Please Help Me Buy a New PC

Free Thinker · Jul 8, 2003

Quote from canyonman00:

Please don't get too concerned with the latest greatest computer platform. There are many folks who are doing just fine with the older stuff. Personally, as a computer tech, I've seen entirely too much overkill in the purchase arena entirely too many times.

I have been trading with my laptop unit (PIII 500MHz) unit as well as my 2.0 desktop entry. So most of today's hardware is just fine for charting and running most any of the programs that you might be looking into. Both my units run multi-task most of the time and do just fine. So don't think you'll need top-'o-the-line to get good performance.

It is nice to think that buying a 2.0, 2.4, or the like would be good but I'd advise against it. New technology is always coming but we are due a real change next year (I would think if you have access to a personal tech you could get in on it early). Not one bit of profit will be enhanced in going from a 2.0 to 2.4 unit. Put the extra dollars into video output or DSL/T-1 connections for a true performance bang.

Fully populate the memory. Get a current (or slightly older) unit that will allow you to have a gig or two of RAM. That will give you the speed bump upward that you desire. Go to eBay and get a great deal on a used unit (or two).

Here's a thought:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2735724678&category=14294

Have some fun, build one yourself. Learn a bit about the monsters in the box. It really isn't hard at all. There are several folks here who could walk you through your new task. Give me a PM, I'll fly with you!
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i got one of these computers and have it up and running. looks like a nice machine but going with a barebones is not for rookies.i had several compatibility problems. ended up reinstalling w2000 2 times.
that said i ended up with a 2.4gig p4 533 with 750k ram and w2000 and cd\rw for a total cost of $210 including shipping.

1contract · Jul 8, 2003

(2) A compatible mother board with appropriate FSB and upgradeable to a higher processor speed in future.
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Forget about upgrading in the future - it seldom helps. Buy what you want now. In a couple of years you'll probably want to replace the whole kit as tech will have moved on.
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Please Help Me Buy a New PC

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