WHich computer is the best?
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WHich computer is the best?
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eMachines will have new model with PCI-Express, T6212. I will not suggest you get HP or Dell right now. If you want a gaming pc, either build your own, or i will recommend Monarch which John Robie will have to build his future computer.
What is the max you want to pay, will you or your spouse/kids do gaming, and do you want a flat screen LCD monitor or a flat screen CRT for gaming. How about a package deal with printer, CRT monitor, or just the computer itself.
what your building? a LAN Party?
$7000?!
ok, rules of gaming PC's (Alienware goes against this, but most of this is common knowledge)
1) Must have a CRT, LCD's ghost/have other issues while CRT's provide a clearer image without the possibility of ghosting/dead pixels
2) must have a good ammount of RAM (1GB is currently considered good, 512MB is basically the standard for XP to run smoothly, and 1GB allows you to run anything w/o questions of the RAM being enough)
3) must have a decent hard drive (a good ATA-100 or ATA-133 disk is sufficient, but a "True gaming pc" would have SATA 10k RPM Drives in RAID 0)
4) CPU CPU CPU, must be FAST
5) free standing sound card- takes load off the CPU, making it game easier
and finally
one of the most important rules of building a gaming PC (if not the most important)
YOUR GRAPHICS CARD MUST NOT SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
currently good for a gfx card is GeForce FX 5900/Radeon 9800/GeForce 6600/Radeon X600/X700 range
currently great is GeForce 6800/Radeon X800 range
and amazing is simply GeForce 6800 range in SLi
but anyway
it depends on the application
the most powerful computer on earth is IBM's Blue Gene/L
which boasts 32768 CPU's
all running at .7GHZ (700MHZ)
it's maximum processing ability is 70720 GLops (70720 billion floating point operatons per second)
or 70 TFlops
and #2 is NASA's Colombia, which is just over 10,000 Itanium 2 CPU's
and #3 is NEC's Earth Simulator (which is owned by Japan)
#4 is Mare Nostrum which is being built in Europe (will possibly be #5 or 6 by the time it's done)
IBM's Blue Gene/L is only a demo/beta
Blue Gene/L (the "real" or full version) is 360 TFlops (they are going for 360,000 Billion Floating point operations per second...in other words, more math per second than most people can do in a decade)
but for desktop application
bob is right
it moves quickly, asking what is the best is sort of a relative question
if I asked what is the best vehicle
i would get varryed responses
some of them would be for vehichles like the SSR which broke the sound barrier
or an F-350 due to it's haulling capacity
or a Frieghtliner Colombia due to it's towing power
or a Maybach Manufacktur 62 for it's luxury
or a Kia Rio for it's low price
or a GM Hummer H1 for it's 4x4 ability
the list is endless
the question you should be asking is what computer is best for you. The most important considerations for now are what you want to use it for, and whether you want to leave it at home or carry it with you. (Since you're in the Desktops Forum, everyone is assuming you want a desktop.) After that, you can start thinking about how much you're willing to spend.
Take your time and do your homework. ![]()
Sincerely, JDM
Bob is correct, it ALLWISE be next year. For me the best computer is the one I build for myself. John