May 10, 200620 yr Ello! I'm Kin the Koock, erm, i mean Lews Therin Kinslayer. I've enrolled in the Cnet course for "Dream Pc". Aye, yes i have. Anyhow, i was wondering if people could read through my sheat and critize (CONSTRUCTIVE) my choses and ideas and possibly help by... helping filling in those blanks. Not of my mind, but of the sheat. Ps. My Cnet name is: Ip.1337.Cornyjoker.Massachusetts 1) How Will Your Use Your Dream PC List everything you want to do with your Dream PC: Photoshop and GAMING are the essentials for my computer. Also INTERNET SURFING (duh) but if a computer if good ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¹Ãânuff for gamingÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæits going to be fine for internet (I hope) and for all else theres this junk boxes *kicks the Restartomatic 7000* Future expandability Do you want the ability to upgrade your Dream PC in the future? Yes Mobility Do you want a dream PC thatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s also portable? No Design Is the look and footprint (size) of your PC important to you? No Storage space Do you think youÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ll need large hard drive storage needs? (e.g. video editing, music (MP3) files, digital photo storage) Yes Peripheral support Do you need to connect a large number of devices to you PC? (e.g. digital video camcorder, digital music players, digital cameras, additional hard drives, etc) Yes/Somewhat. BUDGET: 2500! USD! BUDGET: 2500! USD! BUDGET: 2500! USD! BUDGET: 2500! USD! BUDGET: 2500! USD! (Just to clarify the max...Preferably under a lilly) 2) Hardware Specification: Visit CNET Reviews (reviews.cnet.com) to research the different hardware components below. a) Processor/CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ OR AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Costs/Vendors: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ $632 to $829 OR AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ $294 to $413 B) Motherboard Motherboard I want: I cant decide, IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ll pixel a cookie to anyone who can explain the pros and cons between the two? High-quality cookie pixel ÃÆïÃâÃ
May 10, 200620 yr Well i would wait about a month (maybe less) for the new AMD socket AM2. This will support DDR2 memory and faster processors comming out (X2 5000+ and FX62).
May 11, 200620 yr Author Hmm....do you think it'll fit the budget and will i need to upgrade everything else? Because i cant have too fast of a procceser without other hardware that can compare.
May 11, 200620 yr It's not suppose to be to much more than current motherboards and processors. Although the prices for the new processors that arn't on socket 939 already are undisided (or atleast i don't know them). Even if it will not give to much more preformance you will get a better upgrade path in the future.
May 11, 200620 yr Author Aye, thanks, but do you think i'll have to wait another month for it to subside to a reasonable price?
May 11, 200620 yr Aye, thanks, but do you think i'll have to wait another month for it to subside to a reasonable price? They should be a resonable price when they come out. Although the DDR2 memory may be a bit more in price, but it's faster than DDR.
May 11, 200620 yr Author K' thanks. But, errm, there are quite a few "shoulds" in your post. Anyway i can find out for sure if my other ideas are compatible?
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