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If you're comparing with the first system, the changes are really minimal. The only glaring problem is the fact that your RAM speed doesn't match the FSB of your CPU, making the extra money you're investing for the 333FSB useless.
You also have a really icky combination of an ECS board and a SiS motherboard chipset. I'm an ATI fan, but Nvidia really does make kickass motherboard chipsets....combine that with Asus and booyah!
The rest is just personal taste, you've skimped on the monitor (getting once 2 inches smaller) and dropped the printer, tv tuner card, and the stylish aluminum case All of that is transferred into the processor and video card. *shrug*
The rest of the difference is probably higher Canadian taxes.
My second quote is really more of a novelty act with a mini-PC case and LCD monitor.
PS: I might also note that the onboard sound on the Asus A7N8X is probably better than your card, or any Creative Labs card lower than an Audigy 2. Plus it has two onboard NICs. More to the point, they both come with the board potentially saving you $120 or more...which is good for a student budget.
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Hum... Ok. Thanks for the input. I will have to do some more research before I go shopping. THX!
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quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: Thinking about it, can this computer take XP?
I run xp pro on an old Pentium 200 with mmx and 128MB of ram... It takes up a third of the hard drive...but it works fine. I needed to learn how to support xp over a weekend and it was the only machine I had available. Its a very reliable little beastie.
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Oh..and i'm selling it if anyone wants it! *g*
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Saltah'na
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Good Luck!!!
Beastie? More like "dying wimp".
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quote:Originally posted by Saltah'na: Beastie? More like "dying wimp".
I still remember when I was working at the videogame company and they got all us level designers top-of-the-line Pentium 200s (w/MMX) and we were incredibly stoked because they were SO kickass! Dating myself here, aren't I?
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All of that is transferred into the processor and video card. *shrug*![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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