Topic: New Computer Advise? (Read 2746 times)

Capt. Matt · « **on:** May 05, 2009, 01:59:16 »

Hi Everyone I'm looking at a new Hp desktop for 627 us dollars
Hard Drive=500GB
OS=Vista Home Premium
Ram=4GB
GRaphics Card= Geforce 6150 SE
Processer Quad Core

OR i cn have it upgraded for 100 us dollars to make it
6 gb of ram 640 GB harddrive and a Geforce 9100 GC with 258 mb memory

What do you think I think it is a great price but the update and will it run 2010?

Mad_Fred · « **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2009, 02:04:54 »

Hi Capt. Matt

There are no specifications yet for SS2010, so that question cannot be answered.

But a GeForce 6 series is probably not good enough, that much I suspect.

Best go for 'as good as you can', with a new pc, as that gives you the most possibilities, for the longest possible period, given a certain budget.

Regards,
Fred

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2009, 02:05:57 »

THanks what about the price

Mad_Fred · « **Reply #3 on:** May 05, 2009, 02:11:12 »

I can't say much about that.. Even in my own country prices vary so much, that it's hard to compare sometimes.. So no idea about yours..

I usually shop around, compare prices when I want to make a purchase, since it changes a lot of course, I just check websites and folders from the local pc stores.

I'd say make sure your processor is a good step forward, RAM and graphics card too... as big a step as possible, within your budget.

Try to avoid certain 'packages' that they sometimes offer, at least over here it is better to pick and choose the right components and have the pc store assemble that for you. And if your old pc still has good Hard drives and you can transplant them, you don't need to spend money on that yet, perhaps, leaving more money for the more crucial components..

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #4 on:** May 05, 2009, 02:20:21 »

OK this comes with a 20 in moniter and a printer but the components are quad core 6 gb ram and ohhh right your money system is VERY different isnt it?

S.Reich · « **Reply #5 on:** May 05, 2009, 02:31:31 »

I took a look around and customized a cheap pc, and got something like yours for around 700 dollars us. No printer or monitor though, so I'd say you're getting a pretty good deal. The one i put together is smaller hard drive, same processor, same ram, and a better video card. 706.00 US at tiger direct. I'd say you did pretty good

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #6 on:** May 05, 2009, 02:37:18 »

cool thanks Best Buy is where this is

TerryRussell · « **Reply #7 on:** May 05, 2009, 19:24:27 »

Quote from: Capt. Matt on May 05, 2009, 02:20:21

OK this comes with a 20 in moniter and a printer but the components are quad core 6 gb ram and ohhh right your money system is VERY different isnt it?

And it's different to mine, which is different to yours, which is different to the Canadians, which is different to the Swedish, which is different to the Danish, which is....

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #8 on:** May 05, 2009, 20:13:03 »

Yes terry so true lol So any advise or sound good?

And in these times our dollor is everywhere

Ancalagon · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2009, 20:18:41 »

Quote from: Capt. Matt on May 05, 2009, 01:59:16

Hi Everyone I'm looking at a new Hp desktop for 627 us dollars
Hard Drive=500GB
OS=Vista Home Premium
Ram=4GB
GRaphics Card= Geforce 6150 SE
Processer Quad Core

OR i cn have it upgraded for 100 us dollars to make it
6 gb of ram 640 GB harddrive and a Geforce 9100 GC with 258 mb memory

What do you think I think it is a great price but the update and will it run 2010?

you need to buy the new series of the pavilion elite series
then you have a good pc

firestar12 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 05, 2009, 20:42:44 »

Also, I don't know about quad core...from what I am told, most games use only 1 of the cores, even if you have 4. I could be wrong though.

TerryRussell · « **Reply #11 on:** May 05, 2009, 21:28:48 »

Quote from: Capt. Matt on May 05, 2009, 20:13:03

Yes terry so true lol So any advise or sound good?

And in these times our dollor is everywhere

It isn't here.

No, wait! Yes it is.

I just found some. They call themselves "dollars", which I assume are the same thing. Is that right?

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #12 on:** May 05, 2009, 21:43:30 »

Quote from: Capt. Matt on May 05, 2009, 20:13:03

Yes terry so true lol So any advise or sound good?

And in these times our dollor is everywhere

oops by everywhere I mean is all over the place worth wise meaning one day it may be worth allot the next its **** lol and firestar with the cores and stuff i dont know but the best core is I7 i believe that is where all of the cores act indivually and
The Elite thing what is that?

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #13 on:** May 05, 2009, 21:47:08 »

Quote from: Ancalagon on May 05, 2009, 20:18:41

you need to buy the new series of the pavilion elite series
then you have a good pc

I just checked one out with an i7 processor 1000 bucks im not rich!!!

Ancalagon · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2009, 21:49:45 »

Quote from: Capt. Matt on May 05, 2009, 21:47:08

I just checked one out with an i7 processor 1000 bucks im not rich!!!

do you want a laptop ore desktop?

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #15 on:** May 05, 2009, 22:44:41 »

Quote from: Ancalagon on May 05, 2009, 21:49:45

do you want a laptop ore desktop?

Desktop you can do more wth them (Fixing)

Second Mate · « **Reply #16 on:** May 06, 2009, 12:59:59 »

if it were me i would wait until minimum spec for ss10 is available, then buy something much better, to avoid disappointment. if you buy cheap pc you could end up regreting it. i do understand you have a budget, so not easy task.

TerryRussell · « **Reply #17 on:** May 06, 2009, 13:33:48 »

I would suggest that if you want it for Ship Simulator, then do as Second Mate says.

But don't assume that anyone knows what the next version of Ship Simulator will require. The requirements are not yet defined. Anyone who posts anything is just guessing.

TerryRussell · « **Reply #18 on:** May 06, 2009, 15:52:53 »

"Anyone who posts anything is just guessing. "

saltydog · « **Reply #19 on:** May 06, 2009, 16:00:32 »

Quote from: DIAMANT on May 06, 2009, 14:07:42

By the way, in that video the phraze: "Do you have what it takes?" - What does it mean?
Something like: "Do you have enough powerful pc to run SS10 which takes too much resources from it?" ?

I think it means something like "Can you meet the challenge of the game ?"...

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #20 on:** May 06, 2009, 20:11:32 »

quad core and 500 gb of memory should do it if it comes down to a graphics card that is a matter of 100 us dollors. Which I can afford

TerryRussell · « **Reply #21 on:** May 06, 2009, 20:39:13 »

You mean 500GB of Hard disk, I assume? Make sure that you get a good chunk of RAM, though. On a 32-bit version of Windows, if you get 4GB, then windows can see about 3.6GB of it.

Any extra is wasted. But every usable byte is worth its weight in.... money, I suppose.

And make sure that your graphics card isn't one that "shares" (by which they mean "steals") any of your PC's RAM. Even if you start with 3,6 GB, you can get down to less than 2GB quite easily when the card gets to work on high-intensity programs like Ship Simulator.

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #22 on:** May 07, 2009, 22:26:53 »

Thanks terry good to keep in mind

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