Advice PLEASE

[Adywebb]

Good luck Karen - we are always here if you need us..

 

[kazza200]

Thanx again, just going to order now,last question How do you think this sounds? OK? Came in at £873,

AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT 3200 (Venice) 512kb L2 Cache (939 pin)

Memory


1024 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY!

Motherboard


ATI CHIPSET RS482-M: DUAL DDR, SATA, x16 slot, 3 PCI ETC

USB Options


SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)

Hard Drive


SATA 250 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache

Second Hard Drive


SATA 80 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache

RAID


NONE

DVD ROM/Combi Drive


NONE

CD/DVD Writer


4x +R DUAL LYR DVD WRITER (16x +/-R) (& RW) + 40x CD-RW (£24)

Graphics Card 1


128MB RADEON X300-SE PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Graphics Card 2


NONE

Sound Card


SoundBlaster Audigy SE 7.1 24-bit (Digital & Analogue): £16

Modem


NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities


10/100 NETWORK CARD FOR BROADBAND - AS STANDARD

Floppy Drive/Card Reader


INTERNAL 23 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD FORMAT) (NO FLOPPY)

Case


Silver Neon Bubble case + front USB & front Lights

Power Supply & Cooling


Silent 400W PSU + 120mm internal Fan (£11) (Recommended)

Operating System required


MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® XP HOME (inc. original CD & licence) (£59)

Firewire & Video Editing


NONE

Monitor


HIGH END TFT: 19 INCH SILVER/BLACK: 8MS + DVI! (£229)

Keyboard


Logitech® Cordless Rechargeable Optical Keybrd + Mouse Silver/Black £36

Mouse


NONE

Speakers


NONE

Printer


NONE

Anti-Virus


NONE

Office Software


NONE

TV Card


NONE

Warranty


1 Year Return-to-Base Warranty + 1 Month Free Collect & Return

 

[PotGuy]

looks alright



does anyone have any idea about the x300 gfx card? I know she wont be gaming, but for high quality images that is a bit of a budget card i would imagine? Or am i talking crap?

 

[Adywebb]

Seems OK - ensure they place the OS and any software on the 80GB HD, and leave the 250GB HD empty, but formatted...

I think the graphics card should be OK for the purpose, especially as you are not gaming.

 

[PotGuy]

alright

i guess its upgradable anyway should the chance arise

 

[kazza200]

Once again I have to thankyou don't know what I would have ended up with ta xx

 

[muckshifter]

looks alright
does anyone have any idea about the x300 gfx card? I know she wont be gaming, but for high quality images that is a bit of a budget card i would imagine? Or am i talking crap?

It is intrigrated graphics on the MB

Drop that one kid ... and get a seperate MB & graphics card.

 

[muckshifter]

I suggest an Asus A8N-E motherboard & any PCI-E graphic card ... at least then you can upgrade repectively.

 

[muckshifter]

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/index.php?page=amdex4

add to the above ... but I would not get anything less.

 

[Adywebb]

It is intrigrated graphics on the MB

Drop that one kid ... and get a seperate MB & graphics card.

The one she has selected isn't integrated Mucks - its the 128MB Radeon X300

 

[PotGuy]

yes that is a pci-e card.

 

[muckshifter]

The one she has selected isn't integrated Mucks - its the 128MB Radeon X300

Look again at the MB ...

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=696

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chipset[/font] • ATI® Radeon XPRESS 200 (RS482) Chipset
- HyperTransport™ connection to AMD K8 Athlon64 processor
- 8 or 16 bit control/address/data transfer both directions
- 800MHz "Double Data Rate" operation both direction
- Compliant with PCI Express 1.0a specifications (one x16 graphics interface, which can be divided into two smaller links for use by other devices)
- Graphic integrated

 

[muckshifter]

You know what I say ... 1,2,3 all together now ...

GET A GOOD MB

 

[muckshifter]

AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT 3000 (Winchester) 512kb L2 Cache (939 pin)

Memory
1024 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY!

Motherboard
ASUS® A8N-E: DUAL DDR, S-ATA, x16 slot, 3 PCI etc

USB Options
SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)

Hard Drive
SATA II 160 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache (Special Offer)

Second Hard Drive
NONE

RAID
NONE

DVD ROM/Combi Drive
NONE

CD/DVD Writer
4x +R DUAL LYR DVD WRITER (16x +/-R) (& RW) + 40x CD-RW (£24)

Graphis Card 1
256MB GEFORCE 6600 PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Graphics Card 2
NONE

Sound Card
HIGH END ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL SOUND (RECOMMENDED)

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 NETWORK CARD FOR BROADBAND

Floppy Drive/Card Reader
1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

Case
Stylish Silver X-Plode Case + 2 Front USB

Power Supply & Cooling
500W (Peak) Silent Dual Rail PSU + 120mm fan & quiet CPU Cooler (£45)

Operating System required
MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® XP HOME (inc. original CD & licence) (£59)

Firewire & Video Editing
3 PORT FIREWIRE CARD. (£9)

Monitor
HIGH END TFT: 19 INCH SILVER/BLACK: 8MS + DVI! (£229)

Keyboard
Logitech® Cordless Rechargeable Optical Keybrd + Mouse Silver/Black £36

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
NONE

Printer
NONE

Anti-Virus
NONE

Office Software
NONE

TV Card
NONE

£877 inc VAT and Delivery.

 

[Adywebb]

Look again at the MB ...

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=696

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chipset[/font] • ATI® Radeon XPRESS 200 (RS482) Chipset
- HyperTransport™ connection to AMD K8 Athlon64 processor
- 8 or 16 bit control/address/data transfer both directions
- 800MHz "Double Data Rate" operation both direction
- Compliant with PCI Express 1.0a specifications (one x16 graphics interface, which can be divided into two smaller links for use by other devices)
- Graphic integrated

Yes Mucks, but she has selected a separate 128mb Radeon X300 PCI-E card...

However I agree about the good mobo -and it is only going to add another £20...

 

[PotGuy]

i was about to say that >:-(

 

[Adywebb]

AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT 3000 (Winchester) 512kb L2 Cache (939 pin)

Memory
1024 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY!

Motherboard
ASUS® A8N-E: DUAL DDR, S-ATA, x16 slot, 3 PCI etc

USB Options
SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)

Hard Drive
SATA II 160 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache (Special Offer)

Second Hard Drive
NONE
etc, etc....

I still think she should go for 2 HD's - one dedicated for her image/music storage...

 

[mangrove_jack]

I am a semi pro photographer (manslave too for the missus) and use 35mm and scan my negatives to hard drive for processing with photoshop CS. Based on my experience, you would need at least

1. CRT 19 inch monitor (not one of those flat LCD ones).
2. 500meg of RAM
3. 1gig cpu
4. 128 meg AGP video card (4x speed is ample)
5. Two hard drives (one for storeage and the other for your OS)
6. USB slots at front of your chosen computer (easier access)

Photoshop CS needs a seperate scratch disk to that the OS is running on. Otherwise it will run slow. You may get away with just getting another hard drive and use this for your storeage and scratch disk if your specs allready match or exceed what I would recommend. Get back with a reply if you need more info

 

[kazza200]

Hi all, I just ordered that one from PC specialist so heres hoping I made the right choice, JuST WANTED MY HEAD TO STOP BUZZING!!!!!! Thanx everyone, I may be back!

 

[itsme]

Hi all, I just ordered that one from PC specialist so heres hoping I made the right choice, JuST WANTED MY HEAD TO STOP BUZZING!!!!!! Thanx everyone, I may be back!

Good luck