RE: Getting a New computer!
Amazing how most people on this forum talk about hardware and rarely know what they're talking about..
Case : Nox Coolbay 25
Description :
Good airflow, quality and style
Price : 59.95 Euros
Power Source : Super-Flower Aurora 600W
Description :
Good Enough modular power source, 2 x 12V rails = 43 Amp
Price : 94.50 Euros
Motherboard : Asrock ConroeXfire-eSata2
Description :
Budget Motherboard, 775 Socket, DDR2 Support (Up to 667 Mhz), 1 x PCI-E x16, SATA II support, Onboard 7.1 SoundCard..
Price : 86.95 Euros
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.80 GHZ
Description :
Solid processor that won't outdate so quickly, plus it is cheap.. Stable for overclocking
Price : 179 Euros
RAM : Gskill PC2-4200 LA Dual Channel 2 x 512 Mb
Description :
Good memory for your budget, 4-4-4-12 timings
Price : 149.95 Euros
VGA : XFX 7600 GS 256 MB
Description :
Budget graphics card inside the nVidia 7xxx, will run most games but not with high quality standards for sure. However, since you'll have a good processor and decent RAM supporting it, you won't be disappointed
Price : 107.50 Euros
Optical Drive : LiteOn LH-18A1H 18X LightScribe
Description :
Good Optical drive, DVD-RW / +RW / Double Layer / LightScribe technology which allows you to "draw" on the Cd
IDE interface though
Price : 37.50 Euros
Hard Drive : Maxtor 160Gb 8 Mb Cache SATA II
Description :
Good & Fast Interface 160 Gb hard drive with 8 Mb Cache Memory
Price : 62.50 Euros
Total : 777.85 Euros
So meh, according to google, that is 1 195 CAD, and surely that's how much you've got to spend these days to have a stable computer that won't outdate "just-like-that"..
This post was edited on 02-03-2007 at 07:56 PM by Jhrono.
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