Hi There.
I brought my rig back in October 2008 and it was, at the time, a pretty powerful peice of kit. As we all know alot changes in 2 years, especially in terms of technology.
As I'm going to be treating myself to a new 360 Elite with a trade-in, I've decided now is as good a time as any to spruce the desktop up a bit as well. I have no intention of getting a new PC for at least another 3 years.
Here is my spec as purchased in 2008:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 w/ L2 Cache @ 2.66GHz
4GB 1066MHz DDR2 CORSAIR DOMINATOR RAM
1TB Hitatchi HDD
1GB Stock NVIDIA 9800GT Graphics Card
ASUS Silent Knight II Cooling Fan
600W PSU
2x DVD RW
1x Card Reader
1x Firewire Port
1x Floppy Drive
1x Wireless N Network Card
Trident Case
This is the upgraded specifications, including upgrades I've already performed and that I plan to do very soon as of 2010:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 w/ L2 Cache @ 2.66GHz OC @ 3.2GHz
8GB 1066MHz DDR2 CORSAIR DOMINATOR RAM
1.5TB Western Digital HDD
1GB ASUS DARK KNIGHT GTS 250 Graphics Card
ASUS Silent Knight II Cooling Fan (Replace) 600W PSU (Replace)
1x Blu Ray RW
1x Card Reader (New)1x floppy Drive (Remove)
1x Firewire Port
1x Wireless N Network Card
Fusion Case (New)
What I really want to know is 1. How well does this upgraded spec hold up against the latest competition? Is it still pretty good, average? etc.
And finally (hoping a PCSPECIALIST staff member can answer this) as you can see I would like to change the case to a fusion one, remove the floppy and add the white card reader as seen on the case pics. I'm not a fan of gaming cases and prefer the modest look. My Trident case is getting a bit worn plus the gloss look of the Fusion suits the rest of my kit over the matte look Trident. (matches the new 360 too!).
Can PCSPECIALIST take the PC back and switch cases and if so is there a cost? Can I buy the Fusion case from you and perform the changes myself (would prefer that).
Cheers.
EDIT: The Motherboard is an ASUS P5Q, if that's relevant
I brought my rig back in October 2008 and it was, at the time, a pretty powerful peice of kit. As we all know alot changes in 2 years, especially in terms of technology.
As I'm going to be treating myself to a new 360 Elite with a trade-in, I've decided now is as good a time as any to spruce the desktop up a bit as well. I have no intention of getting a new PC for at least another 3 years.
Here is my spec as purchased in 2008:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 w/ L2 Cache @ 2.66GHz
4GB 1066MHz DDR2 CORSAIR DOMINATOR RAM
1TB Hitatchi HDD
1GB Stock NVIDIA 9800GT Graphics Card
ASUS Silent Knight II Cooling Fan
600W PSU
2x DVD RW
1x Card Reader
1x Firewire Port
1x Floppy Drive
1x Wireless N Network Card
Trident Case
This is the upgraded specifications, including upgrades I've already performed and that I plan to do very soon as of 2010:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 w/ L2 Cache @ 2.66GHz OC @ 3.2GHz
8GB 1066MHz DDR2 CORSAIR DOMINATOR RAM
1.5TB Western Digital HDD
1GB ASUS DARK KNIGHT GTS 250 Graphics Card
ASUS Silent Knight II Cooling Fan (Replace) 600W PSU (Replace)
1x Blu Ray RW
1x Card Reader (New)1x floppy Drive (Remove)
1x Firewire Port
1x Wireless N Network Card
Fusion Case (New)
What I really want to know is 1. How well does this upgraded spec hold up against the latest competition? Is it still pretty good, average? etc.
And finally (hoping a PCSPECIALIST staff member can answer this) as you can see I would like to change the case to a fusion one, remove the floppy and add the white card reader as seen on the case pics. I'm not a fan of gaming cases and prefer the modest look. My Trident case is getting a bit worn plus the gloss look of the Fusion suits the rest of my kit over the matte look Trident. (matches the new 360 too!).
Can PCSPECIALIST take the PC back and switch cases and if so is there a cost? Can I buy the Fusion case from you and perform the changes myself (would prefer that).
Cheers.
EDIT: The Motherboard is an ASUS P5Q, if that's relevant
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