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| Thread ID: 39062 | 2003-10-26 04:46:00 | Is this a good computer system? | Wilky (776) | Press F1 |
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| 186706 | 2003-10-26 06:57:00 | > I might consider getting XP. MIGHT. It's way slower > and I hate the interface. Depends how you set it up as far as speed goes. I haven't had any speed issues with XP. You can always make it 'look' like 98 if you want that interface :) |
Jester (13) | ||
| 186707 | 2003-10-26 08:08:00 | Way slower?...on the right hardware its instantanious.Plus all the bells and whistles can be turned off,and if your worried about the speed it runs games and whatnot,check out the orb at madonion,i think you will find all the top speedsters are running winxp.... | metla (154) | ||
| 186708 | 2003-10-26 08:10:00 | As for the interface,the first thing i do after sitting down at any xp machine is get rid of that awful start menu they put into her,I hate that with a passion. But it still only takes a couple clicks of the mouse to change it to the windows classic layout. The second thing i do is force it to stop hiding icons in the taskbar,thats another grand move of theirs i just can't see any sence in... |
metla (154) | ||
| 186709 | 2003-10-26 08:46:00 | Sorry, but although my views may be opposite to yours, I think I shall express my views honestly > CPU: P4 3 . 2ghz 800mhz FSB > RAM: 2x 256mb pc3200 ddr sdram > hd: seagate barracuda v 120GB SATA-150 7200rpm > cd rom: btc f56e 52x cdrom > cd writer: btc 5224im 52x32x52x cd writer > monitor: viewsonic p90f P4 3 . 2 with 512MB ram? Personally, if you want the latest P4 3 . 2, then get 1GB of memory if not 2GB . I would go for a slight higher hard drive, if you can see what I mean, I'd personally match them like, Top (latest) with Top (latest) . Are you sure you dont want a 17" LCD? Why not get a DVD rom with DVD-RW . After all, your seeking the latest of everything arent you . If you can afford P4 3 . 2 surely, you can afford a DVD-RW instead of a CD-RW > Is this a good configuration? I want to use it for > gaming, internet, image editing and designing > websites . So i presume you want a pretty upmarket computers, I honestly believe there is no need to go over $3000 for a desktop computer . Buying the latest equipment will not help, because no matter what, it is going to be only a few month before it is off the selves . But personally your kind of configuration is far beyond my thoughts, even if I had the money . I see it as been wasteful to buy the most expensive, only to find week by week day by day that it is dropping heavily in price . Personally I'd go for *if I was in your situation* P4 2 . 66 800FSB 512DDR (or 1 GB if image editing is important) DVD-Rw, 17" LCD, 120GB+ HDD depending on many factors . . . . Also I'd definitely go Windows Xp Professional (make sure it IS pro ed) as if you get to know it . . . you will dump previously Window Editions out the 'real' window . . . You can get rid of the candy start bar into its classic styles should you dislike the default . You can set the majority of the settings as if you were in Win98, to sum up, theres not much things Win98 has n WinXP doesnt or cant do . Hope you don't take my opinions seriously, as I believe you may have some needs which I'm not aware of Good luck, |
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| 186710 | 2003-10-26 09:10:00 | U mean the 2.6 at 800?? The 2.66 runs at 533. I am doing my own bit of research. Still thinking :D |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 186711 | 2003-10-26 09:12:00 | Yea, for that specifications i would prefer 2x 512MB for dual channel. What about the speakers? |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 186712 | 2003-10-26 09:39:00 | > U mean the 2.6 at 800?? The 2.66 runs at 533. > I am doing my own bit of research. Still thinking :D Hehe, yup, one 6 too many! Thanks for the correction, ;-) |
~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054) | ||
| 186713 | 2003-10-26 21:22:00 | May as well get a gig of ram and XP . A few turn offs for XP and me: I reformat very often- a habit . XP makes this difficult . No more true dos! I have a friend who uses XP . It runs slowly and crashes all the time . Product activation . Ah well, the good thing about XP is that you can get the "ThemeXP" program so I may as well get XP . Also, what CD-Rom drives would you recommend? I want a fast CD-ROM drive and a fast cd writer preferably in black, since all my components are that colour . I don't need a dvd writer since backup will be with the external hdd, and I'm not gonna get into video editing until DV cams have come down in price and gone up in quality, and by that time this computer I am building will be the print server and a homework/web browsing pc (also for some network gaming) and I will have a top of the line computer with RAID-0 and max power . A few examples of the software I will be running: Battlefield 1942 Rise of Nations Age of Mythology No one lives forever 2 Doom III Half Life 2 Unreal Tournament 2004 Plus the Macromedia Studio MX 2004, Photoshop 7, etc . |
Wilky (776) | ||
| 186714 | 2003-10-26 21:23:00 | And what are the advantages of XP Pro over XP home? I don't need remote access. | Wilky (776) | ||
| 186715 | 2003-10-27 00:11:00 | There are a lot more advantages to XP Pro than XP Home, its been asked frequently at this site and all around the world. Try these pages here (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) and here (http://www.google.co.nz) ;) For Doom3 you might want a 9800pro, but you could wait to upgrade later when it comes out. Also for raid-0 you will need at least 2 hard drives, and hopefully you motherboard supports raid otherwise you'll have to get a controller. Often people using raid-0 have a 3rd drive for error checking and backup. |
PoWa (203) | ||
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