New Computer

Just getting info right now . Looking to buy in a month or two. Here's the link, canadian.

http://www.slacocomputer.com/systems.shtml

I like the Soleria 7095 or 8095. No preference between AMD or Intel , as I wont be oc'ing .
The pricing seems close , that surprises me .I will not need monitor or video card. I will use my viewsonic 17ps and ati 9700 pro. I can pick my case and psw from about 10 models. for about $ 80.00 more. I'm looking at middle of the pack, p4 3.2 or amd 64 3200.


I think I can get just the tower and goodies for under $1000. What do you guy's think? I also have the option of dumping the harddrive and using my maxtor's 60gb or 40gb instead. Both are 2mb but the 120gb is a samsung 2mb too. I can use my lg 48speed burner and lg 16 dvd as well. I wiil give my daughter my old system . p4 2.0




So you can see my problem , what to do. Which one :unsure:

Build your own, use your old hard drives, old optical drives, Graphics card, etc
save yourself a lot of money because you won't be paying for useless stuff that you most likely won't use.

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Originally posted by kaiweiler@10 July 2004 - 10:47
Build your own, use your old hard drives, old optical drives, Graphics card, etc
save yourself a lot of money because you won't be paying for useless stuff that you most likely won't use.

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No time really ! Between new house and working 10 hour days . My girl needs a new computer, I'm not unhappy with mine, but she not getting the new one. :lol:

Im more concerned about what you think of the mobo's, the cpu's are both good in my book!

Hi Peat,

Is the A64 3200+, a Clawhammer or Newcastle core? You might want to ask them that.

Difference between the 2 cores, is that the Clawhammer has a 1mb of L2 cache, whilst the Newcaslte has 512kb of L2 cache.

Go for the A64 3200+ Clawhammer.

I'd agree with K, though.Built the pc yourself...it'll save you money, and could be, quite a useful experience.

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Originally posted by Super Dude@10 July 2004 - 10:59
Hi Peat,

Is the A64 3200+, a Clawhammer or Newcastle core? You might want to ask them that.

Difference between the 2 cores, is that the Clawhammer has a 1mb of L2 cache, whilst the Newcaslte has 512kb of L2 cache.

Go for the A64 3200+ Clawhammer.

I'd agree with K, though.Built the pc yourself...it'll save you money, and could be, quite a useful experience.

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Thanks Dude for the heads up on the core , Not too interested in building my self anymore . Seems cheaper to buy prebuilt . Have built two from old parts that was an experience . :lol:


Edit: With adding and playing with some of my old parts it will still have my stamp on it . :)

@superdude , HMM got off the phone with the store ,they say can&#39;t garrantiy I&#39;ll get the clawhammer with their pkg deal. Some bs about amd not marking their OEM boxes with numbers. <_< But I &#39;ll save &#036;600 .oo sans monitor and vid card. So its about a grand , what I figured . Still seems good? I&#39;ll go nuts looking for the clawhammer . :lol: I called anouther store, they said you can tell on the box under L2 cache. I smell BS .



Edit: That would be the Soleria 7095 .

For those keeping score -&#036; 500.00 monitor Samsung 170N 17" LCD Monitor
-&#036;90.00 video card GeForceFX 5600 128MB AGP8x Video w/ TV Out

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Originally posted by peat moss@10 July 2004 - 20:44
@superdude , HMM got off the phone with the store ,they say can&#39;t garrantiy&nbsp; I&#39;ll get the clawhammer with their pkg deal.&nbsp; Some bs about&nbsp; amd not marking their retail boxes with numbers. <_<&nbsp; But I &#39;ll save &#036;600 .oo&nbsp; sans monitor and&nbsp; vid card.&nbsp; So its about&nbsp; a grand&nbsp; , what I figured .&nbsp; Still seems good? I&#39;ll go nuts looking for the clawhammer . :lol:



Edit:&nbsp; That would be the Soleria 7095 .

For those keeping score -&#036; 500.00 monitor&nbsp; Samsung 170N 17" LCD Monitor
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -&#036;90.00&nbsp; video card&nbsp; GeForceFX 5600 128MB AGP8x Video w/ TV Out

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Peat,

Firstly, in order for us to get a successful discussion, we need to communicate properly.This is like a marriage thing.The key to success in relationships, is communication.It&#39;s the key.

:rolleyes:

Now, enlighten me, please.What does "HMM" and "oo sans" means?

Anyway, a Newcastle chip would have to increase it&#39;s speeds by almost 200mhz, to get the same perfomance as the Clawhammer at stock speeds, because of it&#39;s L2 cache.Some people preferred the Newcastle core, because it is said to have been a better overclocking chip, however, the guys are still debating about that issue.But I don&#39;t see the point in that, and that&#39;s not the case here, as you&#39;re not overclocking.So you&#39;d want the Clawhammer for your hard-earned money.If SLACO gives you the BS blaming Amd "for not marking their retail boxes with numbers" - then, what are you waiting for Peat? Tell them they could Claw and Hammer their asses goodbye, if you can&#39;t get your Clawhammer.

&#036;500 for the 17" Samsung 170N LCD Monitor is a rip off.If you want a high-end LCD, you could get it for about &#036;400-450, max, probably.The models you&#39;d want to look for is the 17" Samsung SyncMaster 710T or 710N - both with 12ms response times, with gamers giving 5 stars and good reviews on them.

http://vancomputers.homestead.com/index.html
List of computer websites...
Around Vancouver B.C.

I prefer Anitec or Atic.

Canada huh where&#39;s this slaco pc?

@superdude ,I&#39;m already looking around . Hmm I ment , Sans means with out.
@haha21 thanks Found the claw at antec and atop for just under &#036; 400 .Thats just the cpu Yikes.

@keikan Surrey bc


Thanks people . Gives me something to think about. I&#39;m still wondering about the mobos . :)