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Advice on purchasing new computer

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by serenity, 2004/04/19.

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    serenity

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    Hi,
    Not sure if this is the right place to post but I am looking to buy a new computer and was hoping to get some input from you guys. All this information and I don't know what it means!! I have 3 choices (all from MDG):

    1. INTEL CELERON PROCESSOR 2.60GHz ($889)
    Microsoft Windows XP Home
    Genuine Intel D845 Motherboard up to six USB 2.0 ports, UDMA 33 ATA 100/66, Intel 845GV Chipset, Instantly Available, PC Technology, Hardware Monitoring
    512MB DDR Kingston Memory
    80GB Western Digital 7200 RPM Hard Drive
    52x24x52 CD-RW with BurnProof Technology (free upgrade to 4x4x24 DVD-Writer)
    AC97 3D Sound
    Intel Extreme 3D Graphics
    17" .24hdp Samsung CRT Monitor (free upgrade to 17" perfectly flat Samsung monitor)
    Microsoft Genuine Internet Keyboard
    Microsoft Optical Mouse
    Microsoft Works Suite 2004
    Free Lexmark X-75 Printer/Scanner/Copier
    Free SMC 2.4GHz Wireless Router
    Free Digital Camera


    2. INTEL PENTIUM 4 PROCESSOR 2.8GHz ($1167)
    Microsoft Windows XP Home
    Genuine intel D845GVSR Motherboard up to six USB 2.0 ports, UDMA 33 ATA 100/66, Intel 845GVSR Chipset, Intstanly Available PC Technology, Hardware Monitoring
    512MB DDR Kingston Memory
    160GB Western Digital 7200RPM 8mb cache Hard Drive
    52x24x52 CD-RW with BurnProof Technology
    AC97 3D Sound
    Intel Extreme 3D Graphics
    Free upgrade to 19" perfectly flat Samsung monitor
    Mincrosoft Genuine Internet Keyboard, Microsoft Optical Mouse
    Microsoft Works Suite 2004
    Free Lexmark X-75 Printer/Scanner/Copier
    Free SMC 2.4GHz Wireless Router
    Free Digital Camera


    3. INTEL PENTIUM 4 PROCESSOR 2.80GHz - Second Bay 16XDVD Drive Included ($1197)
    Microsoft Windows XP Home
    Genuine Intel Motherboard, 865GBF Chipset with HT Technology support up to 3.20GHz CPU Support, 800 MHz Front Side Bus, 6 fast USB 2.0 Ports, Dual Channel DDR 400 Memory Support up to 4GB of system memory, Intel Rapid BIOS Boot, Instantly available PC
    512 MB DDR Kingston Ram
    80GB Western Digital 7200 RPM Hard Drive
    52x24z52 CD-RW Drive with Burn Proof Technology and 16x DVD Drive Second Bay <--- does this mean 2 drives?
    Free upgrade to 4x4x4x24 DVD-Writer
    ATI Radeon 9200 8X AGP Graphics Card 128MB DDR, TV-Out
    Free upgrade to 17" Perfectly flat Samsung Monitor
    SoundMaz 3D Sound
    Altec Lansing 3 piece Speaker Set with Subwoofer
    Microsoft Genuine Intel Keyboard
    Microsoft Optical Mouse
    Microsoft Works Suite 2004
    Free Lexmark X-75 Printer/Scanner/Copier
    Free SMC 2.4GHz Wireless Router
    Free Digital Camera


    Any advice would be MUCH appreciated!!! This is mostly just for personal use, although my sister will be 'working from home' some days.

    Thanks a bunch!!!
     
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    I'd definitely choose the last one, mainly because of the chipset (true 800 MHz & dual-channel ram). But make sure it has 2 x 256 MB paired ram sticks and not just 1 x 512 MB.
     
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    Thanks for your reply Daizy. Is there anything else that makes the third choice stand apart from the others?

    I am clueless when it comes to hardware. I feel like I need someone to hold my hand while I buy! LOL
     
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    Yes - Good AGP video card as opposed to onboard video and upgrade to DVD writer well worth having (2 drives as I read it)

    You lose out on hard drive capacity - 160 Gb may not be that important vs the 80 Gb, but the 160 Gb has an 8 Mb cache which should speed up performance - probably not important unless you are a dedicated gamer :)

    On balance I'm with Daizy :), but to be fair - I guess any of the three would serve you well unless your personal use is 'intensive' - graphics in particular.
     
