Quote Originally Posted by dakotahnok View Post
Just so you guys know I am still working on this. I just need a couple hundred more dollars and I will start buying what I need.

I think I am getting a laptop for Christmas. Will a intel core5 with turbo boost be strong enough to power photoshop and games? Personally I would say yes, but I would like your opinions.
What the hell is turbo boost? Marketing gimmick?

Quote Originally Posted by Taosaur View Post
I've been thinking about building a low-power machine for my mom, possibly inside the chassis and using the power supply of the 2004 Dell I handed down to her. Does anyone have thoughts on whether there would be any compatibility issues between an older power supply and a newer board? I don't think any of those connection standards have changed, but I was never that familiar with them to begin with. On the one hand I could just add a new PSU to the budget, but the current one has been such a workhorse for 8 frigging years that I'm tempted to let it ride.
Only problem I can think of is it might die or break in some way and fry the whole computer. 8 years is a fairly long life for a PSU iirc, it may be ready to kick it. PSU's are pretty cheap really, and the new ones are far more energy efficient, just get a really small Corsair?
Up to you I spose, I'd probably get a new one though.