My New Desktop (if you guys aprove it)

[abeisgreat]

So I am pissed off at Windows so I am going to make a New desktop with 5 or 6 OSs (mainly linux) and here are the main parts im buyin. Please tell me if you think this will make a nice desktop:

Harddrive (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2467679&CatId=134)
Wireless Card (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1272636&Sku=T156-2114)
Motherboard (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2665470&CatId=0)
Power Supply (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2751540&CatId=0)
Ram (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2737294&Sku=C19-7000)
Case
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1800612&Sku=ULT33117)

P.S. Some parts are more important than others. Also I already have Dvd burner, etc.

[dejkirkby]

The procesor and Ram are kinda slow dude. I like the tower though.

[ACID]

man you can buy a PC thats 5 times faster from compusa.com for less then what your paying in parts.

[sony.1991]

Get a AMD 64bit CPU and a 16x PCI - E graphics card and a mainboard capable of SATA II and DDR II ram.

[Tomlo]

I would recomend you go with an AMD setup, and buy from www.newegg.com if you can. I have never gotten a rebate back from tigerdirect and their shipping is a nightmare.

AMD would be a better bang for buck as long as your not looking for something top of the line, this is where intel shines. Get a sata drive instead of that IDE hard drive you can usually find them cheaper, and dont buy that DiabloTek powersupply unless you like your components well done.

Anyway look into an AMD single core, it would outperform that celeron D and would be cheaper, cooler, and more power efficent. A socket AM2 would be a smart move for a buget computer at this time and has nice future upgradability.

If your set on an intel then I would say save for a bit longer and buy something higher up.

[abeisgreat]

well i thinking about those parts cause first i need a small desktop thats portable yet pretty powerful and i honestly dont do much besides internet, and some flash stuff.

[dejkirkby]

well i thinking about those parts cause first i need a small desktop thats portable yet pretty powerful and i honestly dont do much besides internet, and some flash stuff.

If you need something portable, you will be better off with a notebook.

[abeisgreat]

I already have a laptop with 3.20ghz w/500gb harddrive and 2gb of ram and I use it alot and I just wanted some that was cheap pretty powerful and if i needed i could move it

[ACID]

I already have a 3.20ghz w/500gb harddrive and 2gb of ram and I use it alot and I just wanted some that was cheap pretty powerful and if i needed i could move it

Then why not just get a notebook?????

[Man]

He has a note book, he just wants to be able to move his PC? maybe ? lol, id sudjest a Mac Mini, there pretty portable.

[abeisgreat]

I dont like mac and I want to be able to move my desktop if i have to but i also want is cheap and relatively powerful

[Tomlo]

Get a Athlon 64 Single core for socket AM2, A motherboard with good integrated graphics like a Geforce 6150 based AM2 Motherboard, one GB of DDRII RAM or atleast 512MB, A sata II Hard Drive, A Micro-ATX case with a nice handle, and a decent powersupply.

A setup like this will be mobile, affordable, and powerful.

When you need to move it it would basically be like moving a gamecube...

[dvdhl89]

The procesor and Ram are kinda slow dude. I like the tower though.

Agree, for the processor I recommend a Pentium4, or if you can afford it a CoreDuo. For RAM use DDR2. SATA for HDD. And if you would like to use tower cases then I recommend Raidmax cases, the new ones, like mine which is Sagitta, with a tooless design, and you can place your hdds easier.

[semicolo]

Double check linux compatibility of your wireless card. (would be nice if fully compatible, not just with ndiswrapper).

[S34MU5]

its balls,
you could get one better for cheaper

ebuyer.com (nothing to do with ebay) just a really good site.

also did you show us a proccessor there?

[Smurph]

Get a Core2 duo E6600. Core2's outperform anything AMD has at the moment, and are very reasonably priced.

[splodger15]

You have very weak specs. If you are going to use them for your rig

[pibs]

how about Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
2.99Ghz,2.00 GB of Ram i think its pretty powerful i have that duno wut else but everything runs quick and easy to dual boot win0s/linux

[Cap'n 1time]

... Why would you put more than 1 Linux distributions on one machine?

Hows about one with everything you want on it like the rest of the world?

[abeisgreat]

Cause each OS have pros and cons and to get an ok pc you need alot of them

[Tomlo]

Dont get a pentium D they are junk, either get a Pentium 4 (low bugget) -> Athlon 64 Single Core AM2 (Medium Buget) or -> Intel C2D (High Buget)

[IndianCheese]

Mac Pro. Macs rule.

[Smurph]

Mac Pro. Macs rule.

No, they really don't. Make any sort of argument you want, I can refute it.


Dont get a pentium D they are junk, either get a Pentium 4 (low bugget) -> Athlon 64 Single Core AM2 (Medium Buget) or -> Intel C2D (High Buget)


And considering he managed to mis-spell 'budget' in two different ways in one post, I wouldn't take advice from him.

[Tomlo]

No, they really don't. Make any sort of argument you want, I can refute it.




And considering he managed to mis-spell 'budget' in two different ways in one post, I wouldn't take advice from him.

ROFL sorry I just started quitting smoking and im all shakey but ahh ya the benchmarks dont lie pentiums D's are junk

[Smurph]

ROFL sorry I just started quitting smoking and im all shakey but ahh ya the benchmarks dont lie pentiums D's are junk
That explains it, I suppose.

[S34MU5]

just stick with AMD

[Cap'n 1time]

Cause each OS have pros and cons and to get an ok pc you need alot of them

I am referring to linux distrobutions, not OS's. It would be a waste of a partition to put more than one. Take one, put what you want on it, the end. I highly recommend ubuntu if your new to linux.

The only read advantage that can be attributed to one distro from another is the packaging system (apt-get is the overwhelming favorite) and the community (debian and ubuntu are overwhelmingly the favorite, though i am quite fond of slackware). Whatever packages you want can be used on any linux distribution by some means.

[Tomlo]

I agree ubuntu is an excellent choice for a beginner to linux for many reasons...

[Morph]

Yeah, that's not worth it, considering that you can get a MB +PD 805 on Ebay for just about the same price.

[pt9087]

That prcessor is not slow. lol haha im only on 2400+