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    Thank you, Pete.

    We're not serious gamers, just the type of games you find on Pogo or MSN. And I do a lot of graphics/web design, but I don't see how I can use up 80GB of space (I currently have a 20GB + 3GB drives, and 14GB are free!) - so I don't see it as a loss.

    I'm really excited - my computer has been acting up lately and it will be a nice change to use something faster and find out what high speed really means!
     
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    Go for it then :D Good Luck and Enjoy!!
     
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    Wohoooo! I love it when PeteC agrees with me!:D

    Hey serenity....when you're bored...come back and post about this computer that is acting up. Maybe we can help?
     
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    Daizy,

    I have posted about my computer that's acting up... 2 months ago! LOL
    It was a problem with my internet always hanging. I gave up on trying to figure it out. It's such a pain in the hiney, though!
     
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    This one? You never did get back to Newt after his suggestion?
    Or This one? This one looks solved?
     
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    I'm a little torn, still.

    Here's my problem:

    #2 comes with
    Genuine Intel D845GVSR Motherboard up to six USB 2.0 ports, UDMA 33 ATA 100/66, Intel 845GVSR Chipset, Intstanly Available PC Technology, Hardware Monitoring

    BUT

    #3 comes with
    Genuine Intel Motherboard, 865GBF Chipset with HT Technology support up to 3.20GHz CPU Support, 800 MHz Front Side Bus, 6 fast USB 2.0 Ports, Dual Channel DDR 400 Memory Support up to 4GB of system memory, Intel Rapid BIOS Boot, Instantly available PC

    AND...

    #2 has
    160GB Western Digital 7200RPM 8mb cache Hard Drive
    Free upgrade to 19" perfectly flat Samsung monitor

    BUT

    #3 has
    80GB Western Digital 7200 RPM Hard Drive
    Free upgrade to 17" perfectly flat Samsung monitor
    52x24z52 CD-RW Drive with Burn Proof Technology and 16x DVD Drive Second Bay
    Altec Lansing 3 piece Speaker Set with Subwoofer


    What's a girl to do?! #2 is only $30 less than #3.
     
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    I could be wrong, but I believe I answered him in a different post - I tried most suggestions but was afraid to go into the registry or do anything that I could potentially turn into a worse disaster!
    I ended up having my pc reformatted (which should have solved my problems) but I continue to have problems with IE6. I read somewhere that it's just an unsolved mystery so I gave up.
     
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    Then after you get your new computer....let's just fdisk, format...and start all over again?!
     
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    nooooooo I don't wanna do that again! lol

    Once I get the new one, I'll try IEradicator again on this one and get rid of IE6. I have a feeling that's what's making me lose my mind.
     
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    I'd still opt. for #3 - I doubt the HDD is only a 2 MB cache one... they can be difficult to find these days. And even if it is I'd still pick #3. And the seperate graphics card is a very good argument as well. DVD writer... nah, not necessarily, but nice.
     
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    Oh come on! :rolleyes: :D You're gonna have a brand spanking new one. We can play with the old one. Where's your sense of adventure?! We'll make a geek out of you in no time!;)
     
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    I paid to have it reformatted because I couldn't figure it out... you think I can be a geek in "no time "?? I'd say it would take an eternity to teach me HALF the stuff you guys know!

    I lost my sense of adventure this weekend - I had the living **** scared out of me at a haunted house! I've never been in a place where people hide in the walls and growl in your ear while you walk through the halls!! They must have been wearing night vision goggles to get THAT close to me without me even knowing!
     
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    I'm still with you Daizy ;), but could be tempted by the larger screen!
     
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    I HEART you PeteC :D

    Hey serenity ...you don't have to pay anyone any more. You got us! And you don't need to know half of what we know. Well, cause, in my case, that would put you in a negative position. :rolleyes:

    Haunted house in April. What kind of back-woods planet are you living on that has Halloween in April, for Gawd's sakes?!
     
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    LMAO!
    I live in Ontario, Canada. I was at Niagara Falls on the weekend, they have all sorts of things along the streets: adventure rides, Ripley's Believe it or Not museums, souvenir shops, and that haunted house.

    Pete, my sis is really tempted by that 19" screen!!
     
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