my new imaginary computer...

Mingo3k · Feb 15, 2003

im dreaming up my specs.... (suggestions and objections please)

Pentium 4 2.8Ghz
Not sure bout motherboard... (all the other specs depend on the motherboard so i gotta make me mind up soon...)
512 or 1024 RAM
2x80 Gig HDD or 1x20 Gig (OS and stuff) 1x120Gig (fun stuff)\
Geforce4 TI4600, or ATI Radeon 9X00 (not sure which brand) AGP (is AGPx8 any better than normal AGP???)
19-20 inch monitor, or 16-18 inch pe.. *ahem* LCD monitor
any half decent CDROM
fastish CDRW drive, or maybe a DVD Burner... :blush:
gotta have a floppy drive just incase i get something without a boot cd...
External ADSL Modem
Internal 10/100 Network Card (for LAN parties and home network)
M$ or Logitech Optical Mouse, M$ or Logiteck Keyboard...
Nice big case, with see thru side (so i can throw in a cold cathode light

green blue or purple in colour)

maybe even another 60Gig maybe for a dual boot Win98SE/Linux drive...

any ideas on changes and things?
replies welcomed

Lex · Feb 15, 2003

Mingo3k said:
any ideas on changes and things?
replies welcomed

Go with AMD and buy a Gigabyte GA7-VAXP mobo

doggie · Feb 15, 2003

yeh.. AMD Athlon™ XP Processor 3000+:satisfied

Lex · Feb 15, 2003

doggie said:
yeh.. AMD Athlon™ XP Processor 3000+:satisfied

Not everyone can afford that

doggie · Feb 15, 2003

Lex said:
Not everyone can afford that

errr.. topic = my new imaginary computer...:happy:

Doomulation · Feb 15, 2003

Hehe, but still. I must object to all those high-tech stuff

One is never going to get them. Take a dream computer of a little less stuff and maybe you could get at least *some* specs in the future.

gokuss4 · Feb 15, 2003

how about

400watt power supply
ViewSonic G75f 17 Inch (16.0" Vewable) Perfect Flat CRT monitor
ASUS A7V8X (VIA KT400 + DDR400) Motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ (Barton)
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Corsair 512MB/1GB PC3200 400MHz
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX
Creative Inspire 6.1 6600
56x CD-ROM drive
52x24x52 CD Burner

my dream pc right there

Doomulation · Feb 15, 2003

I already have my dream pc :satisfied

AlphaWolf · Feb 15, 2003

Even if money was no object, I would still go athlon and not pentium 4.

Doomulation · Feb 15, 2003

AlphaWolf said:
Even if money was no object, I would still go athlon and not pentium 4.

As would I.

Mingo3k · Feb 16, 2003

well this dream computer is gonna be the maximum i want... but ill workk back on certain things as money is kinda a problem here

lol, thanks for all the info and input you guys have put here,

out of most peoples thoughts....
AMD or Pentium 4??

mesman00 · Feb 16, 2003

if money is a problem go w/ AMD, heck, just go w/ AMD if money isn't even a problem

Mingo3k · Feb 16, 2003

my gaming beast will cost me a bit.....
basic cost in Australian $

---Processor---
Athlon XP (starting at)
2200+ - $218
2400+ - $288
2700+ - $528
Pentium 4 (starting at)
2.0 Ghz - $325
2.8 Ghz - $795
3.06 Ghz w/ HT - $1325

---Motherboard---
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP
from $224.00 to 328.68
ASUS A7V8X
from $198.00 to $359.00

---Display---
LCD Screen
Starting from $499 (DAM!)
19" (Startin at) - $299
20" (Startin at) - $um.... lots...

---Video Card---
Geforce4 TI
from $279 to $709
ATI Radeon
from $159 for the 9000
to $939 for a Dual Monitor 9700 Pro

---Sound---
Sound Blaster Live! - ~$70 (think that would be a value one, but who cares)

---Networking---
10/100Mbps Network Card - ~$20-$30

Doomulation · Feb 16, 2003

Intel P4 is more crap now than ever. AMD beats it anytime and is cheaper to boost.

AlphaWolf · Feb 16, 2003

Cruise around pricewatch. Don't necessarily look for the absolute cheapest one, look for a longer warranty period and shorter shipping as well. I just did an index for an athlon 2200+. The first price was $107.86, 5 day ship, 15 day warranty. But further down, for $113, you can get the retail box, 3 year warranty, and same day shipping. The warranty alone is worth that extra $5, plus it ships the same day.

http://www.pricewatch.com/1/3/4824-1.htm

BTW, 2100+ seems to have the best price vs performance right now.

EDIT: After a bit of looking, the motherboard I would be interested in right now is the MSI K7N2. It's based on the nforce2 chipset, it's a decently performing board, and its not expensive. On pricewatch you can find a combo of that board with an XP 2100+ for ~$200.

ra5555 · Feb 16, 2003

doggie said:
yeh.. AMD Athlon™ XP Processor 3000+:satisfied

that is even slower than XP 2800, the only thing better is that it has more catch.

XP 3000 cost roughly the same as a P4 3ghz, and P4 is much better (it also has HT)

Stez02k · Feb 17, 2003

i doubt it, unless theyve put even better technology into it, and HT doesnt improve performence that much, benchmarks have shown that, and even crashes some Pcs

As for a gr8 motherboard, get a Gigabite Kt400 like i'm using, its a very very nice motherboard, and theres all kinds of extras with it, plenty of instructions too

Lex · Feb 17, 2003

Stez02k said:
As for a gr8 motherboard, get a Gigabite Kt400 like i'm using, its a very very nice motherboard, and theres all kinds of extras with it, plenty of instructions too

I've got one to, it is a very complete mobo with very good performence and stability

neoak · Feb 23, 2003

Maybe, if money is not a problem, you could do a Double-processor system.

P4 3.2 Ghz x 2 (4 virtual processors) and the 3.2 Ghz is still not out.
Double Opteron (Don't know the number)

I would go with Double Opteron system and WinXP Pro (and Linux, of course!) :linux:

How about Serial ATA and PCI Express' cards?

Lex · Feb 23, 2003

neoak said:
Maybe, if money is not a problem, you could do a Double-processor system.

There isn't any gain in performance in gaming, i don't think it is worth the money

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