Comments | nile_says: Thinking about buying a new desktop, any ideas?

nile_says

Thinking about buying a new desktop, any ideas?

Feb 19, 2006 21:25

If you could buy a PC, what would you get ( Read more... )

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Well you know its how much you want to spend... seikojin February 20 2006, 09:08:57 UTC

:o ( ... )

Re: Well you know its how much you want to spend... seikojin February 20 2006, 09:09:53 UTC

Another thing to note, this is all delivered to your door. And the parts are quality parts that will last their performance life, not crap out unexpectantly.

This is what I am looking at right now... nile_says February 20 2006, 18:22:37 UTC

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket 939: $178.99
ASUS A8N-E Mobo for socket 939: $97.49
PC-3200 1G DDR Ram ($84.99 x2): $169.98
Maxtor 300GB 7200-RPM (16 MB cache) IDE: $124.99
19” Dell LCD Monitor: $263.36
Enlight Black, Mid-tower ATX case, 350W SATA power supply: $67.99
NEC 16X Double Layer DVDRW Drive, Black: $48.99
Gforce 7800 GT (not sure on brand): Approximately $290.00

A few questions would be,
What are the advantages of going with a higher power supply? Without a bunch of lights or excessive fans, what do I need a 500W power supply for?

How are Maxtor HD’s?

How does that processor look?

Re: This is what I am looking at right now... seikojin February 20 2006, 18:37:31 UTC

Well processors like that... That one does as good as it claims. The AMD 64 bits are doing better IMO than the intel 64 bit ones... But some games have compatability issues with 64 bit chips. But most games nowndays have patches if they were incompatible, and alot of games comming out now and in the near future are being 64 bit coded... So they will run even better ( ... )

nile_says February 20 2006, 18:53:53 UTC

OK found a 250GB Western Digital for $87.00 with no shipping charges.

I have always ended up with a Western Digital and they have always worked well for me.

:o seikojin February 21 2006, 01:03:04 UTC

Man 250gig for 87 bucks... good deal.