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Title: TSKB: Upgrading My PC
Post by: spyder9 on February 05, 2008, 10:56:28 PM: No Mac jokes , please. :P

I'm looking to make the jump for the first time in 5 years. My old trusty Dell 2350 just can't keep up with the most recent software upgrades I've done. Last time I had a slow computer, XP was making an impact on software developers. This time, its Vista.

The most important thing:

A machine that will make Adobe Audition, TMPGENC, and other audio/video editing software flat-out-fly.

I don't use my PC for gaming. But I do multi task when running the above software. Speed is everything.
Budget: $500.00 No desire to build own. Monitor not needed.

Thanks. :)
Title: Re: TSKB: Upgrading My PC
Post by: sygdwm on February 05, 2008, 11:27:23 PM: stay away from vista. get a refurb dell or gateway w/ xp.
Title: Re: TSKB: Upgrading My PC
Post by: spyder9 on February 05, 2008, 11:40:34 PM: Definitely sticking with XP. My 2350 is actually a refurbished Dell. The thing is a tank. Scored it on flea-bay. Gonna miss it.

Too many choices nowadays. Not sure what PC to grab. Dual Core, Core 2 Duo, Quad Core..... ???
Title: Re: TSKB: Upgrading My PC
Post by: OFOTD on February 05, 2008, 11:58:15 PM: http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/topics/global.aspx/arb/online/en/InventorySearch?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh

Dell Outlet. Just set your prices to >500. About 50 results just popped up for me.

One was a Dimension 3100/E310
- XP Media Cneter
- P4 2.8GHz
- 1GB RAM
- 160GB SATA drive
- DVD+/- RW

No floppy drive, no keyboard, no mouse and no monitor.

$459 !!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: TSKB: Upgrading My PC
Post by: Gordon on February 06, 2008, 12:03:05 AM: Quote from: spyder9 on February 05, 2008, 11:40:34 PM
Dual Core, Core 2 Duo, Quad Core..... ???

good luck getting any of those in a machine for $500. my dual core 300ghz was close to $300, just for the processor ;)
Title: Re: TSKB: Upgrading My PC
Post by: spyder9 on February 15, 2008, 12:37:16 AM: I struck gold! ;D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280199929944
Title: Re: TSKB: Upgrading My PC
Post by: kskreider on February 15, 2008, 01:02:59 AM: meh. You probably could have taken a lot of what you had (burner, mouse, video card, XP Key, case, power supply) and threw the $450 at some good RAM, mobo and CPU and built yourself a screamer.

I don't know why everyone thinks they need to buy a new OS every time they get a PC. You buy the key, not the OS. Just use Magic Jelly Bean and re-install it on a new machine.
Title: Re: TSKB: Upgrading My PC
Post by: spyder9 on February 15, 2008, 07:43:26 AM: Quote from: DarkStarJedi on February 15, 2008, 01:02:59 AM
meh. You probably could have taken a lot of what you had (burner, mouse, video card, XP Key, case, power supply) and threw the $450 at some good RAM, mobo and CPU and built yourself a screamer.

I don't know why everyone thinks they need to buy a new OS every time they get a PC. You buy the key, not the OS. Just use Magic Jelly Bean and re-install it on a new machine.

No way. I looked into that. Would have cost more like $750.00 for that kind of thinking. Plus, the 2350 box would've required some PITA engineering to get a new mobo in there. I hate cob-jobs.

My current setup: 1.8ghz P4, 512MB RAM, 30gb+80gb HD's, Windows XP

New setup: 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 500gb + 300gb HD's, Windows XP

I'll then flip my old machine through a local newspaper for $175.00. Putting this upgrade at just under $325.00. I'm good for few years now.
Title: Re: TSKB: Upgrading My PC
Post by: JoeKiller on February 17, 2008, 06:08:32 PM: for what it is worth, you can't beat dell prices for the base systems, soon as you upgrade it, you'll get hosed.