RE: new computer buying
- From: "Cy" <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:16:53 -0500
Oops!
What I intended to say was:
Any processor speed above 1.6 GHZ would do nicely for JAWS. For playing
some of the more graphic intensive games you will need all you can get,
probably something above 3 GHZ.
CYS...
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 5:27 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: new computer buying
You're right, higher processor speed is better with those things, I have
a 2.7 gig processor in the computer I'm on now which is my main one and
that's good but if you're going to keep the computer a while, might as
well go as high as you can on processor speed and as much memory as you
can get because it will come in handy down the road.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: new computer buying
> Hello CY
>
> You said
> Any processor speed above about
> > 1.6 or so GHZ will serve you well but may bog down with some of the
> > intensive graphic games.
>
> Do you mean this in reverse? Wouldn't a higher processor speed make
> graphical games work better? I'm thinking of something in the range
> of
3.0
> or 3.2 ghz, or maybe even 3.4 if I can afford that.
>
> Jean
>
> nal Message -----
> From: "Cy" <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 1:06 PM
> Subject: RE: new computer buying
>
>
> > Hi Gene,
> > Del does make a good computer and their guarantee is very reliable.
> > I have a custom built desk job and it is serving me very well.
> > Unless you know the company or person who is constructing the
> > computer you are probably better off to go with Del. Several folks
> > have posted on this list about Del computers and what model they
> > purchased. I would suggest that you go with either the Pentium or
> > Athlon XP processor because they have cache memory. A duel bus
> > motherboard will also help your performance enormously. You could
> > live with 512 RAM nicely but 1 gig is probably better. Any
> > processor speed above about 1.6 or so GHZ will serve you well but
> > may bog down with some of the intensive graphic games. The Creative
> > Labs sound cards are very good. For your purposes I would strongly
> > recommend that you consider a duel sound card system. One card for
> > JAWS and one card for everyone else. This is really nice if you like
> > to listen to music. The sound card for JAWS need not be the most
> > powerful because you need to have all of the enhancement sound
> > gizmos like surround, base boost and whatever flat otherwise the
> > JAWS speech is miserable. Several folks have posted on this list
> > about what needs to be put into the JAWS INI file to make this duel
> > system easy. CYS...
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Jean Menzies
> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 1:23 PM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: new computer buying
> >
> >
> > Hello Harry
> >
> > Yes, we're going to attempt to choose our own configuration. For
> > the sound card, Del lists the Soundblaster Live 5.1. Is that
> > multichannel? That's the one we have picked so far.
> >
> > Jean
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "harry bates" <hdbates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 12:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: new computer buying
> >
> >
> > > If possible, I recommend you have a custom made computer with the
> > > hardware parts and software programs you desire. Purchase extra
> > > RAM, no matter what computer you get. I would recommend at least
> > > 1GB of RAM
> >
> > > if you can get it. I would also recommend a windows xp home
> > > edition of
> >
> > > the operating system. Personally, I use the Audigy2 or Platinum
> > > audio card with the Ge force
> > video
> > > card.
> > > I sympathize with you, since I was in your position a year ago. I
> > > am glad
> > I
> > > went to getting a customized computer, which is just fine to get
> > > provided you live very near the company or person who builds it
> > > for you. In that case if there are any problems, you can just
> > > take it back to them for
> > repair
> > > or neededd hardware and software.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: "JFW list" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 1:16 PM
> > > Subject: new computer buying
> > >
> > >
> > > > Okay. First I am not a techie, and a lot of the numbers on
> > > > hardware
> >
> > > > and memory don't mean much to me.
> > > >
> > > > As I said, we're buying a new computer and I need a bit of
> > > > advice in
> > terms
> > > > of making sure what we pick is compatible and won't be a problem
> > > > for
> > Jaws.
> > > >
> > > > I kind of know the power specs we need, so I won't bother the
> > > > list with asking for what to buy in that regard. But when we
> > > > look at memory for example, I know DDR is okay, but what is DDR2
> > > > and is it still okay with Jaws?
> > > >
> > > > So far we've been experimenting with Del configurations online.
> > > > What
> > > about
> > > > video cards? Are there any to stay away from? The only brand I
> > > > know is Invidia, and it doesn't seem to pop up as a choice on
> > > > the Del site. I
> > > know
> > > > years back picking the right video card was crucial, and I'm
> > > > just asking
> > > to
> > > > avoid a problem for Jaws.
> > > >
> > > > Any advice would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Jean
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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