- Oct 31, 2000
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Hey folks, it's been many years since I last posted on here. I used to be really into computers/hardware but ever since the wife and kids came along I've lost interest/time in the computing world. It's finally time for a "major" upgrade to my PC.
Current Specs:
Asus P5KC
Intel E6500 2.93Ghz
Geforce GTX 460
2GB DDR-2 800
Crucial SSD (m4-ct128m4ssd2) (new 2 months ago)
Enermax EG365P-VE
I'm expecting to replace the motherboard, CPU & ram and hoping I can reuse the rest. I don't want/need cutting edge performance. This PC has been fine for me for years and it's pretty ancient as far as technology goes.
Budget is important. I'd like to keep the Motherboard at or below $150 and the CPU under $100.
I'll be going from XP to Windows 8 as far as OS goes.
I'm a fan of Asus motherboards so I'd like to stay with that brand. If there was a motherboard that I could reuse the CPU and ram but was Windows 8 compatible that would be ideal but I don't see anything like that.
mITX would be cool too but not absolutely necessary.
Any suggestions as to what I should look at and/or what sort of features I should make sure I get would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Current Specs:
Asus P5KC
Intel E6500 2.93Ghz
Geforce GTX 460
2GB DDR-2 800
Crucial SSD (m4-ct128m4ssd2) (new 2 months ago)
Enermax EG365P-VE
I'm expecting to replace the motherboard, CPU & ram and hoping I can reuse the rest. I don't want/need cutting edge performance. This PC has been fine for me for years and it's pretty ancient as far as technology goes.
Budget is important. I'd like to keep the Motherboard at or below $150 and the CPU under $100.
I'll be going from XP to Windows 8 as far as OS goes.
I'm a fan of Asus motherboards so I'd like to stay with that brand. If there was a motherboard that I could reuse the CPU and ram but was Windows 8 compatible that would be ideal but I don't see anything like that.
mITX would be cool too but not absolutely necessary.
Any suggestions as to what I should look at and/or what sort of features I should make sure I get would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!