Re: Question On New AMD
- From: "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m>
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:05:30 -0700
I would never wish a new Compaq computer on anyone. They come with spyware
installed at the factory. The computer will perform very poorly until
someone who has the necessary expertise removes it. Even then it will not
perform as well as many comparable systems. You will not get a Windows CD
with a Compaq computer but a restore procedure which cannot be used for
repairs but only to return the computer to it's factory state. Take Fitz's
advice and look for a "whitebox" computer. This will require educating your
self a bit, knowing what you want the computer to do and what it takes to
make it do that. Here is what I'd recommend as a basic configuration based
on your first post.
A current P4 CPU (LGA 775) or a current AMD Athlon CPU (Socket 939)
A motherboard that uses an Intel chipset with a P4 CPU or an nForce chipset
with an AMD CPU and also has a PCI-EX slot for video. Some good brands are:
Intel, Gigabyte, and ASUS.
An ATI Radeon or Nvidia PCI-EX video card with 256 MB on the card
1 GB ram
80 GB or larger hard drive. Don't worry about SATA or PATA. Size is more
important. Make sure the drive has minimum 8 MB cache. If you are doing a
lot of video editing then get the biggest you can afford.
DVDRW drive
Windows XP Home OEM or Retail with CD
If you cannot find this in your price range then you will have to compromise
something or wait until you can afford it. I recommend checking out local
computer stores that build their own computers. Ask your friends if they
know of any good ones or bad ones to avoid. Check out the stores yourself.
Give them a list of what you want. Ask about their warranty. Do not buy
until you have checked a few stores.
--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
nick wrote:
hey again ok system has 512 megs of ram upgradable to 4 gigs 512 is
mim for me now due to money system will cost me just under 500 bucks,
the shared video is the minimum im using also for a month or 2 until
i get the money to buy a seperate video card so to use it for a month
should be fine for ddo heres the specs for ddo system requirements:
Processor: P4 1.6 GHz or AMD equivalent with SSE
Memory 512 MB RAM
Graphics Card 64 MB Hardware T&L -compatible video card
Recommended System Requirements
Processor P4 3.0GHz or AMD equivalent with SSE
Memory 1GB RAM
Graphics Card GeForce FX or better with 128MB of memory
also i figure this will be good until they make games needing like
pentium 5 or 6 lol or am i wrong
"Fitz" wrote:
I don't know what kind of a price you are getting, but the HP
website list at around $570. For that kind of money I'd consider
something in the way of a barebone system that is upgradeable at
your pleasure.
At MWave, I pieced an assembled barebone:
a.. ANTEC SLK1650B (350W TruPower power supply)
a.. ABIT NF8-V2
a.. AMD ATHLON 64 3200+ - NEWCASTLE
a.. CRUCIAL 1GB DDR400
a.. (512MB x 2)
a.. NO FDD / CARD READER
a.. NEC 16X DVD+/-RW
a.. Add a EVGA GeForce 6600 256 MB AGP card
for $511.90
Nothing here is point of the sword technology- but it's all proven,
reliable componets that will perform well. The processor and
motherboard are 764 pin vs the newer 939 pin- a performance hit that
will more than be made up by the 1GB memory and the video card.
Just a suggestion
Fitz
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