Ok Guys Dilema, which spec would you get the 2GB ram is slightly more expensive but does the graphics card suffer? 3 choices are: (1&2 almost the same but graphics card) 1.AMD 64 3500 CPU Socket 939 Asrock S56 - 939 MotherBoard (1000 FSB) PCI- Express 1024MB DDR400 RAM 250GB SATA HDD 72000rpm 8mb cache 16x IDE 3520 DUAL LAYER DVD/RW+- 7.1 Channel ONBOARD SOUND AC97 256MB PCI Express ATI X600XT Graphics Card 3.5" FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 100/10 Ethernet Network Card (BB Ready) 6 USB Ports ATX Case 450watt PSU 6 Bay 2. AMD Athlon 3500 64 Bit CPU AsRock K8Upgrade-PCIE MotherBoard 1024MB DDR400 RAM 250GB SATA HDD 72000rpm 8mb cache 16x IDE 3520 DUAL LAYER DVD/RW+- 7.1 Channel ONBOARD SOUND AC97 Nvidia Geforce 6600LE 256MB Graphics 3.5" FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 100/10 Ethernet Network Card (BB Ready) 6 USB Ports ATX Case 450watt PSU 6Bay and 3. AMD ATHLON 64 3700 - 64 BIT CPU ASUS K8S-MX Motherboard 2048 MB PC3200 DDR RAM ATI RADEON 9600XT 256MB DDR AGP 8x 3D Graphics Card 200GB 7200RPM HARD DISK 16 X Dual Layer DVD +/- RW - DVD Rewriter, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom all in one 5.1 Channel Sound 10/100 Mbps Network Card Onboard 4 USB 2.0 rear ports plus front USB and sound ports X-Blade Silver 460 Watt Case I know its a bit much to read but any help would be much needed. Cheers
i would go with that last option, but that's because i'm not a heavy gamer, but i rely a ton on my ram
how much are these computers? as I bet their pre built, why not build your own tailored to your own specifications?
they look prebuild.you dont want to buy prebuild the video cards suck,and if theres onboard video and memory,your asking for trouble.you want to build your own its alot cheaper plus when your done youll apreciate more cause you built it.you can build a nice pc using exiting hardware for like 300 400 usd not including the video card and it will fly.check it out newegg.com
those dont' look like prebuilts to me. it looks like he's found some hardware that he likes for a good price and is mixing and matching to find what's best for him. if you're not a gamer,fletch, go with number 3. if you are, i'd go with number 2.
Cheers for all the info guys, I went with number 2, 3 might have been abit quicker with more RAM but I'll get some more for my choice later. Thanks
I don't mean to annoy you, but I personally would have gone with either 1 or 3 but not 2. Oh well, obviously we differ in opinion.
id go with #3 too. better support at asus if you going to overclock.asrock board overclocks not as good as asus.i was wondering sam why is your primary hard drive only 40gbs?nothing personal just wondering if that was a better way to setup system.building a new one.
The idea is I only keep windows on the master, so I don't lose ay data if I need to reformat. You know how windows just becomes tiresome after so long, loads of problems, random program crashes. If I only have windows on my master disk, I can easily just reformat, reinstall windows and I still have all my files.
