Dealing with lots of files and games...of course

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   Hello...6 years ago I bought my HP computer with a single core 3.0 and 1GB RAM...it's time for it to be replaced.

BUDGET: love to spend only $1000, but will max out about $1,500.

EXPECTATIONS: I want something that I can have for 4 years at minimum and still play games, at decreasing settings of course. I will work at home on it and it needs to be reliable. I will run duel monitors and want USB 3.0.

USAGE: A lot of PowerPoint with large files, over 2 GBs sometimes. Running many browser windows at the same time while doing PowerPoint, while watching a movie and searching through photo galleries that include hundreds of photos thumbnailed.

SPECIAL NEEDS: I really want to be able to be able to open a folder with hundreds of photos, see thumbnails, then open another folder of the same and switch back and forth between many folders like this, while also looking at individual photos as well. 

So, I am wondering what to get for all of this. Thanks so very much in advance!

Sam

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SammyK Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Topic: Dealing with lots of files and games...of course Posted: 28 Jan 2011 at 9:11pm
	Hello...6 years ago I bought my HP computer with a single core 3.0 and 1GB RAM...it's time for it to be replaced. BUDGET: love to spend only $1000, but will max out about $1,500. EXPECTATIONS: I want something that I can have for 4 years at minimum and still play games, at decreasing settings of course. I will work at home on it and it needs to be reliable. I will run duel monitors and want USB 3.0. USAGE: A lot of PowerPoint with large files, over 2 GBs sometimes. Running many browser windows at the same time while doing PowerPoint, while watching a movie and searching through photo galleries that include hundreds of photos thumbnailed. SPECIAL NEEDS: I really want to be able to be able to open a folder with hundreds of photos, see thumbnails, then open another folder of the same and switch back and forth between many folders like this, while also looking at individual photos as well. So, I am wondering what to get for all of this. Thanks so very much in advance! Sam

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2011 at 12:48am
	For that kind of use I recommend 8GB of ram, and that will put us over the budget: Here you go Ticket# 482442 --- $1786 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-KR) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty I would save up and get that or just go with 4GB of ram and then add more down the road. we could strip it like this, but your performance would not be the same: Here you go Ticket# 482444 --- $1594 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-KR) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty your thoughts
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SammyK Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2011 at 3:06am
	What about an i5 2500k overclocked and a ATI 6850 or similar video card step down?

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2011 at 3:41am
	for multi tasking and etc you want hyperthread, which the 2500k does not have, but its not the end of the world, you can do with a 2500k, the 6850 is a good idea since gaming is not that important.
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sadie Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01 Feb 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 2:30am
	And give me your reasons for picking Enix over full tower or mid tower o.o. If you'd consider midtowers, the 922's also an excellent pick for airflow without a massive footprint, as well as the upcoming third generation Raven 3 that's going to come out by Silverstone sometime soon. Also, if you still have your rig, you can just scavenge parts and save some money. Save your PSU, your case, maybe your video card or not, lights, CD drive, and you have maybe $300 right there. Then you just need $400~800 or so for CPU, Mobo, Cooler, and possibly video card.
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DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 3:37am
	sadie has some very good points there
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