simpsonj Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Since I've been working here for 3 years, and I'm still using a botched together Desktop (old RM PC, with my RAM, and my graphics card, and an old case) I'm thinking I could do with a completely new setup for next year. It definately needs to be dual screen, and I'll need two new monitors as well (so I can stop using the ones I brought in from home). Also needs to be able to run Adobe CS4 at lightining speed Can either be a straight system, or can be seperate parts to put together. I'm not sure how much I money I'll have, but lets assume £1000, what would you buy?
Potato-Peeler Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Intel core I7, ddr3 RAM 4GB, Nvidia 9800 GT, 1 TB SATA HDD. If only
Batman Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 You've made me think of Baldrick, with his "Dream Turnip"!! You could get something with an Intel i7 if you really want to show off...
gavins38 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Dream PC - Last I heard Alienware machines were the best in the world.
matt40k Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Maxed Imac will do me. Chances of happening... Did get some good news today, laptop due to be refreshed in feb
big_nath Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Intel core I7, ddr3 RAM 4GB, Nvidia 9800 GT, 1 TB SATA HDD. If only My work PC is similar, but i have 8GB ram and only 500GB HD.
mac_shinobi Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Dream PC - Last I heard Alienware machines were the best in the world. might be but they are expensive in comparison to building your own or going with Dell and there support from what I have heard is in a word cr4p I have a 2008 early edition Mac Pro - Just need money to up the RAM so will end up with 10gb of ram and 894 gbs of hdd space with 1 hard drive slot free and can take my 74 gig raptor out so will free up another one and can still attach the eSATA adaptor to the back of my mac Saw one or two posts where someone had an alienware ( now Dell ) and support was pants from the posts Edited July 10, 2009 by mac_shinobi
Haptic Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 might be but they are expensive in comparison to building your own or going with Dell and there support from what I have heard is in a word cr4p Alienware is DELL:cool:
Potato-Peeler Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 My work PC is similar, but i have 8GB ram and only 500GB HD. This makes me sad What OS you using?
big_nath Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 This makes me sad What OS you using? Dual booting Windows 7 and Vista.
RinSewand Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Personally I'd go for an I7, watercooled (thermochill 120.3, DTek blocks, Liang DDC pump), 12Gb DDR3 ram, two 4890 graphics cards, and a 4Tb raid 10 array, in a LianLi case, with a Dell 30", flanked by two 24", with a 24" tilted over above it. sorted! RwD
Ric_ Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 I'll stick with my Sun Ultra 24 (obviously I upped the RAM to 6GB) 1
simpsonj Posted July 10, 2009 Author Posted July 10, 2009 Hmm, Alienware looks the nuts, but does seem to be an extra £200 over what I would expect. The Chillblast Fusion is looking tasty though... I have to try and limit the number of times "Gaming enthusiast PC" is mentioned, its for work, not gaming. Although I'll be sorely tempted to take it home over the summer for "testing" purposes
EduTech Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Intel® Core™ i7 processor 965 (3.20GHz,8MB 6.4GT/sec) 2x 24in S2409W WIDESCREEN UK Black (1920 x 1080) 12288MB 1067MHz Tri Channel DDR3 SDRAM [6x2048] 2TB Dual Hard Drive Raid 0 "Stripe" (2x1TB - 7200rpm) 2GB DDR3 ATI® Radeon™ HD 4870 graphics card Blu-Ray RW (Blu-ray, DVD, CD read & write) & DVD ROM (DVD, CD read) Mmmmm
mac_shinobi Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Personally I'd go for an I7, watercooled (thermochill 120.3, DTek blocks, Liang DDC pump), 12Gb DDR3 ram, two 4890 graphics cards, and a 4Tb raid 10 array, in a LianLi case, with a Dell 30", flanked by two 24", with a 24" tilted over above it. sorted! RwD I would do something similiar except I may be tempted to go with the Nvidia GX 295
tmcd35 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 My MacBook Pro is almost on it's last legs. No Battery, failing DVD drive, not enough RAM and it's third £85 PSU. The only positive thing I can say about it is the OS is the nuts. So I'm up for a change myself, probably in September. Here's what I'm thinking... Toshiba L300D-224 (Athlon X2 - 2.1Ghz) 8Gb Ram Either 320Gb or 500Gb 7200rpm Hard Drive Xubuntu 64bit with Windows 7 in a VM (possible XP and Server 2008 VM's as well). Cost? About £500. If I was allowed to stretch closer to £1000 I'd buy either a MacBook with 4Gb Ram or a laptop with a Intel Core 2 processor, half decent graphics and the rest same as above.
