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Thread ID: 36716	2003-08-18 10:12:00	The 'better' system?	alisam (4427)	Press F1

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168447	2003-08-18 10:12:00	I am looking to purchase a new PC primarily for Internet Surfing and Microsoft Word/Excel applications. I will not be playing games. As with my present 166Mhz system I intend to keep whatever I purchase for as long as possible. I have been quoted for 2 systems running XP Home and the main differences are: Option 1 Intel P4 2.4 Ghz 800Mhz FSB Gigabyte P4 Dual Channel Motherboard 512Mb DDR400 Dual Channel Ram 128MB Leadtek GeForce FX-5200 8 x AGP Video Card Option 2 Intel P4 2.66 Ghz MSI Mainboard 512Mb PC2700 Ram GeForce 4 MX440 64Mb Video Card Which is the better option or will I not really notice the difference and either would be OK?	alisam (4427)
168448	2003-08-18 23:26:00	Based on what you said "Internet Surfing and Word/Excel only..." you won't notice the difference in real life at all unless you have a super large spread sheet and some complex calculations. I don't know the price difference between the two but option one is a better machine seven though the CPU operates at a lower speed but the extra bandwidth will make up for it. Just make sure they give you 256DDR 400 X 2 instead of one 512DDR 400. Since you won't play games, so display card probably won't matter to you, but the FX5200 is DirectX 9 ready so for future application nd capability it is a better option. Cheers	SKT174 (1319)
168449	2003-08-19 00:01:00	Waste of money buying new . for what you propose to do look for a good 2nd hand PC around $300 will get you a reasonable machine on trademe.co.nz Compaq Deskpro Desktop EN * Intel Pentium 11 400mhz Processor * 6.4GB Hard drive * 128MB Ram * CD-ROM drive * 1.44 Floppy drive * Integrated Sound * AGP Graphics card with 17" monitor	kiwibeat (304)
168450	2003-08-19 00:06:00	Add some more ram and a bigger HDD and that should keep you going for another 5 or so years the excess of cpu speed over appplications is so huge these days you only need the latest PCs for hard core gaming and intensive video editing and 3d applications where time equals money . Spend more on a decent monitor and if you are into music a good sound card and stereo ,	kiwibeat (304)
168451	2003-08-19 00:23:00	If you want a more MODERN SYSTEM THEN the below is going for about $550 AMD DURON 1300 CPU(CPU IS NEW) 256MB DDR 333 RAM KDS 17" MONITOR(SONY TRINITRON TUBE) ELITEGROUP L7S7A2 MOTHERBOARD WITH ONBOARD 6 CH SOUND AND LAN 20GB SEAGATE ATA III 7200 RPM HARDDRIVE 32 MB SIS AGP GRAPHICS CARD ATX-CASE WITH 300WATT AOPEN POWERSUPPLY OPTICAL MOUSE KEYBOARD WINDOWS XP INSTALLED FOR TESTING ONLY(NO CD) ASUS 50X CD ROM 56K MODEM	kiwibeat (304)
168452	2003-08-19 00:29:00	Option 1 ;-)	BootyLicious (526)
168453	2003-08-19 00:42:00	> Option 1 ;-) I agree. Mike.	Mike (15)
168454	2003-08-19 01:43:00	> > Option 1 ;-) > > I agree. > > Mike. Yep definitly option 1	Greg S (201)
168455	2003-08-19 05:32:00	Definitely option one. Though they're both overkill for what it sounds like you'll be using the PC for. I like overkill though. *goes off to make unnecessary hardware upgrade*	-=JM=- (16)
168456	2003-08-19 09:15:00	Option 1 but with no disrespect intended, for what you want to use it for it's overkill A second hand vectra or deskpro will do what you want with ease. Try a google search for remarkit nz. They are a reseller of used corporate comps. I have bought several off them over the last two months. PII 350s, 6gig H/D, CD, 64 meg ram, 4meg sis agp, ess sound card keyboard, mouse, onboard speakers built like a brick outhouse 150 bucks each Just add a monitor and modem. They used to sell only to schools but they sell to anyone now. Not an ad They are just cheap, offer a reliable service and I hate to see a person buy a new Kenworth to tow a concrete mixer when a used Toyota ute will do the job :-)	the highlander (245)
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