New computer.

[Pally]

I was wondering if anyone might be willing to assist me in setting up a layout for a new computer?
The one I currently have is ok and plays well enough, but I need more POWER!!!

I am on a limited budget so nothing crazy, maybe up to 700$ US. I dont expect to find a prebuilt online for that so I know it would have to be a custom job.

Any thoughts are helpfull!!

[[N]Von Clausewitz]

With that budget Pally, you can get quite a bit for your money if you can save items from your current PC. Can you post your current PC specs?

VC

[Pally]

Specifications
Part Number: 1015005RGateway FX7020 Desktop Computer
Model: FX7020
The following table provides the specifications for the Gateway® FX7020 desktop computer.


Feature Specification
Processor AMD Phenom™ 9600 64-bit Quad Core processor
•Operates at 2.30 GHz
•2 MB L3 cache
•3600 MHz system bus

Chipset NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE
Memory •Installed: 3072 MB DDR2, 667 MHz, (PC2-5300) dual channel memory (two 1024 MB and two 512 MB modules)
•Expandable to: 4 GB (4 DDR2 DIMM slots)

Hard Drive 500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA II hard drive
Support for up to two hard drives
Optical Drive 18X DVD ±RW super multi-format dual layer optical drive with Labelflash™ support (up to 8.5GB)
•Write max: 18X DVD±R, 8X DVD+R DL, 8X DVD-R DL, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, 12X DVD-RAM, 48X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
•Read max: 16X DVD-ROM, 48X CD-ROM
•Supports Labelflash™ on disc printing (req. Labelflash media)

Media Card Reader 15-in-1 high speed digital media manager supporting the following:
•Compact Flash (CF) I, II
•IBM Microdrive™ (MD)
•SmartMedia Card (SMC)
•Memory Stick™ (MS)
•Memory Stick Duo (MS Duo)
•Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO)
•Memory Stick PRO Duo (MS PRO Duo)
•Secure Digital™ (SD)
•Mini Secure Digital (MiniSD)
•Multi Media Card (MMC)
•RS Multi Media Card (RS-MMC) (need adapter)
•Multi Media Plus Card (MMC Plus)
•Multi Media Mobile Card (MMC Mobile)
•xD-Picture Card (xD)
•Smart Copy button
•Integrated IR receiver

Video NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT

•512 MB on board video memory
•DirectX® 10
•Ports:
•Two DVI-I
•S-Video

TV Tuner •Analog/Digital TV tuner card with 3-D combination
•Ports:
•One analog TV
•One ATSC antenna
•One S-Video
•One stereo minijack audio,
plus S-Video to Composite Video dongle

Audio Integrated 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio
Network Support Integrated Realtek RTL8201N 10/100 MB LAN
Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem with RJ-11 ports
Add-in Card Slots •One PCI Express ×16 (graphics interface)
•Two PCI Express ×1
•One PCI conventional

External Connectors •One PS/2 keyboard port
•One PS/2 mouse port
•One VGA monitor port
•Six USB ports (four rear, two front)
•One RJ-45 Ethernet LAN port
•Eight audio jacks (six rear, two front)
•Three front RCA jacks (one video and two audio)

Drive Bays Five total:
•Two external 5.25-inch
•One external 3.5-inch (with a docking bay for optional Gateway 2.5-inch removable USB hard drive)
•Two internal 3.5-inch (hard drive)

Power Supply 400 Watt
Physical Dimensions
(H × W × D) 15.6 × 7.2 × 16.1 inches
Weight (Unpackaged) Minimum 23.4 lbs. (varies with configuration)

[[N]Sloop]

The one I currently have is ok and plays well enough, but I need more POWER!!!

I's say just live with what you have and save your money until you have about twice that much, sell the old horse and buy cutting edge.

If I had to upgrade; the power supply is probably already maxed out. Next you would want to go big on the Vid card and then even more ram. I would start at Craigslist and upgrade according to what killer deals I could find.

[Pally]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=2533

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... el-Memory&

I was looking at these 2 items on Tigerdirect.com

Needing some help with finding a Vid Card... I keep seeing PCI 2, but I am not sure my motherboard would support that... I think its PCI 1

[Pally]

Found this at Best Buy....
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/EVGA+-+NVID ... Id=9786891