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I'm looking for a good comp but i dont have much money lol... i plan on putting maybe 700$ max
i was wondering if the mgz are really important? i mean is a 500mhz comp is really shit? i guess memory is really important but what about mhz? i dont know much about comps...
any advice appreciated thx
I have a Dell inspiron 6000. Ive had it for about 3 - 4 months. Its had only 1 thing wrong with it and that got fixed pretty quick. I like it so far. Thats my recomendation.
~Well my mate did something when he was last here to see what specs my new computer has, and I just managed to find out what he did (Go to Run.. then type "dxdiag" and it shows you the specs of your computer, wow) and here are mine.. I haven't had any problems with it, the whole thing cost £761 and it's a Dell.
After seeing the post my "Ms420" I'll say mine's a Dell Dimension 5100.
with that sort of money you should get a good system with at least 3.0ghz processor 1012 ram and 200gig hard drive
coz for the moment i have a fuckin shitty 440mhz intel pentium III with 256 ram
at least you got something
This is my system stuff - I paid $905 for mine.
System Information
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Time of this report: 12/21/2005, 12:11:26
Machine name: TRINA
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 6000
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A08
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.40GHz
Memory: 504MB RAM
Page File: 453MB used, 774MB available
yea... and what u told me would cost 1100$ at least
who?Quote:
Originally Posted by mellow mood
I couldn't copy and/or paste my data, how shitty lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ms420
Mellow, my old comp was 511Mhz and had 64Mb RAM, it was so shitty towards the end of its life, froze an average of 3 times a night, everything screwed up, sometimes it would only type vowels, and not even the corresponding key, my suggestion, get a new computer soon, like I did :)
yea but what is the function of ram, mhz and hard drive?
i really know absolutly nothing about cpus
That sounds exactly like my old comp. The bastard wouldnt even shut down. I had to manually turn it off. It was a major piece of shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3 Sheets To The Wind
So the geeks are useful now, eh? The nerds ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mellow mood
lol.
Anyway, I'm no wizard but I think, Mhz is the speed the cpu (central processing unti) processes information, not sur exactly what the others are, and as I don't want to give false information, someone else will fill you in :p lol
cpu - faster the better... 500mhz is slow... i run at 1.9ghz and its plenty fast for now... starting to get into gaming so i might upgrade soon
ram - if your gonna run winxp make sure its at least 512mb
hard drive - depends how much your gonna have on your computer... for most people a 40gb is well enough
thats pretty much the basics
theres video and sound cards too... but idk if i would worry too much about them if you dont know that much about computers
unless your a gamer or really love music - even so youll probably have to make an upgrade later anyway since most preassembled pcs come with cards to make your computer run good but not really performance or anything
Yeah, I had to hold the button in, plus it pushed in about 1/2 an inch, as something must have broken. I couldn't even go on the internet on it, pages took at least a minute to load up, it was ridiculous!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ms420
prefferably one with a Monitor and a mouse
whats a sound card? coz yea i really love music
dude can you ever say something intelligent? you and tokosan are almost the same.. at first its funny but its gettin gay at longQuote:
Originally Posted by robert42
plz just grow up
Changes the quality of the sound, how clear it is to hear and stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by mellow mood
I think ,lol.
lmao omg if you want to know a good comp why not get a dell? you cant get them in the shops so try online.Quote:
Originally Posted by mellow mood
btw i say many things dont be so negative JESUS LOL :thumbsup:
tokosan and me lmao all the same yea good one son
also theres MILLIONS of comps
give us INFO if u want HELP
Like how fast u want it?
how much u wanna spend?
what specs?
printer?
scanner?
LAN
WAN
Internel modem
external
BE SPECIFIC
yea whatever...
Creative Labs make good soundcards,
you looking to watch TV on the PC?
im a pc engineer i find u a good pc
come on man only tryin to help u nowQuote:
Originally Posted by mellow mood
a sound card you would most likely buy after
it improves the quality of sound
i had an onboard sound card for like a year and a half (onboard=built into the motherboard)
then i got a 200$ sound card and wow what a difference
not saying your gonna spend that much
but there are some pretty decent sound cards for like 50$-100$
its kinda like buying an amp for your car
i need to get some new speakers actually and thats another way to upgrade sound
is dell good? i found that on their site
Dimension E510
Award Winning PC
Balanced Performance
Bullet Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 630 w/HT Technology (3.0GHz,800FSB)
Bullet Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition
Bullet 256MB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz (1x256M)
its like 699$ does it sounds ok?
3ghz, pent 4, 256 SDRAM sounds pretty good for $699 thats quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by mellow mood
keep looking around tho,
dell are by far the best IMO
is it for business or pleasure?
yea a good soundcard can make all the differance have you seen the PC Media Sets? the 8 speaker sets, there amazing the quality of sound is impecableQuote:
Originally Posted by JetFoi34
I usually build mine from scratch but you should be able to find a 1 or 2 or even 3Ghz processor within your price range. 500Mhz is like 4-6 year old technology so if you're looking at one of those it's an older machine that someone is trying to unload. Personally I have a preference for AMD Athlon processors but that's just me. However they do tend to be a little cheaper than Intel based machines. Also if you are looking for intel, stick with Pentium (pricier I know) as opposed to Celeron based machines. And buy as much memory as you can afford. Don't settle for less than 512Mg. And I agree that Dell makes great machines and has great service.
500 mhz where in the year 2005 mhz dnt exsist no more lol its all bout gigahertz man ;) but then again what do i know im as bad as tokosan lol :pimp: :stoned:Quote:
Originally Posted by mellow mood
im an amd kid as well and build mine from scratchQuote:
Originally Posted by bonsaiguy
intel says its a 3.0ghz but i think it runs slower than that - i dont think intel rates thier chips excatly
and ill agree dont get less than 512mb ram
ill see if i can find a decent system online or something
i beleive so tooQuote:
Originally Posted by JetFoi34
im a pc eng and ive noticed Intels run slower then they claim i think they sit around in the big office and say this 2ghz is now 3 cos we said so
well thx guys!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883102654
heres a pretty decent system
You should really try to build it yourself. I have built my own computers for 10 years. Also itâ??s because its part of what I do for a living. Itâ??s really not very hard to do at all. You can order everything you need from www.newegg.com. You will end up with a lot more power for less money. Plus it will be a lot easier to upgrade specific parts down the road.
If you are interested I'm sure I could get you started. Plus there are other message boards where people will help you to.
do i absolutly need a credit card to buy over the internet?
and i dont know how to build up a comp man. im a total newb in comps. so i dont wanna buy a lot of things then have to pay someone to build it or whatever
yup its very trueQuote:
Originally Posted by BaseRSX
its not only cheaper and more effiencent but its quiete fun and its a good achievment.
How else can you pay?Quote:
Originally Posted by mellow mood
if your not old enuff to have a credit card borrow your mums or buy a comp from a local shop, i doubt youll find a place that you can pay cash on delivery but you might
money order?
hrmm i dunno about a $700 money order sounds sketchy
this site needs a comp tech support forum
well i guess ill buy mine in a shop then
sucks lol