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Pc builds, upgrades, advice

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CentralMOBuck said:
Sorry to hijack your thread jwins, but I need some pc build advice as well. @Dryden

My current setup:
  • Intel I5-3570K
  • Nvidia GTX 660 Ti
  • Intel 520 Series 120 GB SSD
  • 7200 RPM 1TB HDD
  • Asus P8z77-v Pro Motherboard
  • 8gb Ram
I am contemplating upgrading my GPU to a 960 or 970 graphics card. Would the rest of my system be a bottleneck on the GPU? My goal of the system is to be able to play Fallout 4 without much hickup. Would upgrading or adding more ram be a good investment as well?
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I don't see the system as a bottleneck short of perhaps the 8Gb of RAM. I'd certainly upgrade that to 16Gb. Z77 should support PCIe 3.0 x16 for a single card so you could run a better board.
 
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Hijacking welcome. We need a thread like this anyway.
BIATCHabutuka said:
Unless you are looking to run cutting edge graphics, it is the most bang for your buck, and I like to maximize my banging, especially if I got to pay for it n'mark may.
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:lol: Not something you'd find in a typical computer enthusiast thread, other than those female averse types trying to fake it until they make it.

Good advice overall. Very few users need as much as I do, and I hardly broke the bank and could have been fine with a much cheaper system. I just wanted something that would last another 3-5 years. Plus my dormant inner nerd was giddy about some bleeding edge tech in certain spots.
 
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Okay... so a completely different type of hijacking.

I'm rather computer ignorant, but my desktop is choking intermittently with all the stuff I have on it. I've tried to minimize the software and items that are on my PC; however, it's not shrinking much.

I bought this in 2000:

Inspiron 546 Minitower
AMD Phenom X4 9750 (2.40 GHz)
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM
500 GB, 7200 RPM SATA

I'm not looking to build something myself; however, I have read Clarity's old email about Dell as well as the problems that people may be having with Windows 10. I do still like Windows 7 quite a bit.

Looking for 1TB HD, and having the ports on the front of the Case (Media Card Readers, USB ports, Headphones/Microphone Jacks, etc)

With Black Friday Deals coming out, I figured I would ask the Buckeye-luminati for thoughts on how I might proceed.
What manufacturers should I check out/avoid?
I'd love to stay around $500, if possible.
Gratzi.
 
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muffler dragon said:
Okay... so a completely different type of hijacking.

I'm rather computer ignorant, but my desktop is choking intermittently with all the stuff I have on it. I've tried to minimize the software and items that are on my PC; however, it's not shrinking much.

I bought this in 2000:

Inspiron 546 Minitower
AMD Phenom X4 9750 (2.40 GHz)
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM
500 GB, 7200 RPM SATA

I'm not looking to build something myself; however, I have read Clarity's old email about Dell as well as the problems that people may be having with Windows 10. I do still like Windows 7 quite a bit.

Looking for 1TB HD, and having the ports on the front of the Case (Media Card Readers, USB ports, Headphones/Microphone Jacks, etc)

With Black Friday Deals coming out, I figured I would ask the Buckeye-luminati for thoughts on how I might proceed.
What manufacturers should I check out/avoid?
I'd love to stay around $500, if possible.
Gratzi.
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Typo? You said you bought that in 2000. That's a 2009/2010ish model build. Entry level, mass consumer PC at that though and now six years old ...

Do you just want a SSD/hybrid hard drive or do you want to replace the whole thing?

If you're planning on replacing the box outright and not scared to get your hands dirty, NewEgg DIY SuperCombos are usually the best deal. You do have to figure out how you're going to swing your own copy of Windows though. Software is not usually included in these bundles.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2495473
 
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Dryden said:
Typo? You said you bought that in 2000. That's a 2009/2010ish model build. Entry level, mass consumer PC at that though and now six years old ...

Do you just want a SSD/hybrid hard drive or do you want to replace the whole thing?

If you're planning on replacing the box outright and not scared to get your hands dirty, NewEgg DIY SuperCombos are usually the best deal. You do have to figure out how you're going to swing your own copy of Windows though. Software is not usually included in these bundles.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2495473
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Thanks Dryden. *Yes, I did mean 2009.*

In my mind (immediately) is to replace the whole thing; however, that's with the presumption that I would be limiting myself by doing small upgrades. I don't mind getting my hands dirty. IF I were to just upgrade my existing box, then would that be of much value or very little performance improvement for the price?
 
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In regards to operating system, there are programs out there that would allow you to find your license key and move to a new machine. I assume that you are on at least windows xp? You can now install windows 10 without needing to upgrade from a prior version.

From what little I know upgrading a dell box is a complete PITA!! I would just bite the bullet and do what dryden said about building my own pc, you'll also learn a lot along the way. There are plenty of videos out there that can guide you through the process as well.
 
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Physically building a computer is easy. Just gotta learn enough to make sure the parts you buy are compatible. You'll end up with a computer that has higher quality parts, better performing parts, runs faster/cooler, and is easy to upgrade/fix later. The most difficult part is the research in my imo.
 
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CentralMOBuck said:
In regards to operating system, there are programs out there that would allow you to find your license key and move to a new machine. I assume that you are on at least windows xp? You can now install windows 10 without needing to upgrade from a prior version.

From what little I know upgrading a dell box is a complete PITA!! I would just bite the bullet and do what dryden said about building my own pc, you'll also learn a lot along the way. There are plenty of videos out there that can guide you through the process as well.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm on Windows 7 right now. I believe that was an upgrade from Vista though.
 
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Minimalism defined.
Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a series of credit card-sized single-board computers developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and developing countries.[3][4][5] The original Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi 2 are manufactured in several board configurations through licensed manufacturing agreements with Newark element14 (Premier Farnell), RS Components and Egoman.[6] The hardware is the same across all manufacturers. The firmware is closed-source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi.Raspberry_Pi_3_breakdown.jpg

Starter kits can be found on Amazon.
I have 2 in use.
 
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