Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 weeks
Budget Range: 800-900 USD
System Usage from Most to Least Important: moderate gaming, streaming, fireworks
Are you buying a monitor: No - already have a Sony Bravia 40" TV
Parts to Upgrade: MB, CPU, PSU, RAM
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon mainly
Location: Detroit, MI
Parts Preferences: Intel by current specs
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Already have: XFX Radeon 4890 HD, 18x DVD drive, Keyboard, Mouse & SAMSUNG 830 SSD 128GB and a few TB of external
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Windows doesn't start every once in a while. Windows updates fail regularly. Sometimes system just gets really slow. (all of this still after a clean install) So I figure my parts are just getting old and worn out.
Parts I am looking at: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gPZ3
Thanks everyone for taking a looking and offering your advice.
Budget Range: 800-900 USD
System Usage from Most to Least Important: moderate gaming, streaming, fireworks
Are you buying a monitor: No - already have a Sony Bravia 40" TV
Parts to Upgrade: MB, CPU, PSU, RAM
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon mainly
Location: Detroit, MI
Parts Preferences: Intel by current specs
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Already have: XFX Radeon 4890 HD, 18x DVD drive, Keyboard, Mouse & SAMSUNG 830 SSD 128GB and a few TB of external
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Windows doesn't start every once in a while. Windows updates fail regularly. Sometimes system just gets really slow. (all of this still after a clean install) So I figure my parts are just getting old and worn out.
Parts I am looking at: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gPZ3
Thanks everyone for taking a looking and offering your advice.