bucsfan
10-29-2008, 12:56 PM
Current PC: intel Pent D 2.8 GHZ; 2.99 GB RAM (not sure what type) intel 82945g chipset; running XP. 160 MB Maxtor HD
I am looking to upgrade (or buy if you suggest) to a quiet, noticeably faster (multitasking, boot up) with good graphics for my son to play the latest games. I can't spend a fortune but what would you recommend? Is there an advantage to having 2 hard drives? Can I overclock my CPU (without overheating?) to get noticeably faster? How would I do it? I just don't want to pay for Windows, hard drive or dvd+/- rom again if I don't have to. I am not sure what my current video board is but I think it's rather basic (plays some of the newer games and has a TV tuner that I never use. I found a pretty good deal @ PCUSA.com. Here it is. I look forward to any advice.
Specificition: Price : Your Custom PC Detail $667.25
• Warranty :Fully assembled and tested. 3-Years Labor, 1-Year Parts warranty plus lifetime tech support.
• Case :aBX: [ CA-IMJ233P ] ( Front USB, Audio ), Black w/ 400W PSU
• Power Supply [ PSU ] :aBX, 550W Power Supply [ PSU ]. Model: BLACK-550
• CPU Processor :Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, LGA 775, 2.4GHz, 64-Bit Quad-Core, 2x4MB Cache; 1066MHz
• Cooling Fan :Intel factory Auto-RPM Silent CPU Air Cool
• System Board :PC Chips GeForce 7050, 4GB DDR2 Max, RAID, Audio, LAN, Video. [ * P55G ]
• RAM Memory :6G (3x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800
• VGA :Geforce 9600GT: 512MB
• Monitor LCD :None
• Hard Drive 1 : 160GB SATA-II 7200RPM
• Hard Drive 2 : 80GB SATA-II 7200RPM
• Hard Drive 3 :None
• Hard Drive 4 :None
• Optical Drive 1 :20x Dual-Format/Dual-Layer LightScribe DVDRW Driver
• Optical Drive 2 :None
• Floppy :None
• Flash Reader :12-in-1 Flash Media Reader / Writer
• TV Tuner :None
• Sound Card :High Definition 7.1 Digtial Surround Sound
• Speakers :None
• Network :Integrated onBoard 10/100/(1000) Port(s)
• Wireless Net :None
• Modem :None
• Operating System :None
• Software :None
• Keyboard :None
• Mouse :None
I am looking to upgrade (or buy if you suggest) to a quiet, noticeably faster (multitasking, boot up) with good graphics for my son to play the latest games. I can't spend a fortune but what would you recommend? Is there an advantage to having 2 hard drives? Can I overclock my CPU (without overheating?) to get noticeably faster? How would I do it? I just don't want to pay for Windows, hard drive or dvd+/- rom again if I don't have to. I am not sure what my current video board is but I think it's rather basic (plays some of the newer games and has a TV tuner that I never use. I found a pretty good deal @ PCUSA.com. Here it is. I look forward to any advice.
Specificition: Price : Your Custom PC Detail $667.25
• Warranty :Fully assembled and tested. 3-Years Labor, 1-Year Parts warranty plus lifetime tech support.
• Case :aBX: [ CA-IMJ233P ] ( Front USB, Audio ), Black w/ 400W PSU
• Power Supply [ PSU ] :aBX, 550W Power Supply [ PSU ]. Model: BLACK-550
• CPU Processor :Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, LGA 775, 2.4GHz, 64-Bit Quad-Core, 2x4MB Cache; 1066MHz
• Cooling Fan :Intel factory Auto-RPM Silent CPU Air Cool
• System Board :PC Chips GeForce 7050, 4GB DDR2 Max, RAID, Audio, LAN, Video. [ * P55G ]
• RAM Memory :6G (3x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800
• VGA :Geforce 9600GT: 512MB
• Monitor LCD :None
• Hard Drive 1 : 160GB SATA-II 7200RPM
• Hard Drive 2 : 80GB SATA-II 7200RPM
• Hard Drive 3 :None
• Hard Drive 4 :None
• Optical Drive 1 :20x Dual-Format/Dual-Layer LightScribe DVDRW Driver
• Optical Drive 2 :None
• Floppy :None
• Flash Reader :12-in-1 Flash Media Reader / Writer
• TV Tuner :None
• Sound Card :High Definition 7.1 Digtial Surround Sound
• Speakers :None
• Network :Integrated onBoard 10/100/(1000) Port(s)
• Wireless Net :None
• Modem :None
• Operating System :None
• Software :None
• Keyboard :None
• Mouse :None