You could start with some of the barebones systems that tiger direct offers...they have some pretty good deals. They are very similar to newegg...
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Munn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 08:32 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Upgrade time! check this out, $559 for a very nice new system: http://www.ecost.com/prod/Systems/Desktops/Acer+Gateway+31GHz+AMD+Phenom+II+ X6+HDMI+Desktop+PC+w+8GB+RAM+and+1TB+Hard+Drive+-+DX4320-45+-+Black+-+PTGAY0 2011/58554954.aspx?navid=155442295 On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 4:00 PM, PT <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am looking to upgrade my computer. Large Illustrator files are slow > to work with and DX 11 is becoming more prevalent. > > Where do you folks buy your parts? > > I have looked on newegg and see some promising options, but, like > most, I am on a trimmed budget, (screw you, congress) and am looking > for the best deals I can find. So far, it has been worse than car shopping. > > Any pointers to good sites would be appreciated. That way maybe I can > suffer from information overload and end up blowing my mind so I can > obliviously drool on my keyboard instead of using it. > > Sharing what you have/get by with would also be helpful. I am almost > three years behind and am having to brush up on the new processor > names and what they mean as far as performance goes. > > I am upgrading RAM, CPU, motherboard and hard drive. Fitting a new > case into the budget would be nice too. A new video card is also on > the list, but it is at the bottom. > > I am eying the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE and the Intel Core i7-2600K > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:337972 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
