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What is the difference
EHM-0962 Zhen Yi:
a quick note : I recommand getting the FX series instead of the Geforce(number) series, they are a lot better. ATI cards seem to have more incompatibility problems than compared to the nVidia series.
One last note, the more noteworthy difference between pentiums and AMD produced processors seem to be that the AMD ones have more floating points and threads, and thus function better for mathematical calculations, great if you take part in distributed computing such as the one at Grig.org. However, the pentium 4 is great at multitasking, althought when you want to run a single intensive application only, it would perform better with hyper threading switched off
EHM-0813 Guillermo:
My dad promised me a new computer too, but I haven't heard anything about it in months :'( Anyway, I was going to get a Pentium 4 3,2GHz machine. I wouldn't go for the AMD Athlon 3000+ processor, though. It 'only' has a maximum speed of 2,7GHz. Go for the 3,2GHz instead.
Also, go for LOTS of memory. Standard now is 512MB, but I'd go for 1.024 or even 2.048MB. The more RAM, the better.
Finally, don't get the GeForce if you choose Windows XP as your OS. nVidia cards make your system unstable, even with drivers. I myself would go for the ATi Radeon 9800 128 or 256MB. ATi currently offers the most reliable cards available, so I'd definatly get a Radeon card.
That's about it.. don't forget about a DVD drive, CD-RW drive etc etc :P be sure to get a hard drive with 10.000rpm or faster, or it'll take ages to copy big files like .mp3, .wmv and installation of software.
EHM-0962 Zhen Yi:
hmm.......i say skip out on the dvd burner as most burners only support a few dvd formats. i would advise waiting a bit more for better ones to come out. Also a 10,000 rmp harddisk may be too expansive for some and such speed is unnecessary for most applications.
EHM-0813 Guillermo:
Yep, I would wait for a DVD-RW drive until it has become a market standard. My guesstimate is that it will be in about 2 years from now.
EHM-0079 Simão:
Well.. i have an AMD XP 2800+ with 512 DDR and an Geforce FX 5200, and i´m plenty sattisfied... Geforce FX 5200 works nice with Directx 9 and XP, and on FS2004 i´m flying at +/- constant 80FPS, with medium-high detail, full ATC, and realistic clouds!! Well and Geforce FX 5200 it´s a really really easy Graphic Card to overclock... from origin the Processor works at 250 mhz and memory at 400... my Geforce FX 5200 it´s now at 300/525 and the improve was great!! Just my testemony!! ;D
(Note: my Geforce FX 5200 it´s an MSI so i don´t talk about other labels)
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