Go Back   PCMech Forums > General & Off Topic > General Discussion

Need Some Help? Type Your Keywords Here:

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 12-23-2006, 11:18 AM   #1
Member (5 bit)
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 30
Worth building another one or no?

Ok, I built my first computer over the summer. My main reason for building (besides for actually wanting to build my own) was because both of my families computers are downstairs in an office with none in my room.

I kind of rushed the "buying" phase as much as possible, so that I could get it built even quicker. So while I love the computer it's not what I truely wanted.

Now it's xmas time, I'm in line for some money, and I stopped playing video games so I don't spend much on them any more, and I have this urge to go and start building another one, taking my time to buy the exact parts I want.

Do you think it's worth it? Or should I just stick with what I have which is pretty decent, well, atleast compared to the 1.X ghz 256 MB Dell I had been using.
JuniorFan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2006, 11:20 AM   #2
Not so new
 
newbuilder14's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Maryland, United States
Posts: 2,576
Send a message via AIM to newbuilder14
Can we see the specifications of the current one before we advise on upgrading/replacing?
__________________
“To me there are three things everyone should do every day. Number one is laugh. Number two is think -- spend some time in thought. Number three, you should have your emotions move you to tears. If you laugh, think and cry, that's a heck of a day.” - Jim Valvano
newbuilder14 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2006, 11:28 AM   #3
Member (5 bit)
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 30
Ummm, I'm lazy and about to go out for xmas so I'll give you just a generic run through and get specific later.

2.2 ghz amd athlon 64 processor (am2 socket)
1 gb ram (pgi?) 2 512's it is
Radeon x1600 pro
250 gb hdd and a dvd burner

I don't want to really "replace" it. I'm going to college next year so I figure I'll just leave both of um in my room and be super geeky, then when I go away take the new one and bestow the old one as a gift to my father so that he can stop using the 700 mhz 128 mb ram one he has lol.

Like I said, it's not horrible, but I'd like to save for a better processor/vid card and then I wanted to replace like every cable/fan I have in this computer because it all stock stuff....so I figured why not just build a new one.
JuniorFan is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Still Need Help? Type Your Keywords Here:


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Need help building first PC gergesa28 Computer Hardware 11 07-06-2004 02:40 AM
Building your own computer is fun?.... captmix Windows Legacy Support (XP and earlier) 4 06-08-2004 02:19 PM
Looking for a decent Building to Building wireless bridge Wanabe Networking & Online Security 5 03-02-2004 06:15 PM
Building a Cheap Computer -- Need Help Daemar Computer Hardware 5 02-28-2004 09:28 PM
Building My New Computer pmaddock Computer Hardware 14 02-28-2002 10:58 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:16 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0