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[suadente]

Sorry for this boring topic, but I've found that I'm getting old and don't know PC hardware like I used to. Ask me about the 486DX chip, and I'll have a hay-day though...

Anyways, I need to upgrade my PC. I want a system that will last me a few years. I play an occasional game, but I'm not that interested in paying a great deal for a great system in that sense.

I download a lot, watch movies and burn them, I also edit videos that I take with my digital camcorder. (JVC--no tapes or DVD's, just a built in 30 gig hard drive. Definately recommended.)

I got some advice from my wife's bro who's in the business, but I want a second opinion.

I checked out a shop and got the price haggled down but couldn't get the wife's approval so I may go back tomorrow. I have a written quote.

Specs:

AMD 64 X2 3800 Windsor
Asus M2N-E Motherboard
1 GB DDR2 5300 (512 x2) (Are RAM modules still called DIMMS?)
Onboard Audio (But I have a decent soundcard leftover from my old system.)
250 GB Western Digital SATA2 16mb HDD
DND x1300 Scamper--128 bit, 128 meg--clone card
400 watt switching power supply with a huge fan

I have a decent case and DVD drives from my previous computer. I checked OMI and priced the system out to about 540,000 won. The guy at the shop quoted 600,000. I'm ok with paying the extra money, to save the hassle, the wait, and the possible shipping fees.

My question is this: Given what I'll be using the computer for, and my desire to end this constant piece at a time, costly upgrading that I've been doing for the past year or so, what do you think of these specs? Do you see any major bottlenecks? Do you see any component that's grossly under or overpowered?

I plan on adding a second, larger, possibly slower hard drive to the system in six months to a year, once their cheaper and I've filled mine up a bit--just for saving data.

Comments please.

[zappadelta]

Looks pretty good to me, similar to what I just bought. I would recommend a Seagate HD as opposed to a Western Digital, but that's just me.

[cubanlord]

that doesn't look bad. If they guys is charging you a $60 increase for him ordering the parts and putting the pc together for you; I'd say that isn't too bad of a charge.

Your PC looks fine except for the video card?????

For video editing, you want something that can handle the load. You may want to look at the geforce 7 series and choose what will best suit you.

[keninseoul]

I wouldnt sweat the the video card, for video work its mostly the CPU speed and RAM.

I was using 1.5 GB of RAM till the one memory card went AWOL and I lost 0.5 G - noticed a difference! Depending on your video editor (if it can maximize use of RAM) you might want to get 2G RAM

Get the guy to pop in an extra cooling fan, too. Summer is almost over, but there is next year!