Upgraded Lumpy 1

[Lumpy 1]

If I'd realized it was that cheap I would have done it months ago.. sheez what a putz..

Now if only this 1998 Hp pavilion would finally blow up...I would upgrade my PC and could use the new upgrades..

 

[Ringel05]

Build your own high graphics, multi-media PC for around $500-600.

 

[Lumpy 1]

Build your own high graphics, multi-media PC for around $500-600.

Honestly.. I'm a novice when it comes to PC's, I depend on my 21 year old son and 17 year old daughter to get me through the tough spots. I was just going to buy a lap top and be done with it but I suppose it would be smarter to do some research..

I was going to wait until my PC dinosaur died but I just don't think it's going to happen..

 

[Ringel05]

Build your own high graphics, multi-media PC for around $500-600.

Honestly.. I'm a novice when it comes to PC's, I depend on my 21 year old son and 17 year old daughter to get me through the tough spots. I was just going to buy a lap top and be done with it but I suppose it would be smarter to do some research..

I was going to wait until my PC dinosaur died but I just don't think it's going to happen..

A lot of people are going away from PCs and switching to laptops. It's all in what you want.
A great Motherboard-cpu combo (AMD), with 1/2gig of onboard graphics will cost between $100 - 200. Power supply, optical, HD around another $150 - 200. If you want you can add a sound card, TV card, upgraded graphics, etc then the cost can go way up. The case will put you back about $70.
The great thing with this is it's future upgradability, like switching up to a Phenom quad-core.
If you already have a copy of you operating system you're good to go.

 

[Lumpy 1]

Build your own high graphics, multi-media PC for around $500-600.

Honestly.. I'm a novice when it comes to PC's, I depend on my 21 year old son and 17 year old daughter to get me through the tough spots. I was just going to buy a lap top and be done with it but I suppose it would be smarter to do some research..

I was going to wait until my PC dinosaur died but I just don't think it's going to happen..

A lot of people are going away from PCs and switching to laptops. It's all in what you want.
A great Motherboard-cpu combo (AMD), with 1/2gig of onboard graphics will cost between $100 - 200. Power supply, optical, HD around another $150 - 200. If you want you can add a sound card, TV card, upgraded graphics, etc then the cost can go way up. The case will put you back about $70.
The great thing with this is it's future upgradability, like switching up to a Phenom quad-core.
If you already have a copy of you operating system you're good to go.

Wow.. sounds easy...(I'm kidding).. Thanks for the help, I'll check into it..

 

[Ringel05]

Honestly.. I'm a novice when it comes to PC's, I depend on my 21 year old son and 17 year old daughter to get me through the tough spots. I was just going to buy a lap top and be done with it but I suppose it would be smarter to do some research..

I was going to wait until my PC dinosaur died but I just don't think it's going to happen..

A lot of people are going away from PCs and switching to laptops. It's all in what you want.
A great Motherboard-cpu combo (AMD), with 1/2gig of onboard graphics will cost between $100 - 200. Power supply, optical, HD around another $150 - 200. If you want you can add a sound card, TV card, upgraded graphics, etc then the cost can go way up. The case will put you back about $70.
The great thing with this is it's future upgradability, like switching up to a Phenom quad-core.
If you already have a copy of you operating system you're good to go.

Wow.. sounds easy...(I'm kidding).. Thanks for the help, I'll check into it..

Lump - did a quick (mid range basic) configuration for you via Newegg.
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

 

[Lumpy 1]

A lot of people are going away from PCs and switching to laptops. It's all in what you want.
A great Motherboard-cpu combo (AMD), with 1/2gig of onboard graphics will cost between $100 - 200. Power supply, optical, HD around another $150 - 200. If you want you can add a sound card, TV card, upgraded graphics, etc then the cost can go way up. The case will put you back about $70.
The great thing with this is it's future upgradability, like switching up to a Phenom quad-core.
If you already have a copy of you operating system you're good to go.

Wow.. sounds easy...(I'm kidding).. Thanks for the help, I'll check into it..

Lump - did a quick (mid range basic) configuration for you via Newegg.
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

Thank you, I'll check it out...

Well tried to check it out .. couldn't get through..

 

[Ringel05]

Wow.. sounds easy...(I'm kidding).. Thanks for the help, I'll check into it..

Lump - did a quick (mid range basic) configuration for you via Newegg.
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

Thank you, I'll check it out...

Well tried to check it out .. couldn't get through..

Sorry. Here's the shopping cart.

LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106289

$29.99


Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148395

-$5.00 Instant

$59.99
$54.99


GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128376

-$3.00 Instant

$74.99
$71.99


Rosewill RV2-500 500 W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817182038

$39.99


Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007

$9.99


AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor ADX240OCGQBOX
Item #: N82E16819103688

$59.99

Subtotal: $286.93

If you want to go with a better cpu:


AMD Phenom II X2 550 Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor HDX550WFGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103847

$87.99

 

[Lumpy 1]

Lump - did a quick (mid range basic) configuration for you via Newegg.
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

Thank you, I'll check it out...

Well tried to check it out .. couldn't get through..

Sorry. Here's the shopping cart.

LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106289

$29.99


Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148395

-$5.00 Instant

$59.99
$54.99


GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128376

-$3.00 Instant

$74.99
$71.99


Rosewill RV2-500 500 W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817182038

$39.99


Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007

$9.99


AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor ADX240OCGQBOX
Item #: N82E16819103688

$59.99

Subtotal: $286.93

If you want to go with a better cpu:


AMD Phenom II X2 550 Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor HDX550WFGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103847
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy

$87.99

Well thank you again... looks more than reasonable..

 

[Ringel05]

Thank you, I'll check it out...

Well tried to check it out .. couldn't get through..

Sorry. Here's the shopping cart.

LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106289

$29.99


Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148395

-$5.00 Instant

$59.99
$54.99


GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128376

-$3.00 Instant

$74.99
$71.99


Rosewill RV2-500 500 W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817182038

$39.99


Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007

$9.99


AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor ADX240OCGQBOX
Item #: N82E16819103688

$59.99

Subtotal: $286.93

If you want to go with a better cpu:


AMD Phenom II X2 550 Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor HDX550WFGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103847
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy

$87.99

Well thank you again... looks more than reasonable..

It's a fairy basic system but fast. Don't know what your requirements are, i.e. general usage, gaming, heavy multi-media downloads. All those require different components. One cool thing is you can use your old hard drive, install it in the new system as the master or load a new OS on the new HD and use your old one as a slave drive. That way anything you want to keep you can just go to that drive and pull it off.

 

[Lumpy 1]

Sorry. Here's the shopping cart.

LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106289

$29.99


Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148395

-$5.00 Instant

$59.99
$54.99


GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128376

-$3.00 Instant

$74.99
$71.99


Rosewill RV2-500 500 W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817182038

$39.99


Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007

$9.99


AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor ADX240OCGQBOX
Item #: N82E16819103688

$59.99

Subtotal: $286.93

If you want to go with a better cpu:


AMD Phenom II X2 550 Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor HDX550WFGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103847
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy

$87.99

Well thank you again... looks more than reasonable..

It's a fairy basic system but fast. Don't know what your requirements are, i.e. general usage, gaming, heavy multi-media downloads. All those require different components. One cool thing is you can use your old hard drive, install it in the new system as the master or load a new OS on the new HD and use your old one as a slave drive. That way anything you want to keep you can just go to that drive and pull it off.

Well you've started me on the road, there is some gaming I'm interested in and also some multi-media downloading. Obviously, I need to read up and figure out what my needs are going to be.

 

[Ringel05]

Well thank you again... looks more than reasonable..

It's a fairy basic system but fast. Don't know what your requirements are, i.e. general usage, gaming, heavy multi-media downloads. All those require different components. One cool thing is you can use your old hard drive, install it in the new system as the master or load a new OS on the new HD and use your old one as a slave drive. That way anything you want to keep you can just go to that drive and pull it off.

Well you've started me on the road, there is some gaming I'm interested in and also some multi-media downloading. Obviously, I need to read up and figure out what my needs are going to be.

Here's where I got my start.

How to Build Gaming Computers

The system I'm using would sell for around $1500 retail, not including operating system, monitor, printer, keyboard and mouse. I built it for about $450.
Right now the only extra item I have is a 1 gig video card that was around $60. I also used the SATA cables as opposed to the old ribbon cables.

 

[Lumpy 1]

It's a fairy basic system but fast. Don't know what your requirements are, i.e. general usage, gaming, heavy multi-media downloads. All those require different components. One cool thing is you can use your old hard drive, install it in the new system as the master or load a new OS on the new HD and use your old one as a slave drive. That way anything you want to keep you can just go to that drive and pull it off.

Well you've started me on the road, there is some gaming I'm interested in and also some multi-media downloading. Obviously, I need to read up and figure out what my needs are going to be.

Here's where I got my start.

How to Build Gaming Computers

The system I'm using would sell for around $1500 retail, not including operating system, monitor, printer, keyboard and mouse. I built it for about $450.
Right now the only extra item I have is a 1 gig video card that was around $60. I also used the SATA cables as opposed to the old ribbon cables.

Thanks Buddy