pelase look at the config of a pc

[garryb]

please check this site and let me know which is the best pc for the right price

http://www.pccity.es/portadaCategoria.jsp?cod_categoria=1022

hey guys im plannign to buy a new pc as almost everyone down here looks to be quite a lot more intelligient then im so i was wondering if you guys can help me out to decide whether this pc is good or no, basically ill be using this pc for 3 partitions, one xp. but the other 2 of wht im thinking is one for mac os x and one for ubuntu.

MAIN QUESTION

will mac os x laopard runn as smooth as it runs on a mac.

PRICE -499?

? Procesador

? Intel? Pentium Dual Core E2200

? Velocidad del procesador: 2,20 GHz,

? Memoria del procesador: 1M cache, 800 MHz FSB

Chipset

? MS7502 (G33 + ICH9DH)

? FSB 800/1066/1333-dual ch.

? 4 DIMM slot

? ALC888 8 ch. Audio

? 1x PCIe x16

? 1x PCIe x1

? 2 x PCI

? 6 x SATA

? LAN 10/100-IEEE-12 x USB (6x rear/ 6x intern)

? SPDIF out optical & coax

? 1 x COM

Sistema operative

? OS Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (OEM) incl. DVD playback-------->NOT REALLY BOTHERED

Tarjeta gr?fica

? nVidia GeForce 9300GS (D9M-20) - 256 MB - DVI-I/D-SUB - DTV------------>WILL I BE ABLE TO PLAY TOP END GAMES LIKE FOR EG.HALFLIFE .I KNOW CRYISI SYSTEM IS WAY OUYT OF MY BUDGET.

Disco duro

? 640 GB 7200 rpm SATA

Optical Drive

? LG GH20NS10 (SATA)

Conectividad

? LAN 10/100 Mbit

? IEEE1394/Firewire

? Lector de tarjetas

Memoria

? 8GB DDR2-RAM PC5200 (4x2GB) (667MHz)--------SHOULD I BE HAPPY

Sonido

? 8-Channel-Audio on board

Accesorios incluidos

? Teclado-------------KEYBOARD

? Rat?n (color negro)---------------MOUSE

Software

? Office Ready

? Nero Burning ROM Software (OEM)

? Nero Recode 2SE (DVD Copy 1:1 Program)

Edited August 27, 2008 by garryb

[gwai lo]

What's your budget?

What are you using the computer for?

What size is your monitor?

Are you overclocking?

Do you have to buy OEM?

What sites can you buy from? If you're not buying from a site, is there anyway for you to list the components you can buy?

When were you planning on buying?

[obiwong]

E7200 ?71.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....rodid=CP-219-IN

Asus P5Q ?74.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....rodid=MB-277-AS

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB ?101.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....rodid=GX-089-PC

Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 ?53.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....rodid=MY-136-CS

Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB ?44.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....rodid=HD-198-WD

Corsair HX 520W ?59.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....rodid=CA-005-CS

?407.94

just get a case you like and a CD-RW

and this machine will play Crysis fo:pyou :p

[edit]

i dunno why i have everything in ? when he wanted €

wasn't paying attention =P

[nonick]

No, no and no.

That graphic card sucks big time

That CPU isn't made for gaming

And your ram isn't even DDR2 800Mhz

[Richard Hammond]

Doesnt matter if the CPU is made for gaming or not, any CPU can game. The E2200 is based on Conroe core of the Core 2 Duo, i used to game on an E2160 fine.

As for ram it doesnt matter if its 800Mhz its not like he is going to be overclocking and memory speed makes negligable difference on gaming performance.

[garryb]

well wow and i was like thinking man i finally am getting a good deal of this company in spain called pccity but damn you guys seem to be helping out and can you guys recommend me some sites where i can buy online in spain or in europe but for gr8 prices.

[gwai lo]

When is a processor ever "made for gaming"? Processors are general computing tools..they're never specifically designed for a specific task. The only valid point in that post is that the processor might be slightly holding back the higher end GPUs, which doesn't appear to be a factor in this case at all.

[garryb]

well truloy speaking gaming wise lets leave that aspect a side ill forget gaming, not interested coz got an xbox360 so shud have mentioned before but otherwise no one seems to have answered my maion question yet will mac os x laopard runn as smooth as it runs on a mac.

[gwai lo]

I don't see why not, it's not like the OS is particularly demanding. Also, I fail to see where you asked that main question to begin with.

[RAID 0]

That video card is weak.

