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"Buying A New Computer Is A Little Harder Than Expected..."

Recently inspired by how easy and cheap it is to shop online from the States and an article in a PC mag, I've decided that it's too tempting just to get a new PC, with XP for my iTunes and A faster processor for my games. However, many queries arose after just a few minutes of investigation.

1) Win XP Pro

against

Win XP Home

What's the difference? I only skimmed over the specs of a couple of comps, but XP Pro seems to merit another 20 or so dollars. What makes it more pricey and would XP Home be perfectly good for my needs (see top of page)?

2) There's a manufacturer called Acer. Never heard of them myself, but do you guys know anything useful; reliability, etc. My current comp is an Evesham, although I would have prefered a Dell, and found out a treasure chest of problems. Like ME's inefficiency with system resources and how Eveshams over heat...

3) Anyone know the HMCE site better than me and can direct me to the import tax for computers or electricals in general.

Any help would be great!

:)

You go girl!

Indeed, I am sure that is the feeling of every person reading your posts. You have already had 3 people politely telling you to close your ass hole.

PC gaming for what 2, 3 months? Fountain of all knowledge...

*snigger*

Haha. Oh dear.

We will see what?

When I talk about system Specs with games I am talking about putting everything on the highest setting with AA and AF enabled and with a top resolution.

2GB of the tightest timed and best RAM you can get at the moment coupled with my system can just about keep Doom 3 above 50FPS at 1280 x 1024 with Ultra Settings.

You really have no idea what you are talking about.

A-X-K wrote:
> I have to say, Mav's usuall PC knowledge enlightens the PC forums.
>
> 2 x 256mb RAM?
>
> Yeahhh.................

Well, we'll see.

Mav wrote:
> Coin wrote:
> RAM: A lot of options. Personally, I would go for two sticks of
> 512MB, PC3200, GEIL Value. It's cheap and it's damn good.
>
> Are you sure that's necessary?
>
> For a gaming PC, unless you want to run RAM heavy apps like MS Flight
> Sim 2005 (which really leans more towards software than gaming), and
> providing you've got a CPU with an 800MHz FSB and a 256MB graphics
> card, with dual channel PC3200 RAM, I don't see the need for anything
> more than two 256MB sticks.
>
> There'd be no bandwidth increase and none of the current or
> near-future games will require anything above 512MB to run at
> full-spec.

Well that's odd.

In my experience, most recent games need at least 756MB to run. Think of [what's the huge FPS? FarCry? Far something?], it says on the box it needs 756 to run.

I, personally, noticed a huge improvement in perfomance from 512-756, and a slight, but noticable, difference when I got 1GB.

And I imagine he won't spend 100% of his time gaming - browsing the net, watching DVDs, listening to music - and it's important for that nowadays.

I have to say, Mav's usuall PC knowledge enlightens the PC forums.

2 x 256mb RAM?

Yeahhh.................

The graphics card. I've contacted Gainward a million times in every way possible but they haven't replied.

I'll have a look at the drivers I got with the motherboard soon, see if that helps.

What isn't working?

I wouldn't have a clue about that at this point in time because I'm still trying to get the damn thing to work.

Speaking of which, I think I'll try a few more things now.