I'm in the market for a new computer and this is the best I've seen for the price. Not really a fan of Compaq but HP has brought their rep up a little bit. I've built systems before but its been quite some time so I wondering what I can build that would be similar to this machine or better around the $550 that I'll pay for this one after taxes and shipping. http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s..._type=product_detail&product_code=ER925AA#ABA I dont need a super machine just one that is pretty efficient for burning DVI videos that I record and also able to take burning to 2 or 3 drives simultaneously without lockin up. Any advice guys?
3800 - $114 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103631 M2N-E - $96.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131022 7300LE - $48.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143053 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 667 - $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145568 BenQ DW 1655 - $36.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101008 Enermax 400W - $74.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194002 Samsung 250GB - $69.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822152025 TOTAL - $531.94 case is your preference really.
How much better of a process is the 3800 over the 3700? I was told the 3700 was better because of the larger l2 cache.
as far as i know AMD aren't making any more chips with 1MB of L2 cache, I.E. on the off chance that you can find a 3700 anywhere, it'll be far more expensive than the 3800
