Hi Dene,
Opinions may vary greatly, but I'd pick a 1Ghz cpu as my absolute minium.
I would think that these days you could get something in the 2Ghz range for
pretty cheap ... more is always better if you can afford it.
512Mb video ram may be slightly overkill ... if you are buying a new card,
I would think that anything in the 128Mb - 256Mb range should do ... but as
is usually the case with computeres, more is often better if you can afford
it. :-)
Win98 is extremely old. Most people these days are running Windows XP and
have been for several years. :-) Some of your problems may be due to an
extremely out of date operating system?
Regards,
Curt.
Hi Curt
First, I have got the impression that high end video specs can make up for
low-med CPU spec. Maybe I went to far, 1Ghz CPU/128Mbyte plus Video Ram a
good compromise?
I have budgeted on a 40% CPU/ 40% Video / 10% Other price break down..I
realise this will depend on local pricing structures but I can get a high
end P3 (0.75 - 1.0 Ghz P3) for $NZ300 and was budgeting on about the same
for a video card. I can get a GeForce 6600LE PCI-E 256MB DDR3 +DVI+TV for
$NZ160 or a GeForce 6800 PCI-E 128MB DDR +DVI+TV for $NZ290.
I was leaning towards the 6600LE 256Mbyte ram expanded to 512 if possible
rather than having to settle for the 6800 with only 128Mbyte.
the switcher and speakers will most probably cost another $NZ100
Cheers
Dene
dene maxwell wrote:
Hi all,
I have approval from "she that must be obeyed" to get a dedicated FG PC.
I'm in the process of finishing the spec to give to my selected PC
builder. I would appreciate your guys comment on it's suitability for FG
099. I intend running Win 98se as my primary OS but as can be seen have
allowed enough room on the system partition for dual boot should I choose
(but that's a different topic)
Ø Motherboard
§ PIII or P4
§ 500Mhz + processor speed
§ 512Mbytes system RAM plus
§ AGP or PCI-E slot for video card
Ø Video
§ 512Mbyte Nvidia graphics card (interface to suit m/board)
Ø Storage
§ 40Gbyte plus 7200rpm HDD configured as 10/15/15 partitions
(System/Program/Data)
§ at least 40x CD-ROM
§ FDD
Ø Interfaces
§ 100/10BaseT NIC ( so I can access downloads on the other pcs
and print to a network printer)
§ PS2 Mouse port
§ PS2 Keyboard port
§ at least one USB port
Ø Miscellaneous
§ 2 way- Keyboard/Mouse/Screen switch (make best use of limited
space and I won't be flying while editing etc.)
§ 16 bit sound card with speakers (lowest spec available is OK)
Cheers
Dene
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