Wheee_It's_Me! wrote:I should also add, DO NOT skimp on the memory. In other words don't buy OEM or non name brand memory. It'll probably cost twice as much but it'll be the difference between having a stable system and being a n00b job cursing Windows for every hicup and system crash (when really the OS has nothing at all to do with it).
Kalium wrote:Wouldn't that be good justification for a pari of AMDs over Intels, seeing as how they tend to do better?
TaranT wrote:Wheee_It's_Me! wrote:I should also add, DO NOT skimp on the memory. In other words don't buy OEM or non name brand memory. It'll probably cost twice as much but it'll be the difference between having a stable system and being a n00b job cursing Windows for every hicup and system crash (when really the OS has nothing at all to do with it).
Very good point. I rebuilt my older Shuttle a couple of weeks ago. It was crashing (seemed like) every five minutes. I pulled out the stick of Seitek DDR and replaced it with a Kingston that I had. Haven't a single problem since then.
Even the "value" RAM from names like Kingston and Corsair is better than the no-name stuff.
Kalium wrote:Good points, but I'm going on a price comparison here.
I don't think I even have to mention a clock speed comparison, because the leader there is obvious.
TaranT wrote:Geez, you're gonna scare off the young 'uns showing stuff like that.![]()
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The problem with your question, slackergirl, is that editing isn't that demanding on your system, at least not at the amateur level. Any machine you buy off the shelf at Best Buy or CompUSA will do the job.
I should also add, DO NOT skimp on the memory.
Wheee_It's_Me! wrote:As far as Intels you've got Celerons, P3s, P4s, Xeons, Itaniums and for AMDs you've got Opteron, Athlon, Duron. And it even gets more complicated than that cause you've got Athlon XPs, Athlon 64s, Athlon MPs, etc, etc, etc...
Scintilla wrote:Wheee_It's_Me! wrote:As far as Intels you've got Celerons, P3s, P4s, Xeons, Itaniums and for AMDs you've got Opteron, Athlon, Duron. And it even gets more complicated than that cause you've got Athlon XPs, Athlon 64s, Athlon MPs, etc, etc, etc...
While we're on the subject, when are they going to release the Sempron?...
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