11-11-06, 11:07 | #1 |
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any details for optimum pc .............
please any one can list the core sepecifications to buy a desktop pc especially for graphic card motherboard processor dvd......& how much it cost to get a real computer for the games , & to able you to say i will never change my pc after this date
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11-11-06, 13:22 | #2 | |
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As for what PC you should get, I'm certain Joseph will give you an outline, but at the moment I'd wait a couple of months, until ATI/AMD released their DX10 cards and Nvidia has cheaper Geforce 8's. |
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11-11-06, 17:17 | #3 |
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BUT the first DirectX10 card, the nVidia GF8800GTX is very expensive while there are no applications/games that make use of it yet. Still, here is the first DirectX10 card which is a monster:
GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3, PCI-Express, "BP8800GTX-768-TV-DD" £435.00 XFX GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3, PCI-Express, 2xDVI/HDTV/HDCP, 384-bit £445.00 The performance goes with high cost: it is very powerhungry. Better wait till ATI's reply, till DX10 cards have become cheaper to buy and cheaper in use (need less power). While the best most stable, problem-free DirectX9.0c card of the moment is the ATI X1950XTX and much nicer priced and has faster DDR4 memory: Club3D Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4, PCI-Express, Dual-DVI-I, VIVO, CF Ready £299.00 Asus Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4, PCI-Express, 2xDVI-I, HDCP, ViVo, Retail £309.00 These two cards are the absolute high end of the moment. Last edited by Joseph; 11-11-06 at 17:49. |
11-11-06, 17:44 | #4 |
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If you are building yourself, these components i would recommend qua price/performance:
Case: Cooler Master Stacker Case Black/Silver (Without PSU) £94.00 Power Supply: If you will use 1 top high end graphic card like GF 7900GTX2 or ATI Radeon X1950 XTX this 550W one is very fine: Cooler Master Real Power 550W w/Power indicator, SLI, ATX/EPS, 20/24pin £79.00 If you will use 1 graphic card like GF 8800GTX (the first DirectX10 card), OR you will use 2 ATI cards in Crossfire mode you'll need a 700W like: OCZ Technology Powersupply ATX/EPS 700W, 120mm Fan, SATA, 4/8pin CPU, 20/24pin £110.00 Mainboard: Asus P5W DH Deluxe,I975X,Socket-775,ATX, SATAIIx7, Dual-GbLAN, DDR2, 2xPCI-Ex16 £155.01 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket LGA775, 4MB, BOXED w/fan £210.01 Memory: Corsair TWIN2X 8500C5 DDR2, 2048MB CL5, Kit w/two 1GB Dimm's, E.P.P Technology £265.00 Graphics card: Club3D Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4, PCI-Express, Dual-DVI-I, VIVO, CF Ready £299.00 The best most stable, problem-free DirectX9.0c card of the moment and nicely priced, with fastest DDR4 memory Harddiskdrives: excellent price/performace: Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM £49.95 Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM £49.95 It is best to have two identical hdd's rather than 1: when one dies, you can have a backup of your Windows and documents on your second drive (if you organize that). Faster and much more expensive: Western Digital Raptor 150GB SATA 16MB 10000RPM £155.01 Western Digital Raptor 150GB SATA 16MB 10000RPM £155.01 DVD-RW: Cheap yet very good: NEC DVD±recorder AD-5170 IDE Black OEM DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW (Dual layer) £26.00 Pricey but the best there is: Plextor DVD±RW burner, PX-755A, 16x, Dual, Black Retail £42.50 Floppy drive: Sony Floppy Drive, 3,5" 1,44MB Black, Internal £7.00 A few times a year you may notice that it is very unhandy to have no floppy drive, so make sure you have one. Last edited by Joseph; 11-11-06 at 22:32. |
11-11-06, 19:08 | #5 |
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I feel I have to jump in and say Josephs recommendations though very good, are very high spec and if your budget is limited you can get away with something a little lower spec (and cheaper) for now, although it will need upgrading sooner.
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12-11-06, 00:43 | #6 |
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Agree on all counts. Hey Joseph, you ought to open a boutique store selling customized PCs - your recommendations read like a Christmas wish list.
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13-11-06, 12:18 | #7 |
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I guess you can call it Christmas here then. A little early maybe but i finally could afford it (saved for it) and couldn't wait.
Meet my newest PC: PC1: Core2Duo E6600 Zalman CNPS9500AT cooler ASUS P5W DH Deluxe Corsair TWIN2X 8500C5 DDR2, 2048MB CL5 Club3D Radeon X1900XT 512MB Creative X-Fi Platinum 2 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM NEC DVD±recorder 3550 IDE Black OEM Cooler Master Real Power 550W w/Power indicator Cooler Master Stacker Big Tower Case Black/Silver Windows XP Professional I am currently installing the software on it and configuring. Later today i'll add Vista. Now my older PC's are: PC2: Pentium 650 oc @ 4 Ghz / stock cooler ASUS P5AD2_E Premium Corsair VS PC 5300 DDR2 667 XFX GF 7800 GT 256MB Creative Audigy 2 ZS 2 x Western Digital Caviar 250GB SATA1 8MB 7200RPM NEC DVD±recorder 3550 IDE Black OEM Toshiba DVD player Chieftech 460 W PSU Lian-Li Big Tower Case PC 71 Windows XP Home SP2 Windows Vista RC2 PC3: Pentium 4 2.66 Ghz / stock cooler ASUS P4PE 1 GB Infineon PC 2700 DDR ATI Radeon 9700Pro 128 MB Creative Audigy 2 1 x Western Digital Caviar 250GB IDE 2 MB 7200RPM 2 x Western Digital Caviar 80GB IDE 2 MB 7200RPM SONY DVD RW DRU-530A PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W4824A ToPower 370 W PSU Lian-Li Mid Tower Case PC-70 Windows XP Home SP2 From my oldest PC i took the PSU, so that one is out of the picture for now. Last edited by Joseph; 14-11-06 at 17:30. |
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14-11-06, 11:43 | #9 |
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No, i use Norton Ghost 10 (former Powerquest Drive Image).
A RAID mirror would half your hdd's capacity (if you have 2 x 250 GB, you in fact have only 1 x 250 GB), so that is not attractive to me. I only 'Ghost' my Windows installations, not the entire disks with all partitions. I can do that, because i have the same documents copied over 3 PC's, and also on DVD. |
15-11-06, 00:03 | #10 |
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Ah, I see. I use Acronis True Image myself. Personally I find it better than NG 10.
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