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new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by ryxdp on 01-29-2008 at 08:18 AM
All components from this site and as cheap as can be whilst still holding up decent value
-ASUS P5GC-MX (Intel 945GC, 800FSB, DDR2, PCI-E, All-in-one) $70.00
-Kingston 1G DDR2 667 ValueRAM $29.00
-Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 (2.2G, 800FSB, 2M L2 Cache) $160.00
-ECS GeForce 7200GS (256M DDR2) $45.00
-Seagate 160G SATA HDD (ST3160815AS, 7200RPM, 8M Buffer) $70.00
Sub-Total: $374.00
My current Athlon 1.2GHz Machine:
-ASUS A7V133 (VIA KT133A, 266MHz FSB, PC133 DRAM)
-Generic RAM (256x2)
-AMD Athlon Thunderbird (1.2G, 266FSB, 256K L2 Cache)
-WinFast A250 GeForce4 Ti 4400 (128M RAMDAC)
-Seagate 40G PATA HDD (ST340014A, 7200RPM, 2MB Buffer)
-WDC 60G PATA HDD (WD600BB-22JHA0, 7200RPM, 2MB Buffer)
-Logitech VX Revolution Laser Mouse for Notebooks
-Omni 8880 ATX P4 Case
-Dell SE198WFP 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor (DVI + Analog)
-Logitech Media Keyboard
-Soloman 1800W PMPO 2.1 Speakers
-LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B
I'll keep the last four, because they're fine, but the rest would be either a Ubuntu
Anyway, what do you think?
thanks guys 
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by Th3rmal on 01-29-2008 at 08:31 AM
what exactly is ur budget? (im guessing 600).
quote:if you are willing to change your mind you should definately have a look here www.msy.com.au. they have great parts at cheap prices. but they are mostly in melbourne.
Originally posted by Ryxpia
all items must be from this site
For example, from that shop, if u pay just 8 more dollars for the processor you can get the next model up (E4600) or u can save 14 dollars on ur current processor. Or you can get the same ram for 3 dollars less lol. or you can get the dvd burner for 3 dollars less. Or the hard drive for 12 dollars less. or the same gfx card (ASUS brand) for 10 dollars less. and i think u can get a 550W case for 29 dollars there.
The differences may not be much but you can save a little money for the same parts.
P.S 1 = do u need a mouse that expensive
P.S 2 = whats your OS?
Sorry if you do not like my suggestions, just trying to help
RE: RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by ryxdp on 01-29-2008 at 08:56 AM
quote:
Originally posted by rm rulz
what exactly is ur budget? (im guessing 600).
As cheap as possible.
quote:
Originally posted by rm rulz
www.msy.com.au.
Their branches seem to be nowhere near where I am (Baulkham Hills shire). I'd like to be able to do pick-up (saves money for postage) and have it relatively close to me. The computer target branch I've been to is about 3-5 minutes from home, which I like.
quote:
Originally posted by rm rulz
P.S 1 = do u need a mouse that expensive
P.S 2 = whats your OS?
1). Its the best (IMO) mouse there that is cordless, unfortunately. On the bright side they don't really update their site for minor changes, and the prices are lower sometimes.
2). Windows XP Pro SP2. Might consider MCE (torrents ftw) if I'm that bored. Virtualising Ubuntu 7.10 too.
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by Shippo on 01-31-2008 at 02:56 AM
I can't help with matters in Australia (I've got a friend who rants to me about prices down there all the time), but I suggest sticking to Windows XP Pro for now. Vista just isn't worth $250 right now and I'm probably not going to wait for SP1 to be released.
As for Media Center Edition, I've got no idea on the changes (nor one of my friends) besides the Media Center it has.
This is only my suggestion though, since Vista is very unstable still...
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by ShawnZ on 01-31-2008 at 03:00 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Shippo
I've got no idea on the changes (nor one of my friends) besides the Media Center it has.
that's it.
quote:
Originally posted by Ryxpia
Should I replace some stuff with cheaper stuff and save heaps?
it's already a pretty low-end computer...
RE: RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by ryxdp on 02-01-2008 at 06:40 AM
quote:
Originally posted by ShawnZ
it's already a pretty low-end computer...
My current PC should explain why, to my needs, it is high-end. I don't do any gaming, so my standards are considerably lower, I guess.
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by Nathan on 02-01-2008 at 09:05 AM
quote:
Originally posted by ShawnZ
quote:
Originally posted by Shippo
I've got no idea on the changes (nor one of my friends) besides the Media Center it has.
that's it.
quote:
Originally posted by Ryxpia
Should I replace some stuff with cheaper stuff and save heaps?
it's already a pretty low-end computer...
ShawnZ You cannot say if its a low-end computer untill you knew what he ws using it for. Yeah sure if it was a gaming computer then yeah it would be low end etc.
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by gif83 on 02-01-2008 at 09:31 AM
As a user of the VX nano i can definitely recommend it.
My only quibble is lack of middle click button as it is permanently set to switch between the two scroll modes. I just reconfigured left scroll to middle click since I rarely scroll laterally anyway. Just thought I might let you know.
..otherwise almost perfect mouse.
can't comment on aussie prices though
RE: RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by ryxdp on 02-01-2008 at 09:45 AM
quote:
Originally posted by gif83
lack of middle click button
I can't think of any apps I use that require middle-click anyway, apart from Google Earth, but I can just use the keyboard to zoom in and out...
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by ShawnZ on 02-01-2008 at 09:55 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Napbree
ShawnZ You cannot say if its a low-end computer untill you knew what he ws using it for. Yeah sure if it was a gaming computer then yeah it would be low end etc.
what he's using it for makes no difference on what end it is -- it's just that word processing etc are activities that require low-end computers
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by Adeptus on 02-01-2008 at 04:31 PM
If it's really not for gaming, you can skip the GeForce. The motherboard you want has Intel graphics onboard, which will work just fine for other uses.
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by albert on 02-01-2008 at 05:22 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Ryxpia
Logitech VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks $88.00
Careful with that, although it's looks are wonderful, it was way to small for my hand. I had to bring it back.
If I were you I'd go for the Logitech VX revolution (way better for price, features and handle).
Oh and 88$ is way expensive.. I got mine at 40$ at the time.
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by ryxdp on 02-01-2008 at 10:50 PM
@ Adeptus: Is the onboard graphics shared? If not, then I'll cross off the GeForce, because I'd like to have higher quality video etc. Plus it doesn't have DVI.
@ Adeptus albert (wtf?): I just Googled the VX Nano, and you're right, it's horribly small. VX Revolution looks way better. Thanks for pointing that out 
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by markee on 02-02-2008 at 07:19 AM
quote:It is Australian dollars remember, and everything is more expensive here (its $82 at my local computer store for example).
Originally posted by albert
Oh and 88$ is way expensive.. I got mine at 40$ at the time.
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by Kenji on 02-02-2008 at 03:07 PM
quote:Get a E2160 instead if you want to save some money. http://www.computertarget.com.au/oscom/catalog/pr...1&products_id=1156
Originally posted by Ryxpia
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 (2.2G, 800FSB, 2M L2 Cache) $160.00
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by ryxdp on 02-02-2008 at 09:15 PM
Anything under 2GHz is too slow for me, I've been stuck with 1.2GHz for a while now...
EDIT: Thanks dazzy
RE: new comp (i wish) - hot or not? by Kenji on 02-02-2008 at 10:40 PM
quote:That CPU will be more than enough for shiTunes.
Originally posted by Ryxpia
Anything under 2GHz is too slow for me, iTunes () says it needs 2GHz for video to run properly.