I would pay a few extra bucks and get Vista Home Premium... or not, if you don't care.

The CPU is "OK"

RAM is kinda slow

Would you consider building your own? You will get SO MUCH MORE for your money.

[garryb]

i wouldnt mind building my own pc but its just that i dont think ill be able to get the prices locally where i live but if someone can get me a site where i can buy the bits and pieces seperately for a low price and they should post to spain.

[garryb]

please check this site and let me know which is the best pc for the right price

http://www.pccity.es/portadaCategoria.jsp?cod_categoria=1022

[RAID 0]

I'd say THIS one.

Quad core, Home Premium, better GPU. Worth the extra 100.

[garryb]

I'd say THIS one.

Quad core, Home Premium, better GPU. Worth the extra 100.

can you even explain why is this one better then the other one price wise. pelase

[nonick]

When is a processor ever "made for gaming"? Processors are general computing tools..they're never specifically designed for a specific task. The only valid point in that post is that the processor might be slightly holding back the higher end GPUs, which doesn't appear to be a factor in this case at all.

No point to be a smartass. You know what I mean.

Horrid graphic card, horrid CPU and horrid ram.

To OP get anything around those specs:

CPU: E8xxx or E7xxx or if you wish quad get, Q6600 or Q9xxx

Graphic card: nvidia(from worse to better): 9600GT/8800GT/9800+ or ATI: HD3850/HD3870/HD4850/HD4870

RAM: At least DDRII 800Mhz, don't buy any slower ram. 2GB or more - what is most common toady is 4GB of RAM.

The rest is up to you.

Good luck in your purchase.

[RAID 0]

can you even explain why is this one better then the other one price wise. pelase

Better hardware, better software.

With the computer I linked to, you get the Quad core (9300) over the E2200. Although the 9300 is the slowest quad core, it's by far faster than the E2200. More cache, higher clock speed, a faster FSB and not to mention two more cores.

You also get the 3450, which is also better than the 9300 GeForce. This is important if you're planning to game.

You get Vista Home Premium instead of Basic. If I were to go out and buy Vista, it would be either Home Premium or Ultimate. Basic is not something I would want to spend hours a day using.

The only downside I can see is half the RAM. 4 gigs (IMHO) is just fine for Vista, esp with a quad core CPU.

[garryb]

what do u say about this one

http://www.pccity.es/ordenador_acer_aspire...60010242_p.html

[RAID 0]

what do u say about this one

http://www.pccity.es/ordenador_acer_aspire...60010242_p.html

HAHHAHA! That's the one I linked you to. Yes, that would be MUCH better than the original you chose. For sure worth the extra 100 C thingies.

[garryb]

yes i was jsut asking other ppl wht they thought

[gwai lo]

No point to be a smartass. You know what I mean.

Horrid graphic card, horrid CPU and horrid ram.

To OP get anything around those specs:

CPU: E8xxx or E7xxx or if you wish quad get, Q6600 or Q9xxx

Graphic card: nvidia(from worse to better): 9600GT/8800GT/9800+ or ATI: HD3850/HD3870/HD4850/HD4870

RAM: At least DDRII 800Mhz, don't buy any slower ram. 2GB or more - what is most common toady is 4GB of RAM.

The rest is up to you.

Good luck in your purchase.

Actually, an E2xx0 overclocked to 3+ GHz will not hold back the video card. So even though I might've been a bit sharp on the way I worded it, it continues to stand. A "budget" processor may not have the stock MHz or the cache as the E8400, but once it's overclocked and the system is running properly the GPU will carry the load anyway. So sorry for being a smartass, but we get enough of marketing from the marketing departments. We don't need that here.

RAM doesn't have to be DDR2-800 if the OP isn't overclocking. No processor today has a stock speed of 400 MHz nor does running the RAM any faster net real world gains.

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticl...amp;articID=472

http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=628

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/di...mory-guide.html

[RAID 0]

No processor today has a stock speed of 400 MHz nor does running the RAM any faster net real world gains.

Actually..... there is.

[gwai lo]

Whoops, oh well.

[RAID 0]

Whoops, oh well.

Really though... who can afford that thing?

[gwai lo]

Yeah seriously, 1500 will buy a decent computer. I don't really count EE's when I refer to processors because of that. :p

[garryb]

ok guys i ahve decided dat ill go for this pc:-

http://www.pccity.es/ordenador_medion_6895_60010725_p.html

but another question and hope this is the last one will i be able to add another graphic card on this pc im plannign on buying a GeForce 8800 GTX.