Hi everybody,
I wussed out on building a computer myself, so I thought I took the easy route and went with a custom build from a mom and pop shop. This may not have been the right move. So, I have some questions for you:
I wanted a computer that was fast, reliable and inexpensive. My main uses would be for internet, creating documents, some web site development but nothing major, some flash, and maybe if I wanted a computer game or two. The key for me is that I wanted to be able to have a lot of apps open without the system crashing. So, upon review of some custom builds and there prices I bought, for $500:
CPU AMD Athlon XP2200+
RAM 256MB PC2700 DDR
CD-Rom 52x CDRw
Hard Drive 80GB
Video 64MB AGP Video
Ethernet 10/100 NIC / Sound / 56k
Accessories Floppy / Keybd / Mouse / Spk
Software WinXP Pro, Norton Antivirus
Warranty 1 Year Parts & Labor
My first question is: Is this a good price for this?
Now, I took my computer home and ran it... it seemed kind of slow. I didn't realize the AMD Athlon XP2200+ was 1.8ghz, I thought it was 2.2. Oh well, my fault. However, I checked the system and it says it's running AMD Duron AMD Duron XP, 1.2GHZ. On top of that, I'm seeing as a video adapter - VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP (32 MB), which makes me assume I didn't get 64MB.
So, my next question is: Is it possible I have the AMD Athlon XP2200+ hardware, but it's not configured correctly? If this is possible, will proper configuration improve my performance?
As well, am I correct in saying that I didn't get my 64MB?
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. I thought I was working with people who cared about their product, and maybe they do, but this has been a hassle and I don't want to go back in to the store not knowing as much as possible.
I wussed out on building a computer myself, so I thought I took the easy route and went with a custom build from a mom and pop shop. This may not have been the right move. So, I have some questions for you:
I wanted a computer that was fast, reliable and inexpensive. My main uses would be for internet, creating documents, some web site development but nothing major, some flash, and maybe if I wanted a computer game or two. The key for me is that I wanted to be able to have a lot of apps open without the system crashing. So, upon review of some custom builds and there prices I bought, for $500:
CPU AMD Athlon XP2200+
RAM 256MB PC2700 DDR
CD-Rom 52x CDRw
Hard Drive 80GB
Video 64MB AGP Video
Ethernet 10/100 NIC / Sound / 56k
Accessories Floppy / Keybd / Mouse / Spk
Software WinXP Pro, Norton Antivirus
Warranty 1 Year Parts & Labor
My first question is: Is this a good price for this?
Now, I took my computer home and ran it... it seemed kind of slow. I didn't realize the AMD Athlon XP2200+ was 1.8ghz, I thought it was 2.2. Oh well, my fault. However, I checked the system and it says it's running AMD Duron AMD Duron XP, 1.2GHZ. On top of that, I'm seeing as a video adapter - VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP (32 MB), which makes me assume I didn't get 64MB.
So, my next question is: Is it possible I have the AMD Athlon XP2200+ hardware, but it's not configured correctly? If this is possible, will proper configuration improve my performance?
As well, am I correct in saying that I didn't get my 64MB?
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. I thought I was working with people who cared about their product, and maybe they do, but this has been a hassle and I don't want to go back in to the store not knowing as much as possible.