New computer advice

[alftoo]

Hi

I hope this is the right place to post this.
I am about to buy a new computer but to put it fairly I don't know a hole lot about hardware. I would really appreciate some insight.

Ill post two examples.

1.less expensive money wise

Intel Pentium Dual Core 3.0GHz 4MB S-775
Biostar PT890775 S-775
2GB DDR2 PC4200 533MHz 1. Part (2x1GB)
320MB Inno3D 8800GTS GDDR3 PCI-E
320GB Maxtor 7200rpm SATA2
Codegen M401 CA 400W
Standard Cooler
19 LG 1919S-SF 1400:1 TFT (5ms)
16x Pioneer DVD/RW Dual Layer
SMC Barricade Router 4 ports

2.more expensive money wise

Intel Pentium Dual Core 3.4GHz 4MB S-775
Asrock Conroe945G-DVI(Onboard VGA) S-775
2GB DDR2 PC4200 533MHz 1. Part (2x1GB)
320MB BFG GeF 8800GTS GDDR3 PCI-E
320GB Maxtor 7200rpm SATA2
Codegen M401 CA 400W
Cabinet Cooler 19dB 80mm Arctic Cooling
Arctic Cooling Alpine 7 S-775
Silent Upgrade Step 1 25dB
19 LG 1953TR-SF 2000:1 TFT (2ms)
18x Samsung DVD/RW DL(Light Scribe)
SMC Barricade Router 4 ports

This seems to be the hardware I can afford.

-Any better way then Pentium to go right now?
-Motherboard?
-GFX, are to lesser cards combined better then one superior? All I know is I want nvidia.
-Silent kit/Cooler really needed?
-Screens?
-A good cheep router that wont crash on me when put under a bit of stress?

Would any of these be a good buy or should I be looking at something else all together?
Should I expect any trouble running linux with any of this hardware?

Any comments or suggestions are very welcome. Thanks

[siimo]

Dude stay away from these machines. Go with Core2 Duo or if you are low on cash then Athlon64 X2. These high gigahertz pentium machines are out of date and a AMD Sempron64 worth $30 would prolly beat it.

[spinflick]

I hope you realise that this could turn into a fight? :lolflag: only kidding. Everyone will have their own opinion, be it financial political or I just hate that company.
I have just finished building my first pc and I was adamant that it was going to be AMD64 x2 but like I say it's MY choice.

[rai4shu2]

LCD monitors are nice although I tend to notice noisy video and dust on the screen a bit more now.

[alftoo]

Sounds like real good advice.

AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ 939
2GB DDR RAM PC3200/400Mhz
GeForce 7900GT 512MB
250 GB 7200rpm 16MB

Maybe upgrade gfx at a later time?


LCD monitors are nice although I tend to notice noisy video and dust on the screen a bit more now.
Could you or someone else link to a few suggestions that's nice but not to crazy money wise?
So I get a feel what to look for. :)

Router/silent kit?

Thanks again.

[siimo]

Wrong again man.

Socket 939 is out of date! Get a Socket AM2 Athlon X2 that way you get DDR2 as well as the ability to use AMD's future AM3 CPUs which will be compatible with AM2 motherboards.

[alftoo]

Wrong again man.
That's what I need :)

So something like this?

Cabinet:

Midi Tower ATX,m.akryl,
B x H x D 200 x 435 x 470 mm
2 USB, 1 Speaker-out, 1 Mikrofon

Power supply:

Silverpower ATX passiv PFC
350 Watt

Motherboard:

MSI K9N6SGM - V
Form Factor µATX
Chipsettype NVIDIA nForce MCP 61
IDE controller 1 Ultra DMA/133/100/66
Serial-ATA controller 2 Serial ATA 3Gb/s
slots 1 PCIe x16, 1PCIe x1, 2 PCI
RAM slots 2 DIMM Dual-channel DDR2 240-pin
Serielle porte 0
Parallelport 1
USB porte 4 (+ 4) USB 2.0
Integrated netcard Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100

CPU:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 AM2 (Dual-Core)
CPU Form Factor 940-pin Lidded OµPGA Socket AM2
CPU 4600+ (Speed Rating) / 2,4 (Clock Speed) GHz
Level 2 cache 1024 kB

RAM:

RAM type DDR2-667 PC2-5300 240-pin
RAM moduler 2
Installed RAM 2048 MB
Max. RAM 4096 MB

Harddisk:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, SATA 3Gb/s, 7.200RPM, 2MB cache, 80GB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10, SATA 3Gb/s, 7.200RPM, 8MB cache, 250GB

DVD:

DVD±R20/+RW8/-RW6/+R DL 8/-R DL 8, CD 48/32/48 X

GFX:

NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT PCIe 256MB

Soundcard:

Integrated Realtek ALC 883 (Intel HDA) 7.1 S/P-DIF

Screen:

Mirai DML-519W100 19" 16:10 widescreen, 8ms
TFT - LCD
1440 x 900 pixels

Router:

ZyXEL Prestige 335
1 RJ45 100Mbps, auto MDI/MDIX negotiation
4 RJ45 10/100Mbps, auto MDI/MDIX negotiation
4-ports RJ45 10/100Mbps, auto MDI/MDIX negotiation

[alftoo]

Sorry for the messy posts :) been working a lot lately, fired a couple of quick posts a couple of places to get some direction because it was really needed :confused:
and needed now. Thanks again.

Last chance to chip in same price. :KS

Athlon64 PCI-E Game-X PC
AMD Athlon64 5200+X2 Dual Core AM2 S-940
MSI K9N4 Ultra-F S-940
2GB DDR2 PC4200 533MHz Kingston (2x1GB)
320MB Inno3D 8800GTS GDDR3 PCI-E
250GB Maxtor 7200rpm SATA2
Codegen M401 CA 400W
500W NorthQ 4775 PFC 120mm PCI-E
Standard cooler
Silent upgrade Step 2 23dB
18x Samsung DVD/RW DL
19 LG 192WS-SN Wide 700:1 TFT (5ms)
Logitech Internet 350 keyboard
Logitech RX300 Black Optical USB/PS2
SMC Barricade Router 4 ports

OR

Intel Core 2 Duo Game-X PC
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz 2MB S-775
Biostar PT890775 S-775
2GB DDR2 PC4200 533MHz Samsung (2x1GB)
320MB Inno3D 8800GTS GDDR3 PCI-E
250GB Maxtor 7200rpm SATA2
Codegen M401 CA 400W
500W NorthQ 4775 PFC 120mm PCI-E
Standard cooler
Silent upgrade Step 2 23dB
18x Samsung DVD/RW DL
19 LG 192WS-SN Wide 700:1 TFT (5ms)
Logitech Internet 350 keyboard
Logitech RX300 Black Optical USB/PS2
SMC Barricade Router 4 ports


:guitar: just felt like playing hah