Recommend me a computer!

[Comraddict]

The most similar system to what I listed above costs $3,286.00 on Falcon Northwest...so they are getting about $1,500 profit per computer.

 

[Toasty]

$2500 will get you a Dual 1.8GHz PowerMac G5. Can't go wrong with the best processor and the best OS on the market .

 

[Plexus]

Toasty, he said he wanted a gaming rig, not a tree-hugging artsy system.

 

[Toasty]

Originally posted by Plexus
Toasty, he said he wanted a gaming rig, not a tree-hugging artsy system.

Ah, I see, so a Mac is for someone who wants to be productive with their computer, then ?

 

[Comraddict]

not really, mac is an illusion of useful and good computer ( but only for less than 5% people)

 

[GeZe]

G5-apple
duale 2ghz processerers
64 bit machine
up to 8 gigabytes memory
up to 500 gigabytes of hard-drive space
apple panther OS, based on UNIX
superdrive: CD read/write, DVD read/write

 

[Goober]

Originally posted by Toasty
$2500 will get you a Dual 1.8GHz PowerMac G5. Can't go wrong with the best processor and the best OS on the market

The only problem with Macs is that they cannot play the same number of games that Windows can. I would have gotten a Mac in an instant, I would not even have considered a PC if Macs could play all the games that PCs can, but unfortunately they do not. Giotto mentioned he wanted a computer for gaming, and PCs are the best for that, if only that.

I agree that Macs are better the Windows in the terms of stability, durability, virtually in every aspect except the number of games they can play, then PCs.

 

[Comraddict]

powermac: two words combined that make no sense.

 

[Goober]

Originally posted by Comraddict
powermac: two words combined that make no sense.

Oh no, they make sense. Macs are quite powerful, much better to the Windows equivalent, their only problem is that Macs cannot play as many games as Windows can. Aside from that minor note . . .

Now Micro$oft Work$, those two works do not belong anywhere near one other. Quite the oxymoron, or whatever (that thingie that is the two words meaning the opposite of one another, whatchamacallit . . . )

 

[Plexus]

Bah! Windows XP has NEVER crashed on me.

OS9 on the other hand...

 

[Toasty]

Originally posted by Plexus
Bah! Windows XP has NEVER crashed on me.

OS9 on the other hand...

OS9 is an unfair comparison (they used the same kernel as Apple had been using for God-knows-how-long), and Mac school systems are notoriously poorly maintained. And I know you've only used a Mac in school .

 

[DreadCthulhu]

I am going to agree with everyone and say - all of the big brands - Gateway, Dell, Compaq/HP, ect, are shoddily built and overpriced. Stay away from them. If you don't have the skills to build your own machine, then find a local business, and have them get build it for you. I reccomend comparing the prices of the parts they sell you with www.newegg.com - they are probably the best online computer parts retailer, and make sure they don't sell you parts for way more than they are worth.

Checking on www.newegg.com, you could get a complete system with the following for a total of $1599.

Athlon64 3000- $223
Right now Athlon64s are the best for gaming - the 3400 model cost ~$410, but is as fast in most cases as $800 Pentium4 Extreme Editions. The 3000 model will still have very good performance, in many cases matching 3.2Ghz Pentium4 when it comes to games.

1Gig Corsair PC3200 DDR-SDRAM - $164
Stick to Corsair or Crucial RAM, best brands out there.

Motherboard with built-in sound/LAN - $95
The audio should be good enough, might want to get a sound card later if you don't like it.

Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128Meg video card - $210
Right now, Ati's cards are dramatically outperforming Nvidia's at new games; the GeforceFX series just can't do DX9 very well. Just STAY away from any card made by Powercolor.

DVD burner + DVD ROM drive - $91.50, $30.
LiteOn and Plexor are good brands here.

120GB SATA Hard Drive - $105.50
I would stick with Western Digital or Seagate brand drives.

Antec Case with 400 Watt Power Supply - $92
Make sure you get a a good powersupply - Antec and Thermaltake are brands that have a good reputation.

19" PerfectFlat Viewsonic CRT monitor - $214
Monitors are more personal things, you definatly want to check these out in person.

Logitech z-680 5.1 channel speakers -$279
I have a friend with these, they work very nicely; but speakers again are a matter of prefernce; Altec Lansing and Klipsch also build very good speakers as well.

WindowsXP Home Edition - $95
You need Windows if you want to play most games; most people don't need the more expensive Pro edition; only get the Pro edition if you need the extra networking features or if you end up getting a dual-processor machine, other wise Home and Pro are identical.

 

[Goober]

Originally posted by Toasty
OS9 is an unfair comparison (they used the same kernel as Apple had been using for God-knows-how-long), and Mac school systems are notoriously poorly maintained. And I know you've only used a Mac in school .

Well Plexus, I have had nothing but trouble with any Windows product, which is why I whine so much. Maybe it is just me . . .

And ANYTHING in school systems are poorly maintained, including the teachers (no offense, could be one of my teachers in disguise on here . . . ). I remember our Macs in Elementary school working much better then our PC's in High School. NT is CRAP, when in School computers. And never try to run VectorWrosk on a 200 Mhz Computer, pratically impossible . . .

 

[Rheinmetall]

1Gig Corsair PC3200 DDR-SDRAM - $164
Stick to Corsair or Crucial RAM, best brands out there.

1GB in one stick? I would get two 512MB ones and a motherboard with dualchannel.

 

[DreadCthulhu]

That is 2x512Meg set that I had up there; I should have mentioned that.

 

[newfangle]

3 months ago I spend $3200 on a new system, custom built of course.

Pentium 4 3GHz /w hyperthreading and 800MHz FSB
1024mb OCZ gold pinned DDRRAM (2x512 for dual channel)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro /w 128mb RAM
120gb Seagate Barracuda SATA hd
Soundblaster Audigy Soundcard
Lite-On 8x DVD burner
Logitech MX700 Cordless Desktop
Logitech z640 5-point surround speakers with subwoofer
Samsung 191t+ 19inch flatpanel moniter with 750:1 contrast
Asus motherboard with gigabit ethernet
Antec Sonata silent piano black case with extra Zalman 120mm super quiet fan.

Beauty!

 

[Plexus]

Gah! I want that computer, newfangle!

 

[Goober]

Originally posted by Plexus
Gah! I want that computer, newfangle!

What he said. Dang, this make my computer look pathetic. You have a very nice machine newfangle, very very nice indeed. I assume that is U$D, btw . . .

 

[Rheinmetall]

Newfangle: If that rig is 3 months old it time to upgrade. Switch that R9800Pro to 9800ProAIW or get few more 120GB HD's for a RAID.

 

[Ankka]

Who'd want a M$ product? Buy a mac, you'll get a much better comp with the same money...