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Snowyolddog:
Current computer  Dell Dimension 8300   Desktop

   Any hints or recommendations as to merits of a newer model/computer?
I do some graphic work,  cards, etc.  Play  games  through Pogo Big Fish. Also photography and writing projects  and  also some accounting stuff.   Mostly  use for social connections and groups and research.  Might do more if the computer could do more.

 Hubby has same computer..he does more with autosketch and  design work.......also Facebook and photo sharing
 
what should we be looking for as far as speed and capabilities?

Snowyolddog:
Am seeing Dell Inspiron with Intel Core i3-3240     8 gb cache

   Decent ?
 Also seeing names I am not familiar with, Lenovox?   

Shane:
I build all my systems and hate store bought computers lol

If you know how to put a computer together I could give you the newegg.com links to build a new system like the ones I build for my customers :-)

Shane

Snowyolddog:
HI
I have to giggle..if you mean build my own by knowing where to plug in the tower, monitor and keyboard  well then   Sure  (  :cheesy:)

No sadly, apart from maybe downloading some software I don't know how to build them.   But thank you so much for   your thoughts
 Smiles
   

Shane:
Then if you go with a store bought machine then dont worry about brand but more of the specs.

First off if you have a costco store in your area like I do, they add a 2nd year warranty for free on the computers so I tell my customers who want a laptop and such to get them there just for that reason, otherwise all store machines normally come with only a 1 year.

The system you get you want to make sure is at least a quad (4) core CPU, each core is like a brain for the system, so while 1 program is use one core you have 3 more for other programs allowing you to multitask much better than the old days of a single core cpu.

As for memory and for a normal use machine 4GB or more and you are fine. No need to get a system with 16 GB or anything like that.

And for hard drive, SSD is dang fast, if you can find a system with a SSD drive it is worth the extra cost, we are talking 10x to 20X the HD speed.

As for size of the hard drive, look to see how much you use now, no need to pay for huge drives when you will never need that kind of space.

Other than that keep an eye on specs and try to find a good deal :-)

I didnt mention video as they all have a default and you only need a killer video card if you are a gamer :-)

Shane

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