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Hi all,
First post on here so go easy on me if I’ve said anything stupid J
Basically I built my first and only system about 4 years ago and just recently its started playing up. Nothing major until the last couple of days where it’ll just freeze, then have a solid beep and I have to reset, I’ve virus checks etc and took any software off that may be causing issues and it still does the same thing. I reckon it must be that the processor is packing up as it freezes under processor load - could be wrong though.
Anyway…I think its about time that I lay it to rest and get a new system - problem is, things have moved on a fair bit since I built it (core 2 duos and the 8800’s had just come out) so I’m pretty lost as to what I need and am after some advice.
I’ve read the guides, and the typical system in the stickies but am after a bit more. I’m looking to spend around £600-800ish but as it’s kinda a necessity rather than something I want to do, I don’t want to blow money if its not necessary.
The system needs to be mainly for gaming, with some video editing and my only preferences are NVIDIA and Intel - never tried overclocking so I doubt that will change J
Also, I had to get a replacement graphics card as the 8800 burnt out about a month ago so if I can re-use the gt240 that would be good even if its jut temporary - I’d like the system to be very future proof so I can add in upgrades as and when I get more money!
Also is there any point in trying to re-use my existing case - it’s a coolermaster preatorian 730sli? Albeit I’ll need new fans etc.
Thanks for reading my ramble lol
First post on here so go easy on me if I’ve said anything stupid J
Basically I built my first and only system about 4 years ago and just recently its started playing up. Nothing major until the last couple of days where it’ll just freeze, then have a solid beep and I have to reset, I’ve virus checks etc and took any software off that may be causing issues and it still does the same thing. I reckon it must be that the processor is packing up as it freezes under processor load - could be wrong though.
Anyway…I think its about time that I lay it to rest and get a new system - problem is, things have moved on a fair bit since I built it (core 2 duos and the 8800’s had just come out) so I’m pretty lost as to what I need and am after some advice.
I’ve read the guides, and the typical system in the stickies but am after a bit more. I’m looking to spend around £600-800ish but as it’s kinda a necessity rather than something I want to do, I don’t want to blow money if its not necessary.
The system needs to be mainly for gaming, with some video editing and my only preferences are NVIDIA and Intel - never tried overclocking so I doubt that will change J
Also, I had to get a replacement graphics card as the 8800 burnt out about a month ago so if I can re-use the gt240 that would be good even if its jut temporary - I’d like the system to be very future proof so I can add in upgrades as and when I get more money!
Also is there any point in trying to re-use my existing case - it’s a coolermaster preatorian 730sli? Albeit I’ll need new fans etc.
Thanks for reading my ramble lol