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question about my processor
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4. September 2006 @ 01:31 |
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Well, yes and no. Pentium 4 is much better for video work because it is a clockspeed intensive task. So maybe just grab the system using the links I showed you. You can always get a Dell but be careful on your specs. Don't listen to their marketing slander at all.
They're like, "These powerful graphics really bring games to life and take you to new dimensions of realism." When it's really just some dimestore card you cou'ld go grab for $50. And not just for gaming either, they give you all sorts of crap like that on everything.
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4. September 2006 @ 01:47 |
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It all depends on how far you want to go with your system. Keeping the same power supply and case in an old Dell system is going to be difficult as they're all too often 145 watts, so you can't put anything high end in there without changing the power supply. An upgrade on a system of that age (no offense meant) is going to be quite a lot of work, and a new PC may be better for it. For the most basic of new computers Dell offer some of the bets deals, but if you're after something with any degree of performance it's better to either build one yourself or look for a more customisable site that doesn't charge you untoward amounts of money for asking for extra. If a site says "upgrade to xxx for $xxx" look on the http://www.newegg.com and see how much you could buy that component for yourself. That gives you a fair idea of how much they're charging, or overcharging you.
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4. September 2006 @ 03:03 |
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of course they will its marketing thats what they will always do
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4. September 2006 @ 15:29 |
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stylist, was it always this slow when doing movies or just recently?
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4. September 2006 @ 22:11 |
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dosent look like stylist will reply i thik he just listened to the advice given b4 and now dont care about this forum no more by the looks its a 500mhz celeron which is most likely it always took that long cause the cpu is very slow
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5. September 2006 @ 00:15 |
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First off stylist99 is supposedly a woman being that they have a husband.
Second off welcome back sammorris. That'll teach you to piss off a mod won't it? Oh well, I'll just let it go and we'll all forget in a week.
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5. September 2006 @ 02:12 |
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Yes, and you'd better, LOL. Give stylist99 a chance, people do have legit reasons for not posting. I once went on holiday for a week and forgot to tell anyone here! <Guilty look>, sorry about that!
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5. September 2006 @ 02:58 |
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i will remeber not to mess with a mod aswell as i said something that wasnt very appropriate and then he banned me for 14 days then i created anoter account then he banned the account then i did it again and then he got really pissed i think so he said he'll report my ip or something can he do that?
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5. September 2006 @ 03:27 |
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Yes, technically you're allowed one warning about re-opening accounts, so if you're still here after two of them you got off lucky. My advice to you: Don't push your luck.
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5. September 2006 @ 03:35 |
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would he be able to do it even if i used hide ip platinum
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5. September 2006 @ 03:42 |
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Who knows. I don't feel it my place to comment on that.
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5. September 2006 @ 03:44 |
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ok so i was luck woho!
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5. September 2006 @ 03:47 |
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Yes. Any more of this should be in a PM, let's not ruin another thread.
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5. September 2006 @ 08:07 |
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Hi guys,
yes I am a woman, and I was gone for a couple of days. My husband, and my kids and I all drag race and we had a long race weekend. I will always respond unless I tell eveyone goodbye. My computer has always been slow doing the movies. Occasionally, I will scrub my hard drives in hopes that it will run faster, but...not really much difference. I found a dual core, pentium 4 system at staples for $599 on sale. Does that sound reasonable to you? I'm still looking around though. Sorry about the delay in answering, I'm new to this, so, I didn't think to let everyone know that I would be gone for a few days.
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6. September 2006 @ 01:52 |
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A dual core for $599? Go for it for sure. It'll do everything you need with no problems... 'cept maybe if you buy the kids games... you might need a to get a local geek for that.
Drag racing? Where are you living around? I know a few families into drag racing. I'm in the Wisconsin Rapids area...
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6. September 2006 @ 08:39 |
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so you think that is a good price for that computer?
