Recent content by Nancypants

BIOSTAR A785G3H Cheap,capable integrated graphics (as good as you're gonna get), good reviews. It has some capability to OC and unlock cores, if you plan to do so.

If you are willing to spend more, I would update the video card. Any quad core is going to be fine for current gaming. If you have a little extra in your budget, I would spring for an SSD. It won't make a huge difference while playing games, but windows will load super fast and applications can...

For Eyefinity, I would definitely want to match my monitor sizes. If you just want it for general desktop stuff, matching size is much less important IMO. At work, I have a 20" Widescreen and a 17" piece of junk (damn economy). I use the 17" for things that I generally don't stare at, like...

Pentium III 500 MHz with a 3dfx Voodoo 3. It was the first PC I owned, and it was old when I inherited it...

So, I've been doing some research for the past couple weeks and I think I have found a good combo of hardware. My budget is ~$1500 (Most likely purchasing through Newegg). I already have a monitor, keyboard/mouse, and 1TB HDD. I will need just about everything else. I don't have any brand...

If I am not mistaken, a HTPC is generally just quieter, possibly smaller, and the primary function will be to serve up content on a TV. This computer will hopefully do that, though noise and size are not limiting concerns. It would also be used as a general PC on a desk near my TV.

It would probably be more of a PC hooked up to my TV. This will be my primary entertainment PC for Web browsing, gaming, movies, etc. Ideally, I would like to use this as a DVR eventually. The most CPU intense stuff I will do is going to mainly be compiling code, decoding video files and some...

I'm in the market to build a new PC in the next few weeks. Right now, I am without a desktop, and my laptop (T43p) is on its last legs. I'm looking to spend less than about $1500. I'll answer the basic questions then explain what I'm thinking. Primary Use: Home theater TV: Watching videos...