rharding91
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I have a few questions about the compatibility and power requirements of some hardware I am looking into purchasing.
Looking to Purchase
A new Case, Motherboard, and processor.
I would like to replace my case with a Antec 900 and am considering putting this motherboard into it. I would like to know if this is a good motherboard for the price and what would be a good processor to put on it.
I want to know if that motherboard coupled with the right processor and my existing parts will be able to give me what I am looking for. If not please include suggestions of things that I should change. I am looking to spend as little as possible probably like everyone else in the world
Current Parts
Processor Fan looks something like this.
The two video cards I have are Gigabyte GV-RX70P256V.
I currently have 4 1GB memory sticks.
I also have SATA hard drives, DVD/CD Player/Burner, and a SD card Reader.
I have a 150W power supply. Im guessing I will need to upgrade that also.
Personal Info
I like to do moderate gaming. I play games such as Sims 3, Age of Empires, Bioshock, Fallout, Black and White 2, Burnout Paradise, Need for Speed Undercover, Lord of the Rings BFME, Hitman. Now this isnt the important part considering I only play games about an hour or two a week. The important thing in a computer rig is the look of the case and the comfortability I have with the computer. By that I mean I want a smooth running computer. I hate nothing more than to be stuck waiting on my computer. I am also a storage freak and love to have it all accessible. I dont know what that does to performance but I am planning on putting in as many hard drives as I can.
I would really like to be able to burn a CD, browse the web, listen to music, and have all my applications such as AIM, UTorrent, Smart Defrag, Peerguardian, AVG AntiVirus, Rocket Dock etc running and not see too much lag.
I need to be able to use Photoshop and Autocad smoothly for work. Not at the same time of course.
Looking to Purchase
A new Case, Motherboard, and processor.
I would like to replace my case with a Antec 900 and am considering putting this motherboard into it. I would like to know if this is a good motherboard for the price and what would be a good processor to put on it.
I want to know if that motherboard coupled with the right processor and my existing parts will be able to give me what I am looking for. If not please include suggestions of things that I should change. I am looking to spend as little as possible probably like everyone else in the world
Current Parts
Processor Fan looks something like this.
The two video cards I have are Gigabyte GV-RX70P256V.
I currently have 4 1GB memory sticks.
I also have SATA hard drives, DVD/CD Player/Burner, and a SD card Reader.
I have a 150W power supply. Im guessing I will need to upgrade that also.
Personal Info
I like to do moderate gaming. I play games such as Sims 3, Age of Empires, Bioshock, Fallout, Black and White 2, Burnout Paradise, Need for Speed Undercover, Lord of the Rings BFME, Hitman. Now this isnt the important part considering I only play games about an hour or two a week. The important thing in a computer rig is the look of the case and the comfortability I have with the computer. By that I mean I want a smooth running computer. I hate nothing more than to be stuck waiting on my computer. I am also a storage freak and love to have it all accessible. I dont know what that does to performance but I am planning on putting in as many hard drives as I can.
I would really like to be able to burn a CD, browse the web, listen to music, and have all my applications such as AIM, UTorrent, Smart Defrag, Peerguardian, AVG AntiVirus, Rocket Dock etc running and not see too much lag.
I need to be able to use Photoshop and Autocad smoothly for work. Not at the same time of course.
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