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Hello.. this is my first post, and I would like to say hey to everyone. Anyway, I am getting a new computer tommorow or the day after and I need advice on which to buy.

Computer one:
12x DVD-ROM
CDR-W
CPU Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHZ
Hard Drive 40 GB
Motherboard Intel 850GB
128MB RAMbus
Sound Blaster 5808 PCI
Cyber Acoustics CA-3060 Speakers w/ Sub Woofer
TNT 2 AGP 32MB

Computer 2:

Athlon 1.3 ghz
12x DVD
CDRW
60 gig
256 pc133
rest is same as comp 1

The price are within 贄 of eachother, and it doesnt matter anyway because my dads buying it ;]
Advice?


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PostIcon Posted on: Jun. 21 2001,23:16 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
I would go with the Athlon box, but thats just my opinon.

Heres a question though; What TYPE of CDR's are those?

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Go with the athlon, definitely.

For a start, it'll faster than the P4 under most circumstances ( i hear a 1.3GHz athlon is about comparable to a 1.7GHz pentium 4. )

Also, the RDRam that the P4 needs is eggregiously expensive (just looking at a stockists web page now, £411 for a 256mb stick of RDram vs £48 for 256mb PC133? Think i'll pass) while not providing that much more performance in real-world tasks over SDRam.

The athlon system also has a bigger hard disk and more ram. I'd definitely go for system b.

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PostIcon Posted on: Jun. 21 2001,23:39 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
swap the pentium for a lower one and go with a migger graphics card that way you'll actually be getting the most out of the system
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Definitely the Athlon ... but how much are you paying for this? I can probably beat that price by about 15-20\%.

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PostIcon Posted on: Jun. 22 2001,13:59 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
Thanks for the advice, I'm going with the Athlon. I'm buying it tonight.
By the way, the Athlon is 邇 usd.

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Man, I hope that's not 񘈨 US, or you're getting raped badly.


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PostIcon Posted on: Jun. 23 2001,12:17 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
This is the best deal I have ever seen. You got something better?

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Yes. Yes, I do.

AMD Thunderbird 1.4 GHz
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40GB 5400rpm
512MB PC2100 DDR
ATI Radeon DDR
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遾 - and upgrade if you wish.


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Hmm. not bad, but I already ordered it last night. Thats not much better considering you were saying I got raped on a 邇?

Pish Posh.

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