Scott P Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Common sense looks like it will prevail. Upgrade to at least 8 GB of RAM, a 256 GB SSD (prices are hitting $150 for these) and a 1TB+ drive. A new CPU cooler would be nice I guess. The price seems to be right on that CM unit. The wife ended up with a refurb HP Envy from Microcenter. It has an i5-4430, 12 GB of RAM, 2 TB drive, a card reader and USB 3.0 front and rear and Windows 8 (upgraded to 8.1). All for $499. I don't think I could build a similar machine for that much. It is a basic H81 chipset, but for her needs, it will work. It's the first pre-built desktop I've purchased since 1994. Photoshop Elements is the toughest program that machine will ever see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Scott P, on 06 Jan 2014 - 12:26 PM, said: Common sense looks like it will prevail. Upgrade to at least 8 GB of RAM, a 256 GB SSD (prices are hitting $150 for these) and a 1TB+ drive. A new CPU cooler would be nice I guess. The price seems to be right on that CM unit. The wife ended up with a refurb HP Envy from Microcenter. It has an i5-4430, 12 GB of RAM, 2 TB drive, a card reader and USB 3.0 front and rear and Windows 8 (upgraded to 8.1). All for $499. I don't think I could build a similar machine for that much. It is a basic H81 chipset, but for her needs, it will work. It's the first pre-built desktop I've purchased since 1994. Photoshop Elements is the toughest program that machine will ever see. I agree %100, 12 gb of ram, 2 tb hd, an i5, plus the os, as much as I hate to say it if you don't play high end games it is cheaper to buy prebuilt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott P Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I finally placed my order today with the egg. Crucial M500 240GB Mushkin Blackline 8 GB (2x4) Noctua NH-D14 Cooler WD Blue 1 TB I've won a PSU and Memory from Mushkin before here and at DFI-Street, so I chose to stick with them. I also won a NH-L12 from Noctua in last year's Christmas contest, so I spent some extra money to go with them. I'm looking forward to seeing how well it runs fully upgraded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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