Building a PC

[RushOfJustice]

Waddup guys, fairly new here with little to no knowledge of computers. I'm trying to put together a computer to run stuff, anything better than my laptop will work now. I've got an old Dell XPS 410 with all the original parts, would I be able to swap out parts in it, or do I have to get a completely new computer? Any help is appreciated, thanks.

 

[Jad Chaar]

I recommend just getting all new parts. What is your budget and what tasks will you be using this for?

 

[cliffordcooley]

The "Dell XPS 410" was built using the BTX form factor.

http://www.sevenforums.com/pc-custom-builds-overclocking/285940-dell-xps-410-new-btx-case.html

If you change out motherboards, you will need a new case and power supply for it. I'm with JC713, the system is dated and wouldn't really be worth spending much on it even if it was an ATX form factor.

 

[RushOfJustice]

Makes sense, yeah. My price range is around 800 bucks, and I'm building mostly for gaming.

 

[death791]

Well with 800$ that's a nice budget to start with maybe you can help us all out again, with the types of games/programs you plan to run

 

[Jad Chaar]

This is what I would recommend:
CPU: AMD FX-6350
Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo
RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance
HDD: 1TB WD Caviar Black
PSU: XFX Core Edition Pro 550W
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7950
Case: Corsair 200R

That gets you to about $800 on Newegg. If you need a copy of Windows, we will need to rethink the build a bit.

 

[RushOfJustice]

Looks perfect. Thanks for the help.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Looks perfect. Thanks for the help.

No problem.