I live in central pennsylvania
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6. September 2006 @ 09:05 |
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A Pentium D system is OK, but the best performance is to be had with a Core 2 Duo. For a PC that cheap, the dual core processor is going to be a D805, and while they're good for enthusiasts who Overclock them like mad, for the average user, they're not all that great with regard to performance, and even with using both cores at once, they run maybe 30% faster than a good Pentium 4. Per processor, it's more like having two Celerons than two Pentiums.
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6. September 2006 @ 10:42 |
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so what should I be looking for in a computer then, for what i use it for?
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6. September 2006 @ 11:07 |
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Whenever you do video work, you want:
High power CPU (preferably dual core if you multitask or use a dual-core enabled application)
Intermediate amount of RAM, 1GB is the norm, 2GB if you really do a lot or if you do other things whilst encoding video, games etc., otherwise one is fine
Large Hard disk - not huge, but maybe 250GB to ensure you don't run out of room fast. Those sort of drives are barely more than any other size below them now, hence why I recommend them, In particularly the WD Caviar 250GB SE16.
Decent Power supply - Antec, Seasonic, Hiper, Enermax, OCZ, people like that, trusted brands only, we won't discuss the or else on that one! Suffice to say I've been there.
Graphics card isn't greatly important unless you do lots of capturing with it, in which case get an ATI All In Wonder series.
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6. September 2006 @ 22:51 |
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i would recommend a pentium 4 or core 2 also amd x64 cpu's pentium d isnt all that bad it will give u a performance boost from the pentium 4
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6. September 2006 @ 22:54 |
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LOL 250gb whever you get more hard drive room oyu will use more for eg my old pentium 3 only has 20gb and i would use it before and not go under 4gb of free space left my p4 now has 300gb and i use 170gb doing the same stuff this is cause when the limit is lower you will always try to make everything mor efficient but when you have more room you wont start thinking before its nearly full same goes with money
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6. September 2006 @ 22:56 |
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i prefer F1 racing, you will find me at the melbourne grand prix every year i started goin in 1997
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7. September 2006 @ 02:22 |
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The Core 2 Duo is the current best CPU, but for people who leave the systems stock, the Athlon64 X2 is an excellent competitor, and both leave the Pentium D in the dust behind. Yes they are better than no dual core at all, but for the price you can get a 3800+, 4200+ or E6300 for, the Pentium Ds just don't make the grade for how much they cost. Free hard disk space is a temptation, I never thought I'd fill 13GB with my first PC, but I filled a 160, 200 and half of a 500 RAID array before. My current 250's approaching half full. Thing is, needs change. Back when I first got the 13GB, I only had dialup, and games were a pretty small affair, a big one being 200MB. Now with Broadband I'm forever downloading things, and modern games now take up between 2 and 4GB each.
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7. September 2006 @ 02:56 |
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And I'm pretty sure a DVD back-up takes about 8GB of space if you're doing back-ups.
I wouldn't worry TOO much on this end of the tech food chain about getting bang for buck unless you're hard pressed for cash. I suppose getting a pre-built computer is the easier path at this point... I'll find something for you.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16883103017
Plenty of Hard Drive space... fast with video work...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16883103011
A bit cheaper... just as fast methinks and plenty of bang for your buck.
And Dazila... a few tips. 1) Separate your sentences with periods like this. 2) No double or triple posting like that. Just edit your message and add on to it. 3) For Pete's sake man, learn to spell!
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7. September 2006 @ 03:03 |
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The latter machine is a nice and powerful single-core machine, Fast CPU, enough RAM, large hard disk, and a competent video accelerator, believe it or not.
The former machine is an adequate Dual core system, reasonable CPU, bundles of RAM, but can't do on-the-fly CD/DVD copies with only one drive, and can't run any games of any weight at all, whether or not that's relevant I don't know. Unless there is a definite advantage to having a dual core with lots of memory, the AS series PC is a better buy.
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