As to the CPU, any i3 or better CPU is nice today. But then what about the rest of the PC? And given the great deals out there, why build one?
I am buying a new pc tower and want advice on the type of proccesor i would be needing. My pc is personal and I use it for emails,facebook and games and googleing...I am not sure what to ask for .I just want it updated to keep up to speed with new everything! here are the specifics.
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600) No details available
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.07 gigahertz Intel Celeron
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: 775i65G. 2.00
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P2.20 05/16/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
200.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
123.02 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-W162Z [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
SAMSUNG SP2014N [Hard drive] (200.05 GB) -- drive 0, s/n S088J1CL701030, rev VC100-41, SMART Status: Healthy 1016 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot '0' has 512 MB
Slot '1' is Empty
Slot '2' has 512 MB
Slot '3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 200.04 GB 123
Thank you for any advice. (I am a senior but still know what I am doing)....

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