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is this a good deal, what would you recommend

by trentyoung1 Nov 4, 2005 3:51PM PST

Your Base System
Processor: 2x Intel Xeon's 3.06GHz (800MHz FSB, EM64T, Socket 604, 1MB L2) Boxed + Fan
Motherboard: Tyan S2676ANRF Dual Xeon (EM64T) i7525 DDR2 400/PCI-X/SATA/GBLAN
Memory: 2GB(2x1GB) Apacer 400MHz PC2-3200 (400MHz) ECC Registered DDR2 DIMM
Case: Antec TX1088AMG MidiTower ATX 480W Silver
Graphics: PowerColor Radeon X800 GT 256MB PCI-Exp.16x Dual DVI TV-Out
Hard Disk: Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM SATA II 8MB WD1200JS - 3 yr warranty
Hard Disk 2: Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM SATA II 8MB WD1200JS - 3 yr warranty
Warranty: 1 Year Parts and Labour Warranty (Return to base)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM (MS-N09-01152) W/SP2
CD/DVD Writer: LG CDRW 52x32x52x / DVD 16x GCC-4522BBK Internal IDE OEM Black
Audio: Creative Soundblaster Live 24-Bit PCI 7.1 OEM
Modem: D-Link DFM-562I Internal PCI 56K Voice and Data Hardware Modem
Network Adaptor: Netgear FA311TX PCI 10/100 Ethernet Card Retail

Cost: $3347 Australian

i already have a 17" LCD monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and a dual layer dvd burner.

it will be mostly for video editing, i want a complete setup with nothing more to buy. is it a good deal, should i add anything to this, should i take anything out, is it too over the top/unnecesary, could you recommend something else?


thanks,
Trent

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i was also thinking of...
by trentyoung1 Nov 5, 2005 12:31AM PST

A) getting a computer from the US, would it work over here(Australia)?
or; B)getting the cheaper, Dell Dimension 9100 with 3.2GHz dual core.
The main programs i'll be running are Premiere Pro, After Effects Pro, Photoshop, and 3d Studio Max 7.

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X2 instead of 8xx
by ikjadoon Nov 5, 2005 3:20AM PST

I've read that the X2 perfrom noticeably better than the 8xx series from Intel... They also, supposedly, are more future proof. The computer SHOULD work. HTe only thing that might not would be the PSU. I think you need to like change the voltage or something... But almost all PSUs have those switches... The Xeons, I think, are better with the multi-tasksing. Is that two physical processors, each with two different heatsinks OR is that dual-core? Also, maybe upgrade the RAM, its cheap...
-Ibrahim

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DUAL CPU + XP HOME = ONE CPU.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Nov 5, 2005 5:55AM PST
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