OK, I cheated. I am a woman, I am busty, but I am not naked.
I had to fib about the nakedness so that I wouldnt get overlooked as your basic "Oh, please help me" post.
I am a woman who used to be quite computer literate and for many years I kept a detailed list of what I was going to put into "MY DREAM COMPUTER" someday. That list hasnt been updated in over 5-6 years.............
Unfortunately, about 4-5 years ago, my SUV accelerated on its own, going up to about 100 mph, & then flipping over 7-8X when I hit the brakes. Why do I mention that at all? Because, without going into detail, I now have a problem retaining info. and with problem solving. (serious brain & back injuries) After years of people telling me how smart I was, now I have people looking at me funny when I can't remember something they told me 5 minutes ago. 🙁
Well, after a very nasty divorce & the selling of our home (husband couldnt tolerate me not remembering how he liked his eggs cooked) I find myself, FINALLY, with about $3,0000-$3,500 to spend on a nice computer and monitor. ($4,000 if I have to go that high)
I am asking you for recommendations on this because with the computer I have now (very old, freezes & then crashes, slow 28.8 modem) I cannot do the necessary research to catch up on things. (will be going to cable modem when I move to another home soon)
I realized I needed to come back here to Toms when I saw some mention of 2 graphic cards & something called SLI. Since when do you need 2 graphic cards? Remember I am technically "out of it" for 5-6 years.......I have no clue what is "up & coming" and what runs well.
If someone feels like taking the time (& I appreciate it if you can) I am looking for a system with a 19 inch & up LCD that is bordering on "overkill". I have a son who is heavy into gaming, a daughter who loves to spend time on the internet, & we all do various word processing tasks, etc... also-I don't want to buy a system again for a long time as I've waited a long time for this one, OBVIOUSLY.
I want enough memory to sound ridiculous, a monitor that looks beautiful, can handle some fast gaming & maybe could double as television, & obviously a system that's very stable/dependable because I'm no longer able to "troubleshoot" like I used to.
I remember all of you as being practically brilliant when it comes to computers so I'm sure that many of your "dream computer lists" would do just fine. If you could point me to what you would put together if it was your choice I'd just love it. I'm so far behind now-when I last compared a 40 gig hard drive was more than sufficient-cant believe what I see now!
I want you to know I only gave all the above detail because I dont want you to think I'm too lazy to do the research necessary to come up w/my own conclusions. I just really need your input. My kids & I have put up with "horrendous, old, unreliable computers" for many years- this is the BIG ONE for us, the computer that hopefully will make us drool in anticipation. I know you all can steer me in the right direction as far as what to order.......where to order it from is another question, for another time, I guess.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I had to fib about the nakedness so that I wouldnt get overlooked as your basic "Oh, please help me" post.
I am a woman who used to be quite computer literate and for many years I kept a detailed list of what I was going to put into "MY DREAM COMPUTER" someday. That list hasnt been updated in over 5-6 years.............
Unfortunately, about 4-5 years ago, my SUV accelerated on its own, going up to about 100 mph, & then flipping over 7-8X when I hit the brakes. Why do I mention that at all? Because, without going into detail, I now have a problem retaining info. and with problem solving. (serious brain & back injuries) After years of people telling me how smart I was, now I have people looking at me funny when I can't remember something they told me 5 minutes ago. 🙁
Well, after a very nasty divorce & the selling of our home (husband couldnt tolerate me not remembering how he liked his eggs cooked) I find myself, FINALLY, with about $3,0000-$3,500 to spend on a nice computer and monitor. ($4,000 if I have to go that high)
I am asking you for recommendations on this because with the computer I have now (very old, freezes & then crashes, slow 28.8 modem) I cannot do the necessary research to catch up on things. (will be going to cable modem when I move to another home soon)
I realized I needed to come back here to Toms when I saw some mention of 2 graphic cards & something called SLI. Since when do you need 2 graphic cards? Remember I am technically "out of it" for 5-6 years.......I have no clue what is "up & coming" and what runs well.
If someone feels like taking the time (& I appreciate it if you can) I am looking for a system with a 19 inch & up LCD that is bordering on "overkill". I have a son who is heavy into gaming, a daughter who loves to spend time on the internet, & we all do various word processing tasks, etc... also-I don't want to buy a system again for a long time as I've waited a long time for this one, OBVIOUSLY.
I want enough memory to sound ridiculous, a monitor that looks beautiful, can handle some fast gaming & maybe could double as television, & obviously a system that's very stable/dependable because I'm no longer able to "troubleshoot" like I used to.
I remember all of you as being practically brilliant when it comes to computers so I'm sure that many of your "dream computer lists" would do just fine. If you could point me to what you would put together if it was your choice I'd just love it. I'm so far behind now-when I last compared a 40 gig hard drive was more than sufficient-cant believe what I see now!
I want you to know I only gave all the above detail because I dont want you to think I'm too lazy to do the research necessary to come up w/my own conclusions. I just really need your input. My kids & I have put up with "horrendous, old, unreliable computers" for many years- this is the BIG ONE for us, the computer that hopefully will make us drool in anticipation. I know you all can steer me in the right direction as far as what to order.......where to order it from is another question, for another time, I guess.
THANK YOU SO MUCH