-=PCTechTalk=- Another Computer Shopping Questions
- From: Lacey <stormy1@xxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 07:07:41 -0700
I'm also shopping around for a new computer and am completely baffled by all
the new terms and technology. I currently have a AMD Athlon 850 Mhz ....
processor? I know my motherboard is a Gigabyte board, and I know my video
card is an NVidia TNT...and I have 256 mb PC 133 Ram -- this computer is
going to the kids so its not an issue of making new stuff fit in the old
one.
Question I have are -- I want something faster than the old one -- but I
don't want to spend a lot of money. I like the AMD Athlon.... I like the
NVidia video card, and I like the Gigabyte mobo.
What is comparable in "faster" ? the AMD XP stuff vs. Pentium 4 is confusing
me -- I don't think I really grasp what part is the motherboard and what
part is the processor (even though I put them together myself! how scary is
that?!)
And what about the different kinds of RAM? there seem to be many more than
there used to be and I 'd prefer not to run into a situation where its hard
to add more later because its hard to find.
My use of the comptuer is pretty much Internet, some gaming (like the Sims
which is memory and graphics intensive), Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver,
but I'm not really doing any video or audio editing -- just graphics.
So what should I be looking for? Name brands to avoid in motherboards? What
processor goes with what motherboard and what is the different between
pentium 4 and AMD XP stuff -- help?
I've also been given the task of finding a computer for an older couple who
want to do geneology -- and probably not much else. They are willing to
spend whatever money it costs but of course I don't want to hose them.
Should I be looking for any different features than the standard stuff ??
Any help, websites that could educate me, suggestions, etc. are much
appreciated!
~Lacey~
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