buying a new pc

[Natalya1]

heya people..

Im getting a new pc right.. click below to see specs.

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/nat_topouzian/pc.htm

tell me what you think! its just for normal everyday home usage and playing a few games.

Any suggestions? anything you would change?

 

[BigLu]

That is wayyyy expensive, and you'll never use 400gigs.For normal everyday use, that's overkill =)

 

[TRDCorolla1]

God, only $3,000 to play with?!?!??! Whoa, first of all, I would scrap the Pentium D and Intel all together. Use the top of the line Athlon X2 4800+ Toledo core instead. Let me get you a config...

Come on BigLu, let's see what we can make for her...

 

[alvino]

Just get one 200gb hard drive. It's more than enough and you'll save $130 for something nice.

 

[Natalya1]

wait up.. dont forget this is australian dollars so ye and also.. trust me i will probably end up using all that HDD space. i currently have a 320G HDD and ive used 290G... thats all movies, music, programs, work etc etc plus i reckon having 400G would be pretty cool lol

why should i change the cpu? are AMD's better then Pentiums?

natalya

 

[alvino]

Yeah, Intel's dual-core processors suck...and they get so hot.

 

[Gamingfreak]

y u spending so much money when its only for everyday use and a few games thats really overkill

 

[TRDCorolla1]

ABIT Fatal1ty AN8-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127206

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo 1GHz FSB 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103544

GeIL ONE Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) TCCD chips Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820144341

BFG Tech BFGR78256GTXOC Geforce 7800GTX 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143036

Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121120

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum 70SB035000003 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102163

Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000SWA Silver All aluminum made Modern Dream Tower Chassis Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133133

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, TUV, CB, FCC CLASS B, CUL - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931

 

[alvino]

Now THAT is a gaming computer. But she doesn't need one. Haha, I don't think the 7800 GTX will be needed...I'm sure a 6600 GT will do.

 

[TRDCorolla1]

Haha, I thought since she had all that money to spend, might as well spend it in style. But you know what though? I would love to build me that system. I have about $2000 to spend right now and simply can't make up my mind whether to go with the build or not.