Well, using parts I had on hand and buying what I didn't, I am now typing on my new pc. I'm $150 out of pocket. Not bad for a 3 ghz dual core Intel processor with 4 gb of ram. This thing flies compared to my old computer.
new computer
by John Doe 25 Replies latest jw friends
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Fadeout
That's what I'm about to purchase (3GHz dual w/ 4GB RAM) but I don't have any parts on hand so it'll cost somewhere around $800, including a 23" LCD. And I like to splurge on the case... don't tell the WTS I'm getting aluminum.
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leavingwt
Welcome to 2007.
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Fadeout
Thanks leavingwt... who is this "Senator Obama" I've been hearing so much about?
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John Doe
Fadeout, I was on Dell's refurbished site the other day and they had quad core pc's with 8 GB of ram and 750 GB hard drives for under $600. I thought that was a pretty good price.
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Fadeout
I'm under the impression that a quad core would be unnecessary for my purposes and that a dual core would actually be faster in most applications... I'm not a gamer.
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John Doe
Quad cores aren't just for gaming. If you multitask, edit videos, etc., they're much faster than a dual core. I would question anyone who tells you a dual core will run faster in anything.
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BurnTheShips
As long as you are reading rust off of a spinning platter, you've got a huge performance bottleneck.
BTS
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restrangled
JD.....One of my sons who is still at home told me to tell you: "A good job" Both my kids run major/ monitor systems. One for the Department of Defense and the other for Embarq. Both always put together their own computers, no proprietary stuff.
So you should feel good. It's these younger guys that are way ahead of everyone.
r.
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John Doe
Now my dilemma is whether I want to upgrade to Vista or not. XP is fine, and it does everything I want, but it only recognizes 3.2 of the 4 GB of RAM I have installed. As a student, I can get Vista Ultimate 64 bit version for $69.99. It recognizes over 50 GB of Ram. I like XP fine, but the user interface is interesting in Vista. Is it worth it?