Recent content by monte79

go ahead let me see your APU build as well, if you don't mind. Thanks for the reply...

Well, ok I guess that would be subjective that it's "BETTER" but according to CPUBoss benchmarks most the APUs I looked up beat that Pentium. But it is REALLY CHEAP. Is the MB you chose able to upgrade later on down the highway? I firmly believe if I get a nice foundation I can have a...

Approximate Purchase Date: this month Budget Range: as close to or under $350(I don't count shipping in that price; most things are free or close to it anyway) System Usage from Most to Least Important: 7yr old kid, internet games, school work, movies. Few games for older people, racing...

yes, the US and yes I have Win7 64bit Retail and a few different cases to choose from. Dell server cases and other generic ones. that is a very neat site, I've never seen that before. I do have a question about your build, you don't have a video card on there is that because the onboard...

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP Budget Range: $400 USD Before Shipping System Usage from Most to Least Important: AutoCad 2009-12, Sketchup, Office environment. Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: I have keyboard, mouse, DVD-drive, monitor, and plenty of cases to choose from...

you mean basically take a look at the i/o panel and compare what I got? That's easy enough. Once I figure that out can you guys give me a recommendation?

so, there is no ddr3 motherboard? That will fit the case? I just read somewhere that the board is possibly a BTX form factor.

I currently use a Dell OptiPlex 960. Current specs are: Core2 Quad QUAD, 9400/ 2.66GHz6M, 1333FSB 4GB,Non-ECC,800MHz DDR2 (2@2GB) Memory 256MB ATI RADEON HD 3450 Graphics dual DVI and VGA and TV Out (2) 320GB 3.5 inch SATA 3.0Gb/s and 16MB RAID 1 Running XP Pro I would like to know if I could...

Is this board a little better? ASUS F1A75-V EVO FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Model#: F1A75-V EVO Item#: N82E16813131784 Sale Price: $129.99

...not sure what Trinity is I suppose it's a new core name for AMD. "Throwaway" as in we'd get at least 5 years or so out of it, right? I can double the memory if need be, I just didn't think it'd be a "have to" thing at the moment. Although those AMD chips are cheap.

so your saying can't be done? Is the stuff I picked no good? I'm not looking for a powerhouse PC no real gaming at all. It's for my in-laws they surf the net, and look at pictures and videos. He on occasion does some video posting using Windows Movie Creator. Thanks for the tip though...

Looking to build a general "do a little of everything PC" This is what I found so far. Am I going in the right direction? I already have keyboard, mice, monitor, printer and such. I also already have Windows 7. This is basically to get updated for a 10year+ old XP based computer. It's just...

i guess nobody uses dlink here.....i do think im going with the 655...looks to be the best value for what im going for.........

no opinions at all?

I think i have it narrowed to these three, but still not sure. Looking for some advise/personal experience with any of these products. D-Link DIR-655 D-Link DIR-825 D-Link DGL-4500 The setup is in a townhome, the router is upstairs were the cable comes into the house. At the current time...