2012-06-13, 19:51
mainly i need a new office pc
I hate to say I don't have any current desktops higher than a P4
basically i need to build a new pc to handle Sab-Sickbeard-Couch Potato and run my Musicbrainz Server VM plus any other odd things I may need to do
I planned to build a new xbmc box a year and a half ago and bought a I3 550 cpu but since i havent upgraded my tv yet it has just been sitting collecting dust
cpu wise I think it is still a great cpu but with newer options comes decisions lol
I can't drop a lot of money on this but considering all I really have at this point is the cpu and prob would gut one of my existing old pc's for its antec case
but if I would garner a lot more multitasking power is a newer relatively cheap cpu then I would prob try and sell the 550 (which still sells for the same price it was 18 months ago) and go a diff direction
so any of you hardware nuts who keep up with the numbers am I just as good sticking with the 550 considering money constraints or will i gain a lot more power dropping $100 or so
Thanks
I hate to say I don't have any current desktops higher than a P4
basically i need to build a new pc to handle Sab-Sickbeard-Couch Potato and run my Musicbrainz Server VM plus any other odd things I may need to do
I planned to build a new xbmc box a year and a half ago and bought a I3 550 cpu but since i havent upgraded my tv yet it has just been sitting collecting dust
cpu wise I think it is still a great cpu but with newer options comes decisions lol
I can't drop a lot of money on this but considering all I really have at this point is the cpu and prob would gut one of my existing old pc's for its antec case
but if I would garner a lot more multitasking power is a newer relatively cheap cpu then I would prob try and sell the 550 (which still sells for the same price it was 18 months ago) and go a diff direction
so any of you hardware nuts who keep up with the numbers am I just as good sticking with the 550 considering money constraints or will i gain a lot more power dropping $100 or so
Thanks