Do you think that for my needs - Photoshop, ripping DVD movies and Age of Empires, I can stick to onboard video chip in Gigabyte GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard and not have a Video card? Would there be a significant improvement by adding the video card?
as most would recommend... build your own. but if you ca not make your own, then Dell is an option... and so is Monarch computers.
In any case, if you are planning on using this computer for the next 3- 4 yrs or so... you might get tight on the hard drive front. In addition, do get a DVD-writer...
Thanks :)
1. A couple of things.... can you recommend a good mobo for the conroe set up in the price range you mentioned above. - something with enough slots etc. If I go with AMD - then may be I will take the ASUS M2N-E.
2. Guess I will not get a sound card if it does not improve the...
I am building a computer for the first time. I am looking forward to your recommendations on how i can improve the config - better value for money and stability while considering what I am going to use it for and what my budget is. I do not intend on over-clocking.
What I have now: A 6 yr...
From what I gather, since I use a LOT of photoshop with several plugins (some of which take about 2-5 mins to run each step on my present ancient set up), I will be better off having a dual core system.
I would need to choose between either going towards Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ($240) or Core 2...
Hi,
Guess you guys have convinced me to build a PC instead of getting the Dell XPS-400. I have never built a PC before ... but am giving it a shot. Hoping to learn and save as well.
I would greatly appreciate suggestions and recommendations. I have been reading the threads and guides...
Thanks a ton Bobthelost
Seems like a good set up:
6600 Core 2 Duo $350
Motherboard $100
2GB RAM $175
2x320GB HDs $200
7600GT $150
PSU $125
Guess I will put a new thread... will make my own - decided... ofcourse would add a DVD-RW and other details like which case etc.
O ... 2 hrs... I think I can do that... if i can do it within 1 saturday then I am fine with it. But I have heard of horror stories of newbees burning up the chips and mobos and taking a month to set it up.
Yes, I was considering 2 X 320Gb... I mentioned 500GB just to inform my need... would...
Hi,
I wanted the Dell XPS400 series and have been waiting for coupons... hopefully they will start with something like the 35% off ones for XPS in a month or so. However, looking around this forum a lot of people recommend building your own. I myself being towards the end of my grad school...
I am not well versed with copying DVDs so could be making seral mistakes.
Anyways, I used CloneDVD to make images of DVD movies. Sometimes the DVD movies were less than the 4.7 GB (rather 4.38gb)... but I retained the default of clone DVD to have the output of 100% quality... the images I...
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