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No. Stick with a wired LAN for now. Everyone I've known that has wireless set up has some kind of problem somewhere. It's just not worth the chance of dropping a connection at a critical point.Dark Savant0 wrote:I dont see a sound card.....
Wireless network card.
Eh. Not necessary for a computer, but some really good cameras can be had for relatively cheap if you ever decide to get one. I recently purchased a Casio Exilim Z50 from Newegg (they don't carry them anymore) for $240 and it is excellent. 5.0MP, nice clear shots, easy menus, etc. It's also tiny, I can palm this thing easily.A top quality digital camera.
Depends on what the computer is for and whether there is one in the house already or not. If there is, just share it and print to it. If not, and the computer is for school, you may want to invest in a printer. The trick is only get what you need.Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax thingamabob.
If you are going to get a wireless mouse, get either the Logitech MX1000 or MX700 or don't bother. As for a wireless keyboard, unless you like leeching batteries and/or plan on using the PC as a media center, don't bother with that either. I've never needed to take my keyboard that far away. (and if you do go media center-esque, just get a remote and IR sensor)Make sure the mouse and keyboard are wireless.
Do those work as well as advertised?Wireless speaker system.
In my personal experience, it seems like my system is always hampered by system ram. Although I don't think I'll see much of a performance hike, down the road, if I plan to do video editing or something, the extra HP will be helpful. Also, I might OC the CPU a little bit, as I hear this particular type is pretty simple to overclock. Also, for a 3200+ it's $50 extra for an extra 200-400 mhz.Pyrosurfer wrote:2GB of ram seems overkill, I really don't think it will offer any improvement over 1GB. I think you should order 1GB of ram and use the extra money on a faster Athlon 64 processor. You will probably see better performance all around.
He said he already has one.Tall Israeli wrote:DVD burner?
You can get a DVD burner that does + and - and does dual layer. 16X. For about $40. How is it not worth it at all?Dark Savant0 wrote:DVD/CD-RW drive. I wouldnt take a dive into the dvd-r drives just yet seeing as how the hd and blueray wars are just beginning.
Pyrosurfer wrote:Doing anything strenuous with 1GB of ram (video editing, capturing) the main bottleneck is the cpu (except for games-graphics card). When under a heavy load it is very rare that you will see the ram usage go over 512MB. This is from my own experience (64 3200 1GB ram) and of others that I have read. Of course it's your decision, further down the run apps may become more ram heavy.
Since you mentioned you might be doing some video editing, get a DVD burner. Even if you don't, they are extremely useful for backup.
Naked Nick wrote:I already have a CD/DVD burner
I run wireless, and unless I have a brain fart and forget to recharge my mouse everything is fine for gaming.Xylene wrote:You don't need a soundcard. Onboard sound is pretty damn good these days. You don't need a "top quality digital camera" nor a printer/scanner/copier/fax machine. Wireless mouse and keyboard? ROFL. If he's getting all this stuff I am assuming he is going to play games on it and wireless and games don't mix.Dark Savant0 wrote:I dont see a sound card.....
Wireless network card.
A top quality digital camera.
Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax thingamabob.
Make sure the mouse and keyboard are wireless.
Wireless speaker system.
USELESS.Dark Savant0 wrote:A zip drive. For when you go to FedExKinko's and figure out they dont have a cd burner.
Wait, you're worried about DVDs become obsolete yet you insist he should put in a floppy drive?Dark Savant0 wrote:It is not worth it because there will come a time when DVD's will cease to be usefull (ie, when the next gen comes around, which may be pretty soon). Unless he is doing serious backup, Which I also dont recommend on a dvd because it may scratch yada yada yada. But he has one, so I wont argue.
Stop posting douchebaggery.Dark Savant0 wrote:STOP STRIKING MY IDEAS DOWN!
Yup, down the line is what I'm looking at. Like 2 years ago, the recommended req. for ram on a game was like 128. Now it's 512. Games are just becoming RAM whores, because RAM is cheap and easy to upgrade.Pyrosurfer wrote:Doing anything strenuous with 1GB of ram (video editing, capturing) the main bottleneck is the cpu (except for games-graphics card). When under a heavy load it is very rare that you will see the ram usage go over 512MB. This is from my own experience (64 3200 1GB ram) and of others that I have read. Of course it's your decision, further down the run apps may become more ram heavy.
Since you mentioned you might be doing some video editing, get a DVD burner. Even if you don't, they are extremely useful for backup.
They're pretty nice, same as the Whinchester 3000+. They're both overclocking champs. There are some bad weeks though that won't overclock very well becuase they aren't marked down higher end chips.BlackAura wrote:3000+ Venice's hit 2.8ghz with good cooling most of the time.
I knew they overclocked well (that's part of the reason I bought one - if it runs well while overclocked, it's more likely to be stable and cool at stock speeds, unlike my last one), but I didn't realise they were that overclockable.
Smiley wrote:I was bored and like to hear myself talk, that's all....
ETR wrote:Maybe I'm stuck in the dark ages, but I agree with Dark Savant (GASP) on the FDD. There are still enough recovery utilities on Floppies that I have made sure to in all of my machines. Even my laptop has a swappable floppy.
Hmm, I haven't tried MenuetOS on it yet.....
