Hello all and thank you for having me on your forum. I've recent bought a dell optiplex 755 desktop model. it came with 2gb ram and a 80gb hard drive(the name escapes me at the moment). I purposely bought it to have a dedicated desktop(pay bills, surf the web yada yada). Well i use to play counterstrike wayyyyy back before CS:Source. Well it wouldnt run it, stock, so the "mod" bug hit me. I'll post my "build" below, but for now i will continue to ramble on haha.
Heres my questions: I'm intrigued by running a SSD. Is it worth it? I would enjoy the super fast boot but i have my system on 15 min sleep, i just wanna walk away and if i dont come back it stops using 100% energy.
Dual monitors? I would love to run dual monitors, please see the Graphics card i have installed to see if its possible. My ideal setup would be a 2nd 23" monitor so i can keep up chrome and surf while playing. Simple....or is it?
PLEASE keep it simple i have no idea what all the accrynoms mean. BIOS? GPU? ppfff
Tower: Dell Optiplex 755. Paid: $45.00 Craigslist
Screen: Acer - H6 Series 23" IPS LED HD Monitor - Black - Model: H236HL BID.
Speakers:Insignia™ - Powered Computer Speakers with Subwoofer (3-Piece) - Black/Silver/Gray
Keyboard:Logitech - MK520 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo - Black
Mouse:Logitech - M570 Wireless Trackball Mouse - Gray/Blue
RAM Upgrade: PNY - Optima 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 DIMM Memory - Multi (3x)
Graphics Card Upgrade:nVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2GB PCI-Express 2.0 x16 DVI+HDMI Single Slot Low Profile Video Graphics Card
TOTAL: $507.72 AFTER TAX.
It now runs CS:S way better than i remember. Thats not what i'm asking. What other upgrades can i be looking forward to?
I'm playing with the idea of building my own from scratch but i'm not that hardcore into it. But then again i'm a car guy and i'd love to piece together my own setup and know whats going on with what all the time(if that makes any sense)
THANKS IN ADVANCE GUYS!!
Heres my questions: I'm intrigued by running a SSD. Is it worth it? I would enjoy the super fast boot but i have my system on 15 min sleep, i just wanna walk away and if i dont come back it stops using 100% energy.
Dual monitors? I would love to run dual monitors, please see the Graphics card i have installed to see if its possible. My ideal setup would be a 2nd 23" monitor so i can keep up chrome and surf while playing. Simple....or is it?
PLEASE keep it simple i have no idea what all the accrynoms mean. BIOS? GPU? ppfff
Tower: Dell Optiplex 755. Paid: $45.00 Craigslist
Screen: Acer - H6 Series 23" IPS LED HD Monitor - Black - Model: H236HL BID.
Speakers:Insignia™ - Powered Computer Speakers with Subwoofer (3-Piece) - Black/Silver/Gray
Keyboard:Logitech - MK520 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo - Black
Mouse:Logitech - M570 Wireless Trackball Mouse - Gray/Blue
RAM Upgrade: PNY - Optima 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 DIMM Memory - Multi (3x)
Graphics Card Upgrade:nVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2GB PCI-Express 2.0 x16 DVI+HDMI Single Slot Low Profile Video Graphics Card
TOTAL: $507.72 AFTER TAX.
It now runs CS:S way better than i remember. Thats not what i'm asking. What other upgrades can i be looking forward to?
I'm playing with the idea of building my own from scratch but i'm not that hardcore into it. But then again i'm a car guy and i'd love to piece together my own setup and know whats going on with what all the time(if that makes any sense)
THANKS IN ADVANCE GUYS!!