Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: LLv34_Snefens on July 21, 2000, 01:34:00 PM
-
I am currently planning on buying a new computer after my old one has served me well for 2 years. I have been looking into the following:
ASUS P3B-F Slot-1 Mainboard
Intel P3 800 MHz, 133 Mhz
264 Mb Ram PC-100
Seagate Barracuda 20,4 GB Harddisk
Soundblaster 1024 Live! Play
48x Speed CD-Rom
Creative Geforce-2 32MB
19" Samsung 950P
400 Watt PC Speaker
Anyone know if this will work well together or do you see any "bottlenecks" somewhere?
------------------
"Head-ons are for pilots that don't know what their next move should be"
Ltn. Snefens
RO, Lentolaivue 34 (http://www.muodos.fi/LLv34)
-
PC133 memory, Bigger hard-disk or pair and CD-RW is "must" (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Buy a good pair of headphones, costs something like 100$ and beats down loudspeakers price of 1000$.
Also your neighbours would like those (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
Staga
(edit... If you still want "PC-Speakers" buy Jamo's active ones... Support your own country's people (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)...
I'm using Jamo Prestige 170 in my livingroom (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif))
[This message has been edited by Staga (edited 07-21-2000).]
-
The 400 Watt speakers are listed at 40$ not 1000 (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) I was also thinking of buying a surround system instead but not sure.
I already got headphones. Nothing fancy at all, just a headset with mike bought for 25$ but they are very good for that price. I prefer "real" sound when playing and only use them when on RW with squadmates.
I live in house btw. No problems with neighbours. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Thx for tip on Ram. Checked and it will only be 25$ extra to change it to PC133. Will it make abig difference?
[edit] corrected spelling bigtime.
------------------
"Head-ons are for pilots that don't know what their next move should be"
Ltn. Snefens
RO, Lentolaivue 34 (http://www.muodos.fi/LLv34)
[This message has been edited by LLv34_Snefens (edited 07-21-2000).]
-
Have harman/kardon surround sound , is ok but more for DVD movies I think . Don't really hear that big a diff on AH IMO .
Man spring for 21' monitor if you can afford it , glad I did , had 19 but this much better , trinron this time . Didn't think so when I ordered it , but easier on my eyes after long missions etc .
BTY movies are pretty good , here in states they are now starting to be lots easier to rent , same price as vhs too .
gl on your pc .
cheers spro
-
100MHz FSB (rather than 133MHz) leaves room to "crank it up" a bit when needed without spending any more money.
Bigger HD? Why? If you're not into graphics that is... I can't think of a reason to have more than 10GB to begin with unless you plan on installing tons of stuff you never use...
19"? Yes Sir!!! - it's sooooo much bigger than 17" (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif).
CD-RW is a great thing, really is. Blank CDs cost next to nothing, CD-RW drives - ~£110-ish ($180) although most stuff you can do with them is (strictly speaking) illegal ( (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)). At least now I finally know why I have a multi-changer in the boot of my car - I get 15-20 songs I like on 1 CD rather than a dozen out of 10 CDs (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif). (CD-RWs do music CDs just as well)
The drag is you'd better have a separate CD-ROM drive...
400 watts speakers for $40 bucks? Err... Ummm... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) Methinks that what Staga was referring to was the quality of sound you get, not the maximum electric power your speakers can sustain for a fraction of a second (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif).
------------------
-lynx-
13 Sqn RAF
-
Right on target Lynx (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
I got Creatives subwoofer (better one) and satellites but they're nothing compared to "real" loudspeakers (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
There are some quite cheap surround amplifiers and speakers (like Dali etc.) and IMO if you want a sounds which make you smile check out those (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
-
I've got a set of Altec-Lansing ACS-340 speakers with subwoofer. Whole system is only 40 watts, but I've rattled every window in the house with it. Came with my Dell too. Yeah, it's a 3 year-old system; but I get great sound. SoundBlaster 16 PnP card came with it too. Never even thought of replacing either the speakers or sound card.
Hot Tip: Gateway tech support stinks [I've dealt with them many times for friends]. Dell uses sub-sized memory DIMMs so you have to get memory from them. Only upside with Dell is the warranty: 3 years next business day on-site service. Part breaks on Monday, they come out on Tuesday to replace it at NO charge.
Flakbait