it saves a lot of power to use the integrated graphics instead of the built in discrete card when not doing anything graphic intensive...extends battery life like crazy...most laptops feature it now, not sure how to fix the OP problem though :(
oh definitely, u don't wanna waste ur money for no reason, but OP said it's starting to struggle and he's lookin for an upgrade, so we're tryin to look for him a good deal/upgrade
a little off topic here, but big ole CRT monitors are technically better, right? they can produce a "true black" that LCD's cannot...but our old CRT monitor was susceptible to burn-in :( still some pretty funny stuff about old tech like that...and yea i did read somewhere that technically CRT with VGA can have an infinite resolution....of course that's just theory and blah blah blah
It will later, I remember back in 06 recommending q6600 a lot but most people were saying get the e6600 or something similar.Bikouchu35
Thank god I went with q6700 g0 step instead of e8400. However intel has a track record of disappointment with HT but made milestone achievements with core & archy jumps. So if thats the case than Ill wait for ivy bridge to future proof better.
I much rather get a fresh 2500k and oc the crud out of it rather than stuck with lesser speed + ht which I dont use, if it were up to me.
in a year all our money will go much further in computer hardware lol that's the nature of PC parts to begin with, anyway, jumping from the 4xxxx series to the 6xxxx series will be a very nice improvement! if u can squeeze out the extra cash I'd go for a 69xx series card or a gtx 570
nah HDMI is the high def standard right now, xbox 360's, PS3's, bluray players, etc all output HDMI....DVI is popular in the PC community cuz a lot of PC people have their own sound setup using the sound board on their motherboard (the green, pink, blue, etc. female plugins on most motherboards) and don't need built-in speakers on their computer monitors
[QUOTE="staibilizer"]thank you gambler and everyone who helped me out.... this is what I will be going with after all this....final comments are welcome! THANK YOU EVERYONE! Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7261S-0B LightScribe Support - OEM COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ... Palit NE5X56T01142-1041F GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card ADATA XPG Gaming v2.0 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model AX3U1600GC4G9-DG2 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K MSI P67A-G45 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Windows 7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173&cm_re=hyperx_8gb_1600-_-20-104-173-_-Product i've been recommending this RAM a lot, i've had good experience with it, plus it will save u a few dollars...kingston hyperx is a good brand as well
thanks, i'm definitely looking to get the mx518 mouse so that's a done deal still a little torn on the keyboards...gonna compare them, MS sidewinder vs G110 vs Cyborg v5 as for monitor...i'm really thinking of just waiting and getting the PS3 3d monitor bundle with resistance 3 that comes out this fall
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