Here is my budget build, there is $60 in MIR's
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=8840286
Hi, I've done some searching but I'm still I bit confused about what would be overkill. I haven't built a PC in a while so I have no idea what the new stuff is really capable of. I don't play any games and this is mainly a media server (formally a XMBC server) I watch H.264 vids on my 37" LG 37LC7D, my PC monitor is a LG 19" windscreen W1952TQ
So the PC in the $500 gamer looks like a winner for my needs atm but I don't want to buy another pc in a few more years, I'm coming from a AMD 64 2800, 1.5 ram, Rage Fury Pro, w/ 1030gb storage. So I've been looking at stepping up the cpu, MB, and ram. I'd use the E7200, EP45, and 1066 ram. The EP45 is so I can run the native 1066 ram.
I want to run new hdd as well so I was looking at 2 640gb satas in raid0, I'd like the keep the 250gb drive as well. I also have a older 7200.8 40gb I'd use for the OS.
So would the extra $100 be worth the upgrade over the e2200/EP35/ram?
Would I be better off oc'n the memory and staying with the cheaper board if I run the e7200?
Will I see any real improvement with raid 0, is the risk too much since I don't play games?
My psu is 450w but a couple years old, how do I know its good to go?
Would even the e2200 setup smoke my current rig and I'm fussing over nothing,LOL?
Thanks
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=8840286
Hi, I've done some searching but I'm still I bit confused about what would be overkill. I haven't built a PC in a while so I have no idea what the new stuff is really capable of. I don't play any games and this is mainly a media server (formally a XMBC server) I watch H.264 vids on my 37" LG 37LC7D, my PC monitor is a LG 19" windscreen W1952TQ
So the PC in the $500 gamer looks like a winner for my needs atm but I don't want to buy another pc in a few more years, I'm coming from a AMD 64 2800, 1.5 ram, Rage Fury Pro, w/ 1030gb storage. So I've been looking at stepping up the cpu, MB, and ram. I'd use the E7200, EP45, and 1066 ram. The EP45 is so I can run the native 1066 ram.
I want to run new hdd as well so I was looking at 2 640gb satas in raid0, I'd like the keep the 250gb drive as well. I also have a older 7200.8 40gb I'd use for the OS.
So would the extra $100 be worth the upgrade over the e2200/EP35/ram?
Would I be better off oc'n the memory and staying with the cheaper board if I run the e7200?
Will I see any real improvement with raid 0, is the risk too much since I don't play games?
My psu is 450w but a couple years old, how do I know its good to go?
Would even the e2200 setup smoke my current rig and I'm fussing over nothing,LOL?
Thanks