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| 326757 | 2005-02-21 08:41:00 | aye? More stable? ahem. Pro has a few more bells and whitsles related to networking and security, But it sure as heck is exactly the same when it comes to gaming stability, Go XP home unless its to be used in a business enviorment,The added cost is for features that you will most likely not ever know about let alone make use of. That frees up $150 for your video card or 19" LCD. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 326758 | 2005-02-21 08:55:00 | oh maybe not them :( whoops..... thanks for clearing that up metla.... |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 326759 | 2005-02-22 08:23:00 | Well, thanks for all that. The Ascent website looks good. Very detailed. I will continue to look at their site further over the next while. I wrote a couple of paragraphs of other stuff about the Playtech and Computer Lounge websites before realising I was rambling, so am not posting it. Mmm.... expensive... SLI: two top-end graphics cards linked together... There's a considerable price range from an Athlon 64 3000+ ($280) through Athlon 64 3800+ ($780) to Athlon 64 FX-53 or 55 ($1600). Intel's P4s range from 2.8 GHz 520s ($380) to 3.6 GHz 560Js ($770) to Pentium 4 Extreme Editions at a full-system price-crushing $2000. So AMD vs Intel :D :D and then within their own lines. Any biases (no, Advice!) you'd like to pass on to me? Atreides Oh. What's that? I've broken my own recommendations that I not reel off numbers? Well. I'm tired. Numbers happen when I'm tired. :stare: |
Atreides (7000) | ||
| 326760 | 2005-02-22 08:31:00 | PC Alpha (http://www.pcalpha.co.nz) is a great company in Newmarket who you can "barter" with to get Pricespy prices. Have bought probably 7 PC's through them. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 326761 | 2005-02-22 09:20:00 | Extreme Editions at a full-system price-crushing $2000. Extreme it certainly is, an Extremey expensive flop by all accounts. If you manage to get a board with a relatively long lived socket, you can upgrade the CPU a little further down the track. That's if $$ is an issue right now, don't skimp on quality but maybe pull back a bit on the grunt. A socket 939 board would be my choice, If you don't mind AMD, give it some consideration. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 326762 | 2005-02-23 06:45:00 | These PC Alpha folks have t3h 1337ness of spelling and grammar. By which I mean they fail good. www.pcalpha.co.nz I suppose they could well still have decent computers and prices. But fire that monkey! Actually, upon further inspection, they seem to have just two different systems, with very limited customisation options. $1999 and $5500. They do sell components, I suppose. But why not allow full customisation? I personally don't mind either Intel or AMD, NVidia or ATI. I haven't been given any convincing propaganda yet ;) . What are the actual performance gains between the bottom, mid and top ends of the processor ranges? I mean, I'll probably get a mid-range processor. $800 or so. Athlon 64 3200+. Though in a year it'll be different. |
Atreides (7000) | ||
| 326763 | 2005-02-23 07:14:00 | Mid-range Athlon 64 3200+ is actually $400. That's what I meant. ;) Gargh! I can't make a computer be less than $2500! :badpc: www.ascent.co.nz Not with a motherboard, processor, RAM, graphics card, hard drive and monitor anyway. And case and PSU. Too expensive! |
Atreides (7000) | ||
| 326764 | 2005-02-23 07:22:00 | Yeah... you need to ignore what they advertise on the web and actually barter with them! Pretty good, language barriers aside. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 326765 | 2005-02-23 08:17:00 | What about getting a new box only, keep you monitor, keyboard, etc? Get the rest when you can. | Murray P (44) | ||
| 326766 | 2005-02-23 11:12:00 | I don't understand why you aren't talking privately to Metla. | zqwerty (97) | ||
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