Frodo Baggins
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- Joined
- Aug 29, 2001
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- City of Dreaming Spires
Hello,
There was a time I was into OCing but not anymore. The fact is I'm a bit out of touch with what works and what doesn't. I will need to purchase a computer mainly for:
1. Photography preprocessing with large image files
2. Mathematical research in which I'm often required to code simulations.
3. I doubt I will be doing much gaming, but I've never had the chance to play some of the newer games (do you know my newest graphics card is an ATI 8 mb?), so it'd be nice to be open to that possibility.
I really don't want to assemble anything and I would really like to purchase something from Future Shop or Best Buy. My budget I would estimate would be about $1000-1200 CDN including a flat screen moniter (my current moniter is a 15" CRT!)
Here is what I found: HP Intel Pentium Dual Core 820 2.8Ghz Media Center for $899
As far as I can tell, it has everything I need. Photo processing requires chunks of ram and 1 GB should be enough, though I'm unfamiliar with the different types. The firewire, USB, and Memory Card readers I need. The processor seems adequate.
As for the monitor:
LG 19" Flatscreen for $349.
Can you guys tell me if I'm making a big mistake or something?
There was a time I was into OCing but not anymore. The fact is I'm a bit out of touch with what works and what doesn't. I will need to purchase a computer mainly for:
1. Photography preprocessing with large image files
2. Mathematical research in which I'm often required to code simulations.
3. I doubt I will be doing much gaming, but I've never had the chance to play some of the newer games (do you know my newest graphics card is an ATI 8 mb?), so it'd be nice to be open to that possibility.
I really don't want to assemble anything and I would really like to purchase something from Future Shop or Best Buy. My budget I would estimate would be about $1000-1200 CDN including a flat screen moniter (my current moniter is a 15" CRT!)
Here is what I found: HP Intel Pentium Dual Core 820 2.8Ghz Media Center for $899
Processor Type: Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Processor 82
Processor Speed: 2 x 2.8GHz
RAM: 1GB PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM (Exp. To 4GB)
Hard Drive: 250GB (7200RPM) Serial ATA
Optical Drives: DL 16X DVD+/-RW w/ Lightscribe, DVD-ROM
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon X300 SE PCI-E
Cache: 2 x 1MB L2
System Bus: 800MHz
FEATURES:
* High-Performance Audio Ready: Intel High Definition Audio with up to 7.1 surround sound capabilities.
* ATI Radeon X300 SE PCI-E Graphics Card With 128MB DDR Video Memory And TV Out
* I/O Ports: 6 x USB 2.0 (2 front, 4 back), 2 x Firewire (IEEE 1394, 1 front, 1 back), 9-In-1 Memory Card Reader, Composite Video, S-Video And Audio Inputs
As far as I can tell, it has everything I need. Photo processing requires chunks of ram and 1 GB should be enough, though I'm unfamiliar with the different types. The firewire, USB, and Memory Card readers I need. The processor seems adequate.
As for the monitor:
LG 19" Flatscreen for $349.
Can you guys tell me if I'm making a big mistake or something?