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Oh, my apologies—I completely misunderstood you there.
I’ll take a look later this evening to check exactly which power supply I'm running and what its actual wattage rating is.
I was actually browsing a website yesterday that helps you calculate the required wattage for a build.
Essentially, you just plug in your specific hardware configuration, and it runs the math for you.
I went ahead and plugged in an R7 250. If I remember correctly, it suggested that an ideal setup would need to be right around 267 W or something along those lines.

My motherboard is:
Gigabyte MA78LMT-S2
From what I've gathered through my own research—and I do like to be thorough when looking into hardware specs—it seems to have some overclocking potential built right in.

Timothy Kim60 said:What kind of power supply are you running—do you have a specific model number?

In any case, I'd suggest looking into an HD 5670, HD 6670, HD 7730, HD 5750, 6750, 5770, or maybe even a GTX 650 or HD 7750 if you can snag one within your budget. Just make sure they have GDDR5 memory, since those are significantly faster. Honestly, given the CPU you're working with, those are probably about as high as you should realistically aim.

Check out this guy who has a very similar CPU setup to yours—he has a few videos posted:

Well, you caught me off guard there. I know it's rated at 350 watts, but I honestly don't have a clue what the actual model name is.

And what if I decide to go the used route instead? What kind of factors should I be keeping in mind in that scenario?

So, what are your thoughts on this one? It’s an AMD Radeon R7 240 with 2GB—though the only catch I see is that it uses DDR3 memory. From what I can gather, it seems like it might just be an older iteration compared to that R7 250 model with GDDR5.

Regarding Craigslist, I’d personally go ahead and grab it from there—but honestly, I’m still a bit on the fence about what exactly I should be picking up. I just can't be certain if the thing actually works or if it's just a paperweight.
As for the budget, I think I could probably stretch myself a little further by about $23. The real headache is that he isn't exactly throwing money my way, whereas I know I could snag it on Craigslist for around $133.

I’ve been spending some time looking through different graphics cards, and I have to admit, I’m feeling a little lost—though I’m sure I’ll wrap my head around the concepts soon enough.
To give you an idea of what I'm working with, here is my current setup:
Intel Core 2 Duo (3.1 GHz)
RAM: 4 GB Kingston—I believe they're rated at 1600 MHz.
80 GB Western Digital drive plus a 320 GB WD external drive
Integrated Intel HD Graphics (760G) with 512 MB
19'' Sony Trinitron monitor

I haven't been able to track down the exact specifications for my integrated chip anywhere. Regardless, I am looking to upgrade to one of these cards, which should provide a significant boost in power:
EVGA GeForce GT 220 1GB
or
ASUS Radeon HD 5570 1GB

My budget is $167

What would you all suggest?

I’m feeling a bit stuck here—not entirely sure which way to lean.
The situation is this: today we have AS Roma vs Genoa CFC and Vincent vs Sporting CP on the schedule.
I haven't quite made up my mind yet; my gut instinct is to back AS Roma for the win (1) and Sporting CP (2),
but then I start looking at the stats—Genoa CFC has been nothing if not consistent lately, pulling off three straight draws in their last three matches.
On top of that, Sporting CP looks a little shaky when they're playing away from home. I’d love to hear what you all think.

Noah Sanchez39 said:That would be this specific model, wouldn't it? 😉

ASRock > Products > P4i65G

Take a look over here: Hard Drives - Best Buy

Honestly, you might want to consider picking one of those Western Digital external drives from the list instead—they tend to be a bit easier on the wallet than the Toshiba options. 🙂

That’s the exact external model I was thinking of.
I've been browsing the Western Digital lineup as well—I checked at Micro Center, but their prices seemed a little steep, though I did manage to find some cheaper WD units elsewhere.
How reliable are these things, really? Is the build quality actually on par with what you'd expect from an internal hard drive?

I’ve got this old clunker of a PC, but I’m planning to beef it up just enough to squeeze a few more years out of it for some lighter gaming—before I finally bite the bullet and buy a modern rig.

Pentium 4 2.6
512 Mb RAM
Graphics Card - Nvidia Geforce 5200, 128 mb
80 gb Hard Drive, Seagate
Motherboard: ASRock > Products > P4i65G

I'm looking at picking up an external hard drive so I can move everything over to it. Regarding games, I wanted to ask if they'll actually run okay from an external drive? Also, for music and movies, I obviously want to store them there so I don't end up cluttering up my internal storage. One more thing—in your experience, how reliable are these things? Are they actually built to last, or will they fail me after a year or two?

Toshiba 1TB External Hard Drive (3.5") – 7200rpm with Aluminum Enclosure

Technical Specifications:
- Capacity: 1 TB
- Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
- Cache: 16MB
- Data Transfer Rate: 480 Mbps
- Power Supply: Includes dedicated AC adapter (5V, 2A)
- Interface Type: USB Mini-B (5-pin)
- Interface Speed: USB 2.0 High Speed
- Dimensions: 4.5" W x 7.4" D x 1.4" H
- Weight: 1.19 kg (approx. 2.6 lbs)
- OS Compatibility: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 and Mac OS 9.x or later

Does anyone happen to know of a better option out there?

The link was working fine yesterday morning, though—I suppose things just change.
So, if I understand this correctly, I should look for an external drive that connects via SATA, and that would finally get me the results I'm looking for.

I was actually eyeing this specific drive:

Does anyone actually have a handle on this? I’d love to hear some genuine perspectives.

I have a quick question for the group—I’m currently looking into picking up an external hard drive to serve as a central hub for my photos, videos, and gaming library. My main concern, however, is whether it's actually feasible to run games directly from the external drive—meaning, I’d rather launch them straight from the device itself instead of having to transfer the entire game file over to my PC's internal storage every single time I want to play.

I've been eyeing this particular model.

http://www.bestbuy.com/default.aspx?tabid=406