new computer

chippie · Post by **chippie** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 7:18 pm

well i finally got some money for a new puter. im too scared to builod my own, and found i couldnt save money buying components separately anyways. (i checked around on the internet) what do you think of this one... http://www.centralcomputer.com/PriceLis ... E-PLUS.htm

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 9:29 pm

It makes me drool!

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 2:14 am

Looks good, if you buy it, you can ask them to install it with onboard sound disabled, and without the drivers for it.

If you record in the room, where your equipment is (wich you shouldn't, but I do, because I am an amateur), it might be of interest to have the Western Digital swapped with a Seagate Baracuda V (so far I have only seen the 120GB model). WD hard drives are among the noisier ones. The Seagate Baracuda V is the quietest harddrive you can find. And the Seagate Baracuda IV is the second quitest

Tony B · Post by **Tony B** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 4:52 am

Get the MODEM out too. I see no use for it there. Less hardware, drivers etc works better.

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 4:29 pm

It’s perhaps too far from you, but I’ll tell you anyway. My system was build by a group of engineers living in London, they called themselves “Area51Uk”, it’s a great team and they are responsible. Visit http://www.Area51uk.com, I think there is a new site under construction now, but you can get the phone and mail there to get in touch. The good thing is that you will not pay the British VAT living outside the UK.

Post by **garyb** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 1:32 am

more memory

John Cooper · Post by **John Cooper** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 12:03 pm

Looks pretty nice.
I agree, more memory would be a plus.

Seems very reasonably priced.
One thing to consider is how noisy the machine itself is. I recently read this article:

http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/oth ... t_pc/1.php

Made me want to build a new machine from parts!! You have to especially consider the noise of the power supply, cpu fan and the hard disks.

Love that crazy heatsink on the CPU!

My pc's are so noisy, I ended up buying expensive long cables and moving the pc's into the closet-- but that's a pain when you want to change cd's, etc...

Good luck,
-John

chippie · Post by **chippie** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 8:25 pm

thanks everybody, i think i will go this route to save the time and headache of building my own, im a little clumsy with small parts and i will be lucky to get my cards in there without breaking something! will let ya know how it works out, planet z rocks!!!