Need a new pc (1 Viewer)

[Atotoi]

hey ya'll, im thinking bout getting a tower for Uni this year as the pc im on now (pentium 3 667) is quite shat...

So far ive got a quote of $1928.75

for

Pentium 4 3.2 GHz
Prescott 800FSB motherboard
512 Mb's DDR RAM
ATI Radeon 9200
Panasonic floppy lol..
120Gb 7200 rpm
LG DVD Re-writer
56k internal modem
Optical Mouse
Multimedia Keyboad
17" LCD Monitor
XP home
MS OEM works suite
Midi ATX 8870Kl tower (might change to something better)


Im having second thoughts about the Pentium 4, because well.. the AMD's are faster, but im not sure which to buy.... nor with the Motherboard (maybe Nvidia) instead, and a G-Force graphics card or a higher powered Radeon??

Help please

 

[velox]

Are you going to be playing any games? If so the 9200 wont make the cut. I suggest a 6600gt. You haven't specified the brand of the LCD monitor nor the pixel response time, so no comment as yet. That seems expensive for the gear, where are you purchasing it from?

 

[SashatheMan]

Im having second thoughts about the Pentium 4, because well.. the AMD's are faster, but im not sure which to buy....
Help please

i always thought the Pentiums are faster. not shore though

 

[fatmuscle]

just get the aldi comp

 

[monaro-man]

hmmm, perhaps the reason why the price of that system is a little high is the inclusion of windows (xp home is like what, $150?) and the MS works suite. I'm getting a system with the same price range and recommend an AMD 64 3200 with a nice 6600gt. you dont have to do PCI-e if you dont want to, since there are some 6600gt's for AGP, but they are a little pricier. great card though

 

[sladehk]

its a pretty good package. YOu mght want to consider 1gb ram if you play a lot of computer games

 

[nick1048]

pentiums are faster and u can get all that for 1300 max...

www.fluidtek.com.au

www.msy.com.au

thank me later. peace.

 

[Atotoi]

It Warehouse...

Its an LG LCD, not sure about the refresh rate.

Yeh, i will be playing some games, but not all the time, ive been stuck with this Pentium III 667 for 5 years, ill be glad to be playing Battlefield 1942 and CoD on my new pc.
Let's just say with exorbitant Uni fee's, campus money etc etc, i wont be the "ultimate-gamer"..

Komaticom : Why ditch the internal??? and ill worry about speakers later

Monaro-man: i was thinking bout switching to an AMD 3400+ , and sorry to say this - but i have no real idea what a PCI-e is? nor an "AGP" , please enlighten me...

 

[soul_guardian]

wateva u get, u seem to be shopping from a pricy place.

Do some research & shop around

Take nicks advice about fluidtek and msy if u cant find a better deal

 

[withoutaface]

AMD's price/perfromance is generally better than Intel's IMO, Oh and www.custo.com.au and www.msy.com.au have the best prices.

 

[Atotoi]

How bout this -

AMD ATHLON 64 3200+ (2.0 Ghz, 512KB L2 Cache and dual channel) SOCKET 939 ,
ABIT AV8 (AMD64 S939 Dual-DDR400 GLAN USB2.0 SATA150/RAID IEEE1394 6ch-Audio Firewire
Kingmax SuperRAM 512MB DDR400 184-pin DRAM Module ,
Panasonic 1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE SLVER (Model: JU-256A788P
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 Serial ATA Calypso Quiet 160GB, SATA/150, 7200rpm 8Mb Cache
JETWAY: NV33-AD-256C GeForce FX 5500 256MB/128-bit AGP 8X
LG L1710S 17" LCD Monitor ,
LG GSA-4163B 16X DUAL LAYER DVD BURNER RETAIL (Black)
Netcomm 10/100 Dual Speed PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor
Ezkey EZ-8000 smart office keyboard (Black) ,
Ezkey EZ-102 Mice(Silver) ,
Case 8870KL Midi ATX 4 Bays P4 350W/ USB Silver with Thermal Advantage Fan Duct ,
Swann Smart II Internal 56K V.92 Modem ,
XP HOME + Works Suite 2005, System build, 12-month parts and labour warranty

which is around $1800-1900

Orrr

AMD Athlon 64 3400+
ABIT KV8-PRO Athlon 64 Motherboard - VIA K8T800 PRO, 1GHz FSB, DDR400, AGP 8X, SATA RAID, GbE LAN, 6Ch Audio, SPDIF In/Out, µGuru, ATX
512MB DDR 400
PANASONIC FLOPPY
Maxtor 120GB SATA HDD - 7200RPM, 8MB buffer, 3-year warranty
XpertVision ATI Radeon 9800SE 256MB 128-bit DDR, DVI, TV-Out
LG DUAL LAYER BURNER
THERMALTAKE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD
WORKSUITE 2005 and XP
SWANN INTERNAL MODEM
LG monitor

$1870.00


I dont wanna get a flash 256MB card simply for the fact that there'll be some 512MB games, and even the best 256 may not compare with a lame 512.. so hrmm

 

[nick1048]

watever ur needs, they are on that site at better than standard prices, doesnt hurt to take a look although MSY is out of stock regularly and fluidtek is in high demand. So call them up for more info

 

[anti]

If you don't use floppy drives much then get rid of that, 'cause chances all computers you use will have USB ports - invest some money into a USB flash drive. For a uni comp it helps to have usb ports at the FRONT of the case too btw...

Is there a brand on the RAM/hdd? Since I've heard some brands perform better than others and are less prone to suddenly dying the night your assignment is due.

Internal modems are pretty crappy, it's better to get an external one - you can pick them up dirt cheap these days.

If you already have a kb/mouse with your current computer that you like, then I wouldn't bother getting *more*.

The guys have already mentioned the LCD screen and things you might like to consider regarding that..

Finally I would highly recommend the OpenOffice suite if you are trying to save money. Getting MS Works just adds a bit more $ which you could be spending on uni textbooks.

 

[fatmuscle]

why get modem at all saves you $20

if you've got digital cameras or use diff type of media, instead of getting a floppy, get one of those card readers.
they normally do 12 in 1 plus 1 USB and 1 FireWire port.