04 Aug 10
Originally posted by wormwoodNice! Thanks for the tips.
gaming vs good video specs is almost interchangeable. but yeah, i7 cpu, ddr3 ram and a motherboard to go with it, plus a decent 'gaming' graphics card is what you want to be looking for.
cost? depends. things to cut the cost down with marginal power decrease:
-don't get the fastest i7, look for the lower clocked ones. the real difference is whether yo ...[text shortened]... have better things to do than tinker with hardware.
I guess that's about it?
04 Aug 10
Originally posted by wormwoodAlso nice! Thanks for even more tips.
you're gonna hate the i5, but not triple-channel vs dual channel, or ddr2 vs ddr3.
6gb vs 12gb you're gonna hate the second you have your torrent downloads filling up the ram and you wanna open a big chess database. but you can make do with 6gb easily as well, it's not a big problem.
04 Aug 10
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Originally posted by Palynkait's the first apple product since mid 90s I've been actually tempted to buy. but it costs too much so it's a no for me. I mean you can get a real computer for the same price.
I'm only half kidding. The iPad truly is awesome for occasional internet browsing, managing/viewing photos and most of non-gaming, non-professional stuff. You can link it up to your TV as well, but I think the cable is not HD.
04 Aug 10
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OK, I checked out the Dell site again to get a rough estimate on the price. Here's what I found in my price range:
Dell Studio XPS 9000 ($999):
- Intel Core i7 920, 2.66GHz, 1MHz FSB, 8MB cache
- Windows 7 64-bit
- 6GB tri-channel DDR3 SDRAM, 1066MHz, 6 DIMMS
- 1 TB hard drive
- ATI HD5450 Radeon video card
- 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Dell Studio XPS 9000 ($1199):
- Intel Core i7 920, 2.66GHz, 1MHz FSB, 8MB cache
- Windows 7 64-bit
- 9GB DDR3 SDRAM, 1066MHz, 6 DIMMS (doesn't specify dual-channel or tri-channel)
- 1 TB hard drive
- NVIDIA GT220 GeForce video card
- Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
Dell Studio XPS 8100 ($999):
- Intel Core i7 860, 2.8GHz, 1MHz FSB, 8MB cache
- Windows 7 64-bit
- 8GB dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM, 1333MHz, 4 DIMMS
- 1 TB hard drive
- NVIDIA GT220 GeForce video card
- Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
04 Aug 10
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Originally posted by wormwoodI agree it's expensive, and it's just a toy. But I think that's going to change soon. There was a lot of uncertainty if this was going to be a flop or not. Now it seems it isn't and there is a market for it, I think many companies will provide competing products.
it's the first apple product since mid 90s I've been actually tempted to buy. but it costs too much so it's a no for me. I mean you can get a real computer for the same price.
04 Aug 10
Originally posted by PalynkaI was considering getting a Mac Mini, as it's portable and can fill the role of a media centre PC, but it's too dang expensive for what you get. I also already have a MacBook Pro I got for cheap on craigslist, so if the need for extreme smugness arises I can just use that.
I'm only half kidding. The iPad truly is awesome for occasional internet browsing, managing/viewing photos and most of non-gaming, non-professional stuff. You can link it up to your TV as well, but I think the cable is not HD.
04 Aug 10
Originally posted by PBE6first I thought it seemed quite pricey, as I got a similar set up with the same price 1½ years ago. then I realized it's in dollars not euros. 😛
OK, I checked out the Dell site again to get a rough estimate on the price. Here's what I found in my price range:
Dell Studio XPS 9000 ($999):
- Intel Core i7 920, 2.66GHz, 1MHz FSB, 8MB cache
- Windows 7 64-bit
- 6GB tri-channel DDR3 SDRAM, 1066MHz, 6 DIMMS
- 1 TB hard drive
- ATI HD5450 Radeon video card
- 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Dell Studio XPS 9000 ...[text shortened]...
- NVIDIA GT220 GeForce video card
- Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
still, maybe still a bit pricey? but the setups look roughly okay to me (provided the graphics cards have the connections you need).
04 Aug 10
Originally posted by PBE6I think Macs are really overpriced, I would never buy one. Same for iPods. I mean, there's tons of alternatives that do the same stuff for less. For the iPad not so much (as it's all about the interface and portability).
I was considering getting a Mac Mini, as it's portable and can fill the role of a media centre PC, but it's too dang expensive for what you get. I also already have a MacBook Pro I got for cheap on craigslist, so if the need for extreme smugness arises I can just use that.
I do feel a bit dirty for praising something that comes from Apple. 😳
04 Aug 10
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Originally posted by PBE6to be frank, I thought of a mac mini as well, but there was mitigating factors... 🙂
I was considering getting a Mac Mini, as it's portable and can fill the role of a media centre PC, but it's too dang expensive for what you get. I also already have a MacBook Pro I got for cheap on craigslist, so if the need for extreme smugness arises I can just use that.
(I was going to use it as a sort of light weight server, no keybs, no monitors, just a tiny box humming a the edge of my desk...)