help , new computer !
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hello polys ! i have asked a friend of my dad that has a computer business for companies etc, and i asked for a "shit kicking computer that would enable me to run 10o00000 programs at the same time and still be able to dance the chacha."
and here is the proposal , he says that i can opt for the even more powerfull processor for 300 euros.
it is in portuguese , but just the verbs etc, you guys like portuguese so in wont disapoint you
"Processador Intel Pentium D 3.4 Ghz 775 FSB 800 Mhz 2 x 2MB cache L2
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and here is the proposal , he says that i can opt for the even more powerfull processor for 300 euros.
it is in portuguese , but just the verbs etc, you guys like portuguese so in wont disapoint you
"Processador Intel Pentium D 3.4 Ghz 775 FSB 800 Mhz 2 x 2MB cache L2
Mem
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then you can run lots of programs, at once.
like vig said .. get a core 2 non-extreme .. the extreme is way overpriced ..
there is nothign wrong with ati, but you can go with a nvidia if you like ..
to be honest, if you want to save some money you needn't get the top of the range video card .. i would spend the saved money on extra ram.. a 7600gt should get you around just fine in next gen games ..
Vassago, how is the GeForce 7950GX2? I'm thinking about buying one of those eventually, not now. Perhaps around winter.
How does the dual gpu work?
but if you're impatient ... vassago is right about the cpu, a 6600 or 6700 is all u need, hell you can OC a 6400 to almost the 6800's specs with just aircooling, so yeah, don't spent $1000 on a cpu. as for video cards... i guess the 7950 does look like the bang for the buck type deal, but then again i'm sure there's better shit coming out soon. I'm personally holding out till the quad core xeons come out and going to see if they're any good.
You don't need a 64 bit machine now because very few programs even have 64 bit support, and some hardware doesn't support the 64 bit os either, chances are you'll run into alot of issues if you go 64 bit now. also you're going to spend alot of money on 8 gigs of ram now, if you wait till 64 bit actually becomes mainstream and has better support (probably not gonna happen until a few months after vista) chances are by that time all that ram is going to be ALOT cheaper... i mean why waste alot of money on all this ram that you can't even use?
do NOT get a pentium D, the core 2's beat them with something retarted like 50-60% performance increase... so yeah.
I'd get nvidia over ati, less issues with 3d stuff, and if you want to spend some money on a vid card u probably want to make it last awhile so my guess is either the 7950 or the 7900, i have a 7800gtx and i know its going to last for quite time.
If your old PC is still running fine, than it might be worth thinking about waiting a bit for DX10 and quad core, but usually the first generation gfx cards are less than stellar (and there arn't any games utilizing DX10 out there anyways), and quadcore cpus are still at least a half year away (and are probably going to be extremely expensive at first).
CPU):
Processador Intel Pentium D 3.4 Ghz 775 FSB 800 Mhz 2 x 2MB cache L2
Mem
Same for the GFX card:
http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=868&cid=2
That is a sub $200 card that runs all games you throw at it with 4xAA at 1280x1024 around 60fps.
With the money you save there you can probably buy a new GFX card in half a year that is better then those $500 you have right now.
Edit: make sure the mainboard you get is Quadcore ready... that way you can easily upgrade you PC to quadcore in a year or so.