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I've got a wee bonus coming up soon so I've been toying with the idea of maybe upgrading the PC. I'll have about £300-£400 to spend on one.
The pc I have at present is Win7 64 bit, a core 2 6420 cpu@2.13ghz 4 gb ram Nvid geforce 210 one 250gb internal HD and one 1tb internal HD
Still not sure on whether to go for a mini tower thingy, I've seen fanless ones advertised or get the traditional type tower. I assume I might not get both HD's inside a mini tower depending on the model. I don't mind doing a self build, I've done them before.
Reason for the mini tower is the current pc sits on the floor to the right of my feet, it can't really go anywhere else because of power and phone socket connections and is too big to sit on top of the desk, besides it's ugly
If I move it to the left then all the cables etc are visible looking like a intensive care unit and difficult to hide, even with cable tidy's. Occasionally it gets a bit rattly these days, and there are vents on the side of the tower which blows the cool air over my feet, sitting at the desk for a while gives me cold feet...well I'm getting on a bit these days. LOL
My main use is internet, Adobe Elements 9 Lightroom 3 and some web building. I don't play games, only games my grandkids play on it are from kids websites.
Wife is not happy if I get another desk as everything in this room is matching, furniture curtain etc...don't ask :shrug:
So happy campers should I get a new setup with a quieter box mini tower thingy and is it really worth upgrading what I've got or get a thick pair of socks and slippers
I'm open to suggestions...remember it's a family forum
The pc I have at present is Win7 64 bit, a core 2 6420 cpu@2.13ghz 4 gb ram Nvid geforce 210 one 250gb internal HD and one 1tb internal HD
Still not sure on whether to go for a mini tower thingy, I've seen fanless ones advertised or get the traditional type tower. I assume I might not get both HD's inside a mini tower depending on the model. I don't mind doing a self build, I've done them before.
Reason for the mini tower is the current pc sits on the floor to the right of my feet, it can't really go anywhere else because of power and phone socket connections and is too big to sit on top of the desk, besides it's ugly
If I move it to the left then all the cables etc are visible looking like a intensive care unit and difficult to hide, even with cable tidy's. Occasionally it gets a bit rattly these days, and there are vents on the side of the tower which blows the cool air over my feet, sitting at the desk for a while gives me cold feet...well I'm getting on a bit these days. LOLMy main use is internet, Adobe Elements 9 Lightroom 3 and some web building. I don't play games, only games my grandkids play on it are from kids websites.
Wife is not happy if I get another desk as everything in this room is matching, furniture curtain etc...don't ask :shrug:
So happy campers should I get a new setup with a quieter box mini tower thingy and is it really worth upgrading what I've got or get a thick pair of socks and slippers
I'm open to suggestions...remember it's a family forum
