What should i get for my new computer?

MetalNight · May 28, 2005

Im going to go out and get a new computer soon... and i dont know what parts i should get, im going to build it around a AMD 3600+ 64bit and a Radeon x300, and probably around 1 gig of ram, the thing i need to know most about is the mb cause i need one with usb 2 and fire wire. i will probably use the dvd rom and burner from my current machine.

and is wireless keybaord and mouse better than one with wires

MetalNight · May 28, 2005

what the hell it said that some one else posted here

DavidGP · May 28, 2005

you must have been seeing things

As for motherboard, their are a few that will do the job you want well from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI etc something like this one http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-K8NMF-9.htm ( was on the GB webpage at this moment in time.. )

Have a search for some reviews on A64 mobos and that will give you some ideas on specs and test results.

Wired/Wireless .... both have good and bad points to them, either would do...

MetalNight · May 28, 2005

hmm, should i install windows or linux? and how much ram can the OS's handle cause i saw a Mobo that had 4 ddr slots and thought of putting in 4 2 gig sticks. and i was thinking of going down a model for the vidio card

DavidGP · May 28, 2005

MetalNight said:

hmm, should i install windows or linux?
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Entirely upto you, either would be fine,

and how much ram can the OS's handle cause i saw a Mobo that had 4 ddr slots and thought of putting in 4 2 gig sticks.
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8gb or ram! why? plus offhand I dont think consumer mobos will support that amount you would have to go with server/enterprise class boards, most consumer boards will be around the 4gb mark.

XP iirc has a 4gb max limit, the XP 64-bit and 2003 versions are at 16gb limits as for Linux that one I dont know and a Linux user maybe able to answer that one.

and i was thinking of going down a model for the vidio card
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again upto your personal pref or price limits.

one question when are you looking at buying or building this PC as if its say 3-6 months time then prices of hardware will be cheaper as new tech comes out so the x300 may still be an option then?

MetalNight · May 28, 2005

hmm, well it all depends on how i get the money for it, if i get the money from my dad i dont get a car but i get 5k to spend right now, if i save up i wont get it for a couple months, i was thinking of buying the parts peice by peice if i had to use my own money.

and should i go with SATA or IDE, i was looking into going with SATA

DavidGP · May 28, 2005

I'd go for the Car and take a few months to save up the cash for PC.

as for IDE or SATA ... SATA all the way.

MetalNight · May 28, 2005

hmmmm, but i wont be able to use the car till next febuary (thats when i get my learners, i was counting down but got bored of it)

Kenshin · May 28, 2005

In regards to what you said about using either Linux or Windows why not get a fairly sized hard-drive and partition it, giving you a partition for Windows and another for Linux ^_^ Oh, and I'd suggest Fedora Core 3 , unless someone thinks otherwise.

MetalNight · May 28, 2005

nah , i want to stick with one OS, untill i can get a HD that i can remove and replace with out unscrewing it

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