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| Thread ID: 81517 | 2007-07-30 02:59:00 | Purchasing a new desktop system | tonesthestudent (11266) | Press F1 |
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| 574108 | 2007-07-30 03:48:00 | One of my goals is to build my own PC (that and learn acoustic guitar) however I'm about to go on clinical rotation for a few months and just don't have the time to learn! When I was about 14 or 15, I had those exact two goals as well! and I had done them both within a few years :D Building your own PC is fun, my first time was when my parents let me upgrade theirs about 4 or 5 years ago now. Sometimes it comes down to the way you hold your tongue as to whether the darn thing POST's the first time or not! I built the current PC I have now midway through last year, and along with the previous posters, would well recommend going through Ascent as well. They may not be the cheapest around, but the extra few dollars (literately) that you pay makes up in the free shipping, DC and whole PC discounts, and after sales service. And people always think its funny when you break a G string. ;) |
stephen (9719) | ||
| 574109 | 2007-07-30 04:00:00 | oops, sorry. Maybe something along these lines: Asus P5N-E SLI Motherboard, Socket 775, 1333MHz FSB, 4xDIMM DDR2, 2xPCIe-16, 2xPCI, 8xUSB2, Firewire, Audio, ATA, RAID, ATX Lian Li PC-7B Plus II (OEM) ATX Mid Tower Case, 500W PSU, Black Corsair XMS2, TWIN2X2048-6400, 2x1GB, DDR2-800, PC2-6400, CL5, DIMM Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 CPU, 2.33GHz, 1333MHz FSB, Socket 775, 32/64-Bit, Retail pack with fan Seagate Barracuda ST3320620AS Hard Disk Drive, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16384KB Cache, SATA-2 Gigabyte GV-NX86T256D Video Card, GeForce 8600 GT, 256MB, DDR3, PCIe-16, TV out, DVI, HDTV, SLI ready |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 574110 | 2007-07-30 04:05:00 | I've had a look on Ascents' website . However I'm not up with the lingo as to what processor fits with what mother board and graphics card; its all a lil bit of jibberish to me! What i've come up with thus far: Black ATX mini tower casing Asus M2n motherboard Intel Core 2 duo 2 . 0ghz Seagate barracuda, 7200RPM, 250gb h/d Liteon dvdrw/cdrw Kingston 2x512 ram Video card Geforce 7300, 128 mb . Sound card ? (not interested in 7 . 1, got home theatre for that) Vista Basic --- Total, $1160 Oh dear, here we go again, people on this forum crapping on about Dell, HP (?) Asus(?) . THE only pc manufacturer I would be weary of in Acer . All the rest are fine . Anyway, in case none of the very knowledgeable people who posted before me dont, I would like to point out that the motherboard you have selected is for the AMD AM2 cpu, not the Intel Core 2 Duo you have in your list! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 574111 | 2007-07-30 04:11:00 | As far as an OS goes if you don't already have one you should be able to get through UNI at student pricing. | Bantu (52) | ||
| 574112 | 2007-07-30 04:47:00 | oops, sorry. Maybe something along these lines: Asus P5N-E SLI Motherboard, Socket 775, 1333MHz FSB, 4xDIMM DDR2, 2xPCIe-16, 2xPCI, 8xUSB2, Firewire, Audio, ATA, RAID, ATX Lian Li PC-7B Plus II (OEM) ATX Mid Tower Case, 500W PSU, Black Corsair XMS2, TWIN2X2048-6400, 2x1GB, DDR2-800, PC2-6400, CL5, DIMM Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 CPU, 2.33GHz, 1333MHz FSB, Socket 775, 32/64-Bit, Retail pack with fan Seagate Barracuda ST3320620AS Hard Disk Drive, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16384KB Cache, SATA-2 Gigabyte GV-NX86T256D Video Card, GeForce 8600 GT, 256MB, DDR3, PCIe-16, TV out, DVI, HDTV, SLI ready Thats a bit overkill for something thats going to be used for watching movies and using Word. tonesthestudent would be better offer going for something a bit cheaper and replacing the 17" CRT. A nice 19" WS LCD can be had for around the $350 mark and in my opinion would be far more beneficial than a Lian Li case and Corsair memory. You need to remember not all users are gamers and as such don't need hardware designed for gamers. tonesthestudent if i was you I'd build something like: Asus M2A-VM ATHLON64 X2 5200+ 2.6GHZ ADATA DDR2 2GB PC2-6400 MSI GeForce 8500GT 256mb Foxconn TW-082 Silverstone ST400 400w PSU Seagate BARRACUDA 7200.10 320GB LG L204WT 20" WS Asus DRW-1814BL DVD-RW Windows Vista Home Basic 32bit OEM $135.15 Total: $1,432.60 The Foxconn case is nice and combines well with the mATX Asus motherboard, but could easily be replace with something that suits your tastes. AMD offers the best value for anyone who's not an overclocker, especially when paired with the 690G chipset. The motherboard has sufficient integrated graphics but the budget allows for something extra that will play a few games a low settings, if you wanted to save some money get rid of the 8500GT as the integrated X1250 is enough for movies and Word etc. Vista would be my choice, but some users prefer XP. All prices were taken from the C1 website, they are the cheapest company i would consider dealing with. But their after market support can be a bit lacking sometimes. Ascent offers some of the best after market support in the country but their prices reflect this. |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 574113 | 2007-07-30 04:48:00 | I'f your going with Vista definitley get an 8xxx series Graphics card, the one Bantu recommended (8600GT) is a good card and good value for money at the moment, although probably a bit superflous to your needs, the 8500gt is good too. Get the stuff before the dollar drops any further! :lol: ;) Edit: Either get Vista Home Premium of higher, or stick with XP. Vista Home Basic is missing the only redeeming features in Vista, and is just XP that looks different and uses twice the system resources. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 574114 | 2007-07-30 05:15:00 | Thats a bit overkill. True maybe overkill. I personally prefer Intel to AMD thus my choices were based on that. But I would go with a decent case with good cooling depending on where the computer will be located. I have a small office so a case with excellent cooling is required |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 574115 | 2007-07-30 05:50:00 | True maybe overkill. I personally prefer Intel to AMD thus my choices were based on that. But I would go with a decent case with good cooling depending on where the computer will be located. I have a small office so a case with excellent cooling is required There are cheaper cases with more than adequate cooling, a Lian Li case is a stupid recommendation as is the Corsair XMS and the 8600GT. If you think someone who wants to use Word and watch movies is really going to notice the difference between XMS and generic memory? |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 574116 | 2007-07-30 06:03:00 | stupid recommendation In your opinion. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 574117 | 2007-07-30 06:08:00 | In your opinion. Ok then you justify them? |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
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