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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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Dunno,
The i5 is good, can you do the i7?
Why Windows 7?
Rest of it, NFI. I didn't see how big the hard drive was or how much RAM, maybe I missed those bits. Graphics cards mean nothing to me as I'm not a gamer. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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Why did the cross the road? |
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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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stui magpie wrote: | Dunno,
The i5 is good, can you do the i7?
Why Windows 7?
Rest of it, NFI. I didn't see how big the hard drive was or how much RAM, maybe I missed those bits. Graphics cards mean nothing to me as I'm not a gamer. |
Can't go to i7 because of Budget and I am getting Windows 10 nw.
4gb HardDrive and 16gb of Ram _________________ I am Da Man |
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Woods Of Ypres
Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Yugoslavia
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Dave why do you need such a powerful machine? Are you a gamer?
almost 2 grand for PC seems expensive |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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Dave The Man wrote: | stui magpie wrote: | Dunno,
The i5 is good, can you do the i7?
Why Windows 7?
Rest of it, NFI. I didn't see how big the hard drive was or how much RAM, maybe I missed those bits. Graphics cards mean nothing to me as I'm not a gamer. |
Can't go to i7 because of Budget and I am getting Windows 10 nw.
4gb HardDrive and 16gb of Ram |
OK.
I bought a lenovo a few months back from Harvey Norman. I can't remember it was $700 or $900 but has 2TB hard drive (I assume you meant 4TB, not 4gb), 12gb Ram and an i5 6400 CPU at 2.7 GHz which is plenty fast enough for me.
Like Woods said, unless your doing hardcore gaming (which you probably can't with your internet speed) or doing serious work using memory hungry software, $2k is a lot to spend on a PC. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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stui magpie wrote: | Dave The Man wrote: | stui magpie wrote: | Dunno,
The i5 is good, can you do the i7?
Why Windows 7?
Rest of it, NFI. I didn't see how big the hard drive was or how much RAM, maybe I missed those bits. Graphics cards mean nothing to me as I'm not a gamer. |
Can't go to i7 because of Budget and I am getting Windows 10 nw.
4gb HardDrive and 16gb of Ram |
OK.
I bought a lenovo a few months back from Harvey Norman. I can't remember it was $700 or $900 but has 2TB hard drive (I assume you meant 4TB, not 4gb), 12gb Ram and an i5 6400 CPU at 2.7 GHz which is plenty fast enough for me.
Like Woods said, unless your doing hardcore gaming (which you probably can't with your internet speed) or doing serious work using memory hungry software, $2k is a lot to spend on a PC. |
I do play Games. Especially with Emulation. Emulators need very good/strong CPU. 2.7ghz would not be enough.
Yeah it not just a normal PC for Normal Use. The 1 you got would be fine for Non-Gamers/Non-Gaming Use.
These are the Emulators I am upgrading for:
hhttp://pcsx2.net/getting-started.html
https://dolphin-emu.org/docs/faq/
http://visihow.com/Play_PSP_Games_on_PC_using_PPSSPP_Emulator _________________ I am Da Man |
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Culprit
Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne
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You can upgrade the CPU, RAM and video card down the track. Go Windows 10 with the new system. I like Windows 7 but it's being left behind with the new hardware. |
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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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Culprit wrote: | You can upgrade the CPU, RAM and video card down the track. Go Windows 10 with the new system. I like Windows 7 but it's being left behind with the new hardware. |
Very True. I do like with Desktops that you can Update single things and not the Whole Computer(Like a Mac).
Yeah. That is why I choose to get Windows 10 as yeah you are always behind when new stuff comes out might not work on 7, _________________ I am Da Man |
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Tannin
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Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Location: Huon Valley Tasmania
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Good specs on the whole, Dave.
i7 is very poor value for money. i3 or i5 is a better choice for almost all purposes. (For you, i5.)
A wireless network card is completely bloody pointless in a desktop system (saving only the circumstance where you really, really can't reach the system with a cable.) A network cable is much faster, much more reliable, much cheaper, and much, much more secure. Spending $168 on a network card is downright insane.
The standard CPU cooler (free with the CPU) is perfectly sufficient for all normal purposes.
16MB RAM is not really necessary with an SSD, except for stupidly hungry software, such as Photoshop or (in your case) some games.
Windows 10 is a complete farnarkling disaster. Insist on 7 or (better yet) 8.1 - the fastest of all Windows versions.
You need a $135 monitor like a hole in the head. Yuk! Ouch! Awful!
Right, I've just saved you $213 which would have been completely wasted on unnecessary cooling and slower, less reliable networking. Spend at least half that amount upgrading to a decent screen. Don't spend your life looking at eye-damaging carp! A quality monitor is your FIRST priority, not the last one. Every bloody time. _________________ �Let's eat Grandma.� Commas save lives! |
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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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I talked to quite a Few People and keep getting Different Info.
Bloody Confusing _________________ I am Da Man |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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What did he have to say? |
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Tannin
Can't remember
Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Location: Huon Valley Tasmania
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Are you going to LAN parties where you only have wireless connections, and (if so) is LAN speed the be-all and end-all of your ability to compete?
(a) If yes: you need a wireless LAN card. They usually cost about $50. God only knows what advantage (if any) that diamond-studded $168 platinum-plated monstrosity will give you other that a much lighter back pocket. Quite possibly none.
(b) If no: don't even think about it.
Extra CPU cooler is needed only if you are seriously overclocking and/or pushing the system very hard. Otherwise, it's just expensive wank. Beware of salesmen and gamers: they talk more wank than a drunken Nickster in the post-match thread after a 91 point loss.
Most of what you have is pretty good Dave. So your advice is 80% good so far.
But do yourself a favour. Go somewhere where they have a good range of screens and look - really look hard - at a few of them. Put up a screen of plain black and white text, nice and small. Look for sharp edges, no colour fringes. Move from side to side and look at it from the angles. Does the colour change? Is the brightness really stable? Is the colour accurate? (Most are too harsh and bright - they look great at first but after an hour or two they hurt your eyes.) Be fussy. Look hard. Your own eyes will tell you which is the best one. Don't be afraid to spend a bit more. You can upgrade your RAM anytime, but you will have that screen for years. Get a good one. _________________ �Let's eat Grandma.� Commas save lives! |
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think positive
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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Dave The Man wrote: | I talked to quite a Few People and keep getting Different Info.
Bloody Confusing |
Tannin actually builds them, (he built mine), listen to the people in the know. Like tannin! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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Interesting you ask different people about computer and you get that many Different Answers
I already have a better Screen so I might swap by Putting the Better Screen on the New PC and that Screen on the old PC _________________ I am Da Man |
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