PDA

View Full Version : want to buy a new computer - need some advice !!

zachdutoit
04-02-2006, 04:53 PM
I am planning on buying a new computer end of this month -- but not sure on weather it is the right one to get -- I use maya, max and zbrush - and do character modoling.......

Here is the one that i'm planning on getting.....

SystemPrice:£1891.15
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4800+ with HT Tech.
Windows XP Professional Edition
Brushed Aluminium ATX Midi Tower +550W PSU-
ASUS A8N-SLI PCI-Express Mainboard - ATX
2048MB DDR400 Memory - PC3200
500GB (2x 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drives)
SONY 16x Dual Layer DVD-Re-Writable +R/-R/RW
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive (52x32x52x16)
512MB nVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX- Dual DVI,HDTV & TV-Out + DVI - PCI-Express
20" Viewsonic VA2012W Digital & Multi Media Widescreen TFT Display
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music Sound Card
Creative Labs T6060 - 5.1 Surround with Subwoofer
Logitech Cordless Keyboard & Cordless Optical Mouse

Please some advice
Pollo
04-02-2006, 06:32 PM
I bought 2gb of Mushking Extreme PC4000 RAM, and it works great. I have the same mother board as well. The 3800x2 overclocks very well, and it currently holds the record of the highest overclock. So, if you like OCing things, you can 4800x2 performance from a 3800x2 if you have the know-how and time to overclock your stuff :) The RAM mentioned above also overclocks very well ;)

www.ocforums.com (http://www.ocforums.com)

What brand/company is that PSU from? I'm using an Athena PSU (550w, and supports SLI, etc.) and it works great.

A lot of people recommend OCZ or Antec PSUs, but sometimes Antecs are hit and miss, but usually hit :)
zachdutoit
04-02-2006, 07:11 PM
No idea - It's off mesh computers - the matrix 2 customised - here is the page

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=68587
Pollo
04-02-2006, 07:54 PM
I would just build it yourself and not buy from someone. Now if it were a laptop, then that'd be a different story ;)
zachdutoit
04-03-2006, 03:37 PM
don't know much about building it myself - think I'll rather buy it all done

cheers,

zach
Pollo
04-03-2006, 08:45 PM
don't know much about building it myself - think I'll rather buy it all done

cheers,

zach

Just so you know, I built my first one without any "know-how." I just read stuff on the internet, and I also bought a copy of PC Gamer [Magazine]. In that edition, they were doing a complete walk-thru and it really helped.

The 939 AMD socket CPUs are easy to install, and so is most of everything else. Just make sure you buy a case big enough so that you're comfortable working in it. :)
CGTalk Moderation
04-03-2006, 08:45 PM
This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum.