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| Thread ID: 109636 | 2010-05-16 14:18:00 | Want to build a PC | cancer393 (15359) | Press F1 |
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| 885459 | 2010-05-20 02:40:00 | I'll just throw the mix in. Many people prefer a laptop provided they are not high end users. Surf the web, a bit of Office, mp3, dvd, take it to the lounge etc .. with wireless. Most of my friends have switched to laptops. FYI, may kit up a PC for my bro, we could get away with just $200 not incl case, psu and hard drive and screen. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 885460 | 2010-05-20 02:41:00 | ok, my current os is 32bit vista. You may not be able to reuse that cos it might be built right into the Dell, no install CDs. Windows on the other hand is $200 each approx. Take your pick 32 or 64bit. If 64bit I get more RAM. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 885461 | 2010-05-20 02:43:00 | vista is a upgrade i've bought since | cancer393 (15359) | ||
| 885462 | 2010-05-20 02:43:00 | 32bit seriously should be fine for most pple. and you save the $200 going to 64. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 885463 | 2010-05-20 02:43:00 | i'm guessing i could up to 64bit if i move to windows 7 in the future? | cancer393 (15359) | ||
| 885464 | 2010-05-20 02:53:00 | that's an option but if you are just doing normal stuff, you don't really need 4gb of ram. sure win7 64 but that's $200. to save a bit of dough you could get maybe 2gb on one stick of ram and upgrade the other module down the road, that's what we might do with my bro's pc. he only use the net, email, ms office and publisher. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 885465 | 2010-05-20 02:59:00 | Cheers! | cancer393 (15359) | ||
| 885466 | 2010-05-20 03:22:00 | That will only work reliably if your first 2GB stick is the same as the 2GB stick you will buy in the future. If you buy one with slightly different timings later, you may get problems. I suggest you buy 4GB now, or buy 2GB now, and then sell it later, and buy a 4GB set. It eliminates any possible problems. I don't think you can upgrade from a 32-Bit to a 64-Bit Windows. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 885467 | 2010-05-20 03:25:00 | I don't think you can upgrade from a 32-Bit to a 64-Bit Windows. You can't, I would look and getting the full 64bit version if I wanted to do it. |
cancer393 (15359) | ||
| 885468 | 2010-05-20 05:37:00 | Cool! That's exactly the things I would need. I have the HDD, monitor, etc. I guess the RAM could be increased to 4GB? Yes -I just stuck with 2GB now to see how it went. No point in paying for more than I need. And for what I'm using it for, no point in paying for DDR3 (which is a minimal upgrade anyway from what I've read). The motherboard I chose - I'm not sure if it takes DDR3 anyway. I may go and get another identical 2GB ram at some stage soon. I'm also intending on putting an HD tv tuner in there but haven't chosen on a model yet. I've also just started using the latest release of Ubuntu (10.04) for my operating system. I'm quite impressed so far...last time I had a fling with it, it was more hassle than it was worth, but linux seems to have come along way since then in terms of catering for home users like me. I've had a go with Windows 7. It's ok but if you want to save yourself money, Ubuntu would be worth a fling. I may stick with it....if I can just figure out how to sync my ipod touch. |
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