ok sammorris well what kind of monitor would be best to get? also is there a more powerful one of these Athlon64 3200+ ?
Here's the AMD processors that are more powerful than the 3200: Athlon64 3500+ Athlon64 3700+ Athlon64 3800+ Athlon64 4000+ Athlon64 X2 3800+ Athlon64 X2 4200+ Athlon64 X2 4400+ Athlon64 X2 4600+ Athlon64 X2 4800+ Athlon64 FX-51 Athlon64 FX-53 Athlon64 FX-55 Athlon64 FX-57 Athlon64 FX-60 Opteron 144 Opteron 146 Opteron 148 Opteron 165 Opteron 170 Opteron 175 Opteron 180 Pick one! As for monitors, the Viewsonic VX912 is good.
redice Veiwsonic is def. the way to go heres the web page http://viewsonic.com/ you rip times are going to be about the same with the 3200+ compare to any higher end CPU ,the memorey is important which a gig should work fine ,you can always add another gig later. my times to transcode and burn are 10 to 12 mins. for shorter movies and 20 to 25 mins. for longer movies using clonedvd 2 with anydvd so your times should be about that also
and more importantly QC. 19" LCDs should really be costing more than that. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tesco have a 19 inch for that price wouldn't buy it lol but they have it
Exactly in half? Hard to say, but come dual core optimisation, any X2 will do it handsomely, probably cut more than half off.
ok sammorris so i would need to go with a x2 to really cut the time down. is a amd x2 higher in price? i was also going to take this list Athlon64 3200+ (Socket 939) Asus A8N-E Motherboard 1024MB Single Module Corsair Value Select PC3200 RAM 250GB Samsung Spinpoint S-ATA 8MB Buffer Hard disk High quality (e.g. Antec, enermax, zalman, seasonic) 500W PSU ATI Radeon X800GTO Graphics to alocalarea pc shop in my area. is there anything that i should add to the list?
yeah the Dual-core are higher in price the AMD Opteron 175 Demark x 2 runs about 509.00 ,but if you arent gaming you really dont need a Dual-Core unless you have the money to spend ,just copy and paste the CPUs sammorris listed in newegg to get the prices and go from there, make sure your running an extra fan or two when you build that system also
hey aabbccdd what do u think of this pc http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=999953500050005&typ... i already got sammorris views on it.
Well, for high performance and relatively good value, go for the Athlon64 X2 3800+, but on reflection, will you be adding memory a lot? If Not, you may want to go Dual Channel with that memory, it'll work out better as long as you won't want to upgrade more than once. I know you already have my views on the system, but I really cannot stress enough how important a real, dedicated graphics card is. You could always add one, but when you're doing things that way, why not get the job done right? (sorry to dwell on this!)
@sammorris yeah i do plan on upgrade the memory to at least 2 gigs but at first i will only started off with one gig. On the other hand i would really like a custom build pc. however i don't know that much about putting together a pc so i have been looking at other opitions such what a local computer shop in my area would charge me to build the one that you have help me put together but if the price is to high i will have to look at other opitions such as the link to the pc that almost has the same things as the custom one. do u understand where i'm comming from with all this?
im building my own machine ight now to and my machine is only gonna cost me 400 bucks it has a amd 64 chip for now with a 939 mobo and its compatible with all ddr mem so you can use what u have right now or purchase new which ever u please
ok lets say i was not going to build a pc but was going to buy one these pc. qhich one would u go with? http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4861605 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4861606 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=999953500050005&typ...
Preferably none of them because they all have integrated graphics!!!! Grrr. You have to be careful with premade PCs, a lot of them won't allow upgraded GPUs, either for slot, space, cooling or power reasons, and when you start replacing other stuff, things get difficult as you're dealing with not-very-modifiable OEM stuff. I'd personally recommend building your own or finding a shop that will custom build you one. If you must though, the Gateway from Best Buy is the best buy.
if youd rather just buy one i would stick with the first of the 3 simply because i like the amd personally and its at a reasonable price in my opinoin
