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What I want to use the computer for

Posted By: Matt Cohn-Geier
Date: Sunday, 3 July 2011, at 4:59 a.m.

In Response To: What I want to use the computer for (Jason Lee)

Are you doing any kind of gaming at all? If you are only watching movies once in awhile you could probably get away with the onboard video that the Sandy Bridge CPU comes with. If you want a dedicated vid card, of course, you could get one for a reasonable price (~$50).

Hard drive space is practically free. You can get a 1TB drive for something like $80 and a 2TB drive for like $100 or something. You might also want an SSD (will make some tasks that access the hard drive run faster...opening programs, basic stuff, etc.).

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  • Computer suggestions?
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 2 July 2011, at 7:42 p.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Sunday, 3 July 2011, at 4:38 a.m.
    • What I want to use the computer for
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 3 July 2011, at 4:59 a.m.
      • What I want to use the computer for
        neilkaz -- Sunday, 3 July 2011, at 8:08 p.m.
    • What I want to use the computer for
      Michael Petch -- Sunday, 3 July 2011, at 7:40 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 4 July 2011, at 2:33 p.m.
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        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 4 July 2011, at 3:07 p.m.
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