New PC

Hello

Im thinking in buying a new PC for my birthday but i dont knwo how to choose

I was thinking in a Intel Core Duo 6850, 2 GB RAM and an DX10 Graphic card.

But my big problem is to choose the graphic card. I want one between 100-200 euros.

The new ATI cards like 2600 only have the 256 MB version but i read bad reviews about it. Should i wait for the 512 MB versions? And when it comes out?

Help me pleaseeeeeeee

Greetz

P

hi Pedro!

I will look. Tomorrow, today its to late...

WP

=S|G=Porto_Fan wrote:

I was thinking in a Intel Core Duo 6850

E6850 is set to be $266USD, not sure how much that is in Euro. Also you have to consider the 1333MHz FSB on that. So you'll need a mobo that can support the newer P35 chipset. Also it's not even released on the market yet. If you do manage to find it, you're going to pay almost double the "retail" price. I would suggest either an E6700 or a Q6600, this way you won't have to get a high-end board and spend a lot more. Granted you only have the standar 1066MHz FSB, but you won't pay nearly as much.

=S|G=Porto_Fan wrote:

2 GB RAM

Go either Mushkin (you'll get bang for your buck), or either OCZ or Corsair.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590
Good stuff with very good price. You can get higher power RAM, but you'll be paying more. Also unless you plan on overclocking the RAM, most don't come clocked to what they say they are anyway. They are normally clocked at 667, but have been "tested" to be clocked to what they say they are.

=S|G=Porto_Fan wrote:

and an DX10 Graphic card.

NO ATI! Go with NVIDIA. Currently they are on top of the GPU world. Even though the ATI cards are showing benchmarks that are nice looking, their DX10 support is non-existant right now, even on their "DX10 cards".
Honestly, don't get a 256 or 512 card of the DX10 variety. They all clock at GDDR2 as opposed to the standard GDDR3 of most cards.
If you really want the most bang for your buck, get an 8800GTS 320MB and overclock it. That's the absolute best way to get the most MHz per $$ (currently).

Hi Pedro!

For a new PC I have two recommendations.


1. middle Class

Fundamental Components:

HDD:
Samsung SP2504C (SATA II, 250 GByte ca. € 50,-

Case (Tower)
Thermaltake Armor Jr. ca. € 85,-

Software:
Windows Vista Home Premium (System Builder) ca. € 90,-

DVD Burner:
Samsung SH-S183 (SATA) ca. € 35,-

Mouse and Keyboard:
Logitech MX 518, Cherry Cymotion Expert ca. € 50,-

Power Supply:
Enermax Liberty ELT500AWT (500 W) ca. € 85.-

RAM:
MDT 2x 1024 MByte, DDR2-800, CL5 ca. € 90,-

Soundcard:
is onboard

Sub Total: € 485,-


AMD PC:

CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (Base AM2) ca. € 100,-

Cooler:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro ca. € 15,-

Mainboard:
Abit KN9 SLI (NForce 570 SLI) ca. € 95,-

Grafic Card:
Powercolor X1950 Pro (512 MByte) ca. € 160,-


Total Sum AMD PC € 855,-



Intel PC:

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (Base 775) ca. € 155,-

Cooler:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro ca. € 15,-

Mainboard:
Gigabyte 965P-DS3 (965SP) ca. € 95,-

Grafic Card:
Powercolor X1950 Pro (512 MByte)


Sum Total Intel PC: € 910,-





High End PC

HDD:
Samsung HD500LI (Sata II, 500 GByte) ca. €100.-

Case:
NZXT Zero ca. € 125,-
(looks great.... )

Software:
Windows Vista Ultimate (System Builder) ca. € 150,-

DVD Burner:
Samsung SH-S183 (SATA) ca. € 35,-

Mouse and Keyboard:
Microsoft Habu, Logitech G15 ca. € 110,-

Power Supply:
Enermax Liberty ELT500AWT (500 W) ca. € 85.-

RAM:
Corsair 2x 1024 MByte, DDR2-800, CL4 ca. € 130,-

Soundcard:
Creative SB X-Fi Xtremegamer ca. € 60,-

Sub Total: € 795,-



AMD PC:

CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (Base AM2) ca. € 195,-

Cooler:
Thermalright Ultra 90 K8 ca. € 40,-

Mainboard:
Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe WiFi (NF 590 SLI) ca. € 135,-

Grafic card:
Asus EN8800GTX ca. € 490,.
(or the 8800 GTS and overclocking- but then is the guarantee away)


Sum Total AMD PC: € 1655,-



Intel PC (I would prefer this)

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (Base 775) ca. € 275,-

Cooler:
Thermalright Ultra 90 S775 ca. € 35,-

Mainboard:
Asus P5W DH Deluxe (975X) ca. € 160,-

Grafic Card:
Same as for the AMD ca. € 490,-


Sum Total Intel PC: € 1775,-



If you have no two left hands, then it is not so difficult to build your PC self.
I hope I could help you.


