Really tempting..
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I am really tempted by one of the machines I see online: Intel Core 3rd Gen i7 Processor 3.4 GHz, 12 GB RAM, 1 TB SATA HDD, 1 GB AMD Radeon Graphics Card The OS is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. A big plus is the fact that the graphics card supports dual monitors - I have gotten used to dual monitors at work, and would like the same at home. OTOH I can't justify spending money when I am still going by fine with my trusty old XP laptop (and the fact that we have just bought a new place, leaving us to lead frugal lives in the foreseeable future). Also, given the impending release of Windows 8, should I wait till it comes out and get my machine preloaded with windows 8 then? This way, all my drivers would be guaranteed to be windows 8 compatible. What do I do?
Confused.
You've left off a very important detail - the price! Is it a bargain, or is it full price and simply shiny and new?
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I am really tempted by one of the machines I see online: Intel Core 3rd Gen i7 Processor 3.4 GHz, 12 GB RAM, 1 TB SATA HDD, 1 GB AMD Radeon Graphics Card The OS is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. A big plus is the fact that the graphics card supports dual monitors - I have gotten used to dual monitors at work, and would like the same at home. OTOH I can't justify spending money when I am still going by fine with my trusty old XP laptop (and the fact that we have just bought a new place, leaving us to lead frugal lives in the foreseeable future). Also, given the impending release of Windows 8, should I wait till it comes out and get my machine preloaded with windows 8 then? This way, all my drivers would be guaranteed to be windows 8 compatible. What do I do?
Confused.
Sameer Mitra wrote:
12 GB RAM
What of the other 20GB?
Sameer Mitra wrote:
1 TB SATA HDD
In addition to the 512GB SSD?
Sameer Mitra wrote:
1 GB AMD Radeon Graphics Card
Which you will promptly replace with a 2GB GeForce GDDR5 graphics card?
Sameer Mitra wrote:
The OS is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.
Installed in Parallels on your Mac?
Sameer Mitra wrote:
A big plus is the fact that the graphics card supports dual monitors
Per HDMI port, 2 per card, 2 cards in an SLI setup, for a total of 8 monitors? I say save up for 2 more years to get a real computer. :rolleyes:
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Sameer Mitra wrote:
12 GB RAM
What of the other 20GB?
Sameer Mitra wrote:
1 TB SATA HDD
In addition to the 512GB SSD?
Sameer Mitra wrote:
1 GB AMD Radeon Graphics Card
Which you will promptly replace with a 2GB GeForce GDDR5 graphics card?
Sameer Mitra wrote:
The OS is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.
Installed in Parallels on your Mac?
Sameer Mitra wrote:
A big plus is the fact that the graphics card supports dual monitors
Per HDMI port, 2 per card, 2 cards in an SLI setup, for a total of 8 monitors? I say save up for 2 more years to get a real computer. :rolleyes:
Thanks! I am tending towards saving up. In response to your questions:
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What of the other 20GB?
I believe its 4GB X 3 slots configuration, leaving only 1 (or 3?) slot(s) free. Good point. I would rather have 8GB X 2 slots, leaving an extra slot free for future upgrades.
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In addition to the 512GB SSD?
Yup, just confirmed there is also the 512GB SSD.
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Which you will promptly replace with a 2GB GeForce GDDR5 graphics card?
Not much of a gamer, so no.. as long it supports two monitors, I am ok.
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Per HDMI port, 2 per card, 2 cards in an SLI setup, for a total of 8 monitors?
Just a total of 2. :(
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Thanks! I am tending towards saving up. In response to your questions:
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What of the other 20GB?
I believe its 4GB X 3 slots configuration, leaving only 1 (or 3?) slot(s) free. Good point. I would rather have 8GB X 2 slots, leaving an extra slot free for future upgrades.
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In addition to the 512GB SSD?
Yup, just confirmed there is also the 512GB SSD.
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Which you will promptly replace with a 2GB GeForce GDDR5 graphics card?
Not much of a gamer, so no.. as long it supports two monitors, I am ok.
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Per HDMI port, 2 per card, 2 cards in an SLI setup, for a total of 8 monitors?
