The freaking Desktop!
HEllo.
I'm new to this site and I find it very fascinating about everything in terms of getting the information. I wish you guys could help me to decide which computer I should get, of cource, I believe that customizing is the best way to go, but I'm so blind when it comes to modification for computer.
The fact is i can't hand build the comp even if i have all those necessary hardwares, and I don't wanna take the risk after spending thousands of dollars.
1st option..
My friends recommend me to go with alienware Aurora™ 5500 which if i could lay down some specification that i configured online...
AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ with HyperTransport Technology
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Alienware® Approved 650 Watt ATX 2.0 Power Supply with Active PFC
Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ Chipset Motherboard PCI Express
256MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6800 GT
1GB Low-Latency Dual Channel DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
160GB Serial ATA II 3Gb 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
16x DVD-ROM Drive with Software DVD Decoder
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS High Definition 7.1 Surround Firewire
Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
All of those for $1377 after $200 rebate. and Shipping is free ($99 value)
2nd option - is Area-51® 5500
Everything else is the same as the one above except
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 650 w/ HT Technology 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB
But it will cost me for $1522 after $200 rebate and yes free shipping.
3rd option - surprise me!!!!!!!! please
My budget is not more than $1500. Plus I have around $1300 credit from bestbuy after returning crappy HP laptops that crashed just 10days after I purchased, so I'm willing to upgrade the parts with that money if its needed.
SO my thinking was that maybe i should just go with BOT model which is lowest but runs P4 3.4ghz and get x800XL and upgrade to 2g RAM..
But it the end, im so f***ing confused and exhausted after searching, looking, asking, bothering whatever you name it...sigh..
I just want to play BF2 with every maximum setting and I want it runnning smoothly without any laggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Last but not least, why the AMD Athlon 64 3000+ is actually 2.0ghz?
compare to P4s processor speed, its not even comparison.
Why do people recommend AMD over P4 for gaming?
And do i need 2g ram to have full texture of the game?
Any comments are welcome but dont be just general about it but be specific if you can.:)
Thank you guys so much for taking time reading this BS.
I appreciated it.
P.S i have BF2 game sitting on my desk crying...:cry:
HEllo.
I'm new to this site and I find it very fascinating about everything in terms of getting the information. I wish you guys could help me to decide which computer I should get, of cource, I believe that customizing is the best way to go, but I'm so blind when it comes to modification for computer.
The fact is i can't hand build the comp even if i have all those necessary hardwares, and I don't wanna take the risk after spending thousands of dollars.
1st option..
My friends recommend me to go with alienware Aurora™ 5500 which if i could lay down some specification that i configured online...
AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ with HyperTransport Technology
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Alienware® Approved 650 Watt ATX 2.0 Power Supply with Active PFC
Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ Chipset Motherboard PCI Express
256MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6800 GT
1GB Low-Latency Dual Channel DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
160GB Serial ATA II 3Gb 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
16x DVD-ROM Drive with Software DVD Decoder
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS High Definition 7.1 Surround Firewire
Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
All of those for $1377 after $200 rebate. and Shipping is free ($99 value)
2nd option - is Area-51® 5500
Everything else is the same as the one above except
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 650 w/ HT Technology 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB
But it will cost me for $1522 after $200 rebate and yes free shipping.
3rd option - surprise me!!!!!!!! please
My budget is not more than $1500. Plus I have around $1300 credit from bestbuy after returning crappy HP laptops that crashed just 10days after I purchased, so I'm willing to upgrade the parts with that money if its needed.
SO my thinking was that maybe i should just go with BOT model which is lowest but runs P4 3.4ghz and get x800XL and upgrade to 2g RAM..
But it the end, im so f***ing confused and exhausted after searching, looking, asking, bothering whatever you name it...sigh..
I just want to play BF2 with every maximum setting and I want it runnning smoothly without any laggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Last but not least, why the AMD Athlon 64 3000+ is actually 2.0ghz?
compare to P4s processor speed, its not even comparison.
Why do people recommend AMD over P4 for gaming?
And do i need 2g ram to have full texture of the game?
Any comments are welcome but dont be just general about it but be specific if you can.:)
Thank you guys so much for taking time reading this BS.
I appreciated it.
P.S i have BF2 game sitting on my desk crying...:cry:
Comment