Recent content by AHLee24

Sorry if this is a stupid question. I just recently bought an entirely new PC to replace my 4+ year old PC. However, I still want to use the old hard drives that I have on my old PC to be used in the new PC. Would these hard drives have to be wiped & formatted before installing into my new PC or...

What changes would you personally make and why? This is just for reference for myself to see what could be changed. Also do you have any experience with the Sapphire r9 290? I was debating between that and the Nvidia GTX 780 but both cards have had reported issues so not too sure which one to...

First off, thank you for taking the time to read this post and provide any help if possible. I am looking to build a gaming desktop and buy the parts around the end of this year. I've done some extensive searching and have compiled the following build components: PCPartPicker List CPU: Intel...

Thank you both for your answers. I'll finalize this thread once I figure out everything. Thanks again.

What sort of graphics card would you recommend for a basic-use desktop?

Which i3 CPU would you recommend. Is there any significant performance difference between an AMD or an intel processor?

Wow guys didn't expect such a fast response. @okcnaline: Honestly I didn't know what a basic desktop component should be. All I ever looked up were like gaming desktop builds which were uber expensive. Thanks again for the response! I'll probably use yours and make some adjustments @bob hays...

First off, I want to say thanks for taking the time to read this. I've been meaning to help my mom build a desktop to replace her current laptop. She's had her current laptop for the past 4 years and its slowly deteriorating on her. She's not really tech-savvy and mainly uses it to watch movies...