Just a total of 2. :(
Sameer Mitra wrote:
I believe its 4GB X 3 slots configuration, leaving only 1 (or 3?) slot(s) free. Good point. I would rather have 8GB X 2 slots, leaving an extra slot free for future upgrades
Not sure I'd do that. Memory used to be installed in pairs to increase throughput. Some of the newer motherboards/CPUs require them to be installed in triplet.
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You've left off a very important detail - the price! Is it a bargain, or is it full price and simply shiny and new?
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An End of Financial Year sale (gives me 40% off on the machine, not the monitors). But if have waited this long, maybe I can make it to the next big sale.. All up, the machine, 2 24 inch HD monitors, and few extra bells and whistles would set me back by about AUD 1700.
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Sameer Mitra wrote:
I believe its 4GB X 3 slots configuration, leaving only 1 (or 3?) slot(s) free. Good point. I would rather have 8GB X 2 slots, leaving an extra slot free for future upgrades
Not sure I'd do that. Memory used to be installed in pairs to increase throughput. Some of the newer motherboards/CPUs require them to be installed in triplet.
AspDotNetDev wrote:
Memory used to be installed in pairs to increase throughput.
Laptop makers dont give a toss about that, they will mix a 1, a 2 and a 4 in 4 slot system....
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I am really tempted by one of the machines I see online: Intel Core 3rd Gen i7 Processor 3.4 GHz, 12 GB RAM, 1 TB SATA HDD, 1 GB AMD Radeon Graphics Card The OS is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. A big plus is the fact that the graphics card supports dual monitors - I have gotten used to dual monitors at work, and would like the same at home. OTOH I can't justify spending money when I am still going by fine with my trusty old XP laptop (and the fact that we have just bought a new place, leaving us to lead frugal lives in the foreseeable future). Also, given the impending release of Windows 8, should I wait till it comes out and get my machine preloaded with windows 8 then? This way, all my drivers would be guaranteed to be windows 8 compatible. What do I do?
Confused.
I'd wait until 10 minutes before Win8 becomes the only thing I can get, then buy the last Win7 machine on Earth and wait until Metro blows over...
Will Rogers never met me.
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I'd wait until 10 minutes before Win8 becomes the only thing I can get, then buy the last Win7 machine on Earth and wait until Metro blows over...
Will Rogers never met me.
Roger Wright wrote:
wait until Metro blows over
This is like Prometheus all over again. Why don't they just call it Vista II?
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Roger Wright wrote:
wait until Metro blows over
This is like Prometheus all over again. Why don't they just call it Vista II?
"Bob" is easier to spell. :rolleyes:
Will Rogers never met me.
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I am really tempted by one of the machines I see online: Intel Core 3rd Gen i7 Processor 3.4 GHz, 12 GB RAM, 1 TB SATA HDD, 1 GB AMD Radeon Graphics Card The OS is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. A big plus is the fact that the graphics card supports dual monitors - I have gotten used to dual monitors at work, and would like the same at home. OTOH I can't justify spending money when I am still going by fine with my trusty old XP laptop (and the fact that we have just bought a new place, leaving us to lead frugal lives in the foreseeable future). Also, given the impending release of Windows 8, should I wait till it comes out and get my machine preloaded with windows 8 then? This way, all my drivers would be guaranteed to be windows 8 compatible. What do I do?
Confused.
Get SSD. And forget abut W8. Beyond newness, do you have any actual reason to want it? You could always install it later anyway. If you buy it now, the hardware won't be so old that it will die a support-death before W8 hits the shelves. Unless it's a printer, of course. Then it has died a support-death before it hit the shelves.
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I am really tempted by one of the machines I see online: Intel Core 3rd Gen i7 Processor 3.4 GHz, 12 GB RAM, 1 TB SATA HDD, 1 GB AMD Radeon Graphics Card The OS is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. A big plus is the fact that the graphics card supports dual monitors - I have gotten used to dual monitors at work, and would like the same at home. OTOH I can't justify spending money when I am still going by fine with my trusty old XP laptop (and the fact that we have just bought a new place, leaving us to lead frugal lives in the foreseeable future). Also, given the impending release of Windows 8, should I wait till it comes out and get my machine preloaded with windows 8 then? This way, all my drivers would be guaranteed to be windows 8 compatible. What do I do?
Confused.
So, you don't need it, can't afford it, and it might not be the one you want?
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