Advice on new computer.

benf · 29-08-2005, 21:16

Hello, i wanted to uopgrade my computer but after alot of thinking have decided to buy a new on instead.

Wandered if anyone could point me in the right direction as to which make and specifications to go for.

I will be using some powerful graphics programs as well which i like to use simultaniously. I dont want to have to wait to long while while things load up, it needs to be really fast and efficient, as well as reliable.

Any ideas?

01wojtowicz · 29-08-2005, 21:36

uhhh....id look in some computer magazines as they often tell you what u need to get

PC UPGRADE is a good one < i know you said thet u dont want to upgrade but they show you some good upgrades to get >
PC ADVISOR
just buy a few pc mags and youll get a good idea of what to buy

Lewis · 30-08-2005, 00:25

thats how i got my PC and its great, and custom built, works like a treat!

hazclan13 · 30-08-2005, 08:25

Ok well how much money do you have to play arond with and can you build it your self or do you need it to be build for you?

**monaghan** · 30-08-2005, 11:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by benf

I will be using some powerful graphics programs as well which i like to use simultaniously. I dont want to have to wait to long while while things load up, it needs to be really fast and efficient, as well as reliable.

Why not build something with one of the new Pentium dual core or AMD 64bit dual core CPU's ? They'll crunch through any graphics manipulation you can throw at them, not cheap however

You'll also want the fastest I/O subsystem possible, SCSI would be the obvious choice, but this again is expensive, so SATA would probably be the best option on price / performance grounds.

You'd want the 64bit version of XP to get the most out of the above hardware though.

Lots of RAM, if you're doing a lot of graphics, then at least 1Gb, probably much more.

asgsoft · 02-09-2005, 15:18

also i would suggest you not using Windows XP as it uses alot of RAM. Also get it custom built its cheaper and better if you want specific componants

Lewis · 02-09-2005, 22:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by hazclan13

Ok well how much money do you have to play arond with and can you build it your self or do you need it to be build for you?

well basically, i went to a place called web systems, and they cooked us a great PC up, we are very pleased with it, it cost around the range of ?200 for a basic, up to ?600 more advanced.
we alo bought a 17 inch lcd tft screen from there aswell (packard bell) brand new.
great place...

Lewis

FrozenDice · 07-09-2005, 05:32

Or you could go the way thats not incredibly confusing and just buy a Mac. Thats what I did, buy the mac, upgrade the memory(simple) and your good to go.

jsolochek · 12-09-2008, 00:34

If yourself or someone in your household is a student then buy using the academic discount programs which are available for both Mac and Windows.

For a lot of graphics Mac's are the preffered choice. Otherwise buy a bareboned system from Tigerdirect.com or computergeeks.com and then either buy the Windows XP os or use Linux.

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jsolochek Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 / 0%	What about a Mac? If yourself or someone in your household is a student then buy using the academic discount programs which are available for both Mac and Windows. For a lot of graphics Mac's are the preffered choice. Otherwise buy a bareboned system from Tigerdirect.com or computergeeks.com and then either buy the Windows XP os or use Linux.

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29-08-2005, 21:36	#2 (permalink)
01wojtowicz me Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 714 iTrader: 0 / 0%	uhhh....id look in some computer magazines as they often tell you what u need to get PC UPGRADE is a good one < i know you said thet u dont want to upgrade but they show you some good upgrades to get > PC ADVISOR just buy a few pc mags and youll get a good idea of what to buy

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hazclan13 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tanzanar Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ok well how much money do you have to play arond with and can you build it your self or do you need it to be build for you?

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asgsoft WMT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brighton,UK Posts: 162 iTrader: 0 / 0%	also i would suggest you not using Windows XP as it uses alot of RAM. Also get it custom built its cheaper and better if you want specific componants

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FrozenDice Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 389 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Or you could go the way thats not incredibly confusing and just buy a Mac. Thats what I did, buy the mac, upgrade the memory(simple) and your good to go.

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