Around late October I will be getting a new computer. I want to use it for gaming, editing movies, photo editing, whatever else.
I don't know much about computers though. I'll be getting my local computer guy to put it together and recommend some parts, but I would like to be able to take my general idea to them. I also don't want to get something that might be bad/useless. Eg. Wireless mice being worse than regular mice or how LCDs can be bad with ghosting etc.
So do you guys have any information you can give me on what I should get.
dual-core for sure. actually wait for the phenoms to come out THEN get a computer. it will be a quad-core. try for 2GB of RAM CORSAIR. if the mobo that your computer gets has 4 RAM slots, try 4x1GB RAM sticks.
dont even worry about the wireless mouse problem, they are MUCH better than a corded mouse. and LCD isnt bad with ghosting. i left my computer on for about 17 hours this past weekend on accident, and nothing really happened. but beware that your 'local' computer man may try to gyp you some money. look around first, like try tigerdirect.com and/or newegg.com
Hi...I'm a PC technician myself, 17 years old.
Don't listen to 'Anonymous'. An LCD Screen can always Ghost. It depends on the manufacturer/contrast ratio/quality. I'd go with LG, or samsung, a well known company. Wired mouses are the way to go, get a logitech mx518 or a G5, Wireless mouse technology has advanced today, but it is still not good and precise for gaming, it depends on your sensitivity settings.
Your local PC guy may rip you off as he said^.
Get this, this is a simple High-end machine and will cost about only 800$.
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>dont even worry about the wireless mouse problem, they are MUCH better than a corded mouse.
Why?
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Anonymous2007-09-25 12:34 ID:Pu4U0YnS
You should get an LCD.
Any optical wired mouse with five buttons (that's two more on the side).
Any old cheap wired keyboard.
Disk drives and DVD drives should be SATA 3.0 GBit/s
RAM should be 2GB.
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Anonymous2007-09-25 12:36 ID:gt2iuVgH
Listen to the 17 year old. It's the logical way to spend your money (seriously listen to him. you think I'm joking)
Ghosting isn't really a problem unless you buy cheap LCD's. Basically any monitor that has built in speakers or mic sucks.
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Anonymous2007-09-25 23:04 ID:NE6iWV4W
Viewsonic VG930m - Has built in speakers. Doesn't suck. Speakers suck, but I don't use them.
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Anonymous2007-09-26 0:06 ID:6OI6N96H
I got the 24" Dell LCD, hasn't ghosted on me yet... and my LCD HDTV hasn't ghosted either... I was pretty sure they didn't. Anyway, I treat them as if they don't, and they haven't, so even if they do, they probably won't.
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Anonymous2007-09-26 0:08 ID:6OI6N96H
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Because the mouse cord doesn't break, and they're just as responsive as corded mices now. They also hold a charge for as long as you'll probably stay up, and you can fall back on a second pair of charged batteries if the need arises.
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Anonymous2007-09-26 11:00 ID:lg5OJFct
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I've never had a mouse cord break, what the fuck. Other than that, I don't see from your post why cordless mice are supposed to be "MUCH better".