Is my system too old? Is there any hope for i? Help :(

[MrTeal]

I actually did spend a minute looking, as I was also curious, but not enough to spend too much time on it. It's an i5. In this scenario(it's a full computer with Win 7 and a good chip for less than $200), I don't think it matters which die.

It does a bit, since 3.1GHz i5-2400 are really common in refurb systems, but that would be the Elite 8200.

If it is the LGA1156, I'd probably go with a used T3500 over it. There were a few yesterday that sold <$100 shipped, and come with a Win7 CoA. You get more full featured MB, a much better PSU, and generally better build quality. Toss in the 120GB SSD I linked for $40, and you're good to go.

 

[Slappydappy1]

Ok I am looking at those T3500's.

What is the best processor of the bunch? The Xeon Quad Cores? If so, I may purchase one soon.

Also, some have nvidia quadros. Should I grab one of those? I will probably take all the parts out in and put it in my Lian Li case.

 

[Slappydappy1]

Oh woops, probably last question...

Is the 8800 GT I have completely worthless? Should it just be tossed away after I upgrade? And are there good videos cards out there for under a $100 bucks for what I want to do? (office work, movies). I don't plan to game on this PC.

 

[Ketchup]

Only do quadro if you don't plan on gaming. Otherwise, something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Vamery-...292701?hash=item51d421241d:g:FV0AAOSwgQ9VoIZV

If you do look around eBay, there are a lot of these with 1 GB of memory. They are a little cheaper, but I wouldn't risk it. Of course you can do better, I was just looking for something cheap but decent for you.

 

[myocardia]

Is the 8800 GT I have completely worthless?

More or less, yeah. You may be able to get $20 for it, but it will cost you to list it, and it will cost you to ship it. At the absolute best, you could break even. Maybe. If I were you, I'd keep it as a spare. The GTX 650 that Ketchup found for $65 is about 4-5x as fast as that 8800GT, along with being many, many generations newer.

 

[bononos]

Ok I am looking at those T3500's.

What is the best processor of the bunch? The Xeon Quad Cores? If so, I may purchase one soon.
Also, some have nvidia quadros. Should I grab one of those? I will probably take all the parts out in and put it in my Lian Li case.

Choose the one with the fastest speed I guess because single thread performance is a problem with those older cpus.
I assume you are looking at some old Quadros in which case, the 650 is much better.

 

[dbcooper1]

Description says it's "Intel Core i5 4th Gen 3.1 GHz" which would make it an i5-4440 but that's new enough that it seems unlikely at that price. (but a great solution if accurate)