apunkrockmonk
06-27-2004, 06:39 PM
Alright. Basically, what I want to accomplish is this. I have my current (and only) computer in my room. We have a bigscreen tv in the basement. I'd like to put a computer with any crappy video card down there, as long as it has an s-video out. The four main purposes of that computer would be to:
1. Download movies
2. Watch the said movies
3. Play step mania (like DDR only on the computer)
4. Maybe browse the web.
The computer I currently use is an emachines computer with an AMD 1900+ thuroughbread core. 768mb of DDR 2100 ram and crappy onboard video. I don't really game, so that doesn't matter to me. This computer IS sufficient for what I do.
My two options are:
1. Buy a fairly outdated machine (maybe a 1ghz AMD model) and but the generic video card in and have my fun....
2. Start building a whole new computer (most likely the old 2500+ overclocked to a 3200+ trick that we all know and love). and move this computer to the basement and put in the crappy videocard with the svideo out.
I'm really not sure which I should go for, I can afford either. I do spend alot of time on my computer, but this one is sufficent for most of what I do, with only slight lag some times. Although, this computer gets VERY hot being in my room (HD and CPU 50C and up) so I think putting it in the basement would do it some good, and this computer is very loud. Building a new quiet and cool computer could be fun, satisfying, and longer living, as well as make sleeping at night easier.
Also, if I do go for the new computer route, do you think it would be a smart decision to use ebay for the most part instead of say newegg?
Thanks for all your input.
1. Download movies
2. Watch the said movies
3. Play step mania (like DDR only on the computer)
4. Maybe browse the web.
The computer I currently use is an emachines computer with an AMD 1900+ thuroughbread core. 768mb of DDR 2100 ram and crappy onboard video. I don't really game, so that doesn't matter to me. This computer IS sufficient for what I do.
My two options are:
1. Buy a fairly outdated machine (maybe a 1ghz AMD model) and but the generic video card in and have my fun....
2. Start building a whole new computer (most likely the old 2500+ overclocked to a 3200+ trick that we all know and love). and move this computer to the basement and put in the crappy videocard with the svideo out.
I'm really not sure which I should go for, I can afford either. I do spend alot of time on my computer, but this one is sufficent for most of what I do, with only slight lag some times. Although, this computer gets VERY hot being in my room (HD and CPU 50C and up) so I think putting it in the basement would do it some good, and this computer is very loud. Building a new quiet and cool computer could be fun, satisfying, and longer living, as well as make sleeping at night easier.
Also, if I do go for the new computer route, do you think it would be a smart decision to use ebay for the most part instead of say newegg?
Thanks for all your input.