superchunk said:
Ok, so I have had the same pc for the last 5 years. It's time to upgrade. I have spent the day browsing a few sites, mostly newegg.com, and have put together something that should be good for another 5 years. Well, I will want to get more memory, but, beyond that the rest should be ok. Oh, and when it is setup for media center I will be upgrading my wireless network to N. * I will not be doing any gaming.
* I will be web developing with .NET
* I will be watching free porn. (who doesn't)
* I will eventually use it as a media center and DVR
* I will be using it for home business stuff and financials
* All prices from www.NewEgg.com $35.99 | LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model | | $39.99 | COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case | | $104.99 | Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive | | $15.99 | GIGABYTE GN-WP01GS PCI Wireless Adapter | | $129.99 | ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard | | $129.99 | EVGA 512-P2-N757-TR GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card | | $124.99 | CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply | | $21.99 | Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included | | $89.99 | G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory | | $59.99 | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor | | $189.99 | Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD | | $119.99 | Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 | | $1,093.06 | TOTAL W/ Shipping |
So, what's your thoughs? |
1. get a motherboard that comes with/has a built in wireless adapter
2. get the samsung branded DVD drive. Its better and $3 cheaper.
3. get an 4800+ or higher. I'm regreting my 4600+ since I could have got an 4800+ for $10 more
4. Vista Ultamite or the 64-bit editions arent needed unless you truly want it. Get Vista Premium or spend the damn money and get XP Pro (SP3 is coming).
5. Consider an intel based system instead. The E8400, 2GB ram, XP Pro, an 8400GS, and a DVD drive is all you really would need.
Off topic - LMFAO at the legal copy of Mircosoft Office.