Winnie


ufff....now I need a coffeee


Ps.: I have heard that some people works, that XP runs also with Direct X10.
This would be naturally not supported from Microsoft, because they would sell Vista.
If this is true, then I see no reason for me to use XP not further for a while.
And for Mohaa in the version what we are playing, we need it not.

vista sucks XP HOME FTW!!

Thank you very much Manfred you cleared all my doubts

here u are the system that i am planning to buy m8..

Processor: AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+

Motherboard: Sapphire Pure CrossFire 3200 Advantage

Graphic Card: 256MB Sapphire X1950GT

RAM: OCZ Special Ops Edition 2 X 1GB Dual Kit

Hard Disc: Seagate Barracuda ES 750GB

Power Supply: OCZ High Power 500 Watts

Keyboard: Genius Slimstar 310
Mouse: Genius Ergo 525

and pedritto take a look at this site m8..hehe maybe expensive but at least u can an idea how they create all

http://www.alienware.co.uk

sorry if site addresses are not allowed here then pm me:P

What do you think of this PC for only 1299 euros?


Box: Antec NSK4000-EC

Power Supply: LC-Power 550W 6550GP V2.0 140mm Green (LC6550GP)

Asus P5LD2 SE/C S775 I945P ATX SND GLN U2 FSB1066 SATA

Processor: Intel CORE 2 DUO E6700

Memory Kingston KVR800D2N5/1Gb DDR2 1024MB 800MHz CL5

XFX GF 8600GTS 720M 256MB DDR3 2XDVI XT PCI-X PV-T84G-UDE3

Disc Western Caviar SE 320GB Sata II 16MB Cache

DVD+/-RW SAMSUNG 18X Super Multi "LightScribe" Black Bulk

Leitor OEM Muti-Card 10/4 3.5" Interno BLACK

Keyboard Multi. + Optical Mouse Microsoft - Value Pack Black

Netword Board SMC EZ Connect PCI Wireless 54 Mbps - SMCWPCI-G

Monitor Asus TFT 19 Wide 5ms Multimedia Silver (VW192S)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Prem 32-bit PT OEM

I would say scrap the 8600 and get an 8800GTS instead. You may be paying a bit more, but for the increase in power, it's more than worth the bump in price.

The 256 MB version or 320 MB?

8800GTS only comes in 320 and 640. If you have the extra money to burn, get the 640, if you're trying to save a couple bucks, get the 320.

Don't bother with any 8000 series unless it's an 8800 though. It's a waste of money.

yes yes yes!, very pretty all that, but we go to the main thing when it is worth the one of high class value money !!!!MONEYYS!! MAIN HAHAHA

this is my pc and it cost me 937,35 euro.
did put myself together, that way you know what you've both.

CPU
Pentium 4 3,40GHz 775 Pin/ 2 MB Cache
800 FSB, Extreme Edition

MoBo
MSI MS-7053-020R, Sockel 775, ATX,
Intel 925X, Gigabit LAN, DDR2, SATA,
WLAN 54 Mbit, Sound 7.1, Firewire, PCI-X 16x

Memory
2 maal DDR2Kit 2 GB Corsair PC533 (2 Modulen a 1 GB)

VGA
3D Labs Wildcat VP990 Pro, AGP, Retail 512Mb GDDR3
DirectX 9.0, OpenGL 1.5, OpenGL 2.0,
Max Res 3840 x 2400 / 50 Hz

HDD
2 maal 250GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10
SATA II, 3.5", 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache

Case & Power
Enermax 550W EPS12V/ATX, tempcontrol, 2 Fans, 2x SATA
Thermaltake Shark Case - Black Alu Window

Drives
Plextor DVD Rom
DVD-Writer Pioneer A08 IDE, DVD+RW/-RW & Double Layer 4x

Screen
NEC PlasmaSync PX-42XM3 black 42" DVI-connected

Sound
TerraTec SoundSystem Aureon 7.1 Firewire
Creative Boxen Gigaworks S750 7.1 THX 700W RMS

Keyz & Mouse
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop