Should I wait for new Core Duo 2?
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csi1189
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It all depends what you will be using the computer for. I have a pentium d, and it works great for all my photoshopping and video editing, as well as various other tasks, all running at the same time. Keep in mind that RAM plays an important role in the performance of a pc, too..
The_Other_One
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My suggestion if you have absolutely no experience with computers is to start with some pre-built machine, or an old one. Upgrade it, overclock, etc etc. Get some experience first, preferably with something that doesn't matter if you totally mess it up.
As for upgrading in gerneal, my view on new hardware is pretty poor. Rather than jumping all over the new stuff, why not buy the older stuff that has been around, been tweaked, and been proven to work. The new stuff has to have some kind of bugs in it...
As for upgrading in gerneal, my view on new hardware is pretty poor. Rather than jumping all over the new stuff, why not buy the older stuff that has been around, been tweaked, and been proven to work. The new stuff has to have some kind of bugs in it...
memonkeyz said:
i bought a dell 4700 and the harddrive went at least i thought it did i replaced it and then found out it was a motherboard problem. it works sometimes but sometimes it doesnt. that was a desktop i have never had bad luck with laptops just the desktops for some reason.
csi1189
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My bad luck runs with the notebooks, they are just crapping out - pcmcia slots dying, oh, and one time a windows update crashed my os requiring a reformat (this probably isn't restricted to dell computers, but i still like to blame it on dell), besides, dell tends to load most of their computers with the basics, but there are still some decent ones you can get (xps desktops are pretty sweet).
Was thinking about getting a dell xps 700.
It seems to be a really good deal right now... I think I upgraded it well, and it looks like it will cost ~$1200.
I am kind of unsure about the pentium D 2.8 mhz thing though. Will this be good enough?? I'd like to get into gaming, but probably not too hardcore...
It seems to be a really good deal right now... I think I upgraded it well, and it looks like it will cost ~$1200.
I am kind of unsure about the pentium D 2.8 mhz thing though. Will this be good enough?? I'd like to get into gaming, but probably not too hardcore...
Any thoughts on this set-up:
XPS 700 Pentium® D Processor 920 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB)
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Monitor 20 inch UltraSharp™ 2007FPW Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
Video Cards 256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS
Hard Drive 320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP x64 Edition
Optical Drive Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
XPS 700 Pentium® D Processor 920 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB)
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Monitor 20 inch UltraSharp™ 2007FPW Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
Video Cards 256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS
Hard Drive 320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP x64 Edition
Optical Drive Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
bigdogz4u2
Member
I have Dell XPS Gen 4 for 2 years,, I never had any problems with it..
It works great. I think it also matters how someone use their computer system, as long as you use it properly, it should not give you any problems(that goes for any brand PCs..)
It works great. I think it also matters how someone use their computer system, as long as you use it properly, it should not give you any problems(that goes for any brand PCs..)
