My specs: Code: <<< System Summary >>> > Mainboard : Dell 0WG864 > Chipset : Intel G965 > Processor : Intel Pentium XE 915 @ 2800MHz > Physical Memory : 2048MB > Video Card : Intel(R) G965 Express Chipset Family > Hard Disk : Western Digital WD2500JS-75NCB3 ATA Device (250GB) > DVD-Rom Drive : Toshiba-Samsung DVD+-RW TS-H553A > Monitor Type : Dell Computer DELL 1907FP - 19 inches > Network Card : Intel 82562V 10/100 Network Connection > Operating System : Windows 7 Ultimate Professional Media Center 6.01.7600 (32-bit) > DirectX : Version 11.00 > Windows Performance Index : 3.1 on 7.9 <<< Mainboard >>> > Manufacturer : Dell Inc. > Mainboard : Dell 0WG864 > Bios : Dell Inc. > Chipset : Intel G965 > Physical Memory : 2048MB DDR2-SDRAM > LPC bus : Yes > PCI Bus : Yes > Bus PCI-Express : Yes > USB Bus : Yes > SMBus/i2c Bus : Yes > Bus HyperTransport : No > Bus QPI : No > Bus CardBus : No > Bus FireWire : No <<< Processor >>> > Processor : Intel Pentium XE 915 > Frequency : 2800MHz > Number of Core : 2 > Support : Socket 775 LGA > Data Cache L1 : 2 x 16KB > Trace Cache L1 : 2 x 12 Kμops > Cache L2 : 2048KB > Voltage VID : 1.800 V > FPU Coprocessor : Present > Core 1 Activity : 0% > Core 2 Activity : 0% <<< Video >>> > Current Display : 1280x1024 pixels at 60 Hz inTrue Colors (32-bit) > Touch Support : No > Number of monitor : 1 > Monitor Type : Dell Computer DELL 1907FP > Number of Video Cards : 2 1 > Video Card : Intel(R) G965 Express Chipset Family > OpenCL : No > OpenGL : Yes > GDI Plus : Yes > Direct2D : Yes <<< IO Ports >>> > Port installed : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2834 > Port installed : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2835 > Port installed : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 283A > Port installed : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830 > Port installed : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2831 > Port installed : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2832 > Port installed : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836 <<< Drives >>> > Number of Disk Controller : 2 > Number of USB-Disk Controller : 1 > Number of Hard Disk : 1 > Number of CD-ROM Drive : 1 > Drives Letters : C: D: F: > Floppy Disk : 3½" HD (1.44 Mo) > Drive C: (Hard Disk) : 89 GB available on 249 GB > Drive D: (DVD-Rom) : 0 KB available on 0 KB > Drive F: (Removable Drive) : 6 MB available on 1 GB <<< Printers >>> > Default Printer : Fax > Printer installed : Fax > Universal Driver : Not Installed > Spooler : 0jobs in queue <<< Devices >>> > Type ofmouse : USB Input Device > Type ofkeyboard : USB Input Device > Joystick : None > HID Devices : Yes > Webcam : 1 > TWAIN Device : SoC PC-Camera > Devices UPnP : 2 > SCSI Host #0 : 1 Devices > SCSI Host #1 : 1 Devices > Drive : USB Flash Memory USB Device > Biometric : No > Trusted Platform Module : No <<< Multimedia >>> > Device Audio : Dell Computer 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller > Audio Playback : Speakers (High Definition Audio > Audio Playback : Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De > Audio Playback : Microsoft Sound Mapper > MIDI Output : Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth > MIDI Output : Microsoft MIDI Mapper > Mixer Device : Speakers (High Definition Audio > Mixer Device : Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De > Device multimedia : AVIVideo > Device multimedia : CDAudio > Device multimedia : Sequencer > Device multimedia : WaveAudio > Device multimedia : MPEGVideo 2 > Audio Compression : Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC > Audio Compression : Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC > Audio Compression : Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC > Audio Compression : Microsoft ADPCM CODEC > Audio Compression : Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (decode only) > Audio Compression : Messenger Audio Codec > Audio Compression : Microsoft PCM Converter <<< Network >>> > Network : Yes > Internet Connection : Yes > RAS Connection : No > Passport.Net : No > Winsock32 : v2.02 > Network Connection : Local Area Connection > Server IIS : No > Network Card : Intel(R) 82562GT 10/100 Network Connection > Internet Router : Residential Gateway > Share : 4 Resources > Local Network : 2 Network Computer > Local Group : 14 <<< Power Status >>> > Power Status : Yes > Battery : No > Supply : Main supply > Active Power Scheme : > ACPI Tables : 11 <<< Voltage, Temperature and Fans >>> > Processor Voltage : > Voltage : 1.31 V > Hard Disk Monitoring : S.M.A.R.T > Hard Disk WDC WD2500JS-75NCB3 : 33 °C <<< Windows Hardware Experience Index >>> > Global Performance : 3.1 on 7.9 > Processor Benchmark : 4.5 on 7.9 > Memory Global Benchmark : 5.3 on 7.9 > Graphic Performance : 3.5 on 7.9 > Gaming Performance : 3.1 on 7.9 > Hard Disk Benchmark : 5.5 on 7.9 I'm buying the Sapphire HD 4670 1GB DDR3 DVI VGA HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card, upgrading my RAM from 2GB to 3GB and buying a 20 inch LED monitor to run dual-monitors (19" + 20"). I'm also wanting to buy a new processor so I can hackintosh my computer. I'm hoping to buy a processor around £100. Any suggestions? I'm a hardware noob but I'd like to learn. Thanks in advance.
What do you plan on doing with your pc? Off the top, if you're a gamer - aim for a great graphics card, a fast processor, and a substantial amount of RAM. If you're into graphic designing, you'll want to focus on RAM and a good processor. Let us know so we can make some recommendations.
Hey, I really only want to install Snow Leopard on my PC and I can't install it on my PC with my processor. Here is the link to SnowOSX: How to Install SnowOSX Universal So I need one of the supported processors with my computer? The only game I play on my computer is Football Manager 2011
