EggXpert

Ok usually I cna build a system with no problems, I cna choose case, motherboard, audio, graphics card, Hard drive, ram, OS ETC. well I am working on putting together a build for a good freind of mine I have 5k can go over or under some but around 5k. He wants a top of the line next gen system with all the quirks. My problems is ...

so im wondering what would be the cheapest upgrade for the cpu speed, i encode huge movie files, and do many other things that would just take less time with a nicely clocked cpu, i have a system that is decent but want to upgrade it, so i look to the motherboard as the cheaper possible upgrade, i have a e6400 core 2 duo that can easily reach ...

I'm new at all this computer and internet stuff, even though I have been in the Computer Hardware Industry for 20+ years. PCB Desiger by trade. Worked on Unix Mainframes thru PC's. Used almost all OS's with the exception of MAC. Looking at the possibility of working for myself. Trying to decide what to do with the ''Rest of my life''. Currently ...