Remember that quad-cores are best kept cool with vegetable oil.
Re: Looking to the summer to build a new computer
Remember that quad-cores are best kept cool with vegetable oil.
Reinvent the British and you get a global finance center, edible food and better service. Reinvent the French and you may just get more Germans.
Ik hou van ferme grieten en dikke pintenOriginally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars
Down with dried flowers!
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Re: Looking to the summer to build a new computer
Ars just published their new system guide, a great snapshot of what hardware goes with what budget. Enjoy.
Re: Looking to the summer to build a new computer
Here's the May system guide, in case you're still planning to build. What's the story with that, anyway, CR? Are you bringing a sweet little hotrod into the world?
Re: Looking to the summer to build a new computer
I will hopefully be getting a new computer this summer so this will be helpful.
Re: Looking to the summer to build a new computer
Yup, real soon too. Thanks for the link to the Ars Tech stuff, it's really helpful. I was wondering when the new guide would come out.
And then I can play M&B again! Huzzah! And...other new games...which is a concept I haven't thought about for a while.
CR
Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
Re: Looking to the summer to build a new computer
Considering to buy a new computer and having some problems that seems to need a formating to fix accelerates the need a bit.
I was thinking about this set, medium budget, feel free to comment:
Cooler Master Elite 332 Miditower without PSU
Chieftec CFT-500A-12S 500W ATX/DualX EPS-12V 120mm Fan 20/24-pin (AMD&P4 OK)
DVD burner:
Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN DVD±RW Dual-Layer 20X BLACK Bulk SATA
Motherbord:
Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3 iP35 4DDR2-DIMM 3PCI 4PCIe SATA Raid Audio GB-LAN Socket775 ATX
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz 6MB FSB1333 Boxed
RAM:
4GB DDR2 Dual Channel 800MHz
HDD:
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB 7200rpm 32MB SATA2+ same type 500GB.
Always ends up with lack of memory so I thought I'll get quite a bit this time.
Graphic card:
GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 TV-out DUAL DVI
Whats the difference between Vista home Basic and Premium? The prices are almost identical atm.
Will cost about 950 euro.
And some questions.
Is it practical to have XP and Vista on the same comp? This should be if older games cannot be run in Vista, so how needed should it be?
We are all aware that the senses can be deceived, the eyes fooled. But how can we be sure our senses are not being deceived at any particular time, or even all the time? Might I just be a brain in a tank somewhere, tricked all my life into believing in the events of this world by some insane computer? And does my life gain or lose meaning based on my reaction to such solipsism?
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Re: Looking to the summer to build a new computer
Vista Home Premium is what you should get, simple as that.
If you want it more complicated, Home Basic has no Media Center, no included DVD codec and no aero Glass Interface, maybe even some other missing features, it's basically for computers that can't handle this stuff anyway AFAIK.
"Topic is tired and needs a nap." - Tosa Inu
Re: Looking to the summer to build a new computer
it always best to build to a budget; "what can I afford to spend", and then work from there.
Some speculative builds of what will be available in a month or so -
Case:
Silverstone Sugo 03
Motherbord:
1. Gigabyte G45 mATX (DSR2)
2. DFI 790GX mATX
Processor:
1. Intel Core 2 Quad 9450
2. AMD 9850
RAM:
4GB DDR2 Dual Channel 1066MHz
HDD:
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB 7200rpm 32MB SATA2+ same type 500GB.
Graphic card:
GeForce 260 896MB
AMD 4870 1GB
Sound:
Asus Xonar DX
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