Recent content by Wintermute

Well my system is stable again for the time being. It's on its last leg, and its failure is the reason I'm investing in a new one. I've had a chance to look over the recommendations offered, and even do a bit more research in general. aliasaid, all of your suggestions were great. I like them...

Thanks a lot for the advice. I'm glad to know I'm more or less on the right track. I haven't had a chance to even access the computer I'm on since it all but died the other day. Had to reinstall my OS, and I'll need to take some time to update drivers, reinstall antivirus protection, etc. but...

Where to begin? I'm trying to build a gaming computer for around $500. I've never built my own computer before, and I have a fairly weak understanding of how computers work. I know what the key components do, like RAM, the CPU and so on, and I know the difference between an AGP slot versus a...