I've never built a system before but have braved openning the case to add memory, add a graphic card and once replaced a power suppply.
My old XP system is starting to lag and lock up and am considering replacing it with a new system for general use and gaming. I was looking to spend $800-1200. I'll need an OS. My old system has speakers, an anolog CRT monitor and working dual DVD reader and CD ROM reader/burner.
Is self building a money saver? Are there any good tutorials? I'm sure I can find some "recipes" for good home builds here, but am still rather nervous and could use some "handholding".
Also, is there any way to migrate programs from the old to the new system without having to reinstall from disk/download each one?
Thanks in advance and happy new Year.
My old XP system is starting to lag and lock up and am considering replacing it with a new system for general use and gaming. I was looking to spend $800-1200. I'll need an OS. My old system has speakers, an anolog CRT monitor and working dual DVD reader and CD ROM reader/burner.
Is self building a money saver? Are there any good tutorials? I'm sure I can find some "recipes" for good home builds here, but am still rather nervous and could use some "handholding".
Also, is there any way to migrate programs from the old to the new system without having to reinstall from disk/download each one?
Thanks in advance and happy new Year.