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Fletchrgj
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16. September 2005 @ 12:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok Guys

Dilema, which spec would you get the 2GB ram is slightly more expensive but does the graphics card suffer?

3 choices are: (1&2 almost the same but graphics card)

1.AMD 64 3500 CPU Socket 939
Asrock S56 - 939 MotherBoard (1000 FSB) PCI- Express
1024MB DDR400 RAM
250GB SATA HDD 72000rpm 8mb cache
16x IDE 3520 DUAL LAYER DVD/RW+-
7.1 Channel ONBOARD SOUND AC97
256MB PCI Express ATI X600XT Graphics Card
3.5" FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
100/10 Ethernet Network Card (BB Ready)
6 USB Ports
ATX Case 450watt PSU 6 Bay

2. AMD Athlon 3500 64 Bit CPU
AsRock K8Upgrade-PCIE MotherBoard
1024MB DDR400 RAM
250GB SATA HDD 72000rpm 8mb cache
16x IDE 3520 DUAL LAYER DVD/RW+-
7.1 Channel ONBOARD SOUND AC97
Nvidia Geforce 6600LE 256MB Graphics
3.5" FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
100/10 Ethernet Network Card (BB Ready)
6 USB Ports
ATX Case 450watt PSU 6Bay


and

3. AMD ATHLON 64 3700 - 64 BIT CPU
ASUS K8S-MX Motherboard
2048 MB PC3200 DDR RAM
ATI RADEON 9600XT 256MB DDR AGP 8x 3D Graphics Card
200GB 7200RPM HARD DISK
16 X Dual Layer DVD +/- RW - DVD Rewriter, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom all in one
5.1 Channel Sound
10/100 Mbps Network Card Onboard
4 USB 2.0 rear ports plus front USB and sound ports
X-Blade Silver 460 Watt Case


I know its a bit much to read but any help would be much needed.

Cheers

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16. September 2005 @ 19:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i would go with that last option, but that's because i'm not a heavy gamer, but i rely a ton on my ram

athlon xp 2800+ 2.21ghz (177x12.5 at 1.8v)
48c idle, 61c full load
Asus A7N8X Deluxe V2
512mb pc3200 ram
Radeon 9200 graphics card
20gb hdd from a gateway performance 1000
120gb seagate hdd
Kingwin 450watt psu
Antec Soho server case with 3 fans (2 exhaust on the back, one intake on the door)
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17. September 2005 @ 05:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how much are these computers? as I bet their pre built, why not build your own tailored to your own specifications?


rugripper
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17. September 2005 @ 06:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
they look prebuild.you dont want to buy prebuild the video cards suck,and if theres onboard video and memory,your asking for trouble.you want to build your own its alot cheaper plus when your done youll apreciate more cause you built it.you can build a nice pc using exiting hardware for like 300 400 usd not including the video card and it will fly.check it out newegg.com
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17. September 2005 @ 07:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
those dont' look like prebuilts to me. it looks like he's found some hardware that he likes for a good price and is mixing and matching to find what's best for him.

if you're not a gamer,fletch, go with number 3. if you are, i'd go with number 2.


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19. September 2005 @ 12:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cheers for all the info guys, I went with number 2, 3 might have been abit quicker with more RAM but I'll get some more for my choice later.

Thanks

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19. September 2005 @ 12:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't mean to annoy you, but I personally would have gone with either 1 or 3 but not 2.

Oh well, obviously we differ in opinion.



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20. September 2005 @ 04:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
id go with #3 too. better support at asus if you going to overclock.asrock board overclocks not as good as asus.i was wondering sam why is your primary hard drive only 40gbs?nothing personal just wondering if that was a better way to setup system.building a new one.

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20. September 2005 @ 04:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The idea is I only keep windows on the master, so I don't lose ay data if I need to reformat. You know how windows just becomes tiresome after so long, loads of problems, random program crashes. If I only have windows on my master disk, I can easily just reformat, reinstall windows and I still have all my files.



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