Hi guys, Before I begin, I just want to tell you that im kinda new here so if this is not right place then im sorry, I don't have the time to raed the rules because I'm in a hurry these days. And I have to buy a computer 2morrow morning so im asking your advices. I'm not sure if it's good enough or not. The technician says it's good enough for the purposes I want to use it, but my brother wants me to buy a higher processor and motherboard because if I don't, then the PC will get old quickly in 2-3 years. I'm confused. I don't want to pay a lot for my PC, that's why I don't want to upgrade for a higher processor or motherboard. I want to use my PC for the following: -studies -downloading -watching movies, anime -capturing videos (TV to PC or VHS to PC) -playing games (Im not an extreme gamer so I don't play high-tech games such as DOOM3. The only game I play these months is C&C Generals Zero Hour. But I told him that I might play games like Unreal Tournamanet 2004) Here's the computer: Processor: AMD SP3000 skt 754 M. Board: MSI K8TNFSR SKT754, 800FSB Power supply: 400W Memory: Kingston 512MB DDR-400mhz HardDisk: Western Digital 160GB-7200PRM SATA Video Card: PC/ATI RAD9250, 128DDR, PCI, TVO/DVI/DU -Do you think this computer will make a good performance for the purposes I use it for? - Will the video card be able to play games like Unreal Tournament 2004 as he said? - Should I buy it or do I have to upgrade it as my bro said (as I said, I have a specific budget) - Do you have any comments you want to say? My budget is around 900$ CDN. Right now, the PC costs 786,13$ tax included. However, the monitor and the TV tuner are not included yet. So if I include them, the price will go up to ~980$. That's why I don't want to upgrade my PC as my bro suggest. However, If it's HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to upgrade it or else my PC would be absolute crap for the next 3 years then I guess i will do it or else I will lose lots of money later. please answer me as soon as possible, as I said, I will buy it 2morrow morning. Thank you in advance
in canadian dollars not including tax $649 AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 939 Gigabyte K8NF-9 512MB DDR 400 Dual Channel X300 SE 256M (PCIE) 160GB 7200 HDD SATA 16X+/- DVDRW DL Sony 1.44MB Floppy Drive Onboard sound & 10/100 LAN Front USB Case Keyboard / Mouse / Speakers
Thank you for your help. I did upgrade to amd64 Here's the pc I bought. It might not be the perfect one, but it will be good for my use. Processor: AMD Ahtlon 64 3000+ 1.8G/1600/512K/s939 M. board: AMD64 S939 ASUS A8V K8T800P AGP Memory: Kingston KVR 400MHZ DDR No-ECC 512MB Kit Video card: ASUS AGP RAD R9550GE 128M TVO BTW 9550GE capture card(forgot if it's a tv tuner too): ATI PCI TV WONDER PRO BTE DVD+_RW LG GSA4163B DL 16X Hard.Disk: Western Digital 160GB SATA 7200 8mb Floppy Disk Sound card & network card built-in with motherboard With keyboard & mouse speakers: ALTEC Lansing 121 3 pieces (subwoofer is one of them) No monitor yet as I'm still lost whether to buy an LCD or CRT. in total (without the monitor) it cost me $1.070.88 CDN including tax (stupid 15%....the tax was 139.88$ !!!). thanks again
