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    Help choosing a computer

    My nephew wants a computer for school, gaming and LAN parties. Do have any recommendations?

    For example, Dell currently offers the following deal for $1,399 CDN. Seems like a pretty good deal to me.

    Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB), english
    Genuine Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Premium Edition
    2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
    22 inch E228WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
    500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cacheâ„¢
    1 Year Next Business Day Onsite/In Home Service and Tech Support
    256MB nVidia GeForce 8600 GTX

    Is the videocard good enough? Are the Nvidia drivers still problematic? 2 GB seems too much, but maybe this the new standard in this Vista age? And are there special considerations for LAN parties?

    (Yes, I already posted this on the tech thread. This is a test. I just want to know how much responses I'll get here in comparison to the tech thread. Shouldn't be too hard: The tech thread is dead, nobody goes there.)
    Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – Lessing
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  • #2
    I'd be suspecious of the video card. One of the nice things about Dell is that your order can have them upgrade the video card to something better.

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    • #3
      I have the 256 MB nVidia 8600 GTS and have had only one problem. GalCiv II Dark Avatar had some problems, but nVidia came out with a driver update and the problem went away. All in all, I think it is an excellent card.

      Getting your New Computer from Dell is where I have the issue. I would check out the Gateway site before I made a final selection.

      EDIT: Typo
      Last edited by PLATO; August 19, 2007, 23:01.
      "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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      • #4
        I like how this is also in the tech forum (and of course will get more replies here)

        **** the tech forum

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        • #5
          The GeForce 8600 GTX sounds like a decent midrange videocard. In their "best video card for the money" feature, Tom's hardware recommend it in the midrange category

          http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/08/06/the_best_gaming_video_cards_for_the_money/page2.html
          Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – Lessing

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          • #6
            2 GB seems too much, but maybe this the new standard in this Vista age?


            Yup, don't go for less.
            Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
            Then why call him God? - Epicurus

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            • #7
              Originally posted by alva
              2 GB seems too much, but maybe this the new standard in this Vista age?


              Yup, don't go for less.
              No doubt. I have Vista and 1GB. During some games, I get out of memory errors that drive me crazy! UPS will be delivering another GB of memory tonight actually.

              If you don't get 2GB (at least), then you will wish you had if you are running Vista.
              "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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              • #8
                Re: Help choosing a computer

                Originally posted by nostromo
                2 GB seems too much
                No such thing as too much
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                • #9
                  Re: Re: Help choosing a computer

                  Originally posted by LordShiva


                  No such thing as too much
                  Q F T
                  "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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                  • #10
                    That's not completely true either.

                    Too much memory can have a slowdown effect too. 't Was so on '98 and it's true for XP too, so it's only a fear guess that on Vista the same 'issue' still exists.
                    Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
                    Then why call him God? - Epicurus

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