it not booting up. This also may be due to the fact that I always delete the old drivers to the motherboard and GPU before I switch. Since I have had the HDD in the rig I have now I did reinstall the OS with a code I found on the back of an E-Machines I found in the dumpster down the road:good:. It will boot no problem but if you ever try to reinstall or anything using the same Key it won't let you because of the hardware change but yes you can do it.
 
bomberboysk said:
Still, makes the os install unstable. Plus, if you tried that with vista it would require you to reactivate due to changing mobo anyhow.
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It never made my OS unstable and I did use Vista and I never had a problem with it I don't know maybe I'm just lucky.
 
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