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Hey boys
i think it's time to upgrade a bit. still using a Pentium 3 here.
I do music production stuff on a different comptuer.
I use this machine for regular day-to-day stuff...outlook, IE, listening to/burning music, digital camera stuff & Word/Excel Stuff. I don't do any hardcore gaming. My Half-Life days have long since passed.
The systems i see advertised int he retail stores all come with monitors. I have a 19" flat monitor, so i don't need one.
I don't need an O/S or software, since i'll probably just transplant my 160GB hard drive.
I'd like:
a graphics card with enough memory to deal with my 7.1 MP digital camera's pictures.
a DVD burner
a CF/SD Card reader and some front-panel USB ports.
512MB minimum memory.
Phone modem isn't necessary, network interface is.
I'd like to spend around $300-450. I know it's do-able...i don't need a Dell/HP/Compaq and i know you get more bang for the buck out of some of the smaller websites/**** systems.
I want good value....anybody have any recommendations on which smaller brands would best suit my needs?
Thanks
~Kenny
i think it's time to upgrade a bit. still using a Pentium 3 here.
I do music production stuff on a different comptuer.
I use this machine for regular day-to-day stuff...outlook, IE, listening to/burning music, digital camera stuff & Word/Excel Stuff. I don't do any hardcore gaming. My Half-Life days have long since passed.
The systems i see advertised int he retail stores all come with monitors. I have a 19" flat monitor, so i don't need one.
I don't need an O/S or software, since i'll probably just transplant my 160GB hard drive.
I'd like:
a graphics card with enough memory to deal with my 7.1 MP digital camera's pictures.
a DVD burner
a CF/SD Card reader and some front-panel USB ports.
512MB minimum memory.
Phone modem isn't necessary, network interface is.
I'd like to spend around $300-450. I know it's do-able...i don't need a Dell/HP/Compaq and i know you get more bang for the buck out of some of the smaller websites/**** systems.
I want good value....anybody have any recommendations on which smaller brands would best suit my needs?
Thanks
~Kenny