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Getting a new box by crank on 09-09-2006 at 07:21 AM
Windows® XP Pro Edition
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+
2048MB (2x1GB) RAM
320GB sATA
DVD/CD-RW Multi DL
DVD16x
nVidia GeForce 7950 GX2
That's what i atleast want, but depending on the price i'm gonna go for a diffirent GPU from the nVidea GeForce 7 series. Altho i should ba able to get it, as i have €1700 for it (and €350 extra for my monitor but i can always cut a bit if i need some more for the rest).
Basicly what i want to do is get a gaming pc, possible to run vista later (these specs kinda asure that 
). But i'm gonna put atleast one linux distro on it too.
Anyone got some tips on parts i should get combined with these (or instead), keep in mind that i hate Intel and dislike ATI
RE: Getting a new box by user27089 on 09-09-2006 at 10:38 AM
Geta a SATA 2 compatible Hard Drive rather than just SATA, it has a faster transfer speed.
Also, save up for the X2 4800+.
RE: Getting a new box by crank on 09-09-2006 at 10:44 AM
quote:Well, i'm gonna see what i can get for my money, i need to know how much the price for it will be and maybe change some parts once i know it.
Originally posted by traxor
Geta a SATA 2 compatible Hard Drive rather than just SATA, it has a faster transfer speed.
Also, save up for the X2 4800+.
RE: Getting a new box by Ezra on 09-09-2006 at 01:59 PM
Get a Intel Core Duo processor, they are kinda expensive but they are the best desktop processors you can buy now...
The E6600 'Conroe' is about €130 more than that AMD X2 4200+ and about the same price as a AMD X2 4800+
About the gpu I like ATi better, but that's just my opinion 
RE: Getting a new box by lizard.boy on 09-09-2006 at 02:49 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Ezra
Get a Intel Core Duo processor, they are kinda expensive but they are the best desktop processors you can buy now...
The E6600 'Conroe' is about €130 more than that AMD X2 4200+ and about the same price as a AMD X2 4800+
About the gpu I like ATi better, but that's just my opinion
Heh, thats where my opinion changes. Any pc i would build would use an Nvidia GPU, but thats just me. I've heard ATI cards are better when you want to use tv out options.
RE: Getting a new box by crank on 09-09-2006 at 03:14 PM
AMD Athlon64 X2 DualCore 5000+ (AM2)
2048MB (2x1024MB) DDR2
2x 250GB SATA2
DVD-RW Multi DL
nVidea GeForce 7900 GTX (512MB)
Asus M2ME Motherboard
PCI Wifi
Logitech Laser MX3000 Mouse and Keyboard (wireless)
19” LCD
Anyone feels like any comments? this is what i'm gonna order, apperantly i was overcalculating
RE: Getting a new box by vaccination on 09-09-2006 at 03:38 PM
quote:
Originally posted by crank
AMD Athlon64 X2 DualCore 5000+ (AM2)
2048MB (2x1024MB) DDR2
2x 250GB SATA2
DVD-RW Multi DL
nVidea GeForce 7900 GTX (512MB)
Asus M2ME Motherboard
PCI Wifi
Logitech Laser MX3000 Mouse and Keyboard (wireless)
19” LCD
Anyone feels like any comments?
Whaaaaaaaa? How much is that?
RE: Getting a new box by crank on 09-09-2006 at 03:47 PM
€1811 (€1961 with XP Pro) if i counted right, so i might get a second 19" LCD (hell, maybe a widescreen 20"), or another pair of HD's, or a second DVD-RW. Altho a new cellphone could be usefull
RE: Getting a new box by Kenji on 09-09-2006 at 03:54 PM
maybe you could save moneyz by using parts from the computer you have now, thats what i do and i have saved about £200 and im gonna buy 2 lcd's when i get enough
RE: Getting a new box by crank on 09-09-2006 at 03:57 PM
quote:Well i can't blame you for not knowing but:
Originally posted by Dazmatic
maybe you could save moneyz by using parts from the computer you have now, thats what i do and i have saved about £200 and im gonna buy 2 lcd's when i get enough
Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 2 (5.1 - 2600)]
Mem: [Usage: 219/256MB (85.55%)]
HD: [Total/Free: 34.23/1.37GB]
CPU: [1 CPU - AMD Athlon Processor, 1.05 GHz, L1: 64KB L2: 256KB (83% Load)]
VidCard: [nVidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400]
Moni: [Some Piece Of Crap-monitor] (=> some 17" old thing)
There's not much useable in there no?
