My Awful Year Continues... COMPUTER HELP

Defying · Feb 8, 2010

I don't play games, or even watch sports on my desktop.. it died tonight..

I need to buy a new one. I mainly use it for storing information, and work... im on it quite a bit, and tend to have a lot of applications and things open at once...

WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR IN A DESKTOP....

Not looking to spend alot thats why I am trying to figure out what is important...

nimue77 · Feb 8, 2010

Maybe you just need a new hard drive.

Defying said:
I don't play games, or even watch sports on my desktop.. it died tonight..

I need to buy a new one. I mainly use it for storing information, and work... im on it quite a bit, and tend to have a lot of applications and things open at once...

WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR IN A DESKTOP....

Not looking to spend alot thats why I am trying to figure out what is important...

jwblue · Feb 8, 2010

You might just need a new hard drive if that is the problem.

What type of processor do you have?

If you do buy.

Minimum 4 MB of RAM.

Windows 7 64 bit.

I would go for a low end Pentium 2 processor. Nothing less.

Other than that, you don't need much else.

DeathEatsaCracker · Feb 8, 2010

To add to InSpades' post, you should also buy a USB external hard drive to back up all your information. They are dirt cheap. I picked up a 500Gb at Target for $70. A small price to pay to keep your data safe.

celticGreen+ · Feb 8, 2010

if you want something "solid" you might look at business class desktops from Dell or Lenovo. They're not as "cool" as consumer-grade models, but they usually are more sturdy (and have better warranties backing them up).

Betallsports · Feb 8, 2010

I would agree with the others.....If you are going to buy New....I bought a Dell Studio 4MB Desktop for the Wife.
It comes with 3mb, but I Upgraded some things.

wolfie_cr · Feb 8, 2010

I cant help being the usual smart ass so I will point out that if you are buying computers with 3 or 4 MEGS.......you are buying stuff that is roughly 1 decade old ROFLMAO

Computers these days come with 2-8 gigs of memory (RAM) and 300 (or much more) gigs in harddrive space

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