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| 491100 | 2006-10-13 11:39:00 | I am building a new PC. Not rich so want the best I can get for my money. In the past I have only used AMD but I am not sure about the performance compared to the price. In the specs below the Intel CPU is about $40 cheaper than the AMD processor. The parts I am looking at follow. Intel Pentium D Processor 2.80Ghz LGA775 2X1M Cache 800FSB 1GB DDR2-533 Memory Asus P5SD2-X SIS 656 LGA775 ATX 800FSB PCI-E X16 DDR2 Asus 7300GS 256MB PCI Express HD-TV DVI-I ChiMei CMV CT-937A 19" LCD Wide Screen Western Digital Caviar SE 200GB SATA II 7200RPM 8MB Cache TK-9517 BLACK+SILVER 450W MIDI CASE Approx $1193.40 Or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, Dual Core Socket AM2 2GHz Asustek M2V VIA K8T890 Socket AM2 Athlon 64 CPU ATX 1GB DDR2-533 Memory Asus 7300GS 256MB PCI Express HD-TV DVI-I ChiMei CMV CT-937A 19" LCD Wide Screen Western Digital Caviar SE 200GB SATA II 7200RPM 8MB Cache TK-9517 BLACK+SILVER 450W MIDI CASE Approx $1248.07 Any advice and even opinions will be appreciated. |
GaryW (10329) | ||
| 491101 | 2006-10-13 12:15:00 | why go for a cheap brand like ''chingmakakahaha'' go for a normal, real brand, which is only a LITTLE bit more expensive. other than that, go for the amd, and id recommend going for like, a 7900gt if you want to be able to game, without the setings being ALL low. |
spartan_chief_nz (11202) | ||
| 491102 | 2006-10-13 12:20:00 | AMD is the better chip in my opinion recommend Viewsonic for the monitor Nvidia 7600 GT for a video card, the 7900 is nice but pricy, should pick up a 7600 cheaply enough. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 491103 | 2006-10-13 18:55:00 | AMD is the better chip in my opinion recommend Viewsonic for the monitor Nvidia 7600 GT for a video card, the 7900 is nice but pricy, should pick up a 7600 cheaply enough. I agree and get a Seagate hard drive too. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 491104 | 2006-10-13 18:57:00 | I personally think AMD is the better chiip. That case, what brand is it? if it is a cheap no-named brand, I would not trust the PSU. DeSade - Why does he need a powerful GFX card? He does not need such a powerful card unless he is gaming or 3D GFX etc, inbuilt will evemn do the job if it is a little MS Office, internet etc. But then the 1Gb RAM has me thinking otherwise... OP can you give us a description of your use for the machine? |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 491105 | 2006-10-13 19:05:00 | I personally think AMD is the better chiip. That case, what brand is it? if it is a cheap no-named brand, I would not trust the PSU. True if I buy cases, I tell the shop to remove the PSU, and they take so much off the case, then I buy my own PSU. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 491106 | 2006-10-13 21:30:00 | I personally think AMD is the better chiip. That case, what brand is it? if it is a cheap no-named brand, I would not trust the PSU. DeSade - Why does he need a powerful GFX card? He does not need such a powerful card unless he is gaming or 3D GFX etc, inbuilt will evemn do the job if it is a little MS Office, internet etc. But then the 1Gb RAM has me thinking otherwise... OP can you give us a description of your use for the machine? Graphics is always a priority with me, he didn't specify the use so I recommended a card that could handle whatever he wanted to throw at it. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 491107 | 2006-10-14 01:05:00 | Money is a major issue for me so I want to get the best computer I can for the least amount of money :help: (Don't We All). My present computer has 2 80GB hard-drives and a good PSU that I can use in my new computer. there are also a few other things that I will be able to scrounge from this computer, mainly to keep the price down. I was going to try to get a motherboard that would take PC3200 184-Pin DDR so I could save on RAM but I decided that I should get one that is going to have a better upgrade path. I want an ATX motherboard and a dual core processor. These are the main components that I want to find out about. I am only getting a new case because the one I got with my present computer is like a giant siutcase, it even has a handle on the top. As for the graphics card I have an APG 128MB 6600gt at present and that seems to handle everything that I need so how does that compare with the 7300GS 256MB PCI Express? I can see the point in selecting a better monitor and would probably be able to stretch to a 19" viewsonic but I would like to know if there are any advantages in going for a wide-screen model? |
GaryW (10329) | ||
| 491108 | 2006-10-14 01:20:00 | I can see the point in selecting a better monitor and would probably be able to stretch to a 19" viewsonic but I would like to know if there are any advantages in going for a wide-screen model? I spose if u get a LCD TV or plan on watching DVD's (if u have a DVD / burner on the system it'll be better). Besides that u dont need a widescreen. I'm using 19" widescreens here. But dont really play DVD's on these PC's. I'll rather play them on the stereo. But I record from the onboard tuner sometimes, which can be viewed / recorded in widescreen. Then I can burn whatever to DVD later. Only thing I spose is, you can see more on the screen at the same time. The other LCD you've posted in the first post, is the other LCD I'm using here. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 491109 | 2006-10-14 02:07:00 | So you are using a ChiMei CMV CT-937A 19" LCD Wide Screen. I like to hear from someone that actually use a product as they know the pros and cons from experience. What is it like? |
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