-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Another Computer Shopping Questions
- From: "poppy0206" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 17:32:04 -0400
Hi Lacy,
I do interenet family tree research. I would tell your friends to start
with the website www.rootsweb.com and also to search google for the later
Day Saints website. They can join some various mailing lists through the
rootsweb site pertaining to what area of the world they are researching or
by surnames.
christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lacey" <stormy1@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:07 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Another Computer Shopping Questions
> 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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