Edit: Typo
RE: Getting a new box by Ezra on 09-09-2006 at 04:09 PM
I still think you should get an Intel Core 2 Duo , like I said it's about the same price as the 5000+ but is a lot better.
On the other hand I also read that motherboards for the conroe are more expensive than AM2 motherboards, but that was some time ago, don't know how it is today.
Found this interesting chart tho.
![[Image: priceper.png]](http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/core2duo-shootout/priceper.png)
EDIT: I also think it might be better to take 4x 512 to get to 2 GB memory, use that with Dual Channel and you'll get better speeds than 2 x 1 GB and it might be even cheeper.
RE: Getting a new box by crank on 09-09-2006 at 04:19 PM
quote:Intel is not what i want, it's just... ucky. For some reason i dislike it, and there is the price diffirence (small, but it is there). And no, atleast over here, a 4x 512 is more expensive then a 2x 1024 and the diffirence in performance couldn't be tht big.
Originally posted by Ezra
I still think you should get an Intel Core 2 Duo
On the other hand I also read that motherboards for the conroe are more expensive than AM2 motherboards, but that was some time ago, don't know how it is today.
Found this interesting chart tho.
EDIT: I also think it might be better to take 4x 512 to get to 2 GB memory, use that with Dual Channel and you'll get better speeds than 2 x 1 GB and it might be even cheeper.
Edit: Looks like this is turning into a AMD vs. Intel/nVidea vs. ATi discussion
RE: Getting a new box by Ezra on 09-09-2006 at 04:49 PM
quote:
Originally posted by crank
Logitech Laser MX3000 Mouse and Keyboard (wireless)
I have that one too, it's great
A bit expensive too, but worth it nonetheless.
quote:
Originally posted by crank
Intel is not what i want, it's just... ucky. For some reason i dislike it, and there is the price diffirence (small, but it is there).
Well, sure if that's what you want i'm not stopping you
, You asked for opinions. 
Nevertheless the 5000+ is also a very good processor.quote:
Originally posted by crank
And no, atleast over here, a 4x 512 is more expensive then a 2x 1024 and the diffirence in performance couldn't be tht big.
I looked up some prices and indeed 2 1GB is about €20 cheaper than 4x 512 MB.
RE: Getting a new box by rav0 on 09-10-2006 at 08:18 AM
4 x 512 MB of RAM will perform much better than 2 x 1024 MB 
.
PS an Nvidia card is definately better if you want TV out options.
RE: Getting a new box by crank on 09-10-2006 at 10:23 AM
quote:Yes, but i actually can't afford €20 more
Originally posted by rav0
4 x 512 MB of RAM will perform much better than 2 x 1024 MB
unless if i wait a month, and by then i'd have to change even more.quote:Indeed, and since i've got a tv in my room and soon we will get digital tv using our phone line (which means no more cable in my room cuz that would be paying twice) i'd like to be able to still use my tv without cable so the tv out will most likely be used a lot.
Originally posted by rav0
PS an Nvidia card is definately better if you want TV out options.
RE: Getting a new box by Nathan on 09-10-2006 at 10:27 AM
Persoanaly, I think ATI is better for tv output + the software supports it, and lets you do it in ease.
RE: Getting a new box by user27089 on 09-10-2006 at 06:04 PM
quote:
Originally posted by crank
AMD Athlon64 X2 DualCore 5000+ (AM2)
2048MB (2x1024MB) DDR2
2x 250GB SATA2
DVD-RW Multi DL
nVidea GeForce 7900 GTX (512MB)
Asus M2ME Motherboard
PCI Wifi
Logitech Laser MX3000 Mouse and Keyboard (wireless)
19” LCD
Anyone feels like any comments?
Get a DVD-ROM aswell if I were you! The GPU is good, I have that... Getting another at christmas!
Get a gigabyte mobo, they're nice and most of them have a wifi slot on it already.
Get a 17" screen, they're cheaper and can run 1280x1024 anyway.