So with XP support ending my mom wants me to find us a new desktop PC. I built the one we have now in 2009, I believe, so it's fairly old. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions. I would like to get a new mobo and CPU.
Here are the current specs:
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 ATX AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor ADX240OCGQBOX
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor ADX240OCGQBOX - Newegg.com
Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT12864AA800
Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT12864AA800 - Newegg.com
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6450 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card ( 100322L)
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6450 1GB PCI Express Video Card (100322L) - Newegg.com
Not sure what power supply we have(I'm away at school right now so i can't check either), but I know it's a pretty good one. The original went a few years ago and my brother was doing a lot of DVD burning so we got a good one.
Two 1TB SATA HDDs.
What I'm looking for...
I'm unsure of a price range so I'll say around $400
I would like to get Win8 and the machine to be able to run that well. I'm not a huge gamer, but I do play Diablo 3(the current machine runs it smoothly). And I'm sure I'll play some games in the near future. And graphics are not a big deal to me, I just want to be able to run the games smoothly. So I'm trying to keep the vid card that's currently installed unless it won't be compatible with the new mobo.
Thanks for any help.