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ThOMaZ
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 Posted: Thu, 15th Jun 2006 09:00 Post subject: New computer |
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Hi,
I need to get myself a new desktop (been working on a laptop vor almost 3 years now) but i'm not really up to date when it comes to hardware.
I found this computer that looks pretty decent for a good price but i'd like to have your opinion on it first (especially on the gfx card) and how long you think i will be able to work/play with it without having to upgrade (buying a computer now and being forced to upgrade the graphic card/ RAM/processor in less thatn 4 months doesn't seem worth it).
# Processeur Intel® Pentium®
# D 830 Dual Core, 3.0 GHz
#Hard Drive 250 Gb
# 2 x 1 Mo L2-cache
# SDRAM DDR2-533 MHz de 1024 Mb
# 64 bit dual channel memory (1 free slot for to extend it)
# interface S-ATA 150 with 8 Mb cache
# 7200 rpm
# graphics card High-End NVIDIA® GeForce 6700XL (128Mb),
# integrated tv: 2x DVB-S (satellite)/ 2x TNT (digital))/ 2x TV ANALOGIQUE/CABLE
# DVD/CD double layer burner multi-standard 16x,
Price: 999€ or 1,261.63 USD
(no screen/keyboard/mouse included)
Thanks
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Mutantius
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jun 2006 18:34 Post subject: |
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Well maybe you need to replace that graphic card... what are you willing to pay for that alone?
"Why don't you zip it, Zipfero?" - fraich3
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jun 2006 20:30 Post subject: |
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Never heard of that gfx card before, which can't be good. But other than that, 1gb of ram, nice proccy, 250gb space. Looking pretty decent, with space for expansion. But they don't list the motherboard, which could be a worry?
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jun 2006 23:46 Post subject: |
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If you built that yourself it would cost around $350.... Build one yourself if you want to make the most of your money. I built this comp last year for $1300 and it would rip that one to utter shreds. If you need me to build a computer for you, give me a price point and I'll look stuff up for you and give you links to it  I've got nothing better to do 
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Location: Wisconsin
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| Posted: Fri, 16th Jun 2006 00:10 Post subject: Re: New computer |
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| ThOMaZ wrote: | Hi,
# graphics card High-End NVIDIA® GeForce 6700XL (128Mb)
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KEKEKEKEKEKE, nothing with a 6xxx is high end right now.
fuck linux.
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Bigperm
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Location: Alberta,Canada
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| Posted: Fri, 16th Jun 2006 04:40 Post subject: |
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# graphics card High-End NVIDIA® GeForce 6700XL (128Mb)
EWWWWWW, thats outdated now ...
I just bought a LeadTek WinFast 7800GS (AGP).
If you plan to play games i suggest you buy a GFX card of the newest generation ( GeForce 7 series ... or latest ATI range)
Or you can get an older card ... bu expect to be upgrading pretty soon anyway ...
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ThOMaZ
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| Posted: Fri, 16th Jun 2006 08:30 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the many replies. After posting this i was looking up how much it would cost me if built it myself and it would indeed be way better. (i don't need to satellite reception on my desktop  ) so i think i'm going to go that way instead of buying this. Chances are i buy an average graphics card for now (just enough to play current games) and upgrade to a direct X 10 card when they are released next year.
Anyone know a decent but not too expensive graphics card that could get me going until the dx10 are released?
thx again 
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| Posted: Fri, 16th Jun 2006 09:56 Post subject: |
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7600gt is the bang for buck imo.
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| Posted: Fri, 16th Jun 2006 18:27 Post subject: |
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or x1800gto
i just bougth one, unlocked it to 16 pipelines (x1800xl stats) and overclocked it like hell.
if you decide to buy one - make sure it's from connect3d or his since only those are unlockable.
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