My old Dell only had 2 DIMM slots. It was nightmare. Although, that was when 1gb of ram was godlike. BF1942 loaded so quickly :rofl:
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My old Dell only had 2 DIMM slots. It was nightmare. Although, that was when 1gb of ram was godlike. BF1942 loaded so quickly :rofl:
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Yup. I think my sis got it in high school and she graduated COLLEGE in 2008. It might be anywhere from 8-12 years old.
CD/DVD drive and HDD would probably be the only thing you could salvage. If you computer is that old, it would probably have an AGP graphics card which wouldn't work in a motherboard of today.
You might be able to salvage some cables out of it as well.
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You have to remember, though, that I'm planning to wipe the damn thing when I get it, and I play ZERO games. I would use it for Internet, Email, Office Suite, and perhaps Quickbooks if I use it for business. Not much else.
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Which might save a couple $100's? Where would I start (motherboard, CPU, cards, etc.)?
There are still benefits to building your own computer at that level of use as well. Granted, once you hit a certain performance level, I think the gain in value are greater.
Give me a little bit and I'll draft something up for you.
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Thar she blows.
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Thank you. Might help me price stuff to decide whether its worth it or not.
That is a bare-bones system. Assuming you already have a hard drive, mouse, keyboard and monitor, this would handle almost anything you described above.
You could also upgrade the processor for another $60 - 80. That is probably where you would see the most performance gains as a daily user. I'd also probably suggest buying a new hard drive which might add $100-150 depending on how much storage you want.
There is leeway in whether you want to run discrete graphics, a blu ray drive, and in type of case(one that you think looks nice.)
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Thar she blows.
I've got two of these in the closet right now.
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Upgraded model with faster processor and blu-ray drive.
You'll also want to add $100 to both of these for the cost of a Windows 7 home license.
If you don't want to build your computer, you can buy a pre-made Dell for around the same price as the second, upgraded model with about the same specifications(sans Blu ray). This will come with all the bloatware that Dell packages, but also a warranty.
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Yeah, in looking over your first list, I'd probably go without the case (~$50), unless I'd have to get a new one...
I've worked with those same Dell cases before and have had no luck getting a standard motherboard to fit into them, let alone a Micro ATX form factor one(the one I put in the above build.)
If you want to build, you'd definitely need to buy a new case.
You can look through the following link to find one that you like.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...07583 600006302&IsNodeId=1&name=ATX Mid Tower
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So from your first list, what would I be taking from the old computer and putting into the new one?
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CD Drive and hard drive would be the only things you would salvage.
Def need this one. Think it fits both my personality and the computer held within.
Hahaha they make some really flashy cases.