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Re: Shopping for a new PC...
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Thu, 4 May 2000 01:52:58 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Miller writes:
> Bram Lambrecht <BramL@JUNO.com> wrote:
> > I'm shopping for a new PC. My budget is <$4000, and I'm a student, so maybe
> > I can get student discounts? I know I want a DVD-ROM and a CD-RW drive, but
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> You can probably get student deals on Apple stuff (which would fit in well
> with what you want to use your system for). But even with the discounts,
> that may not be the most economical choice.
But I do some programming and stuff too, so I don't want a Mac.
> I've personally been looking at Penguin Computing
> <http://www.penguincomputing.com> for my next system. I like them because
> they make it possible to specify configurations like "Dual Processor
> Motherboard, One CPU" (a great way to leave yourself a nice upgrade path for
> the future), and they seem to understand that you might want SCSI on a
> workstation. (If you do anything disk intensive, you do!) Of course, their
> systems are Linux based. You could buy a copy of MS Windows and put it on
> there if you want, but:
I was more inclined to get a Windows machine and put on a copy of Linux, but as
I'm going into engineering, maybe I'll get more into Linux...
> The GIMP is decent, and Corel's PhotoPaint is due to be released in June (as
> a free download). I haven't used recent versions of PhotoPaint, but older
> ones really impressed me. (And I'm a big photoshop fan.)
I use Corel Photopaint 8, and as far as I can tell, it's almost identical to
Photoshop.
> > web site development
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> Linux is ideal for this, but you'll probably want to have access to a MS Win
> system so you can see how things look in IE.
I'm also used to Windows...but a stable machine might be nice :)
> > Stuff I might do in the future:
> > more 3D-modeling
> <http://www.blender.nl/>
Thanks for the link.
> > watch DVD's
> (Or, just buy a playstation. *grin*)
Heh, I don't even have a TV.
> > Any suggestions for what to get (specs, brand) and where to shop?
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> For $3905, you can get:
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> Dual PIII 600
> 512MB RAM
> 18GB 10,000rpm SCSI drive
> 3DFX Voodoo3 16MB
> DVD drive (need video decompression card to watch movies though)
> Viewsonic 19" Monitor
> (+ other essential stuff like keyboard, 3-button mouse, etc.
> and, rh linux is preinstalled.)
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> which would be a pretty slick 3d graphics workstation.
Hmm, for $3700, I can get
AMD Athlon 1 Gz
384 MB 100 MHz SDRAM
30 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA drive
32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS Graphics Accelerator
16x/40x DVD drive
8x/4x/32x CD-RW
19" Monitor
(+Win98, MS Office 2000, and essentials.)
from Gateway.
What would be the main differences between these machines, especially in terms
of performance? What's the better deal?
TIA,
--Bram
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| (...) vs (...) Dual PIII 600 vs Athlon 1Ghz is probably a toss-up. With most things, the 1Ghz Athlon will be faster, but rendering is a great best-case application for SMP, so the two PIIIs might be faster for some of what you're doing. And really, (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | Re: Shopping for a new PC...
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| (...) ewewewewewew. Sorry, I have to deal with some gateways at work, and they all, without exception, suck. If you want a windows based machine, why not go with dell? a quick look shows 1GHz PIII, 256MB 19" monitor, 40GB HD, DVD and CDRW for $4029 (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | Re: Shopping for a new PC...
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| (...) For $975 I just got all of this: Abit BE6-II PowerUp $133.00 Celeron 566 + Heatsink/Fan + Slotkit PowerUp $230.00 (tested to 850) 128mb PC133 DIMM PowerUp $126.00 Creative Labs X-Gamer Retail Comp-U-Plus $68.00 Maxtor 30.7 GB U-66 7200rpm HD (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Shopping for a new PC...
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| (...) You can probably get student deals on Apple stuff (which would fit in well with what you want to use your system for). But even with the discounts, that may not be the most economical choice. I've personally been looking at Penguin Computing (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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