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Killiak

03-22-2007 06:45 AM

Going to buy a new computer. Opinions?

Hello all, I am looking to buy a new computer. I have an idea of whatI want, but some input is always appreciated.

Code:

The goods:

Housing:      Antec New Solution NSK6500 (zwart, 8/1/5 bays, 800W)

Motherboard:  Socket 775 - Asus P5B Deluxe (P965, 2xGLAN, RAID5)

Processor:    S775 - Intel Core 2 Duo E600 2.4 GHz 4MB 1066FSB x64

Memory:       2048 MB (2x1024) PC-2-64--/DDR2-800, Corsair TWIN2x2048-6400

Harddisk:     Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200.9 (SATAII, 16Mb)

DVD Drive:    ASUS DVR 16X DoubleLayer, Black 16x DL, 5xRAM,Lightscribe

Graphics:     Asus nVidia Geforce EN8800GTX/HTDP (768MB DDR3, PCIe)

Sound:        Creative Audigy SE

Eltargrim

03-22-2007 07:06 AM

Yeah, you basically described my computer, but with less HDD space and a better DVD-RW and GPU.

To be honest, unless you find uber-good deals, or are going to be guaranteed to play cutting-edge games, it's kind of overkill at this stage. That's going to be expensive. It'll run like a dream, though.

Also: You sure you need a sound card? I'm running fine on onboard sound; you definitely have the resources to spare.

Finally, just noticed your PSU. Upgrade. If you want to be running the 8xxx series of cards, I'd say at least 500 W, if not 600.

Killiak

03-22-2007 08:59 AM

How's this then? 800W now :P

There is also the option of putting a 550W into the same system

Azisien

03-22-2007 09:42 AM

The graphics card sounds like overkill. I can't think of something offhand that requires that much power, unless you're into hardcore video editting or something. I mean, judging by your specs, budget clearly isn't an issue, but supposing it was, it would be cheaper in the long run to invest in multiple incremental graphics cards over time.

Eltargrim

03-22-2007 09:58 AM

I'm going to agree with Azisien, it's really overkill. Get one of the higher-numbered 7xxx series instead; I'm using a 7900 GTO and I don't expect to have to replace it for several years, likely when I get another computer.

To be honest, I have to say that you might be better off doing the entire computer incrementally; by buying only what you need at the moment, and then replacing it with a new computer maybe two years later, for around the same price you get two decent computers, one capable of what you need and one slightly less capable, but both fully functioning. Build your own LAN centre! ;)

Lord of Joshelplex

03-22-2007 10:00 AM

Just putting it out ther: I assume this is a gaming computer.

Killiak

03-22-2007 10:09 AM

It's for gaming and I need/want the brutal processing power for some graphical work

Lord of Joshelplex

03-22-2007 10:13 AM

Dual Core FTW (I got one) The only game I cant run that well is NWN2, but that never runs well.

bluestarultor

03-22-2007 12:08 PM

If you want to run a ton of stuff at once, I'd go for 1GB RAM. That's more than you'll need for quite some time. Or at least make sure you have extra slots. RAM is cheap, so you can always buy more if you really need it.

Edit: Or is that already 2GB you have planned? I'm too braindead from having to reprogram my assignment to do math right now. :sweatdrop

Edit^2: And please tell me you meant your HDD is 16GB. 16MB won't get you far. XD

Killiak

03-22-2007 12:28 PM

16MB is just the cache

The HD is 320 Gb

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