> -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Jarrett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 7:50 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Best PC to go for? > > Hi > > Am looking at getting a PC and have narrowed it down to two > > 1. Intel Pentium D 820 > Processor speed: 2 x 2.8 GHz > Front side bus: 800 MHz > L2 cache: 2 x 1 Mb > RAM: 1024 Mb > RAM 1024 Mb > HD: 200GB & 160GB removable GB > Only added feature is a built-in TV tuner > > 2. AMD Athlon 64x2 dual core 4200+ > Processor speed: 2 x 2.2GHz > Front side bus: 2000 MHz > L2 cache: 2 x 512KB > Ram: 2048MB > HD: 360GB > > > Option 2 for the ram seems the best. Im using it for general CF work > (so eclipse DW, FW), general video editing (nothing amazing).
Well - for the purposes you state either one (or even a lesser machine) will do fine. You honestly won't be able to tell the difference between the two in use. Considering certain features: +) I have two Gig of RAM. I upgraded from 1 Gig. Aside from making a (very few) games a little smoother it's done nothing for me. I don't notice a bit of difference. None. That being said the new machine I'm getting will have two Gig as well. Go figure. (Perhaps I'm hoping that Vista will use it better?) +) I'm a hard drive whore. The more space the better. But, after losing too much precious data in my life, I insist that the data be backed up. I won't work on a machine without RAID 0 at least. In this sense the machine with the removable disk (assuming that disk will be used for back up) is "better" in my opinion. But for either I'd only consider them if the motherboard was capable of RAID mirroring and I'd get two internal disks. +) I love my TV card. Really. I also have dual monitors so I've got some space to "waste" for it, but I REALLY like having it. That said a decent TV card can be found for $40 so it's not exactly a huge value-add. Personally I'd be more interested in some of the things you don't mention. As noted I won't buy a system without RAID capabilities any more, but also I'd be interested in knowing the future expansion capabilities (free drive and expansion slots), noise level compared to cooling (between those two I'd lean HEAVILY toward the quieter one if cooling was adequate) and onboard ports (I like having lots of USB ports and at least one firewire port in the back - but preferably with at least one USB and firewire port up front.) I don't care at all about the processor religious wars. For what it's worth the new system I'm building will be a dual AMD Opeteron box but the system I'm working with now is a kick ass Intel box (which is "graduating" to a family room game PC in the new house). Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202026 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
