[plug] dual-boot "gamers" machine h/w suggestions please?

[Shannon Carver]

This should probably be off-topic, and I apologise, but I didn't want to
start a new thread just with my response.  

Arie, 

I've just got a Netplus quote on a machine:

AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 3800+ CPU  	 CPAMM2-3-D3800  	$216.00
Asus M2N SLI Deluxe AM2 MB 	MBASM2N-SLI-DLX 	      $208.00
1024Mb DDR2 533 Memory 	MYD2-533-1024 	            $134.00
250Gb Samsung SATA 2 HDD 	HDSA72RSATB250G 	 	$98.00
Asus GF 7600GT PCI-E 16X 256M 	VDAS7600GT-E2  	$258.00
LG 1919S 19" TFT LCD Monitor 	MNLG1919S 		 	$289.00
Pioneer DVR111D Black DVD 	OPPIDVR111BLK 	 	$78.00
CoolerMaster Elite 330 Case 	CACOELI330-35-BL 	 	$101.00
Microsoft Basic White Value 	KBMSBASICWHT 	 	$59.00

Similar machine with better RAM, quicker & larger hard drive and better
video card for $1440.

Hope this helps.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf
> Of Shannon Carver
> Sent: Friday, 8 December 2006 2:33 PM
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Subject: RE: [plug] dual-boot "gamers" machine h/w suggestions please?
> 
> Careful with that Arie.
> 
> It's listed as an 8x AGP, PCI-E Graphics card.  My understanding is its
> one
> or the other, either AGP or PCI-E and that AGP is next to dead (apart from
> a
> mid-range card that's been released recently, the 7600GS) and basically
> being phased out.
> 
> With that in mind, I'd still build a box from scratch.  It's probably a
> decent price, keeping in mind the LCD was probably 300-400 on its own, but
> the specs are fairly low in the way of a game machine.
> 
> You'd be better to:
> Get a better motherboard, with multiple PCI-E slots (in case you wanted to
> go SLI, seems the way of the gamer nowadays), more RAM, much better video
> card (the one listed is now at least a year old, NVIDIA has just started
> with the 8 series, two in front of the 6600).
> 
> All in all, its not a bad machine, I just wouldn't be expecting huge
> performance out of it.
> 
> Shannon
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On
> Behalf
> > Of Arie Hol
> > Sent: Friday, 8 December 2006 1:42 PM
> > To: plug at plug.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [plug] dual-boot "gamers" machine h/w suggestions please?
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6 Dec 2006 at 17:13, Denis Brown wrote:
> >
> > > Dear PLUG list members,
> > >
> > > A bit out of my depth with this one not being a game player :-(
> > >
> > > Looking for recommendations for commercially built and supported,
> > > preferably brand-name desktop hardware capable of good gaming graphics
> > > performance.   Will dual-boot Lin / Win.
> > >
> >
> > I was just having a look at a computer regarding the above, at :
> >
> > http://www.computersurplus.com.au/showproduct.php?id=SYSTEM-ELITEGAMER
> >
> > Could  some of the clued up gamers on this list give me some feedback on
> > the system shown - and where appropriate recommend different specs
> and/or
> > prices that may be more appropriate for a high performance/gaming PC.
> >
> > Also - would like some guidance as to whether the price/quality is
> > reasonable.
> >
> >
> > Regards Arie
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