mac_shinobi Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 My MacBook Pro is almost on it's last legs. No Battery, failing DVD drive, not enough RAM and it's third £85 PSU. The only positive thing I can say about it is the OS is the nuts. So I'm up for a change myself, probably in September. Here's what I'm thinking... Toshiba L300D-224 (Athlon X2 - 2.1Ghz) 8Gb Ram Either 320Gb or 500Gb 7200rpm Hard Drive Xubuntu 64bit with Windows 7 in a VM (possible XP and Server 2008 VM's as well). Cost? About £500. If I was allowed to stretch closer to £1000 I'd buy either a MacBook with 4Gb Ram or a laptop with a Intel Core 2 processor, half decent graphics and the rest same as above. Im happy with my Mac Pro 2008 edition need more RAM though. 2 quad core 2.8ghz 2 gigs of ram plenty of hard drives nvidia 8800 GT graphics card etc
matt40k Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Im happy with my Mac Pro 2008 edition need more RAM though. 2 quad core 2.8ghz 2 gigs of ram plenty of hard drives nvidia 8800 GT graphics card etc Stick it in the post to me, I'll fit some extra ram
EduTech Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Im happy with my Mac Pro 2008 edition need more RAM though. 2 quad core 2.8ghz 2 gigs of ram plenty of hard drives nvidia 8800 GT graphics card etc But! If you ship it to me i'll find better uses for it as it is The Bin Maybe jke
mossj Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 I got my dream workstation - SCL Online - Sahara III - Core 2 Quad Q9400 4GB DDR2 500GB DVD-RW, then just wacked on another NIC & a GPU, finished with dual screens. Fast as I need and came to £500 ish. Did allmost lose my thumb on the case mind but I think it was its own way of showing some love.
SYNACK Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Dream PC - Last I heard Alienware machines were the best in the world. The best piles of junk maybe, their support is aweful and so is there hardware. You can simulate the experience of owning an Alienware easy enough. Get a standard PC, put in a high spec GPU, add a shiny case and some decorative lights... Now put the whole lot in an oven at 90 C and power it up off a surplus 1970s generator that has never been serviced. This should almost approxomate the reliability, if it is stable for more that half an hour though you will need to lightly baste the circut boards in oil while it is running to bring it closser to the real thing.
matt40k Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 The best piles of junk maybe, their support is aweful and so is there hardware. You can simulate the experience of owning an Alienware easy enough. Get a standard PC, put in a high spec GPU, add a shiny case and some decorative lights... Now put the whole lot in an oven at 90 C and power it up off a surplus 1970s generator that has never been serviced. This should almost approxomate the reliability, if it is stable for more that half an hour though you will need to lightly baste the circut boards in oil while it is running to bring it closser to the real thing. Back in the day they were the best, when they used cheiftec cases, then they got better when they started with there own really cool case. Now, well, it's too commercial, Dell has take all the good bits.
kearton Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Don't be *too* quick to jump on the i7 bandwagon. It depends on what sort of applications* you're going to be running. And a Core2Quad, Core Duo or Core2Duo processor is likely to be much better bang-for-your-buck, leaving more pennies for other components... *e.g Photoshop? - Charts, benchmarks Desktop CPU Charts Q3/2008, Photoshop CS 3
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