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04-01-2009, 10:05 AM
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Mid range build or go Dell?
I am trying to build a new pc for my mom. She runs a lot of things at once and her present pc gets bogged down. I have been looking around the forums and have come up with this preliminary list.
Antec Sonata III w/ 500 watt psu $119.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024 ASUS P5QL Pro $86.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131329 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0 GHz $164.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 HIS Hightech H465FS512P Radeon HD 4650 512 MB $54.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161262 WD Caviar Black 640 GB SATA $79.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319 LITE-ON 22X Burner SATA $25 Microsoft Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM $99 Total: $632 without RAM Would appreciate a RAM suggestion. In order to get 4GB of RAM, is it better to go 2x2GB or 4x1GB? This machine would be mainly used for internet/e-mail. Some photos and home movies. Are these components overkill for such basic needs? I am open to any and all suggestions for components that would be cheaper and close in performance. Also, I priced a pc today for $594: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 4 GB RAM 800 MHz 320 GB HDD Would this be the better way to go since it would be under warranty? |
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04-01-2009, 10:16 AM
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if you have the money go for the parts you suggested.
its better to have 2x2GB, because if you get one faulty or one fails its easier to determine which stick. you should get something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 $19.99 after $30 rebate. |
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04-01-2009, 10:47 AM
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For such basic needs, you could cut way back on most of that.
Asus P5KPL-CM E5200 4gb ram No video card Caviar SE16 Foxconn case |
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04-01-2009, 05:45 PM
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LOL glc when I first that reccommendation for a Foxconn case with PSU I was a bit surprised, until I saw it had a FSP PSU.
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04-02-2009, 05:39 AM
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Very carefully chosen for that exact reason.
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04-02-2009, 06:35 AM
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I really like that case, I have been buying those as of late for budget builds.
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04-02-2009, 06:43 AM
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As long as you use a micro ATX board, yep. It will be nice when the TS-001's with the Deltas come back in stock.
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04-02-2009, 07:35 AM
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Thanks guys, have it down to $420 with the Foxconn case and the E5200. I don't understand matching memory to a motherboard. Just to double check, the Corsair DDR2 800 RAM mentioned above is good with the ASUS P5KPL CM? When the memory standard for a motherboard is DDR2 1066, the board will take any memory 1066 or less?
Corsair RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 ASUS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131288 |
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04-02-2009, 09:25 AM
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With a E5200, there is no need for anything faster than 800 ram.
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04-02-2009, 11:10 AM
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That Foxcon case reminds me of the 'little' Antecs; if you ignore the front of it and looked at the side/rear images I'd almost swear it was an Antec Sonata.
Wish someone would explain this feature though; Quote:
Do you really need a 64bit OS? |
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04-02-2009, 11:53 AM
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when you use 4GB or more RAM, 64-bit O.S recognises and uses it all where as 32-bit doesn't
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04-02-2009, 12:05 PM
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32Bit won't recognize the whole 4GB but it will use it.
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04-02-2009, 02:48 PM
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I got the 64-bit because I was under the assumption the 32 did not use all 4 GB. Plus, it was only a $10 difference.
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04-02-2009, 03:01 PM
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Well technically the missing RAM is not used. 32 bit has the capablity of up to 4096MB of total address space. Address space is required for any memory to be addressed or used. System devices with oboard caches or memory need address space equal to their memory size to be able to access their memory. A 512MB video card will need 512MB of address space. All the devices address space requirements are subtracted from the total address space of 4096MB and whatever is left is given to the RAM. RAM that cannot be addressed is totally unusable.
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04-08-2009, 08:24 AM
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Forgive me if this comes across as mocking, I assure you it isn't; though in all honesty the answers gave me a quick chuckle.
I asked if you really needed a 64bit OS and your response was that it will 'see' all your 4gig of RAM. Think about it again? |
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