what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$?

UTI · October 6th, 2006

Hi there everyone ..........I have an urgent question
What is the best hardware to buy with 1500 AUS$ ?
is it dell or hp or is it better to makt it on my hand and can anyone recommend me a good place to buy it from at sydney australia?

UTI · October 8th, 2006

Isn't there anyone from sydney here???

manta · October 8th, 2006

Can you ellaborate on your situation, are you a one man studio, or a student, do you need just a render node or a workstation, are you capable of building it yourself, or is it for the company you work for therefore it needs to be a Dell or some other company...

I build my own from parts I get from newegg.com, that way I can choose my own upgrade path, if I were going to build one now I would build a Core2 duo, and make sure my system was going to be compatible with the quad cores soon to come out, so I could easily just drop one of those in when the price is right, but let us know what you need it for ect...and you'll probably get more answers...

Justin Hunt · October 8th, 2006

I have just bought a Core2 Duo, 2 Gig Ram for $1500 throught Altech.com.au
The prices listed there are Retail, but I was able to get it wholesale prices.
My machine is the "Ariel Core 2" with a few parts changed.
I should be getting it today
JHV

Just ran some bench mark tests and simply put , there will be very little that will wipe the smile off my face

JHV

UTI · October 9th, 2006

Hi again and thanx for feedback.
i need a workstation for myself and i can build it but i was wondering which is better and cheaper ,,,the one that i build or the dell or hp??

AJLynn · October 9th, 2006

If you build it yourself, you'll have the advantage that if you get good components (faster RAM than you need, a good enthusiast motherboard, a good heatsink/fan, good power supply and any Core2 Duo) you can overclock it and get much more speed than a Dell or HP (which are generally not tweakable) with the same CPU. For example, I've got a Core2 Duo E6400 with PC-6400 RAM and an MSI 975X motherboard, and it's running at 2840MHz - somewhat faster than the E6700, which costs $300 US more.

Justin Hunt · October 9th, 2006

Tend to agree, build it yourself. You wont be paying the premium of Dell or HP but you also wont be getting the support they deliver. Overrated in most cases.

With Altech you can buy an extended warrentee if you are conserned about that.

Even wthout overclocking the core2 duos rock.

JHV

UTI · October 10th, 2006

Thanks Justin Andrew & William ...you really have been great help
now my question is how to overclock the core2 duos???

AJLynn · October 10th, 2006

There's already a lot on that in this board, do a search for overclock.

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UTI Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Perth Posts: 96 Name: Mostafa Massry	what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$? Hi there everyone ..........I have an urgent question What is the best hardware to buy with 1500 AUS$ ? is it dell or hp or is it better to makt it on my hand and can anyone recommend me a good place to buy it from at sydney australia?

October 8th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
UTI Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Perth Posts: 96 Name: Mostafa Massry	Re: what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$? Isn't there anyone from sydney here???

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manta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 1,191 Name: william york	Re: what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$? Can you ellaborate on your situation, are you a one man studio, or a student, do you need just a render node or a workstation, are you capable of building it yourself, or is it for the company you work for therefore it needs to be a Dell or some other company... I build my own from parts I get from newegg.com, that way I can choose my own upgrade path, if I were going to build one now I would build a Core2 duo, and make sure my system was going to be compatible with the quad cores soon to come out, so I could easily just drop one of those in when the price is right, but let us know what you need it for ect...and you'll probably get more answers... __________________ DESIGN FORWARD http://www.mantastudios.com

October 8th, 2006	#4 (permalink)
Justin Hunt Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brisbane Age: 34 Posts: 1,380 Name: Justin Hunt	Re: what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$? I have just bought a Core2 Duo, 2 Gig Ram for $1500 throught Altech.com.au The prices listed there are Retail, but I was able to get it wholesale prices. My machine is the "Ariel Core 2" with a few parts changed. I should be getting it today JHV Just ran some bench mark tests and simply put , there will be very little that will wipe the smile off my face JHV Last edited by Justin Hunt; October 8th, 2006 at 10:23 PM.

October 9th, 2006	#5 (permalink)
UTI Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Perth Posts: 96 Name: Mostafa Massry	Re: what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$? Hi again and thanx for feedback. i need a workstation for myself and i can build it but i was wondering which is better and cheaper ,,,the one that i build or the dell or hp??

October 9th, 2006	#6 (permalink)
AJLynn Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beantown Age: 30 Posts: 4,550 Name: Andrew Lynn	Re: what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$? If you build it yourself, you'll have the advantage that if you get good components (faster RAM than you need, a good enthusiast motherboard, a good heatsink/fan, good power supply and any Core2 Duo) you can overclock it and get much more speed than a Dell or HP (which are generally not tweakable) with the same CPU. For example, I've got a Core2 Duo E6400 with PC-6400 RAM and an MSI 975X motherboard, and it's running at 2840MHz - somewhat faster than the E6700, which costs $300 US more.

October 9th, 2006	#7 (permalink)
Justin Hunt Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brisbane Age: 34 Posts: 1,380 Name: Justin Hunt	Re: what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$? Tend to agree, build it yourself. You wont be paying the premium of Dell or HP but you also wont be getting the support they deliver. Overrated in most cases. With Altech you can buy an extended warrentee if you are conserned about that. Even wthout overclocking the core2 duos rock. JHV

October 10th, 2006	#8 (permalink)
UTI Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Perth Posts: 96 Name: Mostafa Massry	Re: what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$? Thanks Justin Andrew & William ...you really have been great help now my question is how to overclock the core2 duos???

October 10th, 2006	#9 (permalink)
AJLynn Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beantown Age: 30 Posts: 4,550 Name: Andrew Lynn	Re: what is the best hardware to buy with 1500 Aus$? There's already a lot on that in this board, do a search for overclock.

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